Rooted my G1...

So what does it mean that I rooted my G1 Phone? Hmm... how best to describe it. The phone runs on the Android Operating System (OS). The OS builders , Google, have not yet unleashed everything that the OS can do. Since the OS is open source Google put the code out there for people to work with. Some of those people unlock the extra things and tweak the OS. In order to use what those hackers are doing you have to unlock or "root" your phone. The process was sort of hairy, you had to download things to your phone, use Linux command line commands on the phone, rebooting and installing various things. A couple days ago someone found a bug in the OS that allowed them to make a virtual one click rooting application.

I had wanted to try it before when it was hairy. I wanted to do this because there were things you could do with a rooted phone that would make it run smoother among other things. I wasn't worried about the process to much, I'd done Linux things before and had hacked (with help) my iPAQ to run Linux. When I saw this one click application I couldn't hold back. And it was as easy as they made it out to be. I must say that my phone is zippy-er than it's ever been. It has some extra user interface tweaks and multi-touch and native exchange email support too but, its that quick responsiveness that really makes it worth it. I also went ahead and partitioned my SD card from the command line on the phone so that I can install my applications to the SD card which saves the precious internal memory of the phone.

The link below is for the one click root of the G1 (htc dream).

http://www.ryebrye.com/blog/2009/08/16/android-rooting-in-1-click-in-progress/

Installed CrossOver Chromium on ubuntu...

I installed CrossOver Chromium which is a port of Google's new Chrome browser. It was very easy. Just go to the site, download the file and it installed via Wine by itself.

It seems to crash allot more than the windows version and it's not as snappy quick.

Almost lost my Stick and KDE3.3 what a Breeze and Almost done Buffy.

My Skate History Repeats it Self, Almost

So this is how it happened in, oh lets see in 1996 I think. I was attending Antonelli and working at Domino's full time. My skating had slowed down a bit but I still got out when I could. For some reason I was skating at the old Antonelli building and stopped for a bit to sit in my truck and listen to the Eagles game. I drove off leaving my board alone in the parking lot. I realized it when I got home and raced back but it was gone. I think it was my Santa Cruz Everslick board. The place was a local skate spot so some kids probably came by and picked it up... I would have done the same. I didn't get another board until 4 or 5 years later. :o(

So yesterday I am at my little lunchtime skate spot. I got back in the car to change and closed the door. I got changed a sat there for a minute thinking if I could get in trouble for changing in my car in that parking lot and if I would be able to change in the lot of the Skate Park. Anyway, I drive off back to work. As I am getting in the car to leave for the day I glance at the back seat and notice that board isn't there. I sit in the car for a sec and then realize that I didn't get back out and pick up my board! Dread overtakes me...I start to think of what I can sell to get another board...and the skate park opens Monday, figures. I take off for the lunchtime skate spot. In my head I am playing out both scenarios. In one I see the board from far off and am relieved in the other, the board is gone and I cry. The spot is only like 2 mins from TV Guide, if that. I whip through a shortcut that I just found today and start to scope out the parking lot from a distance. Then I see it. A small red spot near the edge of the lot! Whoopee! I feel my luck gathering again. I swoop in to get the board at the same time another car turns into the lot. I know that the car is not going for my board but I feel like it is. I drive a little crazier through the lot. I pick up the board and apologize to it and give it a little kiss. Yea, I said kiss, what'chu going to do about it? 8o|

KDE 3.3 install was a Breeze

The install went very easy actually there were problems at all. I found very easy instructions (sometimes very easy instructions for Linux stuff is hard to find.). It was basically 1-download all of the RPM's 2-open a Console window in that directory and sign in as root. 3-enter this: rpm -Uvh --force --nodeps *.rpm let it do its thing. 4-reboot and you are done.

Almost done Buffy

I caught up on Buffy last night, so now we can watch the last episode... Angle awaits us next I think its season 4.