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There is not much happening over in the world of MyBB at the moment, all is quiet infront of the doors of the developers. However, there is a nice little cheeky post about the features they are planning for versions; 1.4.5, 1.6 & the long awaited 2.0!

Version 1.4.5

Work is currently going to completing MyBB 1.4.5. It will contain over 100 various fixes, and include performance and stability improvements among other things. We want to put MyBB 1.4.5 through a 2-week beta testing phase before we release it to the general public. This is done in order to ensure we minimize any regressions from changes that have been made to the code since MyBB 1.4.4 and so you can have a smooth transition upgrading from MyBB 1.4.4 to MyBB 1.4.5.

MyBB 1.4.5 is deffinately going to be a support release, fixing a ton of fixes & bugs + stability improvements can never be a bad thing, expecially with all the software becoming all the more complex with every release, adding new features and using new technology.

Version 1.6

We are steadily and diligently working on development for MyBB 1.6. There have been 17 features/improvements officially “completed” and are in the process of Quality Analysis. We have several more near completion. You won’t be seeing any huge changes in MyBB 1.6 and we have taken steps to ensure that when MyBB 1.6 is officially released it will be a stable release. This is done so we can keep the impact on theme creators and plugin and mod authors down to a minimal level. This will lead to a smooth transition between MyBB 1.4 and MyBB 1.6 and I’m looking towards at least 60% of all plugins should still work with MyBB 1.6 with minimal changes (essentially just the “compatibility” indicator updated for most).

Everyone has been eagerly waiting for both versions 1.6 & 2.0, which will be major releases. Although stated that 1.6 will focus on stability & feature enhancements, they are keeping it backed to 1.4.5 to keep the ‘changes’ as low as possible to ensure that most of the plugins still work with the new release.

Version 2.0

We have been brainstorming, sharing ideas, sharing mockups, etc for the past few months. We will probably be brainstorming and trying new ideas for MyBB 2.0 for the most part all the way up to the general testing of MyBB 1.6 and then we will shiftgears to MyBB 2.0.

They are still hush hush about the whole version 2.0 release of the fostware platform, but we are sure we will be able to dig up some information on pre-1.6 release. We will update you guys with any new information as soon as it pops up.

Rich.

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ATTENTION: Please be aware that there is no need to follow this guide as Ubuntu 9.04/9.10 works out the box with the Fujitsu Siemens Esprimo v5535 model for wireless, it did for me anyway. For the graphics adapter, please read my latest post on the driver situation.

That is correct folks! I have cracked it! Using information around the web, I have finally been able to get both the wireless working on the laptop and a 1280×800 resolution. This post will explain what I did, with step by step instructions

Graphics

We have the lovely SiS Mirage 3+ integrated graphics, which isn’t the most supported Linux adapter around. There is currently only 2D support, we miss out on demanding games, screensavers, 3D effects and more, which is all more then possible with this graphics model. So why can’t we have them enabled or use 3D? SiS won’t release their driver or the source, they worship their Microsoft contract too much. So we have to make do with the 2D graphics driver, kindly compiled by the community (I have forgotten where I got it from or who created this, if this is your work please contact me so I can give kudos where it is rightfully deserved).

Simply download the 2D driver and open it up, its a .deb so it’s a simple double click and reboot. Upon restarting the laptop, you should be welcomed with the login screen on a beautifully readable 1280×800 resolution.

Wireless Adapter

The wireless adapter can be installed by downloading the package located over here. Then follow the step by step instructions on that page, for save of time and scrolling, I will post the instructions here for quick installation.

Step 1: Extract the archive you downloaded in your desktopand open up Terminal.

Step 2: Change to the File archive in Terminal:

“cd Desktop/ and then cd INSERTFOLDERNAME/“

Step 3: We now need to make and install (uses updates/ directory):

“make (wait for it to finish) and then sudo make install (Will ask for your password)”

Step 4: Now we need to uninstall the changes made to the updates/ directory:

“sudo make uninstall“

Step 4: You might need to unload any mac80211 drivers, do this step anyway:

“sudo make unload”

Now you can install the right module using modprobe, or if you aren’t sure how to do this or the right module, simply reboot your machine. You should now have working wireless, just don’t run any Linux updates until you ask on the distribution’s official forums for any advice or help in keeping the wireless working after updating the installation.

UPDATE: My laptop now refuses to accept the working wireless driver, even after a reinstall of either LinuxMint or Ubuntu. This is a problem with my laptop I believe, not the step by step. Please comment if you have the same problem (When you try make the LinuxWireless it replies with an error ‘Nothing to make’).

Good luck and never buy Fujitsu again

Rich.

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Hello all,

Quick update from my staff position over at Forum Promotion, a forum services board for Administrators. I am being moved up from the community team and onto a brand new team that I will be leading to glory, the editorial team! Yes, I will be head editor of the blog that is located on the site, which is one of the most popular advertising forums around today. We will be posting content about the following topics (and more of course):

• SEO, SEM and link development.
• Forum news, software updates, reviews and more.
• Forum Promotion updates, secrets, gossip, services updates.
• Tips, tutorials and guides.
• Administration, moderation and other Staff Team tips and upcoming practices.

So if you are an Administrator and/or are an Forum Promotion regular, then please feel free to visit our blog and become a reader on a great new service addition to an already professional forum services board.

Rich.

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It’s bad, it’s very bad. If you watched last nights episode, you’d surely agree with me (if not then quickly catch it on BBC iPlayer or on the omnibus). The story about Danielle and Ronnie, including Archie along the way, has been progressing since late last year when we first saw the teenage angel. I name her the ‘angel’ due to her being all ‘goody goody’ and not doing much wrong, apart from getting ‘up the duff’!

Ronnie Mitchell (Left) with daughter, Danielle.

So, finishing the show last night on BBC and BBC 3, I was even more disappointed in the writers. This is what they have done:

• Killed a character that brought lot’s of viewers/views.

• Used yet again, another car accident! When will the council learn to predesignate the square or place speed bumps?

• Having an actress (who is amazing and gorgeous)  leave the square without showing the viewers what she is capable of (Apart from last night’s episode).

• Killed off a fantastic, hell of a long story.

• Bad influence on the public for children finding their parents.

All in all? Pathetic, good episode, fantastic acting, but pathetic. To be honest I don’t even know why I watched Eastenders or why I am blogging about it, I am not a regular on the square and was only interested in this story, but when they killed off a great character like that, I just couldn’t be bothered with it. The wedding itself was boring, I just wanted it over and done with to get to the good part of the main plot between the trio (being Danielle, Archie and Ronnie).

Browsing around forums and websites it is quite clear what the viewers wanted and how they are disappointed. BBC have made a mistake and have received thousands of complaints (according to the amount of people around the web stating they have complained), that is not to mention the amount of comments, forum posts and blog articles about how crappy the story ended. Tomorrows episode will be Ronnie going to see her already diseased, dead daughter (bit hard to die twice eh?!), if this is the case I’ll turn over. The producers know we want Danielle back, but will they listen? I now put a question out to you, do you think Eastenders are wrong to kill Danielle off?

Rich.

UPDATE 27/04/09: Sign the partition! Link – Thanks to Jordan for the link.

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I have done it! For those of you that already know me and my laptop’s somewhat ’separate’ relationship over the word ‘Linux’ due to the wireless, Ethernet and graphics being a right pain in the ass. I was trying Ubuntu, one of the more popular distributions on offer for users, it did recognize hardware successfully and the laptop performed well. However, no wireless or Ethernet availability, nor any resolution higher then 800×600 is painful in itself. On my old blog, I did post an update for fix on the graphics card, which allowed the full resolution of 1280×800, fantastic news. But still no wireless or Ethernet, until I was forced to use ndiswrapper and the windows drivers. This worked for a while but then the inevitable came when the Internet access on my laptop failed, no matter what I tried it just wouldn’t work on Linux (the wireless drivers were enabled under ndiswrapper and everything).

So I deleted the partition of ubuntu and never returned, using Vista again for almost 2 months, I then came across a few articles of help and tips saying they have got their Fujitsu Siemens Esprimo v5355 working on ubuntu, I couldn’t believe my luck! I followed the steps for the guide on making the wireless work (I don’t really care for the Ethernet port for now). Upon a million attempts at the guides, wouldn’t work.

I remember thinking then “How can my laptop not work on the same guides other laptops of the exact same model are?!”, a compromise had to be made, what if it was ubuntu? What if I tried mint Linux? It is based off ubuntu and shares same applications etc. so it must be a possibility that this could work. I have never been more correct in my life Followed the guide on getting the wireless work here, it works like a charm! I am now blogging off my mint Linux laptop, smiling away with Thunderbird integrated Lightning, Firefox, Pidgin, my dear friend Terminal and many more! It’s just insane how being away from the mighty Windows can be so incredible.

Let’s see what Linux brings me round this new year of 2009.

Rich.

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