Blog

Posted on

Ubuntu 18.10 Install Wifi Fail

I have been using Ubuntu for a very long time.  I still love it.  I won’t go into all the reasons why, but suffice it to say that I know what I’m doing with new installs.

I recently got a new work laptop and installed several operating systems on it, including Ubuntu 18.10.  I like the interim releases because they have the latest tools and I’m still used to the developer model of living closer to the edge.

After the install, I was surprised to see that the wireless networking was not working.  It appeared that the Network Manager couldn’t see the wifi adapter, but that wasn’t it.  When I ran the suite of iwconfig tools, I could see the adapter and could even  connect to my router.  Woot!  That meant that I was close to getting things resolved.

But, what was causing the original problem?  In /etc/network/interfaces, there were two clauses for my wireless adapter as well as a bridge.  I’m not sure what wrote those there, but you can’t have manual interface definitions there and expect Network Manager to work right.

The solution is:

  • Edit:  /etc/network/interface
  • Clear everything and leave only:
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
  • Then, restart (or you can just restart networking).

Posted on

WordPress – Menus Fail After Moving Site

I recently wanted to promote my website to be the primary site on an account at Just Host.  You might be thinking, “why did you even care?”  Good question.

First, I wanted to do away with the site which was currently the primary site.  I couldn’t do that if it is tied to the account.  More important, though, is that I want to assign an SSL Certificate to my WordPress site.  The only place Just Host allows an SSL Cert is my site primary site.

So, I got on a support chat and got that done.  Everything that is written about it says that things should “just work” but that I should backup my site anyway 🙂

Well, of course I’m going to backup my site.

When my new primary site was ready, all the menus (except for Home) failed to resolve as pages.  I had to scratch my head for a while to understand what happened.  In the end, the .htaccess file was wrong.  It never got transferred in the move.

To fix the problem, I had to copy the htaccess file from my old site.  Below is the minimal htaccess file for WordPress.  Yours will probably be somewhat different, but you will need the rewrite rules to be correct.  There is WordPress documentation on that.

.htaccess

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress

Posted on

Snarky Puppy – Lingus

OK, many of you already know about this band.  I’ve been into them for a few years now.  Wow, lots of talent working together here.  I’m a big Cory Henry fan, of course.  How can I not respect such a talented keyboard player.

Here’s the quintessential Snarky Puppy recording, complete with the audience in the studio.  It’s Lingus!

Snarky Puppy – Lingus (We Like It Here)
Posted on

Bobby McFerrin / Chick Corea – Spain

Those who know me are aware of my love for jazz, particularly Chick Corea. I’ve followed him and heard him performance since the 1970s.  He’s a virtuoso player, but also so very creative.  Each year, he takes new ideas on the road and expresses them by playing with a wide range of other amazing musicians.

Here’s an example. Bobby McFerrin is also a virtuoso. His voice is more than a voice.  He can move between genres with seeming ease.

Here is Bobby and Chick, playing the well-known Chick composition, Spain.

Bobby McFerrin & Chick Corea – Spain

You’re welcome.

Posted on

Berklee Indian Ensemble

OK, I must admit that I just discovered this recently. At one of our jazz hangs, our drummer suggested a link to this tune. I checked it out at home. Whoa!  So cool.  Amazing rhythms and so tight.

That’s the Berklee Indian Ensemble.  I need to learn more about all this, but I’m starting by posting about it.

Here’s the video:

Berklee Indian Ensemble ft Shankar Mahadevan

I think I’ll have more to say about that after I get done being blown away.