wicd-gtk / wicd-client (tray) not starting, glib.GError: Unable to connect to server

Start wicd-client with '-n' - disable notifications and everything is fine. See source below if you want to use notifiations:

Source: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=108666

Headphonejack not working on x121 w. Slackware 13.37 - Kernel 2.6.37-6

Use alsaconf to create config file. Edit the created config file /etc/modprobe.d/sound.conf , add the following line:


options snd-hda-intel model=thinkpad

Save and either reload modules or reboot.

Keycodes & X

Cool tutorial on keycodes and how they are noticed by the kernel (& passed to X). http://fail2fail.com/archives/2-Hardware-Tasten-unter-Linux-unabhaengig-von-Desktop-Umgebung-nutzen.html

Building latest Chromium on Slackware

Nice Slackbuild on Github, frequently updated:
https://github.com/yucatan/chromium

Edit: Don't forget to replace make with make -j2 in file chromium.SlackBuild on a dualcore system to use both cores. :)

pm-tools - dig deeper

Nice howto, even if it's for gentoo:

http://www.gentoo.de/doc/de/power-management-guide.xml