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5.1 Sound on Fedora 7

I am using Linux for so many years now but I also keep windows installed on my PC. I need windows just for one damn single thing, 5.1 sound! I was never able to enable 5.1 on fedora. I have been searching on internet, sending mails to mail groups and asking every other Linux geek but none helped. I guess today is my lucky day :)

I came across this page on the internet ALSA Multi-channel Audio mini-HOWTO by Uday Bondhugula. I followed the instruction given by him on this page. After following each and every step carefully I was able to get all my 5 speakers and Sub-woofer working!! But when I ran speaker-test -c 6 -D surround51 command I realized that my center and LFE speakers are actually swapped :( then I quickly mailed Uday asking for help and not hoping for his reply. To my surprise he replied soon (God bless you Uday) and asked me to run cat /proc/asound/card0/id command. He then asked me to make the changes in my /etc/alsa/cards/ATIIXP.conf file. Actually earlier I was struggling with /etc/alsa/cards/ICH4.conf file.

Now everything is great. I can hear sound from all my speakers on fedora 7. I am using MSI RS480-IL motherboard. Which has an on-board sound card.

If you find any difficulty enabling 5.1 on your Linux then let me know. May be I can help you :p

Happy Dolby!!

CiviCRM Hindi Translation

Great news! I have started working on the Hindi Translation of CiviCRM. I remember that Kurund mentioned in his presentation at OSSCampDelhi that there is currently no one working on Hindi translation. I thought why not I start it. I mailed him couple of days back asking him how should I start working on it.

He gave me email of Piotr, who created CiviCRM Hindi Translation project in the Pootle. Along with me my friends Nizam, Bagish and Salim have also started helping me in this translation project. I know it will take lot of time to complete the translation, but someone has to start it. I hope many other people will also join us in this work.

Translation using pootle is easy. It provides you with the web based interface, you just need to select which language you want to work on. For detailed instruction of web-based and offline translation (using .PO files) check this page.

For starting working on CiviCRM Hindi Translation project you will need to register yourself here.

Any difference between Bath and Shower??

Staying clean and maintaining a good daily hygiene is a part of healthiness. There are many ways to achieve this like brushing your teeth everyday, cutting nails and taking a bath. One second, taking a bath or taking a shower? What is the difference between the two? Or is there really any difference? Yes, there is a difference.
The average human being living in a civilized world takes a shower everyday. A shower is fast. You apply soap on your body, make lather and rinse off. That's it!! It saves time, it is quick and efficient. Taking a shower is better (and faster) than taking a bath as it kills more germs and washes off the dead skin when you rinse. All the dirt from your body flows to the sink along with the dirty water. Baths should be taken to relax and not for cleaning. While bathing all the germs and dirt from your body stays into the bath tub. Even if you want to take a bath it is always recommended to get into shower first and clean your body with soap. That ways your bath water will not have germs and dirt from your body because you have already removed them.

I know it is the feeling of the bath, lying in the bath tub for a long time has no other alternative (unless you have a Jacuzzi :p) but always remember to take a shower before a bath. You'll be cleaner and actually fresh.

So next time if "someone" asks you to take a bath or take a shower, answer both and explain why :). Let's have a cleaner you.