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Munin-graph error: Pango-WARNING **: Invalid UTF-8 string passed to pango_layout_set_text()

You may get a mail from cron complaining about “Pango-WARNING **: Invalid UTF-8 string passed to pango_layout_set_text()”, if you are running Munin. This is caused by Munin not receiving valid UTF-8 data. For this you have 2 possible solutions: 1) … Continue reading

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“Fix” for the slow boot of Dell XPS M1530 laptops

Many Dell XPS M1530 laptops are shipped with a DVD-rom that (appears to) have a bug in them. This bug causes the BIOS to use extra long time to check the device before continuing boot. In some cases the boot … Continue reading

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