xf86-video-intel-2.6.3 and xorg-server-1.6.1 … a big fail

xf86-video-intel-2.6.3 — why do you cause so many problems? Ever since the transition from slow console switching (3 – 5 secs) to fast kernel mode switching (<< 1 sec) you insist on crashing when I kill X.org. Perhaps it's just me — perhaps I'm one of the unfortunate few that cannot have a [...]

Install a GNU/Linux distribution upon a USB Stick

This is a quick reference-post that shows how to install GNU/Linux to a USB stick from within a GNU/Linux distribution.
Download the ISO or CD image.
[antony@ARCH arch-core]$ wget http://mirror.neotuli.net/arch/iso/2007.08/i686/Archlinux-i686-2007.08-2.core.iso -O ~/archlinux.iso
Plug in the USB stick.
[root@ARCH antony]# dmesg | tail
Oct 26 15:08:23 ARCH sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 23 00 00 00
Oct 26 15:08:23 ARCH sd 2:0:0:0: [...]