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    Yermo
    Using VMWare and 'dd' to virtualize a physical machine.
    03/18/2006 10:43AM
    The problem:

    You have an old machine running old software under an old operating system. You want to migrate to a new operating system but need to continue running your old apps.

    Answer: VMWare 5.5.1.

    Using 'dd' under Linux you can create an image file of your entire disk, assuming you have enough space in your filesystem and that you're running a 2.6 kernel (if the desk drive you are imaging is larger than 2 gigs).

    There is a tutorial called Virtualizing Your Desktop using VMWare.

    The idea is to create a blank virtual machine in VMWare, copy the dd image to the vmware data directory for the machine you just created and edit the config file. VMWare is then able to open the image file directly.

    The .vmdk file would look something like this:

    # Disk DescriptorFile

    version=1
    CID=fffffffe
    parentCID=ffffffff
    createType="monolithicFlat"

    # Extent description
    RW <total sectors> FLAT "server.dd” 0

    # The Disk Data Base
    #DDB

    ddb.virtualHWVersion = "3"
    ddb.geometry.cylinders = "<cylinders>"
    ddb.geometry.heads = "<heads>"
    ddb.geometry.sectors = "<sectors>"
    ddb.adapterType = "ide" or "buslogic"

    The key is the "flat" keywords. See the tutorial for more info.


  • A Bad Omen for the Easter Fire
    03/15/2006 11:38PM
    Yermo
    Yermo
    According to the Washington Post:

    "Strong winds and dry weather that create prime conditions for fast-spreading wildfires prompted the National Weather Service yesterday to raise a "red flag" warning for a day in Virginia, the District and nearly all Maryland counties.

    The alert was lifted last night, but officials are still discouraging residents from open-air burning of any kind -- including brush, debris or campfires -- until enough steady rain has fallen to reduce the regional fire hazard."

    You can read the full article here.

    Let's hope the situation improves before middle of April.

  • Solomons Island Restaurants Destroyed by Fire
    03/15/2006 11:34PM
    Yermo
    Yermo
    According to the Washington Post:

    "A three-alarm fire fueled by fierce winds battered downtown Solomons Island yesterday, largely destroying two of the island's landmarks, the Lighthouse Inn and Bowen's Inn."

    You are read the full article here.
  • USDA Problems - Analysis: What that mad cow means
    03/15/2006 8:45PM
    Yermo
    Yermo
    A disturbing article from UPI:

    "The fact the Texas cow showed up fairly clearly implied the existence of other undetected cases," Dr. Paul Brown, former medical director of the National Institutes of Health's Laboratory for Central Nervous System Studies and an expert on mad cow-like diseases, told United Press International. "The question was, 'How many?' and we still can't answer that."

    Ummm. Not good. Read the full disturbing article here.

    I especially liked this sentence: "It's really hard to know what it takes to get this administration to take action to protect the public."



  • Windows Mobile 2005 Linux Links
    03/15/2006 10:38AM
    Yermo
    Yermo
    Took me forever to find. The current status of Linux to Treo 700W connectivity is severely lacking but here are some links on the subject I found:

    http://synce.sourceforge.net/synce/

    http://synce.sourceforge.net/synce/kde/

    The latter one may be useful as a way of synchronizing MOBIE contacts:

    http://www.funambol.com/opensource/
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