I just got a new laptop without any OS (it had FreeDOS, but not anymore). When I go to Windows Installer and try to create a new partition from un-allocated space, I don't get any Error message but the installer is unable to create the partition. At the bottom of the installer window, there's a warning which says something like,
Windows cannot…
I have a .bkf backup file, created by the Backup utility that Microsoft provides with Windows XP. Is there a way to read the contents of the file using a non-Microsoft OS, preferably Mac OSX or Linux?
For some reason I have a hard time wrapping my head around how OSX handles things like init, cron, and "normal" daemon maint. Too many years spent doing *nix work.
How do I configure syslogd on a 10.6 OSX box to send logs to a syslog server?
i'm trying to make a bootable OSX Mavericks USB flash drive but cannot run the script.
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http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-make-os-x-mavericks-bootable-usb-flash-drive-for-a-clean-install/
I followed the script and it fails, after you input the script, enter password then I got a message saying:
You must specify both…
Is it possible to setup one single machine with Windows 7 x64 OS and somehow make it work as if it's part of a certain domain? So domain controller would be simulated in some way? I would like to avoid VMs and make it actually work on one machine with non server OS.
Is there even a simpler way of doing it?
Why: I have to setup development…
VMware ESXi 4 supports VMI paravirtualization for 32-bit OS but not for 64-bit OS. For performance consideration, is it better to use a 32-bit Ubuntu Server guest without paravirtualization or a 64-bit one with VMI paravirtualization?
Hardware: Core 2 Quad, 8 GB RAM
Workload: Software development/testing, webserver, database
I would like to setup a gaming VPN. Ie. I have some games that work over LAN and would like to play them with people that are not on my LAN. I know I can do this with OpenVPN.
My ultimate goal would be to run OpenVPN portably on my host OS and not even need any virtualization. As such i don't want to install it on my host, but i'm fine…
I am looking to release and renew my IP address in OSX 10.4 using Terminal. Essentially, I need the OSX equivalent of Windows:
C:\ ipconfig /release
C:\ ipconfig /renew
However, I need the interface to remain active during this process, so using ifconfig down/up will not work. I believe I can clear the IP with ifconfig delete but…
I have a two version of my autorun.exe
- for windows 7
- for oldier OS
I look for a small free tool or program (not in .net or VB) that can be started silently with no window, checks for the OS version and starts an appropriated exe according to.
I wrote a batch, that works, but I can't start it silently from the autorun.inf.
I am running Parallels Desktop 7 on OSX Lion. I have a VM with Debian installed, and inside that VM I setup a Rails development environment. I am using Parallels Tools to share out my OSX home directory to the VM - the goal here is to run the Rails server on the VM, but host the files on OSX (so they are automatically backed up, and…
I just bought a new solid state drive, and I'd like to copy all of the files and setup from my current Mac OSX hard drive onto it. What is the best way to do this?
I have a 1TB external hard drive, my drive backed up on Time Machine, and Snow Leopard on a DMG, but no external mount for the SSD, and no install DVD (it's at my parents…
Yesterday I installed an SSD in my MacBook and kept my original HDD with a "data doubler" (replaces the DVD-drive with a hard-drive bay).
That means I have my OS (and applications) on both my SSD and HDD. Is it possible to get rid of the OS on the HDD?
I think that removing everything but the ~/users-folder from the HDD should solve…
In OSX, how can I dereference a symbolic link to a canonical file name? (i.e. one starting with /.)
That is, I'm after the equivalent of GNU readlink's -f option:
kapow:~$ greadlink -f .bash_profile
/Users/mjs/.config/home/.bash_profile
OSX's readlink instead returns a relative link:
kapow:~$ readlink .bash_profile…
I'm looking at getting a netbook but I see that they don't come with the OS on cd/dvd. Is there a way for me to make a "backup" of the default install in case I get a virus or HD wipe and need to "re-install" the OS?
I want to make my own window manager for OSX, or at least give it the appearance of a new one. I have many designs written down in a book, and would like to implement them. These include altering, or even completely removing, menu bars, creating entirely new guis for switching applications, etc.
I know that OSX does…
Let's say there is a host OS (Mac OS X) and a virtual machine running Ubuntu as guest OS. The guest OS has the IP 192.186.56.101 and some virtual hosts, e.g. ubuntu.server
So, how to really map a request to the virtual host ubuntu.server on the guest OS?
I tried:
Configure the host OS in /etc/hosts to map…
Problem: My app must run on iPhone OS 3.0.
However, there are some features of iPhone OS 3.2 which I really want to use. Just as a little add-on for free. But I don't want to cut off my user base by doing this.
Imagine you're an iPhone OS 3.0 thing, and someone gives you a book to read. It has iPhone OS…
I have an Xserve G5 running Mac OSX Server 10.5.8 configured as an Open Directory master. I have also enabled and configured Software Update service on the machine. The SUS is configured to serve Tiger, Leopard and Snow Leopard clients (see…
Newbie IRC user here. Trying to get connected on freenode.net, preferably with a native Mac OSX client (I'm running 10.6.8), or at least something with a good "OSX feel." Also seeking a client that comes "well regarded" in Mac community…
I have 40 networked computers that need to be re-imaged each night over a network via an automatic and unattended process. This is to reset the computers to a default state, as well as update the computers to the latest software loads. …
I was trying to move the files to another hard drive. So I archived all my photos in one large ZIP file using the Mac OSX built-in compress function.
But the file failed to extract. I've tried many programs, but none of the programs…
I've installed Mac OSX Server 10.6.3 on my laptop to use as my normal OS. I do a lot of web development and thought it would be handy to run OSX Server so I could more easily manage my local development environment (Apache Virtual…
I have an Intel PC. I have installed iDeneb Mac OSX in my PC. It's running fine.
After that I thought about installing Snow Leopard for running the iPad SDK. So I bought a retail Snow Leopard and booted it with Rebel EFI boot…
I recently bought a new Mac Book Pro with Mountain Lion 10.8 on it. The only portable mouse I have is my Microsoft Arc Mouse. I wanted to use it with the laptop so I installed the IntelliPoint 8.2 for Mac from Microsofts website.…