Monthly Archives: April 2011

VMware : Mac OSX guest crash or failed to start

Considering that you have a supported CPU with VT enabled, you may have a look at the guest configuration file (.vmx) and make sure theses value are correct : guestOS = “darwin-64” ich7m.present = “TRUE” smc.present = “FALSE” keyboard.vusb.enable = “TRUE” mouse.vusb.enable = “TRUE” monitor.virtual_exec = “hardware” monitor.virtual_mmu = “software”

GeoIP : Update the country database

There is the procedure to update the free MaxMind GeoIP database : Go to temp directory and get the latest data : cd /tmp wget -q http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLiteCountry/GeoIP.dat.gz Unpack the data file : gzip -d GeoIP.dat.gz Move the data to the appropriate directory : mv -f GeoIP.dat /usr/share/GeoIP/GeoIP.dat

Windows 7 : All in one setting panel trick (God Mode)

Since Windows Vista, you can create a new folder with a specific name string that create the “God Mode” option. This shortcut will regroup all possible setting under one single control panel. Simply create a new folder and rename with the following line : GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

Ezmlm : Bulk e-mail address import to mailing list

To import an e-mail address list to Ezmlm/Qmail mailing list, use a plain text file filled line by line with correctly formatted address and do the following to import: ezmlm-sub /home/vpopmail/domains/domain.tld/mailing-list < address-list.txt Note that the import will stop as soon as a blank line or syntax error will be shown on the list.

HDMI : Video output to LCD TV blinking

Video blink occur during video playback (mostly during DVD playback when dark picture show up). Video signal is coming too low so the TV become in “sleeping” mode and blink the screen for a second and picture come back later. Try using another HDMI cable.  This often occur using a poor quality or defective cable.