andLinux Installation Troubleshooting
Check out this screenshot :
It’s andLinux, a Linux distribution based on Kubuntu 6.10 with a coLinux kernel which runs under any Windows NT (here in Windows XP SP2 with Zune Theme, running KDevelop, Konsole and Synaptic, alongside with Firefox for Windows, Excel 2007 and Adobe Photoshop CS). What’s cool is that unlike virtualization solutions, its kernel runs on real CPU hardware (albeit limited to 1 core). And unlike CygWin/X is not an abandoned project and it runs Linux x86 binaries without recompiling.
It’s cool and performance seems to be good, albeit memory constrained. Integration between Windows and Linux environments is very high. Check it out and take into account Topologilinux, a Slackware+coLinux distribution.
On a side note I had problems during installation with a batch file running forever without any result.
I took these steps to have it working (it may break your system, don’t bother me if it does) :
- Ctrl-C and terminate batch job
- Reboot
- Install WinPCap manually
- Go to C:\andLinux\netdriver and copy andLinux.cmd in hackedandLinux.cmd
- Edit hackedandLinux.cmd as this :
- Delete all the lines before “SET REGKEY=%%G”
- Replace %%G with %REGKEY% in all the file
- Search the registry (using regedit) for TAP-Win32 until you find a key named NetCfgInstanceId containing a GUID. Copy the GUID in the clipboard.
- Edit the first line of the batch file so that it reads SET REGKEY={4AD26856-00D4-499B-AF61-A9B39B540131} (put your GUID instead of mine!!!!)
- Run the batch file
- Restart the andLinux service and eventually the DNS Bonjour service (I restarted it, I don’t know if it’s part of andLinux though) - or reboot if in doubt!
- Enjoy !
Nokia buys Trolltech
After MySQL, Nokia goes after Qt(opia) :
http://trolltech.com/company/newsroom/announcements/press.2008-01-28.4 605718236
Cisco VPN on Linux OpenSuse 10.3
I found this guide quite useful :
http://linux.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/cisco-vpn-client-opensuse-103/
Don’t worry about the fact that the link is for a x86-64 version. It works on 32bit systems too.
However, after the installation completed, I could not connect because of an error saying “The profile specified could not be read.” (if you get a “couldn’t connect” message it’s because the vpnclient connect command should be executed as root).
Here are the things to do:
- move the profile under /etc/opt/cisco-vpnclient/Profiles
- check carriage returns of the file are in unix format
- do not use the “.pcf” extension in the sudo vpnclient connect yourPCFfile command
Top 5 reasons to temporarily abandon Linux on the desktop
Running Linux on the desktop requires some more free-time than Windows, at least if you come from a Windows world.
Here’s my top 5 reasons I will pause usage of Linux for some time:
- Less free time due to work overload.
- Need of having Visual Studio 2005 handy 99% of the time.
- VPN access (and no time to set it up).
- No real need of any Linux app at the moment, except for DigiKam.
- Receiving a jet-black Nintendo DS Lite for my birthday
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