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How to convert a Virtualbox VDI image file to a Vmware VMDK image file using Ubuntu 15.10 wily
From: http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/virtualbox-convert.html VBoxManage clonehd source.vdi target.vmdk –format VMDK
How to boot an iMac 2008 with faulty Nvidia geforce 8800 GS video card.
And reset the admin password while at it. This will allow you to use the machine using software rendering so you can retrieve your data. Boot into sing user mode: Option(or Windows key)-S Type fsck -fy Type mount -uw / mkdir /drivers move NV* GeForce* AMDRadeon* ATIRadeon* /drivers/ cd /var/db pwd #List all files. The l…
How to convert any bootable live cd to a USB flash drive or SD Card using Ubuntu 15.10 wily
http://askubuntu.com/questions/696797/boot-error-on-live-usb-flash-drive-with-15-10 Dash–> Disks Click on flash drive –> Restore Disk Image and choose ISO file
How to add all Google Services to Unity Launcher in Ubuntu 15.10 wily
From: http://askubuntu.com/questions/35488/what-custom-launchers-and-unity-quicklists-are-available Newer specs here: https://specifications.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/apa.html .desktop files stored in: ~/.local/share/applications A. Example Desktop Entry File [Desktop Entry] Version=1.0 Type=Application Name=Google Services Comment=Quicklinks to all Google services! TryExec=google-chrome Exec=google-chrome https://google.com Icon=google.png MimeType=image/x-foo; Actions=Gmail;Calendar;Voice [Desktop Action Gmail] Exec=google-chrome https://mail.google.com Name=Gmail Icon=gmail.png [Desktop Action Calendar] Exec=google-chrome https://calendar.google.com Name=Calendar Icon=calendar.png
How to install Virtualbox Extension Pack from the command line (Bash) on Ubuntu 15.10 wily
From: https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=44337 #!/bin/bash version=$(vboxmanage -v) echo $version var1=$(echo $version | cut -d ‘r’ -f 1) echo $var1 var2=$(echo $version | cut -d ‘r’ -f 2) echo $var2 file=”Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-$var1-$var2.vbox-extpack” echo $file wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/$var1/$file -O /tmp/$file #sudo VBoxManage extpack uninstall “Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack” sudo VBoxManage extpack install /tmp/$file –replace
How to install MacOS 10.11 El Capitan on Virtualbox with Ubuntu 15.10
Not working; use VMWare Player with the Unlocker. http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/files/file/339-unlocker/ https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/free#desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_workstation_player/12_0 The below does not work for me! http://techsviewer.com/how-to-install-mac-os-x-el-capitan-on-pc-on-virtualbox/ VBoxManage modifyvm “Your VM Name” –cpuidset 00000001 000106e5 00100800 0098e3fd bfebfbff VBoxManage setextradata “Your VM Name” “VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiSystemProduct” “iMac11,3” VBoxManage setextradata “Your VM Name” “VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiSystemVersion” “1.0” VBoxManage setextradata “Your VM Name” “VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiBoardProduct” “Iloveapple” VBoxManage setextradata “Your…
How to perform a carrier reset on a Sprint phone. –> ##72786#
##72786# A carrier reset is almost always necessary if you’re activating a device or if you’re having trouble receiving voice, text, or a data connection. This reset sends your device’s new information to the network so that you can get service. Note: If unable to perform reset over WiFi, disable option in settings and connect to…
How to enable concurrent remote desktop sessions in Windows 7 Ultimate
http://www.serverwatch.com/server-tutorials/how-to-enable-concurrent-remote-desktop-sessions-in-windows.html
How to enable RemoteApp in Windows 7 Ultimate
Make sure remote desktop is enabled in My computer–>Properties–>Remote Settings Windows Key+R–>regedit–>enter Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Terminal Server\TSAppAllowList Name: fDisabledAllowList Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1 Enable, 0 Disable Change Value from 0 to 1
How to use the WWLAN card in a HP Elitebook 2740p in Ubuntu 15.10 wily
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Qualcomm_Gobi_2000
How to mount a Google Cloud Storage bucket as a drive in Ubuntu 15.10 wily using FUSE
From: https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/gsutil_install#deb Install gcloud # Create an environment variable for the correct distribution export CLOUD_SDK_REPO=”cloud-sdk-$(lsb_release -c -s)” # Add the Cloud SDK distribution URI as a package source echo “deb http://packages.cloud.google.com/apt $CLOUD_SDK_REPO main” | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-cloud-sdk.list # Import the Google Cloud public key curl https://packages.cloud.google.com/apt/doc/apt-key.gpg | sudo apt-key add – # Update and install the…
How to mount a Google Drive as a drive in Ubuntu 15.10 wily using FUSE
From: https://github.com/astrada/google-drive-ocamlfuse Install sudo add-apt-repository ppa:alessandro-strada/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install google-drive-ocamlfuse Use google-drive-ocamlfuse mkdir google-drive google-drive-ocamlfuse google-drive It can take a while for the drive to mount with all your data. Create Unity launcher apt-get install alacart alacart create the menu entry Use this icon: http://img05.deviantart.net/02bb/i/2012/115/9/1/google_drive_icon_by_jasonh1234-d4xke8r.png search for your new entry using Dash Drag…