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Make bootable USB disk (or USB stick) on OSX

Update: hdiutil convert -format UDRW -o linuxmint-14.1-cinnamon-dvd-32bit.dmg linuxmint-14.1-cinnamon-dvd-32bit.iso diskutil list sudo dd if=linuxmint-14.1-cinnamon-dvd-32bit.dmg of=/dev/rdisk8 bs=1m If you get an error “device busy” go to disk util (GUI), select the partition on the USB drive and click “deactivate” …  after this it should be working … —— 1) Download the ISO image of the bootdisk (available […]

Qnap creating custom shares on external eSATA drive

When adding external eSATA drives to your qnap device, by default only one global share of the eSATA device is possible.  You may want to add multiple shares into subfolders on the external drive.  For this, simply edit /etc/smb.conf and change the path. The problem is that the admin tool will always create a samba […]

vmWare Fusion 4 & Windows 7 x64 SP1

Fastest network: Use Network BRIDGED mode (in our test: 60MB/sec), not NAT (30 MB/sec). Don’t use shared folders via vmWare to connect to a network (Mac connects to network and shares the folder to Windows == Slow!!).

firewall config

edit /etc/init.d/rc.firewall -> define SSH IPs etc. for iptables … Danach: /etc/init.d/rc.firewall restart ausführen.

Relay access denied

213.239.199.135_does_not_like_recipient./Remote_host_said:_554_5.7.1_<frank@XXX.XX>:_Relay_access_denied/Giving_up_on_213.239.199.135./ Lösung: webmin -> Postfix -> General Options -> Domain eintragen unter “What domains to receive mail for”

VMware Fusion 4 und IE9 Internet Explorer 9 Darstellungsfehler

Das Rendering funktioniert im IE9 auf der neuesten VMware Fusion 4 version nicht mehr richtig, es zeigt grösstenteils weisse Flächen. – Hier eine einfache Lösung, in der man lediglich 2 Registry Einträge anpassen muss: (Quelle: http://www.ostermeier.net/wordpress/2011/09/vmware-fusion-4-und-ie9/ ) Gibt einen besseren Weg, womit auch Aero erhalten bleibt. 1. Close IE. 2. In regedit.exe, find this (either […]

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