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Partitions on a loop device ( /dev/loop0p0, /dev/loop0p1, … )

Add the following kernel boot option to the kernel line in grub’s menu.lst and reboot ( I’m not sure which one does the trick ): loop.max_part=63 max_part=63 Create a sparse disk image file ( 40 GB reserved, 0 bytes on disk ) dd if=/dev/zero of=fs.imageContinue reading

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Auto enable a gnome-panel for each connected monitor

In Gnome it is possible to have a gnome-panel for each monitor. This is very useful. One can create a new gnome-panel by pressing right-click on a existing gnome-panel ( make sure that when the entire gnome-panel space is filled with applets and programs youContinue reading

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Server Console Firefox plugin VMWare Server 2.0.1 ( 2009/03/31 | Build: 156745 ) not working

Since VMWare Server 2 everything is administrated from a webinterface. This works nice and looks nice. Unfortunately I could not open the Console to the Guest OS. Starting and stopping the Guest OS no problem, but no graphical console. When opening the console in theContinue reading

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Debian on OpenWRT supported routers (ASUS WL-500gd and compatible)

I created a very nice project which turns an OpenWRT supported router into an embedded device running a full Debian ARM GNU/Linux distribution instead of the default small Busybox/uLibc based OpenWRT distribution. I called the project DebWRT. It took me a lot of time toContinue reading

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Mount iPhone in Linux using USB (ifuse, libiphone)

Finally, it’s working. Mounting the iPhone in Linux over USB. No stupid (ADHOC) wireless connection is required. It also works on non-jailbrroken iPhones. Though, the developers still say that only “developers” should use it. Of course there is still a problem accessing the Media iTunesContinue reading