Bzr2Git -- make a git repositpry out of a bazaar one
Posted by coldtobi | 1 Nov, 2009, 15:25I have used bazaar on my Thecus for my private projects. At that time, git was not available on Windows platforms.
However, during the development of solarpowerlog, I learned that is not longer true, and after some time of usage I decided to finally switch everything to git. (bzr also showed some "hangs" on my thecus when commiting which were really annoying....
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Ebook on git
Posted by coldtobi | 29 Oct, 2009, 22:29git is a quite complex version control system, which is very powerful but hard for starters.
I use it SCMs for at least 8 years now, starting with CVS at the university for my thesis, and in professional context with the propieraty MKS for 5 years. But git is still different, and going beyond basics is not trivial. Therefore I am currently looking for a ebook on git, to deepen my knowledge on it.
I found two:
The git community book explains everything, but is still hard.
But I just realized, that there is a ebook in debian's repository, which is quite nice to read: the debian package is "gitmagic" and can be downloaded also here, including some translations.
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Using USB Devices in a VirtualBox Guest (Linux Host)
Posted by coldtobi | 15 Oct, 2009, 22:52If you cannot access USB devices from within your virtual box, you should check these points:
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Compacting a Virtualbox image
Posted by coldtobi | 11 Oct, 2009, 20:06My Laptop is on the move: I finally decided to reinstall it as a consequence from a self-inflicted filesystem crash. But this is also a good chance to switch filesystems. This was also already on my list for some time.
While coping all data to a safe place, I tried to figure out how to compact the Virtual Box image I use once in a while -- as its containing XP guest bloated during its lifetime. So when doing the autumn cleanup, why I shouldnt also try to clean up that to?
Disclaimer: The instructions are conserving space very aggressivly. You should not follow them if you are unsure what you are doing. Repeat: No safety pins attached! It may explode right into your face! You did backup, right?
With some help of google, here are the instructions to shrink a vdi, the image containing the guest Windows XP:
1. Merge all snapshots (optional, but for best results you should do it).Note: Click the topmost "parent" snapshot and use "discard snapshot" to actually merge all together.....)
2. Start the Guest XP and clean it up:
- Remove all unused programs.
- To see space-hogs, use a tool like WinDirStat. If you see that there are programms you need seldom but takes lots of space, consider "compressing" it (Can be enabled on the files property dialog, "advanced settings")
- Remove all Service-Pack and Windows Update folder (In the Windows directory, something like $NTServicePackUninstall$ or $NTUninstallKB<number>) Check Google for detailed instructions.
- Empty the trash can
- Disable suspend-2-disk (hibernate) and virtual memory
- reboot the guest
- Defrag the guests' drive. Do it twice.
- Use nullfile (get it here) to fill unused sector with "easy to compress" zeros.
- Turn on again virtual memory and hibernation support.
- Turn off the guest OS
Now, the vdi is ready to be compressed.
Start a shell and execute this command to complete the operation:
VBoxManage modifyhd <path-to-your-VDI> compact
(for me its: VBoxManage modifyhd /home/tobi/.VirtualBox/VDI/WindowsXP.vdi compact)
Beware: This takes some time. So do not use it if you are in a hurry or on battery power ;-)
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OpenSSH 0day?
Posted by coldtobi | 21 Jul, 2009, 22:55Agroup called (or telling to be) anti-sec claims that they have a 0-day for OpenSSH. (http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2009-July/069752.html)
But that the 0-day exists is doubted. (http://news.softpedia.com/news/Rogue-OpenSSH-0-Day-Exploit-Damages-Computers-117014.shtml)
We'll see...
(Note: be warned when reading full-disclosuer: There is a fake exploit "Open0wn" which is in fact a trojan-horse, tricking to run under root. It will then spawn a botnet and delete your filesystem. Never run and compile exploits unchecked!)
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Einmalnummer.de dead.
Posted by coldtobi | 7 Jul, 2009, 19:14"Einmalnummer.de" was a project that helpes Webmasters to ensure their privacy: In Germany you have to put a phone number on your site (or you might get sued). And "Einmalnummer" (translated one-time number) was perfect to protect your privacy, as no call center was able to use that number that fast.
But these times are gone: It seems that a governmental agency (the one responsible to regulate telecommunication -- The Bundesnetzagentur) had objections against the services....
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Thecus N2100: Testing kernels
Posted by coldtobi | 1 Jul, 2009, 23:40Some time ago, I wrote how to test a kernel on the Thecus (here).
As I did not update the kernel for some time, I decided to update to 2.6.30. As usual, I wanted to try it before flasing it permanently. To enforce this, I do not have the package "flash-kernel" installed. But unfortunatly, this time the testing method did not work or the kernel did not boot...
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