Jonathan Arbib

NOTE 1: An alternative to compiling it yourself (which is not as straightforward as you might think) is to download a pre-built image for xen/vmware or others from here

SHOUTOUT: Where is apt-get install ifolder (a working one!) for lenny?

HowTo Not Yet Complete!

HowTo Adapted from here
These are notes I took while installing iFolder on a Lenny (64 bit) xen image.
I take no rsponsibility if they damage your system.
modify 64 bit specific packages for 32 bit system if needed
Most packages are 32 bit I think

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Apparently this is easier to use/install than ogre 3D

Irrlicht Engine – A free open source 3d engine.

Again, more to come!

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Have been looking online for quiete a while for a reliable and simple 3D Rendering Engine to deploy at the University I work at. Apparently Ogre 3D is the right solution for this. From testimonials it seems easy enough to use and is compatible with several systems including Maya and 3D Studio Max. Other supported systems are Google SketchUp, Blender, Wings 3D, LightWave, RenderMonkey, and others…

Here is the homepage of the project:

http://www.ogre3d.org/

And here is a list of exporters for your favourite 3D Modelling Software:

http://www.ogre3d.org/wiki/index.php/OGRE_Exporters

It will be tested shortly!
More Coming on this!

Happy rendering!

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Nice article on backing up xen domains here:

http://www.johnandcailin.com/blog/john/backing-your-xen-domains

enjoy

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Have been looking for a while for a decent howto/tutorial on mythtv on xen, and finally I crashe donto this one. I have not yet tried it, but it seems promising!

http://netti.nic.fi/~icewood/mythtv/index.php

Happy xen-ing!

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On the Linux Machine
Install X on your system (example for Debian)

apt-get install xserver-xorg-core xorg
apt-get install gdm (or xdm/kdm)
apt-get install fluxbox (or gnome/kde)
apt-get install firefox (or iceweasel if you get an error)

reboot

Just in case run
dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

On the Windows Machine
Download Xming and install it.
Download Putty and save it to disk.

Configure Xming
Launch XLaunch (Start, Programs, XMing) and at the Display settings dialog box, select Multiple windows and set the Display number as 0. Click on Next until Finish.

Configure PuTTY
Start PuTTY.
In the PuTTY Configuration section, on the left panel, select Connection → SSH → X11
On the right panel, click on the Enable X11 forwarding checkbox
Set the X display location as :0.0
Click on Session option on the left panel.
Enter the hostname or IP address in the Host Name textbox
Save the session.

Troubleshooting
xf86PciVideoInfo is not set
Could not get primary PCI info

waiting for X server to begin accepting connections
giving up.
xinit: Connection reset by peer (errno 104): unable to connect to X server
xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error.

Solution:
a workaround to start only INDIVIDUAL APPS

http://www.breitenlee.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33:xlib-putty-x11-proxy-wrong-authentication-protocol-attempted&catid=16:linux-howto&Itemid=54

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Quick solution:

mkdir /dev/pts
mount -t devpts /dev/ptmx /dev/pts

add the above code to run on bootup and make the file executable

Other solutions:
chmod 666 /dev/ptmx
chmod 666 /dev/null

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A: Large Hadron Collider. Now THAT’S a weapon of mass destruction.
B: But would you be able to smuggle it though airport security?
A: Of course.
1. Use LHC to make black hole.
2. Hide LHC in black hole.
3. Put black hole in carry on bag.
Simple.
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al-qaeda tie (Score:5, Funny)
I want an al-qaeda tie. I don’t care what colour it is, i want one!
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No need for a terrorist attack on the LHC . . . (Score:5, Funny)
. . . it seems pretty capable of breaking itself on its own, with any outside help

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A:
this theory has actually been proposed: That activating the LHC would actually destroy the universe, that is, the whole universe, even reaching back into the past. That would mean that the only possible universes are ones in which the LHC is never activated, which means that if we keep trying, implausible events will continue to occur, preventing the LHC from activating- after all, we’re here now, right. That’s _proof_ that the LHC will never be activated!

B:
| after all, we’re here now, right.
| That’s _proof_ that the LHC will never be activated!
I have a rock that keeps tigers away to sell you …

C:
| I have a rock that keeps tigers away to sell you …
Please, this is the 21st century… there’s an App for that.

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