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2Jul/114

RiksTV in Windows 7

I just changed from Altibox (IPTV) to RiksTV (DVB-T) and wanted to get this to work on Windows and Linux. Windows was easy enough:

Software:
DVBViewer Pro v4.8.1.0

Hardware:
Hauppauge! WinTV-HVR-1300
Hauppauge! WinTV-CI-USB2
STRONG Conax CAM

Installation without any problems. Drivers found by windows by default, but downloaded official drivers on Hauppauge! webpage and installed just in case. All encrypted channels decode great, and watching TVNorge in full hd is nice :)
Now going to try getting it to work in Linux, but since the CI is not supported in Linux, I will try with softcams and some SC readers. I have a SmartCard USB reader from Norsk Tipping ready, aswell as ordered a SMARGO SmartCard Reader off ebay. It would be nice to be able to watch RiksTV in XMBC on my HTPC. Perhaps with tvheadend?

 

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6Jun/110

Installing ESXi 4.1 on a Whitebox

Installing ESXi 4.1 on a Whitebox:


* System: Gigabyte EP45-DS3L with Intel Core2Duo Quad Q6600. (no VT-d implementation on NB)
* NIC: RTL8139 onboard
* Raid: 3ware 9650 PCIe x4 4-port version.

1) Make a bootable installation USB-pen/drive. [1] I used a 320gb usb 5400rpm drive from some laptop.

2) Format it with fat32.
3) Get Syslinux, not the version 4, but an older version. I used 3.86 from here [2] Version 4 can give you an error on boot, "invalid c32 image".
4) Run syslinux: syslinux.exe -m -f -a S: (S: being the drive letter).
5) Get the ESXi iso, I used VMware-VMvisor-Installer-4.1.0.update1-348481.x86_64.iso [3]
6) Extract the iso, copy contents to usb drive
7) Rename isolinux.cfg to syslinux.cfg.

8 ) Add custom drivers to boot-disc

9) Identify the drivers you need, and get them. You may need to find vendor-id and device-id and do some googling. See this [4] page for a good list
10) Customize an oem.tgz file using the instructions here [5]
11) Copy oem.tgz to usb drive.
12) Modify syslinux.cfg to include loading the oem.tgz: add " --- oem.tgz" to the end of the following line:
append vmkboot.gz --- vmkernel.gz --- sys.vgz --- cim.vgz --- ienviron.vgz --- install.vgz

13) Optional: kickstart file. I had an issue with not being able to use my keyboard, so used a kickstart file.

13.1) Add a file called ks.cfg on the usb-drive with the following contents:
vmaccepteula
rootpw password
autopart --firstdisk --overwritevmfs
install usb
network --bootproto=dhcp --device=vmnic0
13.2) Modify the syslinux.cfg, add "ks=usb" after vmkboot.gz:
append vmkboot.gz ks=usb --- vmkernel.gz --- sys.vgz --- cim.vgz --- ienviron.vgz --- install.vgz --- oem.tgz

14) Add custom drivers to esxi installation.

15) Modify the oem.tgz on the running installation to include the drivers. This file is located in /bootbank/oem.tgz. I booted with a rescue disk, mounted the
root partition and copied the oem.tgz to another machine. THere i modified it using the same procedures as described in [5] and copied it back.

Links:

[1] http://www.vm-help.com/esx40i/ESXi_USB_install.php
[2] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/3.xx/
[3] https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/index.php?p=free-esxi&lp=1
[4] http://www.vm-help.com/esx40i/esx40_whitebox_HCL.php
[5] http://www.vm-help.com/esx/esx3i/customize_oem_tgz.php
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7Feb/111

Vektorspillet (no-nb)

I got dared to make a pc version of some game. so i did. mostly.

Get it here (XNA 4.0)

You will need the redistributable for xna4 aswell:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/confirmation.aspx?FamilyID=A88C6DEC-AEAE-42CD-A108-D35C013C3B97

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29Sep/100

Syncing Exchange with iPad does weird things to my appointments

After importing an US iPad, and syncing it to my Exchange my appointments were 10 hours off. Due to some weird US city name being default, I overlooked one setting that put everything right. Why it's not set to automatic beats me:

http://www.theiphoneguru.net/2010/01/18/fix-iphone-calendar-appointments-2-or-3-hours-off/

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12Sep/100

Downgrading iPad to 3.2.1

After getting a new 64GB 3G iPad, i restored my 16GB WiFi to 3.2.2 by accident. Thus, i had to downgrade to be able to jailbreak.
This is how i did it:
Put iPad in DFU mode (Recovery mode is not enough)
http://http://junade.com/?p=83
Restore 3.2 firmware using cydias saved SHSH (Which you hopefully saved in cydia.)
http:// http://www.techtosh.com/ipad/downgrade-ipad-os-3-2-2-to-3-2-1-with-cydia-shsh/
The 3.2 firmare for iPad can be found here: http://www.iphonetech.gr/component/content/article/106.html
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10Sep/100

Flash for iPad

Want Flash on your iPad?
Add repo http://repo.benm.at/ to cydia.

Working great on 3.2.1

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19Aug/101

XBMC, Take two

So, i decided to wait with Dharma, and take another shot at the current XBMC live

Install XBMC Live

apt-get install vim python-software-properties pkg-config
add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc-svn/ppa
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
apt-get dist-upgrade
apt-get install linux-generic linux-headers-generic linux-image-generic xbmc xbmc-bin xbmc-data xbmc-live xbmc-skin-confluence xbmc-standalone
wget http://uk.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/256.44/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-256.44.run
chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86-256.44.run
./NVIDIA-Linux-x86-256.44.run
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16Aug/100

Nvidia ION and XBMC Dharma

So, my XBMC started acting up, so I figured I could reinstall. But of course that meant sitting all night trying to do it in the most complicated way ever. The ppa-s for xbmc-svn devs are down atm, soo:

  1. Installing Ubuntu Mini (10.4 Lucid), base system with openssh
  2. Installing subversion
  3. Grabbing the latest svn of the Dharma branch of XBMC
  4. Installing a lot of deps.
  5. Creating a symlink to make opengl dev libs work
  6. Installing xbmc-live script from a ppa

Sources:

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=77745 [Compiling XBMC Dharma on Lucid]
http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW-TO_compile_XBMC_for_Linux_from_source_code
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=74778

And afterwards I just noticed XBMCFreak has a new livecd compiled. Figures.

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27Jun/100

iPad research

I got a iPad 16GB WiFi in San Fransisco this summer, so the first steps was:

Step 1, Jailbreaking
Jailbreak it: http://spiritjb.com/

Step 2, Set root password
Default root passord is 'alpine'. The regular user 'mobile' has the same passord. Change these.

Step 3, The best software
AirVideo - lets you stream movies from any pc/mac. On-the-fly converting. A #1 purchase.
iTap RDP - RDP client XBMC - remote control XBMC
Angry Birds HD - The best game for iPad so far

Step 4, Accessorize
http://www.dealextreme.com/search.dx/search.ipad

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18Apr/100

Some to addictive game

http://games.adultswim.com/robot-unicorn-attack-twitchy-online-game.html

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