Comments for krisRowland.bLog http://krisrowland.wordpress.com 01010111011001010110110001100011011011110110110101100101 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:47:42 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on How to install Skype on Debian Lenny by Synergic http://krisrowland.wordpress.com/2009/07/15/how-to-install-skype-on-debian-lenny/#comment-224 Synergic Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:47:42 +0000 http://krisrowland.wordpress.com/?p=348#comment-224 For the AMD64 this should work specially for newbies who r used to interact with GUI more often, just type http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-static in a browser and save it.Then switch user and log in as root. Go to the location n copy it in /opt. Right click n extract all of it there. Rename the folder to Skype if u want. Right click n then properties n permissions. Allow read n right to the group " others " n check the check box "allow executing file as program". just close it n get out of there immediatly ( just kiddin :-). Logout n log back in as you! then browse to /opt/skype. You'll find two files with the name of skype.Through properties, copy the one witch is executable n has a weight! of 26 mb or so. then paste it neatly on your desktop. of course on your computer's display's desktop. Double click n it should work. For the AMD64 this should work specially for newbies who r used to interact with GUI more often, just type http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-static in a browser and save it.Then switch user and log in as root. Go to the location n copy it in /opt. Right click n extract all of it there. Rename the folder to Skype if u want. Right click n then properties n permissions. Allow read n right to the group ” others ” n check the check box “allow executing file as program”. just close it n get out of there immediatly ( just kiddin :-) . Logout n log back in as you! then browse to /opt/skype. You’ll find two files with the name of skype.Through properties, copy the one witch is executable n has a weight! of 26 mb or so. then paste it neatly on your desktop. of course on your computer’s display’s desktop. Double click n it should work.

]]> Comment on Boot Norton Ghost 14 SRD from a USB stick by Comparaison Acronis True Image Home 2010 VS Norton Ghost 14 | 4 Free On Internet http://krisrowland.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/boot-norton-ghost-14-srd-from-a-usb-stick/#comment-223 Comparaison Acronis True Image Home 2010 VS Norton Ghost 14 | 4 Free On Internet Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:07:26 +0000 http://krisrowland.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-223 [...] recovery media, but allows to create it on CD/DVD. To create it on USB flash drive You need to prepare it Yourself. ” Boot the SRD disc on a machine that has an optical [...] [...] recovery media, but allows to create it on CD/DVD. To create it on USB flash drive You need to prepare it Yourself. ” Boot the SRD disc on a machine that has an optical [...]

]]> Comment on How to install Skype on Debian Lenny by falcon http://krisrowland.wordpress.com/2009/07/15/how-to-install-skype-on-debian-lenny/#comment-222 falcon Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:12:41 +0000 http://krisrowland.wordpress.com/?p=348#comment-222 Anyone still having problems, you have to install some additional packages you can run: sudo aptitude install libqt4-(insert dep error here) libqt4-network libqtcore4 libqtgui4 Anyhow the idea is to resolve the libqt4 dependencies manually, then it should run on Lenny _amd64, so anything listed as "missing" you can just add manually. Anyone still having problems, you have to install some additional packages you can run:

sudo aptitude install libqt4-(insert dep error here) libqt4-network libqtcore4 libqtgui4

Anyhow the idea is to resolve the libqt4 dependencies manually, then it should run on Lenny _amd64, so anything listed as “missing” you can just add manually.

]]> Comment on Boot Norton Ghost 14 SRD from a USB stick by krisrowland http://krisrowland.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/boot-norton-ghost-14-srd-from-a-usb-stick/#comment-219 krisrowland Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:34:15 +0000 http://krisrowland.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-219 So you didn't try booting into the SRD using a physically burned disc and THEN formatting the USB stick, as above? I just want to understand exactly how it went. So you're saying you can create bootable installations of XP, Vista, and 7, on a USB drive using UltraISO? That's great! I recently wanted to figure out how to do this, and there isn't much about the 'net on how to achieve it. I might try it out soon :) So you didn’t try booting into the SRD using a physically burned disc and THEN formatting the USB stick, as above? I just want to understand exactly how it went.

So you’re saying you can create bootable installations of XP, Vista, and 7, on a USB drive using UltraISO? That’s great! I recently wanted to figure out how to do this, and there isn’t much about the ‘net on how to achieve it. I might try it out soon :)

]]> Comment on Boot Norton Ghost 14 SRD from a USB stick by confusedEngineer http://krisrowland.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/boot-norton-ghost-14-srd-from-a-usb-stick/#comment-218 confusedEngineer Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:54:04 +0000 http://krisrowland.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-218 The above method was done using the in-box Norton Ghost v14.0 SRD CD. The USB Drive was created directly from the CD. I also make an ISO of the CD and UltraISO has an option to mount the ISO on a virtual drive (have not tested burning from a mounted drive to the usb drive). I also added my recovery point to the USB stick, making re-install a breeze. <25 mins for Windows XP. This will be my new perfered method of re-installing windows with Norton Ghost v14.0 This method can also be used to create Windows XP, Vista, 7, USB Boot drives. Yes, it's a shame it is proprietary software, but it is worth the demo d/l or even the $29.95. =) The above method was done using the in-box Norton Ghost v14.0 SRD CD. The USB Drive was created directly from the CD.

I also make an ISO of the CD and UltraISO has an option to mount the ISO on a virtual drive (have not tested burning from a mounted drive to the usb drive).

I also added my recovery point to the USB stick, making re-install a breeze. <25 mins for Windows XP. This will be my new perfered method of re-installing windows with Norton Ghost v14.0

This method can also be used to create Windows XP, Vista, 7, USB Boot drives.

Yes, it's a shame it is proprietary software, but it is worth the demo d/l or even the $29.95. =)

]]> Comment on Boot Norton Ghost 14 SRD from a USB stick by krisrowland http://krisrowland.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/boot-norton-ghost-14-srd-from-a-usb-stick/#comment-217 krisrowland Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:08:33 +0000 http://krisrowland.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-217 Wow! That's a great solution! It's a shame it's proprietary software, though. The method outlined above requires you to boot from a burned Ghost System Recovery Disc. Is that what you did, or was it all through a local XP installation? If it's the latter, then I think your solution is the best option if you don't want to burn a real CD. If the former, then I'll have to revise the instructions above. Wow! That’s a great solution! It’s a shame it’s proprietary software, though.

The method outlined above requires you to boot from a burned Ghost System Recovery Disc. Is that what you did, or was it all through a local XP installation? If it’s the latter, then I think your solution is the best option if you don’t want to burn a real CD. If the former, then I’ll have to revise the instructions above.

]]> Comment on Boot Norton Ghost 14 SRD from a USB stick by confusedEngineer http://krisrowland.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/boot-norton-ghost-14-srd-from-a-usb-stick/#comment-216 confusedEngineer Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:41:30 +0000 http://krisrowland.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-216 got it. Apparently format fs=fat32 is not available in WinXP. It was not listed in the diskpart commands. Solution: 1. Download UltraISO 2. Insert Norton SRD 3. Select open CD/DVD 4. Select Bootable tab 5. Select the disk drive, Write Method USB-HDD+, then click Write =) not so... confusedEngineer got it.

Apparently format fs=fat32 is not available in WinXP. It was not listed in the diskpart commands.

Solution:

1. Download UltraISO
2. Insert Norton SRD
3. Select open CD/DVD
4. Select Bootable tab
5. Select the disk drive, Write Method USB-HDD+, then click Write

=)

not so… confusedEngineer

]]> Comment on Boot Norton Ghost 14 SRD from a USB stick by krisrowland http://krisrowland.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/boot-norton-ghost-14-srd-from-a-usb-stick/#comment-215 krisrowland Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:29:28 +0000 http://krisrowland.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-215 ... and always keep in mind, some flash drives just plain don't work with some things. I've had many drives over the years and a lot of them don't behave the same way as others when it comes to making them bootable, etc. It's a pain, but there's not much that can be done about it. Do you have any other usb flash drives you can check? If it works with another flash drive, then it might be an issue with the 8GB stick itself. … and always keep in mind, some flash drives just plain don’t work with some things. I’ve had many drives over the years and a lot of them don’t behave the same way as others when it comes to making them bootable, etc. It’s a pain, but there’s not much that can be done about it. Do you have any other usb flash drives you can check? If it works with another flash drive, then it might be an issue with the 8GB stick itself.

]]> Comment on Boot Norton Ghost 14 SRD from a USB stick by krisrowland http://krisrowland.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/boot-norton-ghost-14-srd-from-a-usb-stick/#comment-214 krisrowland Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:27:15 +0000 http://krisrowland.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-214 As long as you format the 8GB flash drive in windows, and THEN run all steps except formatting from the Ghost boot disk (as above), then I can't see why it wouldn't work... What errors does diskpart give when trying to format fs=fat32? As long as you format the 8GB flash drive in windows, and THEN run all steps except formatting from the Ghost boot disk (as above), then I can’t see why it wouldn’t work… What errors does diskpart give when trying to format fs=fat32?

]]> Comment on Boot Norton Ghost 14 SRD from a USB stick by confusedEngineer http://krisrowland.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/boot-norton-ghost-14-srd-from-a-usb-stick/#comment-213 confusedEngineer Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:17:19 +0000 http://krisrowland.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-213 Someone HELP! Someone HELP!

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