yet another draggy weblog

hey folks!

today i’ve got the message that vmware workstation was updated and that version 6.5.4 is out. so, i downloaded it and wanted to install … *schmecks*

there was a problem – i remembered it, that the version 6.5.3 made similar troubles – the installer hung up at configuring the vmplayer. here i found again the solution. shortly briefed:

• in one terminal, run: while true; do sudo killall -9 vmware-modconfig-console; sleep 1; done
• in a second terminal, run: sudo ./VMware-Workstation-6.5.4-246459.x86_64.bundle –ignore-errors
• kill loop in first terminal.
• run: sudo vmware-modconfig –console –install-all
• edit /etc/vmware/bootstrap to add the line: VMWARE_USE_SHIPPED_GTK=force

and everything is fine

thanks for all the fish!

hey folks!

after a lot of unsuccessful tries finally there is a solution! if you want to connect your ubuntu with a iphone 3gs to the internet look at this site!

but here a short overview:

• add following repository: “add-apt-repository ppa:pmcenery/ppa”
• run “apt-get update”
• install following packages: “gvfs ipheth-utils”

that should be enough, so you can plug your activated iphone to the usb and your network-manager will show you a new wired network interface.

so, happy surfing with your iphone

as you have read on this page before, it is possible to upgrade an iphone under ubuntu with vmware. BUT, as i’ve read on this page, it is easier as you think! here is my actually setup …

• iPhone 3G 8Gb
• ubuntu 9.10 (karmic) on lenovo t61p, kernel 2.6.31-19-generic
• vmware workstation 6.5.3 build-185404
• guest: winxp professional sp3 with itunes 9.0.3.15

what has to be done?

1. create a file /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-usb.conf

2. add usb modules not to be loaded into that file

blacklist snd_usb_audio
blacklist usbhid

3. reload kernel event manager for the changes to take effect

reload udev

4. restart vmware and make sure you also restart windows in vmware

5. now start iphone software update in itunes

6. after update is complete, you can remove the blacklist file and restart kernel event manager again

note that during firmware update iphone might get disconnected – just connect it again using vmware removable devices menu.

wish you happy upgrading!!!