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VMWare Server 2: Unable to build the vsock module

If you encounter the following error after installing VMWare Server 2.0 RCx to Ubuntu:

Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
make: Entering directory `/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vsock-only’
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.24.4-desktop-1mnb/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.24.4-desktop-1mnb’
CC [M] /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vsock-only/linux/af_vsock.o
In file included from /root/tmp/vmware-config0/vsock-only/linux/af_vsock.c:92:
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vsock-only/./include/compat_wait.h:64: error: conflicting types for ‘poll_initwait’
include/linux/poll.h:65: error: previous declaration of ‘poll_initwait’ was here
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vsock-only/linux/af_vsock.c:260: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/root/tmp/vmware-config0/vsock-only/linux/af_vsock.c: In [...]

Choppy video when viewing 1080p using VLC

Technorati Tags: vlc,hd video,1080p,choppy video,full hd

Do you have 1080p video that your dying to watch only to found out that your high end PC/Laptop seems not up to the task of decoding?

We’ll, there’s quick fix for it but let’s have quick overview on what is 1080p:

1080p is the shorthand name for a category of display resolutions.

The [...]

Open Source password manager (KeePassX)

Let me start this entry by quoting Bruce Schneier, an internationally acclaimed cryptographer and security researcher:

As a cryptography and computer security expert, I have never understood the current fuss about the open source software movement. In the cryptography world, we consider open source necessary for good security; we have for decades. Public security is always more [...]

DDNS bug in DD-WRT when using the pre-set DynDNS settings

Technorati Tags: dd-wrt,dyndns,ddns

 

DD-WRT provides a set of predefined configurations for the most common DDNS services. This makes updating easy.  After choosing from one of the predefined DDNS services, you just need to provide the "User Name" and the "Password" for the account of your DDNS service. In the "Host Name" field, you have to enter the [...]

DD-WRT: How to update multiple host names registered at your DDNS service

Technorati Tags: dd-wrt,dyndns,ddns,automatic IP update

Since DD-WRT v23-SP2, brainslayer, the creator/maintainer of DD-WRT, decided to replace ez-ipupdate with inadyn used for resolving WAN IP for DDNS reporting.

INADYN is a free DynDNS  client. It gives the possibility to have your own fixed hostname registered on the internet, although your IP might be changing. It checks periodically whether the [...]

Panasonic using Open Source Software (OSS) on its Viera Series LCD TV

We recently bought a TV during the last IT show, a Panasonic Vierra LCD HDTV. Not the latest model but good enough for our needs, at least it has 100hz IPS panel. During my exploration of its menus, I stumbled upon this:

yes, that is a GNU L/GPL license.

Apparently, Panasonic is using AM micro-controller [...]

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