Fixing Windows Update errors
Posted in Solved Problems, Windows on Feb 27th, 2009
The ultimate .bat-file for completely resetting and fixing all sorts of stupid Windows Update errors
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Error “Need to reboot the computer” after running Adobe Update Manager
Posted in Solved Problems on Oct 5th, 2008
Things to try.
GPG Error: The following signatures were invalid
Posted in Linux, Solved Problems on Aug 3rd, 2008
debian-archive-keyring up to date? still get the error?
here’s a tip: try without a transparent proxy (i had to flush the cache on mine)
CIFS VFS No response for cmd n mid…
Posted in Linux, Solved Problems on Aug 2nd, 2008
On a few systems, I’ve noticed CIFS mounts have a tendency to lock up the system when transferring large files, or a shitload of small ones in quick succession. When this happens, the system may or may not completely lock up, and lines like these will appear in your syslog:
Aug 1 22:58:16 dreadnought kernel: CIFS [...]
Hardware clock fix for Debian on Mac Mini
Posted in Linux, Solved Problems on Jul 19th, 2008
On my Mac Mini, the hardware clock was seriously screwed up under Debian. The clock would set itself 1 hour back for each boot and cause all kinds of strange issues with cron when corrected. A small fix will remedy this situation.
1. sudo vim /etc/init.d/hwclock.sh
2. change ‘HWCLOCKPARS=’ to ‘HWCLOCKPARS=”–directisa”‘ (note: that’s two dashes before directisa, [...]
VMWare mouse problems - mouse stuck in bottom right corner
Posted in Solved Problems on Jun 30th, 2008
If you convert a virtual machine which has Microsoft’s “Virtual Machine Additions” installed to a VMWare-compatible virtual machine using VMWare converter or a similar program and then proceed to install VMWare tools to optimize the virtual machine for its new environment, you will quickly find your mouse isn’t all that willing to move anymore. Either [...]