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remote Debian install on a BL20

0 Comments Published September 1st, 2006 in Sysadmin.

If you’re trying to do a remote Debian install on a BL20 blade from HP via the ILO interface, you should use the sarge install cd (I used the business card edition) via the ILO’s virtual CD feature, and use ‘expert26′ to make the installer boot with the 2.6 kernel. The default 2.4 kernel does [...]

startup sounds in Vista

2 Comments Published September 1st, 2006 in Completely clueless, Completely useless, DRM.

So; you will not be allowed to change or turn off the startup sound in Windows Vista. This has taken Microsoft months to decide, and the decision has involved lawyers, marketing, engineers, and no doubt countless managers. If you were ever wondering why Vista is so delayed… It’s also a good idication of the path [...]

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Planned books:

Manifold: Time (Manifold) by Stephen Baxter
The Gridlock Economy: How Too Much Ownership Wrecks Markets, Stops Innovation, and Costs Lives by Michael Heller

Current books:

Childhood’s end by Arthur C. Clarke
The Gridlock Economy: How Too Much Ownership Wrecks Markets, Stops Innovation, and Costs Lives by Michael Heller