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by Chris
Sun Jan 08, 2012 10:20 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Solved: Grub boot windows
Replies: 4
Views: 30942

Re: Grub boot windows

On most windows you run (From the install disk > command prompt) FDISK /MBR This should fix it. I hear it doesn't work on Windows Vista. MBRFix.exe can fix it, but you first have to download it. You can download it from http://www.sysint.no/en/Download.aspx And run it, again from Windows install dis...
by Chris
Sat Jan 07, 2012 11:45 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Solved: Grub boot windows
Replies: 4
Views: 30942

Re: Grub boot windows

You can try to do a repair with the Windows install CD/DVD.

Boot from the CD and select the option repair.
It should reinstall the windows bootloader, I believe.
It has been a while since I tried it.
by Chris
Fri Nov 18, 2011 12:08 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Solved: mount TrueCrypt file on a linux server
Replies: 2
Views: 23568

Re: mount TrueCrypt file on a linux server

You can do this with the following command

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truecrypt /path/to/created/volume /mnt/mountpoint
Unmounting can be done with:

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truecrypt -d /path/to/created/volume 
by Chris
Thu Sep 01, 2011 2:29 am
Forum: General
Topic: Solved: Reset HTC touch 2
Replies: 2
Views: 25070

Re: Reset HTC touch 2

There are 2 ways to do a reset Soft reset ( unsaved work will be lost) Hard reset (All personal data is deleted!) Performing a soft reset Perform a soft (normal) reset to clear all active program memory and shut down all active programs. This is useful when your phone is running slower than normal, ...
by Chris
Mon Aug 22, 2011 6:42 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: How do I change Password Expiration
Replies: 1
Views: 20375

Re: How do I change Password Expiration

This is usually only on companies PC's, a normal Windows XP on home computer never let the password expire. Anyway if you have the necessary rights (Administrator) you can do the following: To turn off the warning, go to the Control Panel and launch the Administrative Tools. If you happen to be usin...
by Chris
Fri Jul 01, 2011 6:08 pm
Forum: Linux
Topic: How do I mount a .VDI filesystem under linux?
Replies: 2
Views: 8783

Re: How do I mount a .VDI filesystem under linux?

For fixed-size VDI images, you can follow this tutorial. http://wiki.przemoc.net/tips/linux#mounting_partition_from_vdi_fixed-size_image For dynamic size VDI-images, it looks to be more difficult... From what I read it is highly discouraged to mount it with a non-vdi aware application. With the risk...
by Chris
Mon Jun 13, 2011 6:19 pm
Forum: Linux
Topic: Solved: How do I access the encrypted home dir
Replies: 2
Views: 8768

Re: How do I access the encrypted home dir

There are a few step you need to take. First get the mount password phrase ecryptfs-unwrap-passphrase /home/.ecryptfs/ubuntu_user/.ecryptfs/wrapped-passphrase The password you need to give for this is the login password. The string you get now is the encryption key ( KEY1 ) We need to get a special ...
by Chris
Fri Apr 22, 2011 7:51 pm
Forum: Linux
Topic: Setting time with sntp doesnt work
Replies: 1
Views: 7156

Re: Setting time with sntp doesnt work

Our you sure you have enough rights?

Try to do it as root.

The following usually works for me:

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sntp -r ntp.server.com
the -r option tells it to reset the system clock by settimeofday.
by Chris
Tue Feb 08, 2011 4:38 pm
Forum: Linux
Topic: Solved: Check a ntfs file system in linux
Replies: 3
Views: 10895

Re: Check an ntfs file system in linux

I did found a program that might work: ntfsfix . Desription: ntfsfix is a utility that fixes some common NTFS problems. ntfsfix is NOT a Linux version of chkdsk. It only repairs some fundamental NTFS inconsistencies, resets the NTFS journal file and schedules an NTFS consistency check for the first ...
by Chris
Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:48 pm
Forum: Linux
Topic: Solved: Check a ntfs file system in linux
Replies: 3
Views: 10895

Re: Check an ntfs file system in linux

As far as I know, it isn't supported yet.

Best is to connect your disk to Windows system and do the check.