New hardware, new problems

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I recently got some new hardware, and as you can immagine, some issues. Disclaimer: I describe some procedures and link to an external website. I will be not responsible for damages caused by the operations described. I will be not responsible for the external site content or damages caused by the operations described in the … Leggi tutto

ALTA Ingegneria

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Postulato 1) Niente funziona mai davvero bene, tranne le cose assolutamente inutili. Postulato 2) Quando tutto sembra funzionare davvero bene, l’ingegnere non ha capito qualcosa e quel qualcosa e’ in agguato nell’ombra intento ad assumere una forma vagamente fallica. Postulato 3) Tutto inizia a funzionare davvero bene un attimo prima di diventare inutile ed e … Leggi tutto

Compiling Google Android for x86 with VMWARE & Ubuntu Linux on Windows

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You have Windows but you want to compile Android as well. You can, providing you install VmPlayer and a linux vm appliance. I will not get into this.  I will assume you have an up-t0-date Vmware appliance up and running with reasonable virtual RAM (>1GB) and disk space (>8GB).

Credits for compiling Android in x86 go to the guys at virtuallyshocking.com
Disclaimer: you can break, erase, burn, incinerate your gear while attempting the steps outlined below. Restrain from following them if you don’t feel confident. Moreover:  THIS WILL wipe whatever you have installed on your PC and  THIS IS at a rather experimental stage, so don’t expect everything to function appropriately (quoting virtuallyshocking.com). Beware:The build process produces an installer, not a live image!

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