Re: [Dorset] VMware on Kubuntu
On 03/05/16 07:32, Terry Coles wrote: On Monday, 2 May 2016 21:03:10 BST Peter Merchant wrote: I have tried to reinstall VMware 12 back on to my rebuild Kubuntu 16.04. It fails with an error message about USB Arbitration service. Any ideas? Did you fetch a new copy of the VMWare Installer from their site or try to install the one you had archived? I had an error when I tried to run my archived copy, but it went away when I got the latest. The version that worked was V12.1.1-3770994. Exactly-- I used my old version. I'll try the new one. P. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-05-03 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING Reporting bugs well: http://goo.gl/4Xue / TO THE LIST OR THE AUTHOR
Re: [Dorset] VMware on Kubuntu
On 02/05/16 21:03, Peter Merchant wrote: > I have tried to reinstall VMware 12 back on to my rebuild Kubuntu > 16.04. It fails with an error message about USB Arbitration service. > Just as an aside, why use VMWare rather than Qemu/KVM? I moved off VMWare some time ago and not looked back - even converting some of the old images. Cheers Si -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-05-03 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING Reporting bugs well: http://goo.gl/4Xue / TO THE LIST OR THE AUTHOR
[Dorset] Bournemouth Pub Meeting Tonight, Tuesday 2016-05-03.
Hi, It's the pub meet tonight at The Broadway, 8pm-ish. For those that haven't been before look out for a flip of laptops or Terry's stuffed penguin. http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=meetings%3Apub http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=members#terry_coles We are often to the far left of the bar in the corner, near a mains socket. But it isn't reserved for us so we're sometimes to be hunted down elsewhere; often, in the pub's "snug", a small room off the right end of the bar. We like corners. Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-05-03 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING Reporting bugs well: http://goo.gl/4Xue / TO THE LIST OR THE AUTHOR
Re: [Dorset] VMware on Kubuntu
On Tuesday, 3 May 2016 09:11:10 BST Simon P Smith wrote: > Just as an aside, why use VMWare rather than Qemu/KVM? > > I moved off VMWare some time ago and not looked back - even converting > some of the old images. I only use VMWare for a couple of my old Windows Apps; a Satnav update tool and to read my electrical monitoring meter at periodic intervals. I used to use VirtualBox, but always had problems with USB support. While it was supported by Sun, I was prepared to jump though a few hoops, but when Oracle took it over, and began to get FOSS hostile, I went to VMWare which I'd used at work on Windows. I'd be interested to learn if it is possible to import my Windows XP VMware image into Qemu/KVM and if it is likely to support USB access as well as VMWare. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-05-03 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING Reporting bugs well: http://goo.gl/4Xue / TO THE LIST OR THE AUTHOR
Re: [Dorset] Bournemouth Pub Meeting Tonight, Tuesday 2016-05-03.
See you there! On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 9:37 AM, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > Hi, > > It's the pub meet tonight at The Broadway, 8pm-ish. For those that > haven't been before look out for a flip of laptops or Terry's stuffed > penguin. > > http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=meetings%3Apub > http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=members#terry_coles > > We are often to the far left of the bar in the corner, near a mains > socket. But it isn't reserved for us so we're sometimes to be hunted > down elsewhere; often, in the pub's "snug", a small room off the right > end of the bar. We like corners. > > Cheers, Ralph. > > -- > Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-05-03 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING > Reporting bugs well: http://goo.gl/4Xue / TO THE LIST OR THE AUTHOR -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-05-03 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING Reporting bugs well: http://goo.gl/4Xue / TO THE LIST OR THE AUTHOR
Re: [Dorset] VMware on Kubuntu
On 03/05/16 09:39, Terry Coles wrote: > I'd be interested to learn if it is possible to import my Windows XP > VMware image into Qemu/KVM and if it is likely to support USB access > as well as VMWare. Certainly supports USB as I use it to read a secure USB stick which only has windows software, a plantations USB headset and a USB scope. KWM does support VMware disk image formats but also allows for conversion to more efficient storage, example: kvm-img convert -O /qcow2/ /myWinXp.vmdk/ /myWinXp.qcow2 CHeers Si / -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-05-03 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING Reporting bugs well: http://goo.gl/4Xue / TO THE LIST OR THE AUTHOR
Re: [Dorset] VMware on Kubuntu
On Tuesday, 3 May 2016 12:49:52 BST Simon P Smith wrote: > KWM does support VMware disk image formats but also allows for > conversion to more efficient storage, example: > > kvm-img convert -O /qcow2/ /myWinXp.vmdk/ /myWinXp.qcow2 CHeers Si / Hmmm. On my machine kvm-img returns 'command not found' and I've been unable to find a package that includes it. I did find this on the internet earlier today qemu-img convert -c -p -O qcow2 vmname.vmdk vmname.qcow2 but after I had run it, the VM refused to start. I have now discovered that the QT qemu launcher (aqemu), also allows for importing VMWare images and so I am running it now. I'll report on the results later (or tonight at the pub) since I'm going out shortly. -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-05-03 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING Reporting bugs well: http://goo.gl/4Xue / TO THE LIST OR THE AUTHOR
[Dorset] Links from Last Night's Pub Meet.
Hi, "A quine is a non-empty computer program which takes no input and produces a copy of its own source code as its only output." -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quine_%28computing%29 World War Ⅱ voice encryption used by Allies. Claude Shannon and Alan Turing involved. One-time pad in the form of a white-noise record. Weighed 50 tons. One installation was 200ft underground beneath Selfridges. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIGSALY Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-06-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING Reporting bugs well: http://goo.gl/4Xue / TO THE LIST OR THE AUTHOR
