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Unavailable already in use by a different client

8 December 2007

If you’re using HP ILO (Integrated lights out) and get this message it is because another use is either using the ILO or somehow it’s locked up.
One way to get around this is to reset it under the web settings for the ILO if you have access to it. Under the System Status tab, […]

8000FFFF Windows Update

8 October 2007

The other night I received this error message on Windows Updates, and it wouldn’t download anymore updates. I browsed around looking for a fix, but none of them really helped. Here is what I did to fix it.
I went to: Control Panel -> Programs and Features -> View installed updates
Then I uninstalled the last batch […]

Device eth0 has different MAC address than expected, ignoring

14 June 2007

Today I received this error when restoring a Red Hat Linux Virtual Machine.
This is probably more of a work around than a fix, but I edited:
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 and removed the MAC address entry.
Then I initialized the NIC, and it came up fine.

vmware converter agent interface version is not compatible

12 June 2007

If you’re receiving this error message, it’s most likely that you’re using a different version of VMware Converter, previosuly P2V.
To fix this, log into the machine you’re trying to p2v/convert (the target), and uninstall the agent on target machine through add/remove programs.After, go back to the machine you have VMware Converter installed in, and restart the […]

Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer.

2 June 2007

If you’re getting this error message when trying to load an operating system, then most likely you’re using SATA or SCSI hard drives that aren’t included in the OS, and you need to supply a source for them.
If you’re using Windows, you would press F6 when prompted by the operating system in the early states […]

umount: /mnt/floppy: device is busy

2 June 2007

Doing Linux stuff tonight..
I was being silly, trying to unmount while I’m in the directory.
Thought I’d throw this up for anone that searches for it.
Be sure to cd a couple directories out. cd..
Then it will work. =]

Burn a Disc. Prepare this blank disk.

1 June 2007

Lately I’ve been getting this error message everytime I try to used a CD / DVD in Windows Vista. It’s been a little frustrating, because I’d have to reboot in order for the media to be read.
Well after digging around, I think it’s due to autorun being disabled on the drive. So I enabled autorun […]


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