Archive for agosto, 2011

convert deb 32bit to 64 bit

{ agosto 31, 2011 @ 1:55 PM } · { Ubuntu }
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I must remember how to conver deb package from 32 bit to 64 bit:
This are the steps
date i seguenti comandi

sudo fakeroot alien --to-tgz epson-alc1100-filter_1.2-1_i386.deb
sudo fakeroot alien --to-tgz epson-alc1100-filter-cups_1.2-1_i386.deb

and

sudo fakeroot alien --to-deb epson-alc1100-filter-1.2.tgz

sudo fakeroot alien --to-deb epson-alc1100-filter-cups-1.2.tgz

I need fakeroot and alien packages.

Install freedos on usb with ubuntu qemu firmware update

{ agosto 30, 2011 @ 1:52 PM } · { Ubuntu }
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This are the steps:

install qemu for test usb disk

apt-get install qemu-kvm

Download freedos
wget http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.0/fdbasecd.iso

Format your key usb
sudo mkfs.msdos /dev/sdx1
sdx is your partition

Attention!!!
sudo qemu -boot d -m 512 -cdrom /path/fdbasecd.iso -hda /dev/sdx

sdx must be entire usb disk device

Press 1
Press 1
Choise your languages
Press 5 (Run FreeDOS from CD-ROM)
TYPE into DOS SHell
a:
sys c:
That’s all

Close Qemu Window
only 2 file must be into c: : command.com and kernel.sys

unplug the usb stick and plug in again
copy your firmware into usb drive

Bye