So basically my question is – how to install windows xp sp2 guest in virtual box with sata disk ? here is the solution.

Got working sata drivers for windows xp guest os  on virtualbox . I am trying to install windows xp sp2 guest on my virtual box host. From internet I learnt that using virtualbox  virtaul sata support – can reduce load on host pc.

So I enabled sata controller and and attached virtual hard disk to it. Problem started as windows xp sp2 failed to  accept sata disk( I know sp3 will support  or we can make xp iso with sata drivers built in but i want to install sp2 only) .

So  from intel site downloaded intel matrix raid drivers  and made img file as I mentioned in my previous post using win image.

Ok , attached virtual floppy to virtual floppy disk to my windows xp sp2 guest and started installation.  using f6 key I am able to instruct xp to load sata drivers. BUT still xp sp2 guest failing to accept my sata disk.

upon constant digging i got solution ..i got some hint from google as virtualbox supports perticular version of intel sata drivers. At last I am able to install …how i did .. will be in next post.

Update: you can download working sata drivers floppy image from below link

http://www.4shared.com/file/114857273/97d3b669/satadrivers.html

You can convert files and folders to floppy image format, .img file using winimage software.

Iso files, repsents cd/dvd images in the same way .img files represents floopy disc image.

These floppy image files are very use full in virtualware world. Suppose you want to install third part disk drivers or device drivers
at the time os install and you host pc don’t have floppy drive. Simply create img file using winimage software and connect virtual floopy drive to virtual pc.

Recently while I am installing virtualbox with xp as guest. I want to install sata drivers for that i need to insert sata drivers floppy    while installing by pressing f6 key. There is no floppy disk avaialble on my hosy pc. So i made .img using winimage and mounted using virtualbox as virtual floppy

Sun Solaris 310-203 latest dumps for solaris 9 to solaris 10 upgrade. While I am writing Solaris 9 sun certified administrator  exam , I am even not aware  what dumps are  ! we used to prepare test server, do  all commands and  used to study bill book which is equal to Solaris bible. Later my Juniors showed me how dumps are working for them to finish sun Solaris exam. Amazing – just prepare 200-300 questios thats it .. you done !!! Bad ..Worest …  My honest suggestion never  follow this way.

In this way obtaining certificates without  subject knowledge never helps to  pass Solaris interview. I would like to share recent incident, me and my friend ( who trusted in dumps )  wrote Solaris 310-203  upgrade exam  ( Solarsi 9 to Solaris 10 ).

As usual i prepared bill books and virtual box based test x86 Solaris 10 system on my laptop  to  brush up commands.

I passed on but my friend .. lost because  no questions from dumps ( he prepared past 3 years dumps+ paid $80 to some exam pass sure website for latest dumps ) I argue don;t trust those sites as now SUn using some new method  to overcome this dump issues.

Never encourage  brain dump culture, be honest   Sure it will help you in future.

WHy china mobile phones are cheap ? I saw many guys using China phones with excellent features compare to price. Big touch screen,multi sim,mp4,mp3,video,still camera,TV, multiple batteries some time free addon memory cards?
With 1/4 cost of normal branded mobiles- China phones offering these many features.
Why branded mobiles not able to offer these many features? million $$$ question for me.
One of friend said China phones are not quality products but i saw many of my friends using them for all most year without any issues?
If you know anything about these china phone secret of it low price – please leave comment here.

Recently i tried to install latest Solaris SPARC build using DVD written by nero on my laptop.. Bingo !!! no use  – boot cdrom command always showed

Can’t read disk label. Can’t open disk label package . Did all kind of troubleshooting and wasted 4 DVDS. Later i used  alcohol 120% – thats it worked.  www.alcohol-soft.com/

So burn your Sparc  ISO image on your x86 laptop/system using alcohol 120% burning software. It will work.

Searching for Solaris volume manager  – SVM  tutorials and howtos. Strangely  I am  not getting  enough data from google on this topic . I thought there should  be enough  links  in google result.  SO i  am updating links related to Solaris Volume Manager  in this post In case if you have any good links, please leave comment on this post with link.

1. Solaris Volume Manager SVM SUN guide

2. Solaris Volum manager how to / SVM how /SVM tutorial with example

3.Solaris Volume Manager (SVM) soft-partitions

Now as a part of Sun Solaris learning series i am going to provide you pdfs related to  Sun Sparc Hardware v440, v490,e450,sunfire215, 245. Please go trough them and i am giving soft warning – this is going to be time consuming, concentration demand work. These pdfs will provide you detail from A-Z of above mentioned servers. From unpacking server to OS install. Pay more concentration here. Once if we able to make it successful next we going to play with OBP – open boot or OK prompt. This is very important.

*** Attachments will be password protected. Please leave comment who wants password

http://www.4shared.com/file/104036862/e35d225e/sunhardware.html

Sun Solaris can run on x86 and SPARC hardware. But on most production sites it runs on costly Sparc hardware. Any way now a days Sun trying to promote Solaris 10 on x86 also. In our project first we will study about some sparc hardware later  on x86. For you who don;t have access to SPARC hardware – you can learn most of the Solaris on x86 but you going to miss – OBP ( open boot ) and other stuff. But it won;t stop you to learn them only missing part is lab.on x86 90% of Solaris you can learn which is more than enough for New or Jr system administrator.

So now i have one V440 server and few blade desktops. i hope thease are enough for our project.

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Sun Solairs operating system ( http://sun.com soon  http://oracle.com ) is the best UNIX operating systems . I would to preset some tutorials  in sequence in newbie point of view. That means from where we need to start, what you need to learn ..etc.. Hope  this project will going to help Jr system administrators.

How to convert your normal web hosting account to online backup service. As shown on this blog ) -  free online backup service.

Suppose you have a web hosting account with ftp access ( now a days its common trend – gifting web hosting account  on  birth day in my place ) and you want to purchase online backup service also to keep you docs/files online for extra safety then you can read on this post to save some $$… So how you can  use you normal web hosting account as online backup service also without purchasing any service/software. I will show you here …

with an example. Mr smartguy having a normal web hosting account with some xyz ISP/web hosting provider and Mr smartguy uses his laptop with Windows. Now he is having one folder named “myimpfiles” where he stores imp docs or any files. Now he wants to backup  that folder online that too automatically.  so when ever he adds file to that folder or any modifications he made should reflect on his server. Such a basic service he don;t want to spend single $ ..so he started  searching google and found one free – adfree – software called fling from http://www.nchsoftware.com/

Fling  transfers files from local system to remote server automatically using ftp. you can see fling vs normal ftp at

http://www.nchsoftware.com/ftp/index.html

Key features are :

Detect file changes and upload automatically           -
Schedule automatic scans and uploads

So  fellow smartyGuy – give a try to fling… any questions leave a comment on this post- i will help you out . In this way you can convert your ftp account to backup service also. In Unix samething can be done cron job but i am not sure how to achive ” Detect file changes and upload automatically” feature ??