Category Archives: system

vmplayer 3.1.3-324285 + Linux 2.6.37

Posted on March 5, 2011 by

I need to use vmplayer because Microsoft Windows is required for Linux-unfriendly IT infrastructures, document formats, Online ATMs, etc. However the modules of the latest vmplayer, v3.1.3, cannot build under Linux 2.6.37. So: Extract the tar balls under /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source , … Continue reading →

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oprofile

Posted on August 5, 2008 by

First you have to enable oprofile in your kernel, i.e. you must have CONFIG_PROFILING=y CONFIG_OPROFILE=y in your kernel config. Then you need userspace utilities to use it. I used oprofile 0.9.4. First of all you need to setup it with … Continue reading →

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