OK kids, it’s Techie Time again. This is where I post something that I found out for myself, since using Google and searching forums got me nowhere. The hope is that search crawlers pick this up and help someone else out.
I was running into a problem using VMWare Server version 1.0.1 on a RHEL 4 system. On that system I had RHEL 4 virtual machine that we kept the kernel updated to the bleeding edge (but not the one RedHat officially releases). When I did the update to version 2.6.22.6, the virtual machine would not boot. An excerpt from the error messages on boot:
mkrootdev label / not found
Apparently there’s something wonky going on with the emulated hardware in the slightly older version of VMWare Server, causing the new kernel not to see the virtual disk. Updating VMWare Server to 1.0.4 fixed the issue (no need to rebuild the new kernel on the VM).
Hope that helps!
We now return you to your regularly scheduled program of nothing…
Since I don’t write a whole lot here these days, I felt I’d at least update with something that’s worthwhile to post about. One of my colleagues and friends at TV Squad, Adam Finley, passed away in a tragic bicycle accident last week. We’re honoring his memory at TV Squad today by re-posting our favorite posts of his from the past few years he wrote for TV Squad.
Adam was a brilliantly funny guy and almost always injected his own brand of humor into everything he wrote. I made a point of telling Adam several times that I thought his writing was meant for television, movies or just something more than a blog. I had even considered helping him apply to places like SNL, because I felt he could do it. He was just too modest about his work.
Adam had also helped many, many times with editorial duties at TV Squad. He often lent a hand whenever asked and at times had ambitions to be a bigger part of the editorial team. Sometimes those talks advanced, other times they were just forgotten.
I’m only glad the internet now serves as a memorial to his work, where generations can enjoy his writing with a simple search. It’s touching to see that so many people remember his writing, and he’ll be impossible to replace.
UPDATE (2007-09-12): It’s weird how something like this hits me. Instead of being incredibly upset from the get-go, I got progressively worse for the past few days. Reading through more of Adam’s posts, some of his other work, old emails we had together. I felt like complete dog shit yesterday, but I think the worst is behind me now. This whole thing has taught me some important lessons in life and has influenced me in different ways. Would I be remembered as a kind person if I were to die tomorrow? What have I done to earn respect from people I’ve never met? Is that even possible at this point?
Like some of Adam’s friends have said, I keep thinking I’ll see an email from Adam any minute now with one of his funny quotes. It’s weird not getting them anymore.
