If you want to import all your settings into your Jailbroken phone, I’ve created a carrier file… be sure to run ultrasn0w as your iPhone won’t recognize the Sim anyway – the carrier file enters the MMS settings, as well as tethering and 3G settings. It also includes the 3UK Logo for the top of
iPhone 3G Unlocking 3.1.2 for 3UK
If you’re on 3UK, and want to use it on your iPhone with OS3.1.2, then from today (3rd of November), then it is safe to do so… thanks to blackra1n.
Windows Vista – Upgrading
Well, it’s 14:53, and my Windows Vista DVD has just arrived. I opted for the Home Premium version.
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Fireworks “Spectacular” was a “Spectacular” failure
We decided to head on down to Ryelands Park as it was their new official viewing area. When we got there, we were greeted by a large area of mud as well under 18′s drinking from bottles of beer (with 4 Police / PCSO officers stood chatting); despite the posters and leaflets saying that alcohol
PBX in a Flash on a Corgi VPS
Setting up a VPS from Corgi Tech as a PBX doesn’t work right out the box. This is because the kickstart file on the ISO is set to look for IP settings etc via DHCP – which Corgi don’t use 
So, what we need to do is to do the first part, set the IP details and then resume from where it got to…
I’m using a Standard VPS with a discount code of CORGI50
If you want to also install Incredible PBX 3, be sure to use the 32-bit PIAF2 ISO and choose Asterisk 1.8 and FreePBX 2.9.
Step 1: Mount the ISO – support may do this for you!
Step 2: Boot from the Virtual CD (ISO).
Step 3: Choose the Timezone.
Step 4: Set your root password.
Step 5: Go make a coffee, and wait for the install to complete and reboot (make sure the vMware bios is set to boot from HDD first).
Step 6: Login with your root username and password.
Step 7: Type ” setup ” at the prompt.
Step 8: Choose Network Configuration (press enter).
Step 9: Choose Device Configuration, and select the eth0 device (press enter).
Step 10: Unstar the use DHCP option and enter your details – then press OK. If you have more IP’s, choose New Device and repeat starting with eth0:1 in the first two boxes… for more IP’s, use eth0:2 and so on. Press Save.
Step 11: Choose DNS configuration – enter your hostname in the first box, the DNS stuff in primary and secondary. Then press OK and then Save & Quit, and Quit again.
Step 11b: type ” nano /etc/hosts ” and modify it so it displays the following:
::1 localhost.localdomain localhost hostname
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost hostname
YOU.RIP.ADD.RESS hostname.domain.tld hostname
Obviously the last entry needs fixing to the correct details for you..
Step 12: Reboot your VPS by typing ” reboot ” in the console.
Step 13: SSH in to your IP and copy and paste the following in:
cd /etc/yum.repos.d/;nano /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo;yum install kernel-devel php php-mysql php-gd php-mbstring php-pear php-pear-db perl perl-libwww-perl perl-DateManip perl-DBD-mysql perl-DBI perl-Net-DNS perl-suidperl perl-XML-Parser audiofile-devel dhcp gd lm_sensors libusb-devel mysql-devel gcc-c++ flite flite-devel automake xinetd tftp-server joe gtk2 gtk2-devel arts arts-devel esound-devel jack-audio-connection-kit lcms libart_lgpl-devel libogg-devel libvorbis-devel nas pulseaudio-libs SDL alsa-lib-devel libmng libtool-ltdl libtool-ltdl-devel qt dialog coreutils sqlite-devel libstdc++-devel tzdata ntp ntpdate php-process php-imap php-xml -y;yum update -y;yum upgrade -y;/usr/sbin/ntpdate -su pool.ntp.org;mkdir -p /etc/pbx;date --iso-8601=minutes > /etc/pbx/.installdate;echo "20621" > /etc/pbx/.isoversion;echo "ks" > /etc/pbx/.installmethod;echo "/usr/local/sbin/piafdl" >> /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S99local;cd /root;wget http://www.pbxinaflash.org/piaf6/files/piafdl-1.0-1.i686.rpm;wget http://www.pbxinaflash.org/piaf6/files/piafxtras-1.0-1.i686.rpm;rpm -ivh piafdl-1.0-1.i686.rpm;rpm -ivh piafxtras-1.0-1.i686.rpm;rm -vf piafdl-1.0-1.i686.rpm;rm -vf piafxtras-1.0-1.i686.rpm;cp -f /usr/src/piafxtras/preinstallmenu/piafxtras-menu /usr/local/sbin/piafxtras-menu;chmod +x /usr/local/sbin/piafxtras-menu;cat /usr/src/piafxtras/preinstallmenu/motd.tmp >/etc/motd;sed -i 's|quiet||' /boot/grub/grub.conf;sed -i 's|rhgb||' /boot/grub/grub.conf;sed -i 's/[ ]*$//' /boot/grub/grub.conf;sed -i '/vmlinuz-2.6/ s|$| vga=791|' /boot/grub/grub.conf;reboot;
Step 14: Enable the centosplus repository by setting enabled to 1, then CTRL+X, press Y and press return. Wait for it to copy the stuff over and it’ll reboot.
Step 15: Console in via vSphere (or SSH and run piafdl). It should be waiting for you… CentOS 6 has some keyboard quirks – I use the first letters (highlighted) and enter to select.. running poafdl via SSH works 100000% better.
Step 16: Follow the prompts…. again keyboard could be quirky – I let it generate a password for me, and I write it down. Sometimes (before it starts to actually install), you need to press the key again for your choice.
Step 17: Leave it to it! (I use the capslock key to wake the display)
Now…. jump to the FreePBX Setup section of Introducing PBX in a Flash 2 with CentOS 6.2 on the NerdVittles website.
If you want to install IncrediblePBX 3, copy and paste the following in to the SSH terminal install-incredpbx3.
Developing Web Apps for iOS
I’ve been playing around with HTML allowing my new application to be used as a web-app on the iPad and iPhone…. Read more
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NHS Closure – decision has been made.
For those that know me, I’m a volunteer tutor at a local Mental Health Charity, Workspace Lancaster. I’ve been there since January, and have loved it. I’ve also been with NCBI Lancashire for two years now.
Very recently, the NHS announced that it was withdrawing funding from the project – which means that ultimately it has been forced to close within the very near and coming months. It has driven me absolutely barmy; the worst thing has been not knowing what was going to happen mixed with waiting for decisions to be made. Many a time have I contemplated throwing in the towel. Read more
Writing my first novel
Well I’ve decided that I’m going to start writing a fiction novel.
I’ve spent the past year reading various vampire-themed books as well as ones on magic, demons, faeries, werewolves and other mystical creatures. Read more
Marketing & Publicity – Social Networking
Over the many years that I’ve been involved with web development, I’ve changed my stance when it comes to things like Social Networking.
I often get asked what I think of these two Social Networking sites in particular: Facebook and Twitter. Read more
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