PCoIP Config Utility Download Errors
This is just a quick update – I know the link to download this is dead. I am currently tied up at VMware Partner Exchange but I know something is screwed up on my web host. I can’t dig into it now but will get it sorted as soon as I get home (this weekend). Apologies for the mess, this just blew up at a time where I don’t have the tools and access I need to fix it.
Stay tuned for more info this weekend.
Updated TinyCore Builder Link
For those hoping to find a simple and quick method to create a small, bootable Linux installation for PC repurposing – look no further…
TinyCore Builder allows you to fill out a simple form, and get a very compact bootable Linux image with the VMware View Client out the other end. The image provided is ideal for USB or PXE booting a repurposed PC againbst a VMware View environment.
The TinyCore Builder recently moved so if you were already aware of and using this tool, please update your links to the following URL:
http://repurpose.vmwarecloud.at/
Enjoy!
PCoIP Configuration Utility Release 1.0 – Update and Shame!
Well, this is the kind of post I don’t like to make. After getting a few responses and doing some additional troubleshooting (thanks Ed) I’ve found an issue with the new session disconnection detection that can cause the app to basically fail right from launch if you provide admin level credentials to authorize the app. I believe this is related to the process elevating and then HKCU being visible to the app via the elevated user vs. the actual logged in user. I’m going to do some tweaking and testing and hopefully get a fix for this up soon. Clearly not everyone will be hit by this (I was never prompted to provide credentials in my testing so never caught this) but I have to think a good number of people will be, so for now, if you see an error about not finding the Volatile Environment – you have my sincerest apologies!
I’ll update the blog as soon as a fix is found.
PCoIP Log Viewer – Minor Update
From some recent comments it seems there were still some parser errors showing up between View 5.0 and View 5.1 logs. Having been sent some sample logs I identified that the PCoIP version was different (newer) than what I was expecting for View 5.1 GA. I’ve updated the parser to identify this new version and key off it for proper parsing (at least in my limited testing).
This means there’s an update to the parser and the viewer to reflect the new versioning. As always the Viewer will update itself, but you’ll need to grab the parser from here.
The updated parser can found here. It should report version 1.0.0158 when passed ‘-h’.
If you need to freshly install the viewer you can find it here.
The long and painful silence
I must apologize for the lack of updates in recent weeks. There has been much going on and some significant life changes in motion that have pulled me away from the blog – though not entirely from the table build. I will admit that progress has slowed a bit on the actual build but there’s some very cool supplemental construction that has been going on with considerable help and effort from a far more craft-capable friend. There will certainly be a post or 20 covering that – all in due time.
Not going to report anything significant beyond that, just felt compelled to at least drop a line to let you know I am still here, still working on things but progress has gotten a bit sidetracked.