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How to get llama 2 up and running , in a VM, with no GPU, and limited memory on Ubuntu

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OK I decided to write this up after unsuccessfully being able to find all the required info I needed in one place. In this setup we will be using Ubuntu Server 22.04.2 LTS as the OS. I have this running on a home lab ESXi server 8, on a HP Compaq Pro 6300 SFF CPU = Intel Core i7-3770 Installed Memory 16 GB I have some 10K SAS drives installed for the VM's If you have not already, navigate to  Get Ubuntu Server | Download | Ubuntu and download the 22.04.2 LTS ISO Next Lets create our VM that we are going to run this in. *Note Im using ESXi however you can probably do this in Workstation, Fusion, VirtualBox etc The main things to note on the VM creation. Set Ubuntu 64 bit as the guest OS Set your CPU relevant to the physicals CPU, I will be starting with 4 VCPU Set your Memory to as much as you can tolerate, I will be using 12 Disk Space - we are creating a 100G swap file, and the rest of the file can take up some room , so more is better if you can afford it Dont forget to add the U

OSX Mavericks \ Yosemite on a T520 - i7 16GB 256GB SSD

So I was interested in getting OSX running my my T520. I had looked into this about a year ago with no luck, but now there is a great write up for it by the guys over at insanelymac.com on how to do this. After doing my own research to get the required parts , software etc I now have a core i7 , 16GB (ill explain later) , and a 250GB SSD that makes OSX scream on this awesome piece of hardware. So to get started the first thing you are going to need is a whitelist bios patch for the Bios and can be found here: https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-REQUEST-Whitelist-Request-ThinkPad-T520-v1-43-8auj24us-exe Get the 1.44 versoin and flash your bios per the readme included, once its flashed install a OSX compatible WiFi card. Lenovo locks their laptops to intel only WiFi cards. Unfortunately there is little to no support for these on OSX so the best thing to do is replace it with a compatible card. These can be found on ebay for about $5. In my case I purchased a used Ather

VMware Horizon Access Point - Dynamic IP update powershell script.

VMware Horizon Access Point - Dynamic IP update powershell script. Some of us do not have labs at work, a tend to like to test things out before deploying them into production. Since i have a dynamic IP i wrote this powershell script to update my VMware Horizon Access Point every day. Enjoy To run my power shell script, since its not sighned , you have to allow power shell to run unsigned scripts run to following to allow it to run open power shell as administrator Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Update the following variables: Find this line: $pwd = ConvertTo-SecureString "P@$$w0Rd!" -AsPlainText -Force replace P@$$w0Rd! with your actual password for the access point Next find this line: $cred = New-Object Management.Automation.PSCredential ('admin', $pwd) replace 'admin' with the user you setup during install lastly find $proxyDestinationUrl = "cs.home.lab" replace cs.home.lab with the internal DNS of your home lab That is

VMware Horizon Access Point GUI power shell script

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I have created an Updated version 2.0, Please go Here for more info: VMware Horizon Access Point GUI power shell script: I wrote this script as an easy way update your VMware Horizon Access Point with power shell 3 or later.Enjoy Created a Video to show how easy this is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_byc3JxNew To run my power shell script, since its not sighned , you have to allow power shell to run unsigned scripts run to following to allow it to run open power shell as administrator Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Fill these out. ProxyDestination URL = your connection server ProxyDestinationURLThumbprint  = cert thumbprint, if you just put * its accepts all PCoIP Enabled: check this box if your using PCoIP PCoIP External URL = externally accessible IP for your access point Tunneling Enabled = check this box Tunnel external URL = externally accessable url for your access point, or IP VMware Access Point IP = VMware Access Point IP VMware Access Point Us