Just a quick post today. Here’s the tool I mentioned in a previous blog entry. I slightly modified something, but the concept is still the same. I wanted to add something more, but at the moment it’s only a new line in my to-do list…
I don’t think you need a help for using the tool, it’s pretty stupid.
The code was written in few hours, but now I don’t have the time to test it carefully. For any bug/comment/criticism/whatever feel free to contact me.
September 27, 2007 at 4:00 pm
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October 8, 2007 at 3:56 am
Superb tool! Absolutely fantastic!
January 3, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Found your tool. Great stuff for checking memory changes.
The thing that is missing for me are the file system changes. I tried your tool on the *.vmdk files, but this does not work. Looking at the files with a hex editor gives no useable strings.
Can you help?
January 3, 2008 at 10:56 pm
The tool was designed to work on vmem files only, that’s why you have problems trying with vmdk files. What do you want to do exactly?
January 4, 2008 at 10:17 am
I am looking for a tool that can summerize all changes on a file system that an installation makes.
The idea is to start with a virgin snapshot. Then I want to install the software and take a new snapshot right after that. By comparing the filesystems of the two snapshots, the result is a diff that contains all new installed files.
I hope this gives you enough information.
January 12, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Hi Arthur.
I understand what you want to do but we should know the specific structure of a vmdk file. At the moment I have no idea about it, that’s the problem.
December 25, 2008 at 5:18 pm
Dear Zairon,
Wow, this is amazing program, help me much.