Error:

XML verification failed for https://dlssl.google.com/android/repository/repository.xml.

Error: java.lang.NullPointerException

Solution:

This error occurs on Mac because, Java 6 is not installed by default on osX 10.5.6 or before and you need Java 6 to run Android AVD and SDK Manager.

The easiest way to overcome this error is by installing the latest version of Java.
To install, do the following:

Go to Apple Menu ---> Software Update ---> Tick the checkbox of Java Software Update ---> Click Install

I found this as the easiest way to update Java.  I tried to download newer version of Java but later realized that I have wasted 10 minutes in searching for a direct download.

After the installation, now run the Android AVD and SDK Manager and try installing the packages.  If you are still getting some error, do the following:

Go to Applications ---> Utilities ---> Run Java Preferences (In some machines, Java Preferences application might be present in Java Folder).

In the General Tab, change the order of Java versions in both the Java Applet box and Java Applications box by moving the Java SE 6 to the top in the order of Java Versions.

After the above steps, Android SDK and AVD Manager should run smoothly.

Happy Programming

Viplav

What wrong has he committed? He is the general manager of a reputed firm in Hyderabad and has been an activist involved in this movement since the very beginning. He has the best interest of the country in mind. Consider that Hari Prasad has not entertained a single offer to tamper with an EVM from politicians. Politicians from the northeast offered lucrative sums to learn how to tamper with the EVMs but they were rejected. It is a matter of shame and travesty of justice that the Election Commission instead of appreciating the acts of such heroes should stoop to intimidation and try and punish them.

Hari Prasad’s actions are similar to those of activists in US and Europe and they are respected for it. For instance, Dr Alex Halderman who worked with Hari Prasad in hacking the Indian EVM has also hacked a EVM used in the US elections and he was employed by State of California Secretary of State to expose the vulnerabilities of the EVMs used in California.

Read the complete article: http://news.rediff.com/interview/2010/aug/24/
hari-prasad-is-a-hero-not-a-thief.htm

-Viplav

It makes clear in the minds of common people that all the charges are clearly orchestrated. Central Government is opposing his suggestions because they are under the purview that Mr. Hari Krishna Prasad is raising his voice against them, which is a fallacy.  Whereas Mr. Hari Krishna Prasad is trying to prove that the Electronic Voting Machines have many loopholes through which they can be tampered.  His campaign is not against any particular party or government.  As a responsible citizen of India, he want to make sure that the Indian Democracy is free and fair, and nobody is taking undue advantage of the loopholes.

To support Hari Krishna Prasad, raise your voice by voting here and at indianevm.com:

I request all the technologists and responsible citizens of India to join their voice together for the release of Mr. Hari Krishna Prasad and make the Election Commission implement his suggestions for a better democracy.

If any further pressure is put on Hari Krishna Prasad, this would directly imply that the ruling government doesn’t want the machines be rectified out of loopholes or they are trying the suppress the voice of genuine researchers working for the betterment of our nation.

Important Links:

http://indiaevm.org

http://indianevm.com

http://luckyviplav.wordpress.com

Important Articles which you should definitely read:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Intel-background-check-on-EVM-thief/articleshow/6441674.cms

Imporant Videos

http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/129592/can-electronic-voting-machines-be-fixed.html

http://www.timesnow.tv/videoshow/4352444.cms

Regards,
—
Viplav

Is this what responsible technologists get for using their skills for a better nation?

Raise your voice by supporting this concern:

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Yes, in India arrest is the only answer if you are a normal citizen and if you raise your voice against any vulnerability, which challenges the politically backed bureaucratic system.

Mr. Hari Krishna Prasad, an ordinary technologist from Hyderabad was arrested on Saturday morning from his home for demonstrating the vulnerability of EVMs to tampering.

Dr. J.Alex Halderman, Mr.Hari Krishna Prasad and Mr.Rop Gonggrijp

Mr. Hari Krishna Prasad with Dr. J. Alex Halderman, a professor of computer science at the University of Michigan and Mr.Rop Gonggrijp, a technology activist from Holland, conducted a thorough research on the vulnerabilities of Indian Voting Machines to tampering.  The team was successful in establishing multiple techniques to hack or tamper our Indian Electronic Voting Machines, which we use in all our elections.  These voting machines play a crucial role in deciding which government is formed.  If these machines can be tampered, are we assured that the vote we cast, is cast for the right government in the world’s largest democracy?

I request all the citizens of India and activists from the world to raise their voice against the arrest of Mr. Hari Krishna Prasad and promote a tamper proof democracy.

Let us not go back on technology; let us make it accountable through:

Electronic Voting Machine (Open Source) + Paper Receipt = Safe Democracy

Research Paper and Video:

http://indiaevm.org/

This paper authored by Mr.Hari Krishna Prasad, Dr. J.Alex Halderman and Mr.Rop Gonggrijp, has topped the list of papers submitted at 17^th ACM Conference on Computers and Communications Security.  Industry leaders like Microsoft Research, Google, IBM Research, US Army Research Office and Others back this program.

http://www.sigsac.org/ccs/CCS2010/paper_list.shtml

Noted Articles and Blogs:

http://www.indianevm.com/blogs/?p=402

http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/felten/indias-electronic-voting-machines-have-security-problems

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1624307

http://boingboing.net/2010/05/06/indias-e-voting-mach.html

http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.indian/browse_thread/thread/314afa78f34f4c92

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10123478

Last Conversation with Hari Prasad (Audio File)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKTSW-CA_x0

This guide will help you set up access to your Windows 7 installation directly from Mac OS X.  You can follow this simple guide without technical knowledge and get your Windows 7 Virtual Box, up and running without any hassle.  What all you need to do is, “Follow the guide blindly”.

Software Required: Virtual Box 3.2.6 or later

Time Required: 30 mins

Things we will do in this guide:

1. Prepare the Mac system for installation
2. Configure Virtual Box for the first boot
3. Install Virtual Box Guest Additions for seamless full screen usage
4. Install Audio Drivers in Windows 7
5. Use connected USB Devices in Windows 7
6. Setup Shared Folder between Mac and Windows 7 and access it
7. FAQs
   1. Virtual Box Errors
   2. Fatal: No Bootable Medium Found! System Halted.
   3. Windows “Blue Screen of Death”
8. References

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