From john_re at fastmail.us Sat Aug 1 02:09:32 2009 From: john_re at fastmail.us (john_re) Date: Sat Aug 1 02:19:26 2009 Subject: [Gslug-general] Aug 1 & 16- Global VOIP Free SW HW Culture meeting, BerkeleyTIP, For Forwarding Message-ID: <1249117772.28426.1327808121@webmail.messagingengine.com> Interested in joining the friendly global Free SW HW & Culture communities in a global Voice meeting? You?re invited. :) You can join from your home, or better: get a local meeting together. Tip: a college WiFi cafe could be a great local meeting place. Make sure you have a VOIP headset! For all details, see the website (I?m leaving out many sublinks to make this email smaller). http://sites.google.com/site/berkeleytip Start by joining #berkeleytip on IRC freenode.net. We?ll help you get your VOIP connection working. :) ===== MARK YOUR CALENDARS: 1st Sat & 3rd Sunday each month. August 1 & 16. 10A - 6P Pacific US time (+7H GMT, IIRC) = 1P-9P Eastern US time = 5P - 1A GMT ? ===== MEETING TOPICS FOR AUGUST: 1) Whatever _you_ want to work on - Email the BTIPGlobal list & let us know what your interests are. 2) Our VOIP conference server, using Asterisk. 3) Planning for year 2. ===== JOIN FOR THE START OF YEAR 2 GLOBAL MEETINGs: We had a great first year. We had local attendees from around the San Francisco Bay Area & Northern California. High School, College, Grad Students, & working & retired people attended. >From the US, people joined the meeting (IRC or VOIP) from Hawaii to Virgina, Washington to Michigan to Florida. (+ California & other states.) Globally, Sweden, Germany, England, Ireland, Iran & India (& maybe others I don?t recall right now.) :) In May Richard Stallman joined the global meeting for Q & A about free SW & HW. == YEAR 2 FOCUS: COLLEGE LOCAL MEETINGS, & AMERICAS? ANNOUNCEMENTS. Two main things I?ll focus on this year: 1) Inviting groups to join at colleges & universities - BTIP is educational. My hope: if more students learn about free SW hw & culture, some of them will then go on to become _contributors_. :) 2) I?ll try to get monthly announcements out to the biggest LUGs in the 10 largest countries in the Americas. == What would _YOU_ like to accomplish this year? Email the BTIP mail list, say ?hi?, tell us about your interests, projects & desires. ===== FOR FORWARDING - You are invited to forward this announcement wherever you think it might be appreciated. From mjevans1983 at gmail.com Sat Aug 1 11:50:28 2009 From: mjevans1983 at gmail.com (Michael Evans) Date: Sat Aug 1 11:50:33 2009 Subject: [Gslug-general] Fwd: Looking for a linix/apache/tomcat build and deployment expert In-Reply-To: <39295f3a0907310833p14f9e342oc8a704e6f225943@mail.gmail.com> References: <39295f3a0907301113m2a276cf4gd24e6cb1b7a295ba@mail.gmail.com> <39295f3a0907310833p14f9e342oc8a704e6f225943@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <4877c76c0908011150h527659caq29bea6275a8c6040@mail.gmail.com> If you don't receive a rejection notice of some kind chances are good your message went through (there's an extremely small chance of it being successfully transfered but some event disrupting a server before it's fully processed). Like most mailing lists, your own messages are not bounced to you. Unfortunately I do not have an answer to your question as my personal network is vanishingly small and I've never used tomcat before. I have setup Linux countless times, servers a few times, and generally work with other languages than Java. The last time I wrote in Java would probably be over 5 years ago for some college project. Most definitely I am a -general- computer expert, but it sounds like you're seeking something very specific, instead of entry level candidates with high future potential. On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 8:33 AM, Frank Paterra wrote: > I did not see that this went through, did anyone get it? Any > recommendations for me? > > Thanks! > > Frank > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Frank Paterra > Date: Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 11:13 AM > Subject: Looking for a linix/apache/tomcat build and deployment expert > To: gslug-general@gslug.org > > > Hi All. I have a short term need for an expert to help us out with a > pretty new startup/offering. Can I get a recommendation for a good > person available contract? > > We are using using Eclipse, Ant for dev/building tools. We need > someone to build us a bullet proof tomcat config file and a bullet > proof ant script for build/deployment. > > Thanks in advance! > > > -- > Frank Paterra > fcp@wittykids.com > > > > -- > Frank Paterra > fcp@wittykids.com > _______________________________________________ > Gslug-general mailing list > Gslug-general@gslug.org > http://lists.gslug.org/mailman/listinfo/gslug-general > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.ifokr.org/pipermail/gslug-general/attachments/20090801/0f374ee8/attachment.htm From info at ross154.net Sat Aug 1 13:06:19 2009 From: info at ross154.net (Victor Tramp (info)) Date: Sat Aug 1 13:13:48 2009 Subject: [Gslug-general] Peer review possible presentation for 2009/8/8 In-Reply-To: <4877c76c0907311605l1d4be46fw5d6a11dffb2f976a@mail.gmail.com> References: <4877c76c0907291028m9b6fd06yfa8e1d7d240624b4@mail.gmail.com> <20090729193529.GK15435@ifokr.org> <4877c76c0907292242g70a082f7o8ff36c0f13f27b2f@mail.gmail.com> <20090730133546.GU5303@ifokr.org> <4A72F640.70001@foster.cc> <4877c76c0907311605l1d4be46fw5d6a11dffb2f976a@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <4A74A03B.20303@ross154.net> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Michael Evans wrote: > I wouldn't mind leading a keysigning at the -next- gslug meeting, > but I'm hesitant to commit to anything farther in the future than > that. I'm unsure if I'll finally be hired someplace, be able to > reach the next meeting at an unknown location (were we able to get > the Ballard library again, I don't clearly recall if the answer was > yes.), or have knowledge if I'll be available that day or not. > > I think we should make keysigning an event at -every- gslug and > have a primary and backup coordinator for the keysigning event at > the next meeting. > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 6:48 AM, Mark Foster > wrote: > > Brian Hatch wrote: > > The problem with more detailed GPG commands is that while there is > a standard interface on the command line, it's not the one most > users will ever see. There are an unfortunate number of choices > for Linux, and several for windows (which I rarely ever boot in > to). > > > > I noticed that Chronomex has some info on our very own gslug wiki: > http://wiki.gslug.org/index.php/User:Chronomex > > > > As for a key-signing, it's been something that folks seem to > mention informally but seems to me that needs to be more formal to > gain any participation. Designating someone to "lead" the > key-signing is probably what makes sense. I like this idea, and would happily help anyone coordinating it. I'm not good enough to lead something like this (on the first try), but am willing to learn. ;) Cheers, - -m -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkp0oDkACgkQ5dnHWhxtkY2o3ACgpQsGSfCa/Pgc3I6/bZpzhNdO 390AoKPlwYvx5t3hWXzuPyrpL7m8mDXp =nydL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From emeriz at gmail.com Sat Aug 1 13:23:24 2009 From: emeriz at gmail.com (Anthony Chitwood) Date: Sat Aug 1 13:29:19 2009 Subject: [Gslug-general] SmartPhone Question Message-ID: <69e2e9b70908011323s40cafdb4laaae35d50d36e8ef@mail.gmail.com> I've been researching it a bit and saw a few phones that seem to work well with Linux for synching contacts, content, etc.. and wanted to get some input. Applications would be nice too... Anyone have a smart-phone that plays well with Linux? I have about a year left on my contract, but wanted to start looking at whats out there. I know the Android based phones seem to play well, but would rather not switch to T-Mobile. The Pre sounds like it works okay as long as you don't synch it to iTunes first, but some is still a manual process. Is there anything that has the ease of use of say iTunes with an iPhone, without having to pay the MS and/or Apple overhead? I know a friend of mine who bought a mid-range desktop with Windows just to synch his iPhone, which is crazy. I will still be looking as new phones come out, just wanted to see if anyone had ideas or personal experience. Thanks! Anthony -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.ifokr.org/pipermail/gslug-general/attachments/20090801/4bb32b62/attachment.html From andrew at becherer.org Sat Aug 1 13:57:17 2009 From: andrew at becherer.org (Andrew Becherer) Date: Sat Aug 1 13:57:22 2009 Subject: [Gslug-general] SmartPhone Question Message-ID: <4a74ac2e.1f588c0a.0f25.ffffd839@mx.google.com> > I know the Android based phones > seem to play well, but would rather > Not switch to T-Mobile. There will be more Android devices by the end of the year. Possibly as many as 18 devices from multiple manufacturers. There should be Android phones on AT&T and Sprint before too long. Today you have the option of buying an Android Developer Phone (ADP) which is what I have done. The ADP is nice b/c it is an unlocked GSM phone and you don't have to use any ugly hacks to get root access to the device. The G2 (Dream) is a nice piece of hardware but you would have to get an unlocked t-mobile device. The downside to running the ADP or other t-mobile devices on America's other GSM carrier (AT&T) is that they do not support the required frequencies for UMTS and HSPDA access so your only data access is GPRS and EDGE (hello 2002). -- Andrew Becherer From pierrepp at gmail.com Sat Aug 1 15:37:31 2009 From: pierrepp at gmail.com (Pierre PP) Date: Sat Aug 1 15:44:30 2009 Subject: [Gslug-general] SmartPhone Question In-Reply-To: <69e2e9b70908011323s40cafdb4laaae35d50d36e8ef@mail.gmail.com> References: <69e2e9b70908011323s40cafdb4laaae35d50d36e8ef@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <1336b8a0908011537s692015f3v9cd02b081000c96c@mail.gmail.com> Do you use gmail contacts and calendar ? If yes you could sync them with any Windows Mobile or Symbian phone over the internet (Wifi, 3G ...), using either ActiveSync or MailForExchange ... On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 10:23 PM, Anthony Chitwood wrote: > I've been researching it a bit and saw a few phones that seem to work well > with Linux for synching contacts, content, etc.. and wanted to get some > input. Applications would be nice too... > > Anyone have a smart-phone that plays well with Linux? I have about a year > left on my contract, but wanted to start looking at whats out there. > > I know the Android based phones seem to play well, but would rather not > switch to T-Mobile. The Pre sounds like it works okay as long as you don't > synch it to iTunes first, but some is still a manual process. > > Is there anything that has the ease of use of say iTunes with an iPhone, > without having to pay the MS and/or Apple overhead? I know a friend of mine > who bought a mid-range desktop with Windows just to synch his iPhone, which > is crazy. > > I will still be looking as new phones come out, just wanted to see if > anyone had ideas or personal experience. > > Thanks! > > Anthony > > _______________________________________________ > Gslug-general mailing list > Gslug-general@gslug.org > http://lists.gslug.org/mailman/listinfo/gslug-general > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.ifokr.org/pipermail/gslug-general/attachments/20090802/175cfd94/attachment.htm From emeriz at gmail.com Sat Aug 1 16:52:14 2009 From: emeriz at gmail.com (Anthony Chitwood) Date: Sat Aug 1 16:52:18 2009 Subject: [Gslug-general] SmartPhone Question In-Reply-To: <1336b8a0908011537s692015f3v9cd02b081000c96c@mail.gmail.com> References: <69e2e9b70908011323s40cafdb4laaae35d50d36e8ef@mail.gmail.com> <1336b8a0908011537s692015f3v9cd02b081000c96c@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <69e2e9b70908011652sbd862eehb0b6fdcc1c62d3e6@mail.gmail.com> On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 3:37 PM, Pierre PP wrote: > Do you use gmail contacts and calendar ? > If yes you could sync them with any Windows Mobile or Symbian phone over > the internet (Wifi, 3G ...), using either ActiveSync or MailForExchange ... > > Yes I do, and I had thought about that but guess hadn't made the full connection. I have gmail through IMAP now and sync the contacts with ActiveSync but that took me a while to set up. I have a few email addresses and had been using Thunderbird on the desktop to pull them all, and had seperate contact lists on some of them, with google contacts synced to Thunderbird. Now that I have set all my email to be either forwarded to or pulled from Gmail, and consolidated my contact list to google as well, you're right that portion is really independent of the phone/os. That hadn't hit me. Cool, thanks! Now I guess the big part is content (music, video, podcasts, files, applications, etc...). Anthony -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.ifokr.org/pipermail/gslug-general/attachments/20090801/e904f524/attachment.html From pierrepp at gmail.com Sun Aug 2 01:49:50 2009 From: pierrepp at gmail.com (Pierre PP) Date: Sun Aug 2 01:49:55 2009 Subject: [Gslug-general] SmartPhone Question In-Reply-To: <69e2e9b70908011652sbd862eehb0b6fdcc1c62d3e6@mail.gmail.com> References: <69e2e9b70908011323s40cafdb4laaae35d50d36e8ef@mail.gmail.com> <1336b8a0908011537s692015f3v9cd02b081000c96c@mail.gmail.com> <69e2e9b70908011652sbd862eehb0b6fdcc1c62d3e6@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <1336b8a0908020149n1a30f0b1taa2ebdcebc7955cc@mail.gmail.com> I see you have windows mbile. On symbian you have symsmb to define shared resources (directories on your phone) over a local network (wifi) and then access them from your PC. I'd guess you probably have a similar utility on Windows mobile ... On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 1:52 AM, Anthony Chitwood wrote: > On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 3:37 PM, Pierre PP wrote: > >> Do you use gmail contacts and calendar ? >> If yes you could sync them with any Windows Mobile or Symbian phone over >> the internet (Wifi, 3G ...), using either ActiveSync or MailForExchange ... >> >> > Yes I do, and I had thought about that but guess hadn't made the full > connection. I have gmail through IMAP now and sync the contacts with > ActiveSync but that took me a while to set up. I have a few email addresses > and had been using Thunderbird on the desktop to pull them all, and had > seperate contact lists on some of them, with google contacts synced to > Thunderbird. > > Now that I have set all my email to be either forwarded to or pulled from > Gmail, and consolidated my contact list to google as well, you're right that > portion is really independent of the phone/os. That hadn't hit me. Cool, > thanks! > > Now I guess the big part is content (music, video, podcasts, files, > applications, etc...). > > Anthony > > > > _______________________________________________ > Gslug-general mailing list > Gslug-general@gslug.org > http://lists.gslug.org/mailman/listinfo/gslug-general > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.ifokr.org/pipermail/gslug-general/attachments/20090802/6156d87b/attachment.htm From emeriz at gmail.com Sun Aug 2 02:10:14 2009 From: emeriz at gmail.com (Anthony Chitwood) Date: Sun Aug 2 02:10:19 2009 Subject: [Gslug-general] SmartPhone Question In-Reply-To: <1336b8a0908020149n1a30f0b1taa2ebdcebc7955cc@mail.gmail.com> References: <69e2e9b70908011323s40cafdb4laaae35d50d36e8ef@mail.gmail.com> <1336b8a0908011537s692015f3v9cd02b081000c96c@mail.gmail.com> <69e2e9b70908011652sbd862eehb0b6fdcc1c62d3e6@mail.gmail.com> <1336b8a0908020149n1a30f0b1taa2ebdcebc7955cc@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <69e2e9b70908020210v40db0726s307a1d37c7429b2c@mail.gmail.com> On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 1:49 AM, Pierre PP wrote: > I see you have windows mbile. > On symbian you have symsmb to define shared resources (directories on your > phone) over a local network (wifi) and then access them from your PC. I'd > guess you probably have a similar utility on Windows mobile ... > > I actually have a non-jailbroken iPhone. I use the ActiveSync to get my contacts and calendar sync'd between google and the iPhone, and then acess Gmail through the email client using IMAP. The iPhone has its nice touches and its serious drawbacks, like most other phones. I am just looking to make a better informed choice next time around. And using a more open phone would be a nice bonus. :) Anthony -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.ifokr.org/pipermail/gslug-general/attachments/20090802/cde748d8/attachment.html From mark at foster.cc Sun Aug 2 09:15:34 2009 From: mark at foster.cc (Mark Foster) Date: Sun Aug 2 09:15:46 2009 Subject: [Gslug-general] Peer review possible presentation for 2009/8/8 In-Reply-To: <4877c76c0907311605l1d4be46fw5d6a11dffb2f976a@mail.gmail.com> References: <4877c76c0907291028m9b6fd06yfa8e1d7d240624b4@mail.gmail.com> <20090729193529.GK15435@ifokr.org> <4877c76c0907292242g70a082f7o8ff36c0f13f27b2f@mail.gmail.com> <20090730133546.GU5303@ifokr.org> <4A72F640.70001@foster.cc> <4877c76c0907311605l1d4be46fw5d6a11dffb2f976a@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <4A75BBA6.40808@foster.cc> Michael Evans wrote: > I wouldn't mind leading a keysigning at the -next- gslug meeting, but > I'm hesitant to commit to anything farther in the future than that. > I'm unsure if I'll finally be hired someplace, be able to reach the > next meeting at an unknown location (were we able to get the Ballard > library again, I don't clearly recall if the answer was yes.), or have > knowledge if I'll be available that day or not. > > I think we should make keysigning an event at -every- gslug and have a > primary and backup coordinator for the keysigning event at the next > meeting. > Thanks for volunteering for this! The August 8th meeting is at Google in Fremont. I have September reserved at Ballard Library again. October is unknown. From eric at ejahn.net Sun Aug 2 08:22:49 2009 From: eric at ejahn.net (Eric Jahn) Date: Sun Aug 2 09:37:07 2009 Subject: [Gslug-general] SmartPhone Question Message-ID: <1249226569.20377.25.camel@ericthink> Just to add another response, my successful sync strategy for Linux has been to somehow get my records into gmail contacts/gcal using syncML (now OMA Data Synchronization). Since my version (Debian Lenny) of the Linux PIM client, Evolution, doesn't have a syncml client for gcal/contacts, I first syncml my data to scheduleworld.com (myfunambol wasn't as functional) using syncevolution, which then can sync with gmail/gcal. Going from gcal/contacts to/from my android phone is automatic. I put the syncevolution in a crontab, so I never manually sync. What gets put in gcal just shows up later in evolution and vice versa. As for file syncing on the phone, I'll probably ssh into it with connectbot and figure out some way to do something like rsync. Not a big challenge, I don't think. -Eric From mark at foster.cc Sun Aug 2 09:37:52 2009 From: mark at foster.cc (Mark Foster) Date: Sun Aug 2 09:37:59 2009 Subject: [Gslug-general] GSLUG meeting Saturday 8/8 Message-ID: <4A75C0E0.70209@foster.cc> Come one, come all! The next Greater Seattle LINUX User Group meeting is this coming Saturday August 8th @ 12pm. The meeting location is the Google offices in Fremont. Follow the URL below for more details. This month features the return of the GSLUG Quiz (thanks Bri), a PGP key-signing (thanks Michael/Victor/Chronomex) and a proposed discussion topic - "Browsers and Plugins". Action items: * Please RSVP if you plan to attend and bring a friend, too. * Consider signing up for a talk. * To participate in the key-signing you must send your fingerprint to Michael (at least 36 hours prior to the meeting, more instructions can be found on the wiki). * If folks want to order pizza, please indicate as much on your RSVP and someone volunteer to order it. Note: I won't be able to attend the meeting this month but certainly appreciate all the support esp. Lee, Bri, Michael, Salt and the rest (you know who you are). Thanks for making GSLUG better! -- I hate racists. Mark D. Foster http://mark.foster.cc/ | http://conshell.net/ From bri at gslug.org Thu Aug 6 11:19:15 2009 From: bri at gslug.org (Brian Hatch) Date: Thu Aug 6 11:19:19 2009 Subject: [Gslug-general] User Group News: Help O'Reilly by Answering this Survey [fwd from marsee@oreilly.com] Message-ID: <20090806181915.GY5303@ifokr.org> From our O'Reilly friends. In case you didn't hear, I'll be bringing quite a few books to this Saturday's meeting. ----- Forwarded message from Marsee Henon ----- Can you share this survey with your members if you think they'll be interested? If you've used our popular programming Cookbooks, you know just how useful they can be in helping you solve all kinds of programming problems. (And if you haven't used our Cookbooks, check them out on our website http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zlkq6ik29ap7e71234drllris4v7p3u48b6immn8. You can download sample recipes by clicking on specific book titles and selecting "Sample Recipes.") We've received many requests for videos that present the Cookbook recipes step-by-step, so we recently created 4 sample clips that are available online. Now we're eager to gather your feedback. All you have to do is watch the sample video and tell us what you think about it. When you complete the survey, we'll automatically enter you into a special drawing.* Three winners will receive the opportunity to select a collection of O'Reilly ebooks valued at up to $200. *The drawing will be held on August 19, 2009. The winners will be notified via email. If we don't hear back from a winner within 14 days, the prize will be awarded to another survey respondent. Winners will have 90 days to make ebook selections. For more information, go to http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zhagcd6ad5knjbho2f1qj71i4n64lo79us07ppm0 Thanks, Marsee Henon ---------- O'Reilly - Spreading the knowledge of innovators | oreilly.com ---------- You are receiving this email because you are a User Group contact with O'Reilly Media. If you would like to stop receiving these newsletters or announcements from O'Reilly, send an email to marsee@oreilly.com. O'Reilly Media, Inc. 1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol, CA 95472 (707) 827-7000 Forward this announcement - http://post.oreilly.com/f2f/9z1z3f9rjr45l1a26rs6lppq6i3pe126hnm3ru69eco ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Brian Hatch, Systems and Security Engineer. http://www.ifokr.org/bri/ Am I being paid by the word? Indeed! Verily, I am! Every message PGP signed -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I'm unsure >> if I'll finally be hired someplace, be able to reach the next meeting at an >> unknown location (were we able to get the Ballard library again, I don't >> clearly recall if the answer was yes.), or have knowledge if I'll be >> available that day or not. >> >> I think we should make keysigning an event at -every- gslug and have a >> primary and backup coordinator for the keysigning event at the next meeting. >> >> Thanks for volunteering for this! > The August 8th meeting is at Google in Fremont. > I have September reserved at Ballard Library again. October is unknown. > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.ifokr.org/pipermail/gslug-general/attachments/20090808/787e01eb/attachment.htm From nano2x at gmail.com Sat Aug 8 10:51:58 2009 From: nano2x at gmail.com (NaNO2x) Date: Sat Aug 8 10:52:24 2009 Subject: [Gslug-general] Meeting in 1 hour at Google Fremont Message-ID: <7609d1ab0908081051v32e23b78g57fd07879c24d67f@mail.gmail.com> Hello Everyone, I am sending this email as a last minute reminder that there will be a meeting today and it's location will be Google Fremont. For more information, visit: http://gslug.org/index.php/Meeting_2009-08-08 -William Utinam me logica falsa tuam philosophiam totam suffodiant. From bri at ifokr.org Sat Aug 8 17:32:33 2009 From: bri at ifokr.org (Brian Hatch) Date: Sat Aug 8 17:32:35 2009 Subject: [Gslug-general] Anyone want a google voice invite? Message-ID: <20090809003233.GM15435@ifokr.org> I heard several questions at today's gslug meeting about Google Voice but wasn't nearby to offer. If you want an invite, let me know, I have some. (No EFF donation needed...) -- Brian Hatch, Systems and Security Engineer. http://www.ifokr.org/bri/ bfromm: "I'm moving my bigtables from AG to TD." mathewm: "Oooh - two letter difference!" Every message PGP signed -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: Digital signature Url : http://lists.ifokr.org/pipermail/gslug-general/attachments/20090808/13b8dc26/attachment.pgp From zaltar at myway.com Sun Aug 23 09:24:47 2009 From: zaltar at myway.com (Paul DeShaw) Date: Sat Sep 12 07:30:44 2009 Subject: [Gslug-general] Linux scripts for audio Message-ID: <20090823120450.15849@web008.roc2.bluetie.com> Hi, I would like to revisit this, now that KBCS is retiring most of, IMHO, the best programming available anywhere. Their streaming archives go back two weeks, after which they will be deleted. Last night, I followed the link to the blog mentioned by Lucas below, and was able to record to an external drive. Unfortunately, through an apparent slip of the finger it was recorded as mp4 rather than mp3, but it is there: pad@MacBuntu:~$ ls /media/disk/KBCSarchives 082109drivetime.mp4 I tried again with another show today, and it can't seem to write the file; acts as if it's looking for an existing file: pad@MacBuntu:~$ arecord -f cd -d 10800 -t raw | lame -x -r /media/disk/KBCSarchives/bebop081809.mp3 Recording raw data 'stdin' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 44100 Hz, Stereo Could not find "/media/disk/KBCSarchives/bebop081809.mp3". pad@MacBuntu:~$ arecord -f cd -d 10800 -t raw | lame -x -r /media/disk/KBCSarchives/bebop081809.mp3 Could not find "/media/disk/KBCSarchives/bebop081809.mp3". Recording raw data 'stdin' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 44100 Hz, Stereo For reference I'm quoting the instructions from the blog: "Arecord captures the audio that goes through your computer and pipes it to the lame encoder, so you encode the audio directly to an mp3 file. You can specify more options to the lame encoder such as the bitrate with lame -x -b bitrate. Without specifying the bitrate it encodes to 128kbps constant bit rate cbr. If you want to record for an specific amount of time then: arecord -f cd -d numberofseconds -t raw | lame -x -r ? out.mp3" It looks like it's recording three hours of something and putting it somewhere, but I don't know what and where. In the command above, I substituted "out.mp3" with a filepath and filename to try to write to the directory I created on my external hard drive, /media/KBCSarchives. This is exactly what I did last night, and I ended up with a file in that directory, only it was an .mp4. Can anyone see any mistakes, or suggest another way to archive some streaming shows? Volunteer DJs were pushed out the door after over 20 years in some cases, playing music that may never be heard on radio again. I would like some of this historic content preserved beyond the 2 week expiration date on the KBCS servers. Thanks, Paul DeShaw -----Original Message----- From: "Lucas Thompson" [lucas.thompson@gmail.com] Date: 07/06/2009 10:01 PM To: Gslug-general@gslug.org Subject: Re: [Gslug-general] Linux scripts for audio I used to do that to record a radio show on a regular basis. It only took a few minutes to set up. This seems to be a good blog post on it: One thing the post misses is that sometimes the mixer levels will become reset. The non-GUI mixer will let you save and restore settings into a file. You should figure out and save the mixer levels you want and restore them right before you start the recording to make sure it's all set correctly. imho, it doesn't matter in this case how good (fast? featureful? reliable?) the programs are. If you just have a fixed job to do, just find the thing that does it correctly and forget about it. On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 9:09 PM, wrote: > > Who has experience working with audio?? I am new to scripting and I need some help with doing scheduled recording.? I would probably need to do it from a script and run from the cron tab.? I don't know of any timer features inside a Linux audio program that will work, but open to hear any suggestions.? The timer record feature in Audacity is not versatile or reliable enough for what I need to do ------------------------------------------------------------ Lose up to 20 lbs in one month with a new diet. Click here. 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URL: http://lists.ifokr.org/pipermail/gslug-general/attachments/20090826/a42fdc52/attachment.html From relinquishedone at gmail.com Thu Aug 27 21:39:04 2009 From: relinquishedone at gmail.com (Jonny Mnemonic) Date: Sat Sep 12 07:31:02 2009 Subject: [Gslug-general] External Hard Drive Trouble with Ubuntu Message-ID: Hi everyone, Since the list has been quiet recently, I have a small problem that I'll throw out for help. I have a Seagate 1TB SATA hard drive, inside an Acommdata enclosure, plugged into a Belkin USB hub. The drive is currently formatted as NTFS with one big partition. Whenever I turn the drive on, Ubuntu (Jaunty) can't see it, and I get the following error messages in dmesg: [16867.640223] usb 1-6.1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 32 [16867.739201] usb 1-6.1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice [16867.774414] scsi8 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices [16867.791813] usb-storage: device found at 32 [16867.791818] usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning [16873.789061] usb-storage: device scan complete [16880.076256] usb 1-6.1: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 32 [16880.160119] usb 1-6.1: device descriptor read/64, error -71 [16880.349222] usb 1-6.1: device descriptor read/64, error -71 [16880.528176] usb 1-6.1: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 32 [16880.612164] usb 1-6.1: device descriptor read/64, error -71 [16880.800131] usb 1-6.1: device descriptor read/64, error -71 [16880.976108] usb 1-6.1: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 32 [16881.392031] usb 1-6.1: device not accepting address 32, error -71 [16881.467279] usb 1-6.1: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 32 [16881.880028] usb 1-6.1: device not accepting address 32, error -71 [16881.880319] scsi 8:0:0:0: Device offlined - not ready after error recovery [16881.880422] usb 1-6.1: USB disconnect, address 32 [16881.972192] usb 1-6.1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 33 [16882.068168] usb 1-6.1: device descriptor read/64, error -71 [16882.256143] usb 1-6.1: device descriptor read/64, error -71 [16882.432114] usb 1-6.1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 34 [16882.516093] usb 1-6.1: device descriptor read/64, error -71 [16882.704191] usb 1-6.1: device descriptor read/64, error -71 [16882.880493] usb 1-6.1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 35 [16883.308023] usb 1-6.1: device not accepting address 35, error -71 [16883.380216] usb 1-6.1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 36 [16883.796026] usb 1-6.1: device not accepting address 36, error -71 [16883.796109] hub 1-6:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 1 My lsusb output (with the drive plugged in and switched on) is this: Bus 001 Device 026: ID 03f0:0004 Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 895c Bus 001 Device 009: ID 0a12:0001 Cambridge Silicon Radio, Ltd Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode) Bus 001 Device 008: ID 0cf2:6230 ENE Technology, Inc. Bus 001 Device 003: ID 050d:0237 Belkin Components F5U237 USB 2.0 7-Port Hub Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:c50e Logitech, Inc. MX-1000 Cordless Mouse Receiver Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub I have the drive plugged into my USB hub right now, but the same thing happens when I plug the drive directly into my computer and try to use it. This drive has been tested in Windows, and it works fine, so I'm pretty sure this is an Ubuntu related problem. If anyone has an idea or a solution, your help would be appreciated. :) -Jaron -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.ifokr.org/pipermail/gslug-general/attachments/20090828/b4fb66dc/attachment.htm From davidm777 at yahoo.com Fri Aug 28 14:48:58 2009 From: davidm777 at yahoo.com (David) Date: Sat Sep 12 07:31:04 2009 Subject: [Gslug-general] Trying to stop all CRON activity form showing up in my local-mail Message-ID: <576599.31135.qm@web53706.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Kind'a inherited an openSuSE box (10.3), which has been fun to learn. But I have one 'issue' that I don't even know where to look to RTFM. So an answer or some direction would be great - either one. The mail-box of the main user as well as Root is constantly being filled with, essentially, very small emails that CRON jobs either did or did not run successfully. I get these messeges for small, shell scripts I've created to run every week or two as well as some Root-run scripts that are used for webpage/hit analysis. Any idea where I look (either config files or keywords to search on) to stop these worthless messages (worthless because either a log file has the info. I need or it is obvious something went wrong/didn't happen). Thanks, David -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.ifokr.org/pipermail/gslug-general/attachments/20090828/ff3ae1eb/attachment-0001.html From zaltar at myway.com Sun Aug 23 17:35:04 2009 From: zaltar at myway.com (Paul DeShaw) Date: Sat Sep 12 07:31:38 2009 Subject: [Gslug-general] Linux scripts for audio Message-ID: <20090823203523.7254@web010.roc2.bluetie.com> Hi, I would like to revisit this, now that KBCS is retiring most of, IMHO, the best programming available anywhere. Their streaming archives go back two weeks, after which they will be deleted. Last night, I followed the link to the blog mentioned by Lucas below, and was able to record to an external drive. Unfortunately, through an apparent slip of the finger it was recorded as mp4 rather than mp3, but it is there: pad@MacBuntu:~$ ls /media/disk/KBCSarchives 082109drivetime.mp4 I tried again with another show today, and it can't seem to write the file; acts as if it's looking for an existing file: pad@MacBuntu:~$ arecord -f cd -d 10800 -t raw | lame -x -r /media/disk/KBCSarchives/bebop081809.mp3 Recording raw data 'stdin' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 44100 Hz, Stereo Could not find "/media/disk/KBCSarchives/bebop081809.mp3". pad@MacBuntu:~$ arecord -f cd -d 10800 -t raw | lame -x -r /media/disk/KBCSarchives/bebop081809.mp3 Could not find "/media/disk/KBCSarchives/bebop081809.mp3". Recording raw data 'stdin' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 44100 Hz, Stereo For reference I'm quoting the instructions from the blog: "Arecord captures the audio that goes through your computer and pipes it to the lame encoder, so you encode the audio directly to an mp3 file. You can specify more options to the lame encoder such as the bitrate with lame -x -b bitrate. Without specifying the bitrate it encodes to 128kbps constant bit rate cbr. If you want to record for an specific amount of time then: arecord -f cd -d numberofseconds -t raw | lame -x -r ? out.mp3" It looks like it's recording three hours of something and putting it somewhere, but I don't know what and where. In the command above, I substituted "out.mp3" with a filepath and filename to try to write to the directory I created on my external hard drive, /media/KBCSarchives. This is exactly what I did last night, and I ended up with a file in that directory, only it was an .mp4. Can anyone see any mistakes, or suggest another way to archive some streaming shows? Volunteer DJs were pushed out the door after over 20 years in some cases, playing music that may never be heard on radio again. I would like some of this historic content preserved beyond the 2 week expiration date on the KBCS servers. Thanks, Paul DeShaw -----Original Message----- From: "Lucas Thompson" [lucas.thompson@gmail.com] Date: 07/06/2009 10:01 PM To: Gslug-general@gslug.org Subject: Re: [Gslug-general] Linux scripts for audio I used to do that to record a radio show on a regular basis. It only took a few minutes to set up. This seems to be a good blog post on it: One thing the post misses is that sometimes the mixer levels will become reset. The non-GUI mixer will let you save and restore settings into a file. You should figure out and save the mixer levels you want and restore them right before you start the recording to make sure it's all set correctly. imho, it doesn't matter in this case how good (fast? featureful? reliable?) the programs are. If you just have a fixed job to do, just find the thing that does it correctly and forget about it. On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 9:09 PM, wrote: > > Who has experience working with audio? I am new to scripting and I need some help with doing scheduled recording. I would probably need to do it from a script and run from the cron tab. I don't know of any timer features inside a Linux audio program that will work, but open to hear any suggestions. The timer record feature in Audacity is not versatile or reliable enough for what I need to do ------------------------------------------------------------ Turn life into a beach with a new sandbox. Click now! Sandbox http://216.21.215.31/fc/FgElN1l9uQkYwhyhbmHhpsdtrccgMBPwOrKlfVYt3oiK9KDclhvTHfF3lew/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.ifokr.org/pipermail/gslug-general/attachments/20090824/b085bb18/attachment.html