July 2011 - WLUG - wlug.mailman3.com

Looking for a partner for a project

by Aljerin Butler,Jr.

Hi Jason, I would be interested in giving you a hand. I have experience with HTML, some with CSS. Haven't tried my hand at Javascript yet but have checked out a few tutorials and online learning. Have some past experience with SQL/MySQL along with Perl/CGI/DBI. It would be a great opportunity for me, as I'm seeking a transition over to web development. Here are some of the best samples of my handiwork:http://customlinux.tripod.com/ http://customlinux.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/career_center/source/sourc… Al Butler

July 5, 2011

Re: [Wlug] MP3 playback in Fedora

by Chuck Anderson

Flash on Fedora: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Flash Not as helpful, but MP3: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia/MP3 Third Party Repositories: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Third_party_repositories rpmfusion.org and livna are "safe" to mix/enable with Fedora, as they are designed to co-exist. I use repos.fedorapeople.org for Chromium (the open source version of Google Chrome), but in general these repos are less vetted. Any Fedora developer can create a personal repo there. On Sat, Jul 02, 2011 at 08:40:40PM -0400, Eric Martin wrote: > gstreamer-ugly and gstreamer-bad took care of videos, gstreamer-ffmpeg was > the final requirement for mp3s (I had libmad and ffmpeg, but I needed the > gstreamer plugin. As for flash, I'm running 64bit so it's not as simple as > downloading the file. I know how to put the plugin in the correct directory > and make sure via about:plugins, but the nswrapper program isn't wrapping it > correctly. Oh well, I have homework to do so I shouldn't be messing with > this, although audio is nice to have. > > On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 10:34 PM, Gregory Avedissian <avedis.dc(a)gmail.com>wrote: > > > It's been a long time since I've used Fedora, so I don't know the official > > way to do stuff, but for flash, you should be able to just download the > > linux flash plugin from Adobe, unpack the tarball and copy > > libflashplayer.so to your firefox/plugins directory for a system install, > > or to your user's .mozilla/plugins directory for a single user. (Create > > the plugins directory if it doesn't exist.) > > > > Doing it this way might cause you to miss any automatic updates to flash, > > but you can just check periodically for newer versions from Adobe. > > > > For mp3, I think I used to add libmad, but for the past couple of years > > (and in Debian) I just add ffmpeg, and everything works. > > > > Greg > > > > > > On 07/01/2011 12:04 PM, Eric Martin wrote: > > > I added fusion but i didn't know what packages to add. The sites that I > > > looked at didn't specify for some reason. Thanks. > > > > > > Eric Martin > > > > > > On Jul 1, 2011 12:02 PM, "Justin St. Marie" <stmariejw(a)gmail.com > > > <mailto:stmariejw@gmail.com>> wrote: > > >> On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Eric Martin > > >> <eric.joshua.martin(a)gmail.com <mailto:eric.joshua.martin@gmail.com > > >>wrote: > > >> > > >>> I'm thinking about switch over to CentOS from Gentoo at work for a few > > >>> reasons, two of which are the compile time and the ability to check > > > packages > > >>> against GPG signatures. That being the case, I decided to convert my > > >>> desktop to Fedora so I can get my chops up on yum and the RedHat style > > >>> distros. it's going ok and I'm getting pretty good at figuring out > > > where to > > >>> find things, and I'm even looking at writing an RPM or two where I need > > >>> stuff. However, I can't seem to get MP3, Mpeg1 or Mpeg2 playback > > working, > > >>> and I can't get adobe-flash to install via the nspluginwrapper. I've > > >>> googled, installed a bunch of packages that people suggested and even > > >>> checked what packages I have on my Gentoo system and installed some > > > of those > > >>> but I'm stuck. > > >>> > > >>> I have Adobe-Flash installed as well as nspluginwrapper, but the > > > commands I > > >>> find online aren't wrapping the plugin. I installed libmpeg2 and > > libmpeg3 > > >>> but I still can't play movies or mp3s. Any suggestions?

July 3, 2011

Re: [Wlug] MP3 playback in Fedora

by Eric Martin

gstreamer-ugly and gstreamer-bad took care of videos, gstreamer-ffmpeg was the final requirement for mp3s (I had libmad and ffmpeg, but I needed the gstreamer plugin. As for flash, I'm running 64bit so it's not as simple as downloading the file. I know how to put the plugin in the correct directory and make sure via about:plugins, but the nswrapper program isn't wrapping it correctly. Oh well, I have homework to do so I shouldn't be messing with this, although audio is nice to have. On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 10:34 PM, Gregory Avedissian <avedis.dc(a)gmail.com>wrote: > It's been a long time since I've used Fedora, so I don't know the official > way to do stuff, but for flash, you should be able to just download the > linux flash plugin from Adobe, unpack the tarball and copy > libflashplayer.so to your firefox/plugins directory for a system install, > or to your user's .mozilla/plugins directory for a single user. (Create > the plugins directory if it doesn't exist.) > > Doing it this way might cause you to miss any automatic updates to flash, > but you can just check periodically for newer versions from Adobe. > > For mp3, I think I used to add libmad, but for the past couple of years > (and in Debian) I just add ffmpeg, and everything works. > > Greg > > > On 07/01/2011 12:04 PM, Eric Martin wrote: > > I added fusion but i didn't know what packages to add. The sites that I > > looked at didn't specify for some reason. Thanks. > > > > Eric Martin > > > > On Jul 1, 2011 12:02 PM, "Justin St. Marie" <stmariejw(a)gmail.com > > <mailto:stmariejw@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Eric Martin > >> <eric.joshua.martin(a)gmail.com <mailto:eric.joshua.martin@gmail.com > >>wrote: > >> > >>> I'm thinking about switch over to CentOS from Gentoo at work for a few > >>> reasons, two of which are the compile time and the ability to check > > packages > >>> against GPG signatures. That being the case, I decided to convert my > >>> desktop to Fedora so I can get my chops up on yum and the RedHat style > >>> distros. it's going ok and I'm getting pretty good at figuring out > > where to > >>> find things, and I'm even looking at writing an RPM or two where I need > >>> stuff. However, I can't seem to get MP3, Mpeg1 or Mpeg2 playback > working, > >>> and I can't get adobe-flash to install via the nspluginwrapper. I've > >>> googled, installed a bunch of packages that people suggested and even > >>> checked what packages I have on my Gentoo system and installed some > > of those > >>> but I'm stuck. > >>> > >>> I have Adobe-Flash installed as well as nspluginwrapper, but the > > commands I > >>> find online aren't wrapping the plugin. I installed libmpeg2 and > libmpeg3 > >>> but I still can't play movies or mp3s. Any suggestions? > >>> > >>> thanks, > >>> -- > >>> Eric Martin > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Wlug mailing list > >>> Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org <mailto:Wlug@mail.wlug.org> > >>> http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >>> > >>> > >> You will need to add the RPM Fusion repositories. It has a ton of > packages > >> that can't get into the Fedora repos due to licensing/proprietary/etc... > >> > >> Here's the link: http://rpmfusion.org/Configuration > >> > >> After you add the repo, I believe the package names are > >> gstreamer-plugins-ugly and gstreamer-plugins-bad. yum search mp3 should > >> also bring these up. > >> > >> Also feel free to pop into #fedora on freenode. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > -- Eric Martin

July 3, 2011

Looking for a partner for a project

by Jason Couture

Would anyone at all be interested in helping build a new website? I can't share too many details, as it will be commercial, but i need someone who has experience with HTML/CSS/Javascript/PHP/AJAX/MySql and preferably experience setting up a version control system (server). Parts of this project will end up being open source (the chat server for the web site already is). If anyone knows any of this, or even if they feel they can lend a hand with part of it, It would be much appreciated. More details will be given in direct emails, provided a good faith non-disclosure agreement is acceptable. No signing anything, just an email stating you agree not to disclose the details of this project, prior to its release. This project will benefit the open source community if it is successful. Thanks in advance, Jason Couture

July 2, 2011

Re: [Wlug] MP3 playback in Fedora

by Gregory Avedissian

It's been a long time since I've used Fedora, so I don't know the official way to do stuff, but for flash, you should be able to just download the linux flash plugin from Adobe, unpack the tarball and copy libflashplayer.so to your firefox/plugins directory for a system install, or to your user's .mozilla/plugins directory for a single user. (Create the plugins directory if it doesn't exist.) Doing it this way might cause you to miss any automatic updates to flash, but you can just check periodically for newer versions from Adobe. For mp3, I think I used to add libmad, but for the past couple of years (and in Debian) I just add ffmpeg, and everything works. Greg On 07/01/2011 12:04 PM, Eric Martin wrote: > I added fusion but i didn't know what packages to add. The sites that I > looked at didn't specify for some reason. Thanks. > > Eric Martin > > On Jul 1, 2011 12:02 PM, "Justin St. Marie" <stmariejw(a)gmail.com > <mailto:stmariejw@gmail.com>> wrote: >> On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Eric Martin >> <eric.joshua.martin(a)gmail.com <mailto:eric.joshua.martin@gmail.com>>wrote: >> >>> I'm thinking about switch over to CentOS from Gentoo at work for a few >>> reasons, two of which are the compile time and the ability to check > packages >>> against GPG signatures. That being the case, I decided to convert my >>> desktop to Fedora so I can get my chops up on yum and the RedHat style >>> distros. it's going ok and I'm getting pretty good at figuring out > where to >>> find things, and I'm even looking at writing an RPM or two where I need >>> stuff. However, I can't seem to get MP3, Mpeg1 or Mpeg2 playback working, >>> and I can't get adobe-flash to install via the nspluginwrapper. I've >>> googled, installed a bunch of packages that people suggested and even >>> checked what packages I have on my Gentoo system and installed some > of those >>> but I'm stuck. >>> >>> I have Adobe-Flash installed as well as nspluginwrapper, but the > commands I >>> find online aren't wrapping the plugin. I installed libmpeg2 and libmpeg3 >>> but I still can't play movies or mp3s. Any suggestions? >>> >>> thanks, >>> -- >>> Eric Martin >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wlug mailing list >>> Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org <mailto:Wlug@mail.wlug.org> >>> http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >>> >>> >> You will need to add the RPM Fusion repositories. It has a ton of packages >> that can't get into the Fedora repos due to licensing/proprietary/etc... >> >> Here's the link: http://rpmfusion.org/Configuration >> >> After you add the repo, I believe the package names are >> gstreamer-plugins-ugly and gstreamer-plugins-bad. yum search mp3 should >> also bring these up. >> >> Also feel free to pop into #fedora on freenode. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

July 2, 2011

Re: [Wlug] Lights going dim, concerned about compouters & assoc. equip.

by E Johnson

Great suggestion Jerry! Never knew they could do that! Thanks very much. Will call the elex co after the 4th. Liz J iris.gates(a)gmail.com no clue why you don't see it but Thank you. On 1 July 2011 22:15, jerry baillie <jebaill52(a)gmail.com> wrote: > If you call and explain the dimming to electric company they will come out > and put a monitoring device on your meter. They leave it for ~ 1 week. They > did this for my house and found a bad connection out in the street. My > neighbor was pissed cause they tore up his driveway to fix it. Sorry this is > going out to all but for some reason I don't see Liz's email address.. > > On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 9:47 PM, E Johnson <iris.gates(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I think we have a bad refrigerator here, possibly problems also compounded >> by an inadequate elex cicsuit. Elex is owned & paid by landlord, who thinks >> this is "no big deal" & "happens all the time No problem." >> >> Maintence is not this building owner's favorite occupation. Person is on a >> tight budget just like most of the rest of the world. >> >> Proibem: >> Lights go dim whenever dying refrigerator comes on. This unit rins apprix >> 40 minutes per every hour, even on cool days with minimum opening/closing. >> >> I am concerned about longevity and function of my computers. power >> supplies, modem and router (I own these & they are nice). One printer >> already fried when Handyman shorted hot and cold elex together in the >> process of replacing one light swich in kitchen. Hope never to see him >> again, he's not a bright bulb. >> >> Is there some way to monitor the currrent on the elex line for several >> days and record what's going on? If so, does someone have a monitoring >> device that could be loaned and set up to do this? >> >> I am in Woircester near Elm Park, & am a very good cook. Have decent >> chairs & workspace with fast internet... could provide free beer & P1zzA or >> lunch if needed during setup period. >> >> Thanks mightily, >> Liz J >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wlug mailing list >> Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >> http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

July 2, 2011

Re: [Wlug] Lights going dim, concerned about compouters & assoc. equip.

by jerry baillie

If you call and explain the dimming to electric company they will come out and put a monitoring device on your meter. They leave it for ~ 1 week. They did this for my house and found a bad connection out in the street. My neighbor was pissed cause they tore up his driveway to fix it. Sorry this is going out to all but for some reason I don't see Liz's email address.. On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 9:47 PM, E Johnson <iris.gates(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I think we have a bad refrigerator here, possibly problems also compounded > by an inadequate elex cicsuit. Elex is owned & paid by landlord, who thinks > this is "no big deal" & "happens all the time No problem." > > Maintence is not this building owner's favorite occupation. Person is on a > tight budget just like most of the rest of the world. > > Proibem: > Lights go dim whenever dying refrigerator comes on. This unit rins apprix > 40 minutes per every hour, even on cool days with minimum opening/closing. > > I am concerned about longevity and function of my computers. power > supplies, modem and router (I own these & they are nice). One printer > already fried when Handyman shorted hot and cold elex together in the > process of replacing one light swich in kitchen. Hope never to see him > again, he's not a bright bulb. > > Is there some way to monitor the currrent on the elex line for several days > and record what's going on? If so, does someone have a monitoring device > that could be loaned and set up to do this? > > I am in Woircester near Elm Park, & am a very good cook. Have decent chairs > & workspace with fast internet... could provide free beer & P1zzA or lunch > if needed during setup period. > > Thanks mightily, > Liz J > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

July 2, 2011

Re: [Wlug] Lights going dim, concerned about compouters & assoc. equip.

by E Johnson

I knew the UPS thing would come up. That's on our Santa list. Maybe sooner. If my power supplies are not new (couple of years old), do I need the Square wave UPCs, or the Sine wave type? Recommendations for specific UPS with the appropriate software (link to newegg?) would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Liz J On 1 July 2011 22:05, Eric Martin <eric.joshua.martin(a)gmail.com> wrote: > A smart UPS with monitoring software will do exactly what you're looking > for. Small ones can run $100 new, big rack ones run >$1000 new (I'm updating > my server room so i have those numbers in the forefront of my mind. ) > > Eric Martin > On Jul 1, 2011 9:48 PM, "E Johnson" <iris.gates(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I think we have a bad refrigerator here, possibly problems also > compounded > > by an inadequate elex cicsuit. Elex is owned & paid by landlord, who > thinks > > this is "no big deal" & "happens all the time No problem." > > > > Maintence is not this building owner's favorite occupation. Person is on > a > > tight budget just like most of the rest of the world. > > > > Proibem: > > Lights go dim whenever dying refrigerator comes on. This unit rins apprix > 40 > > minutes per every hour, even on cool days with minimum opening/closing. > > > > I am concerned about longevity and function of my computers. power > supplies, > > modem and router (I own these & they are nice). One printer already fried > > when Handyman shorted hot and cold elex together in the process of > replacing > > one light swich in kitchen. Hope never to see him again, he's not a > bright > > bulb. > > > > Is there some way to monitor the currrent on the elex line for several > days > > and record what's going on? If so, does someone have a monitoring device > > that could be loaned and set up to do this? > > > > I am in Woircester near Elm Park, & am a very good cook. Have decent > chairs > > & workspace with fast internet... could provide free beer & P1zzA or > lunch > > if needed during setup period. > > > > Thanks mightily, > > Liz J > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

July 2, 2011

Re: [Wlug] Lights going dim, concerned about compouters & assoc. equip.

by Eric Martin

A smart UPS with monitoring software will do exactly what you're looking for. Small ones can run $100 new, big rack ones run >$1000 new (I'm updating my server room so i have those numbers in the forefront of my mind. ) Eric Martin On Jul 1, 2011 9:48 PM, "E Johnson" <iris.gates(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I think we have a bad refrigerator here, possibly problems also compounded > by an inadequate elex cicsuit. Elex is owned & paid by landlord, who thinks > this is "no big deal" & "happens all the time No problem." > > Maintence is not this building owner's favorite occupation. Person is on a > tight budget just like most of the rest of the world. > > Proibem: > Lights go dim whenever dying refrigerator comes on. This unit rins apprix 40 > minutes per every hour, even on cool days with minimum opening/closing. > > I am concerned about longevity and function of my computers. power supplies, > modem and router (I own these & they are nice). One printer already fried > when Handyman shorted hot and cold elex together in the process of replacing > one light swich in kitchen. Hope never to see him again, he's not a bright > bulb. > > Is there some way to monitor the currrent on the elex line for several days > and record what's going on? If so, does someone have a monitoring device > that could be loaned and set up to do this? > > I am in Woircester near Elm Park, & am a very good cook. Have decent chairs > & workspace with fast internet... could provide free beer & P1zzA or lunch > if needed during setup period. > > Thanks mightily, > Liz J

July 2, 2011

Lights going dim, concerned about compouters & assoc. equip.

by E Johnson

Hi all, I think we have a bad refrigerator here, possibly problems also compounded by an inadequate elex cicsuit. Elex is owned & paid by landlord, who thinks this is "no big deal" & "happens all the time No problem." Maintence is not this building owner's favorite occupation. Person is on a tight budget just like most of the rest of the world. Proibem: Lights go dim whenever dying refrigerator comes on. This unit rins apprix 40 minutes per every hour, even on cool days with minimum opening/closing. I am concerned about longevity and function of my computers. power supplies, modem and router (I own these & they are nice). One printer already fried when Handyman shorted hot and cold elex together in the process of replacing one light swich in kitchen. Hope never to see him again, he's not a bright bulb. Is there some way to monitor the currrent on the elex line for several days and record what's going on? If so, does someone have a monitoring device that could be loaned and set up to do this? I am in Woircester near Elm Park, & am a very good cook. Have decent chairs & workspace with fast internet... could provide free beer & P1zzA or lunch if needed during setup period. Thanks mightily, Liz J

July 2, 2011