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Re: [Wlug] How to stop screen blanking while watching movie?

by Brian J. Conway

On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:52:13 -0400 "Richard Klein" <richspk(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Windows XP and OS X are both smart enough to not blank the screen or > invoke the screensaver when I'm watching a movie. My P4m-based laptop > (Dell Inspiron 8200) running debian etch blanks the screen after 15 > minutes, even if I disable the screensaver and all power saving > options. I don't watch movies on it that often, so I resigned myself > to hitting the CTRL key every so often when I do. I installed Ubuntu > Guilty Gibson on my Opteron-based desktop (Asus A8V Deluxe > motherboard) yesterday and found it does exactly the same thing. > > Do you have any ideas how I can get them to stop blanking the screen, > at least while I'm watching movies? 'xset s off'? (if you haven't tried that already) Brian J. Conway

Oct. 22, 2007

Re: [Wlug] How to stop screen blanking while watching movie?

by Clint Moyer

Ha ha! Guilty Gibson? Wasn't he a baseball player back in the '40s? Try changing the power settings in the BIOS. (Hit F2 while booting.) Clint ---- Richard Klein <richspk(a)gmail.com> wrote: ============= Windows XP and OS X are both smart enough to not blank the screen or invoke the screensaver when I'm watching a movie. My P4m-based laptop (Dell Inspiron 8200) running debian etch blanks the screen after 15 minutes, even if I disable the screensaver and all power saving options. I don't watch movies on it that often, so I resigned myself to hitting the CTRL key every so often when I do. I installed Ubuntu Guilty Gibson on my Opteron-based desktop (Asus A8V Deluxe motherboard) yesterday and found it does exactly the same thing. Do you have any ideas how I can get them to stop blanking the screen, at least while I'm watching movies? -- Thanks! Rich _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

Oct. 22, 2007

How to stop screen blanking while watching movie?

by Richard Klein

Windows XP and OS X are both smart enough to not blank the screen or invoke the screensaver when I'm watching a movie. My P4m-based laptop (Dell Inspiron 8200) running debian etch blanks the screen after 15 minutes, even if I disable the screensaver and all power saving options. I don't watch movies on it that often, so I resigned myself to hitting the CTRL key every so often when I do. I installed Ubuntu Guilty Gibson on my Opteron-based desktop (Asus A8V Deluxe motherboard) yesterday and found it does exactly the same thing. Do you have any ideas how I can get them to stop blanking the screen, at least while I'm watching movies? -- Thanks! Rich

Oct. 22, 2007

Re: [Wlug] Reminder: Upcoming Meeting Wed Oct 10th

by Tim Keller

Andy, The meeting went great. We had one new person show up and we showed off Fedora Core and (I think) Ubuntu. We also started an install on a laptop (but that was a bit rocky). Seven of us then ended up at the Goat's Head for Pizza. I do have to say, that place is MUCH nicer than usual place we have pizza. My vote is that we go back their next meeting! On 10/15/07, Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Andy Stewart wrote: > > > > HI Everybody, > > > > Our next WLUG meeting is approaching soon. On Wednesday, October 10th, > > 2007, we'll be having our Newbie Night at WLUG. On this occasion, new > > Linux users are most welcome to attend and ask their questions to the > > more experienced Linux users in a non-intimidating environment. > > Hi Everybody, > > I am wondering about this meeting since I was unable to attend. How > well was it attended? What topics were covered? Did you eat plenty of > pizza afterwards? > > Inquiring mind wants to know! :-) > > My business trip to Austin, TX was successful IMHO. I met a couple of > people who I had not seen in some time, and I met in person a few people > with whom I have been working only via telephone and email. It was nice > to be able to put a face to those communications. Also, I enjoyed > various carnivorous delights like steak and Texas style BBQ. Finally, I > did see the "famous" bats on the Congress St. bridge - millions of them > fly out each night to feast on mosquitoes and such. > > Later, > > Andy > > - -- > Andy Stewart, Founder > Worcester Linux Users' Group (http://www.wlug.org) > Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group (http://linux.meetup.com/393) > Amateur Radio: KB1OIQ > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFHEsqKHl0iXDssISsRArEhAJ9N6mI2Ioq0ky3B8EgnCr9bST/KzwCghToL > T/9P91N5C0lca6ckIGu64Y4= > =mPeO > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > -- I am leary of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

Oct. 15, 2007

Re: [Wlug] Reminder: Upcoming Meeting Wed Oct 10th

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Andy Stewart wrote: > > HI Everybody, > > Our next WLUG meeting is approaching soon. On Wednesday, October 10th, > 2007, we'll be having our Newbie Night at WLUG. On this occasion, new > Linux users are most welcome to attend and ask their questions to the > more experienced Linux users in a non-intimidating environment. Hi Everybody, I am wondering about this meeting since I was unable to attend. How well was it attended? What topics were covered? Did you eat plenty of pizza afterwards? Inquiring mind wants to know! :-) My business trip to Austin, TX was successful IMHO. I met a couple of people who I had not seen in some time, and I met in person a few people with whom I have been working only via telephone and email. It was nice to be able to put a face to those communications. Also, I enjoyed various carnivorous delights like steak and Texas style BBQ. Finally, I did see the "famous" bats on the Congress St. bridge - millions of them fly out each night to feast on mosquitoes and such. Later, Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group (http://www.wlug.org) Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group (http://linux.meetup.com/393) Amateur Radio: KB1OIQ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHEsqKHl0iXDssISsRArEhAJ9N6mI2Ioq0ky3B8EgnCr9bST/KzwCghToL T/9P91N5C0lca6ckIGu64Y4= =mPeO -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Oct. 15, 2007

Re: [Wlug] Reminder: Upcoming Meeting Wed Oct 10th

by Stephen Daukas

On 10/4/07, Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> wrote: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > HI Everybody, [snip] This is > your chance to make > fun of me in my absence (as opposed to doing so in my presence!). :-) > I will have access to email during my trip. > Hi Andy! I guess no one told you about the "other" WLUG mailing list... ;-) Steve -- Stephen C. Daukas Engineer, Geoscientist, Environmental Analyst ________________________________________________ - Please, before printing, think about the environment -

Oct. 5, 2007

Reminder: Upcoming Meeting Wed Oct 10th

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 HI Everybody, Our next WLUG meeting is approaching soon. On Wednesday, October 10th, 2007, we'll be having our Newbie Night at WLUG. On this occasion, new Linux users are most welcome to attend and ask their questions to the more experienced Linux users in a non-intimidating environment. Experienced folks are also welcome to attend to help out the new users. Try to remember what it was like when you were a new user and tailor your answers accordingly! The new folks will be very appreciative. Also, if some people would be willing to burn a few CDs or DVDs with their favorite Linux distribution or Live CD, then the new users will have choices that they can take home and try at their leisure. My personal recommendations would be Knoppix, (K)ubuntu, OpenSuse, Damn Small Linux, and some RedHat derivative (Fedora, CentOS, etc). Feel free to share whatever your favorite may be. I also think that a few laptops running these different distros would be great demo tools for the new users. One last note: unfortunately, I will not be present for this meeting. I will be in Austin, TX on business. I've asked Chuck and Frank if they would run the meeting. Just because I can't make it, you should all still get together and enjoy the meeting. This is your chance to make fun of me in my absence (as opposed to doing so in my presence!). :-) I will have access to email during my trip. Have fun, and remember, we were all new...once upon a time. Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group (http://www.wlug.org) Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group (http://linux.meetup.com/393) Amateur Radio: KB1OIQ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHBZkIHl0iXDssISsRApNrAJ9Vg/FOwrA5eef5MgUXZxgby3TwhACfdJ3h aDunlcUOkwxCP5xUgqGTlrE= =cjtu -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Oct. 5, 2007

Re: [Wlug] Looking for input for Linux-based Server (Email, etc.)

by Jeff Reed

"Stephen C. Daukas" wrote: > Greetings all! > > I am about to do away with my hosting provider and plan on migrating > services over to my own Linux box. It currently runs RedHat 6.2 and I plan > to upgrade this soon (hopefully at the upcoming install fest). I have a > static IP with a LinkSys router... > > I want to run the usual suspects (web, email, etc.) and was wondering what > free packages were out there. I'm planning on Apache, DNS, and so on, but > my real question is regarding Email... > > I'd like to be able to easily manage the service. I used to "do sendmail" > years ago (including majordomo et. al), and even got a server up and > running for a few weeks last year while between ISPs, but sendmail is > definitely created for those who "enjoy the trip" instead of just getting > to the end results. Does anyone know of an email package that provides for > easy config management, user management, SPAM filtering, perhaps a > web-based interface for remote access, etc.? > > Thanks in advance! > > Regards, > Steve > -- > Stephen C. Daukas > stephen(a)daukas.com > (508) 845-9809 - Home > (508) 845-5015 - Fax > (508) 612-2149 - Mobile > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug heya steve. i'm one of the guys who likes to lurk on the wlug mailing list. :) try using postfix...my buddy and i are going to start using it on our debian servers. it's pure GPL and it seems to work pretty swell! good luck and VIVA REVOLUCION!!! :) -- ==//> Jeffrey Michael Reed ==//> Metro West Boston Linux User Group ==//> Co-founder/Administrator ==//> GNU/Linux, HTML, PHP ==//> ==//> Phunky Phresh stuff about... ==//> GNU/Linux, Programming, Music, ==//> Humor, Hacking, and the news ==//> about the revolution... ==//> ==//> http://www.linuxbusca.com ==//> ==//> Favorite OS: Debian ==//> Favorite food: Lasagna ==//> Favorite brew: Guinness ==//> Favorite music: Mr. Bungle

Sept. 30, 2007

Re: [Wlug] sshfs + certificate files + fstab?

by Jamie Guinan

Sure, http://goonathon.net/misc/x.mount I keep in it ~/bin/ . I mount everything under ~/ssh/ (sshfs) or ~/ftp/ (curlftpfs). Usage: $ x.mount $ x.mount ~/ssh/bluebutton.com To unmount, $ fusermount -u /home/guinan/ssh/bluebutton.com but I usually mount as-needed and forget about it. -Jamie On Fri, 21 Sep 2007, Eric Stein wrote: > Could I get a look at that script? > > Eric > > Jamie Guinan wrote: > > What userid is invoking sshfs? If its in /etc/fstab, and you're using > > a setuid /bin/mount, it might be looking for authorized_keys under > > the setuid id's homedir (root?). > > > > In which case, you might also want to add "-o allow_other", and > > double-check the other sshfs options. > > > > Since I'm the only user of my sytsem, I use a little script, do it all > > under my userid, and avoid /etc/fstab. > > > > -Jamie > > > > > > On Fri, 21 Sep 2007, Eric Stein wrote: > > > > > >> I already do this for normal ssh and it doesn't work for sshfs - I get > >> queried for my password anyway. > >> > >> Eric > >> > >> Mike Leo wrote: > >> > >>> Create an ssh key on the local machine and put the public portion of > >>> it into the remote servers /home/user/.ssh/authorized_keys file then > >>> you can ssh(fs) without a password > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 >

Sept. 21, 2007

Re: [Wlug] sshfs + certificate files + fstab?

by Eric Stein

Could I get a look at that script? Eric Jamie Guinan wrote: > What userid is invoking sshfs? If its in /etc/fstab, and you're using > a setuid /bin/mount, it might be looking for authorized_keys under > the setuid id's homedir (root?). > > In which case, you might also want to add "-o allow_other", and > double-check the other sshfs options. > > Since I'm the only user of my sytsem, I use a little script, do it all > under my userid, and avoid /etc/fstab. > > -Jamie > > > On Fri, 21 Sep 2007, Eric Stein wrote: > > >> I already do this for normal ssh and it doesn't work for sshfs - I get >> queried for my password anyway. >> >> Eric >> >> Mike Leo wrote: >> >>> Create an ssh key on the local machine and put the public portion of >>> it into the remote servers /home/user/.ssh/authorized_keys file then >>> you can ssh(fs) without a password >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wlug mailing list >> Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >> http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >> >>

Sept. 21, 2007

Re: [Wlug] sshfs + certificate files + fstab?

by Matt Nicholson

I could be wrong with this, but, while playing with Tomboy note syncing over ssh, one uses FUSE+sshfs, and for them to work, you need to have your key in a running instance of ssh-agent (any ssh agent will do i think). So, for it to work, ssh-agent has to be running for me @ login. This "might" be your issue. Then again I could be way off. On 9/21/07, Jamie Guinan <guinan(a)bluebutton.com> wrote: > > On Fri, 21 Sep 2007, Jamie Guinan wrote: > > > > > What userid is invoking sshfs? If its in /etc/fstab, and you're using > > a setuid /bin/mount, it might be looking for authorized_keys under > > the setuid id's homedir (root?). > > And/or the setuid id's ${HOME}/.ssh/id_dsa on the local side. > > -Jamie > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Sept. 21, 2007

Re: [Wlug] sshfs + certificate files + fstab?

by Jamie Guinan

On Fri, 21 Sep 2007, Jamie Guinan wrote: > > What userid is invoking sshfs? If its in /etc/fstab, and you're using > a setuid /bin/mount, it might be looking for authorized_keys under > the setuid id's homedir (root?). And/or the setuid id's ${HOME}/.ssh/id_dsa on the local side. -Jamie

Sept. 21, 2007

Re: [Wlug] sshfs + certificate files + fstab?

by Jamie Guinan

What userid is invoking sshfs? If its in /etc/fstab, and you're using a setuid /bin/mount, it might be looking for authorized_keys under the setuid id's homedir (root?). In which case, you might also want to add "-o allow_other", and double-check the other sshfs options. Since I'm the only user of my sytsem, I use a little script, do it all under my userid, and avoid /etc/fstab. -Jamie On Fri, 21 Sep 2007, Eric Stein wrote: > I already do this for normal ssh and it doesn't work for sshfs - I get > queried for my password anyway. > > Eric > > Mike Leo wrote: > > Create an ssh key on the local machine and put the public portion of > > it into the remote servers /home/user/.ssh/authorized_keys file then > > you can ssh(fs) without a password > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Sept. 21, 2007

Re: [Wlug] sshfs + certificate files + fstab?

by Adam Keck

Mike, Are you getting any log output from sshd on the remote host? -Adam On 9/21/07, Eric Stein <eastein(a)wpi.edu> wrote: > I already do this for normal ssh and it doesn't work for sshfs - I get > queried for my password anyway. > > Eric > > Mike Leo wrote: > > Create an ssh key on the local machine and put the public portion of > > it into the remote servers /home/user/.ssh/authorized_keys file then > > you can ssh(fs) without a password > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Sept. 21, 2007

Re: [Wlug] sshfs + certificate files + fstab?

by Klein, Richard

That's a topic I've been meaning to ask about for a long time, but never got around to: I have a server that I refer to as rich.richardklein.org, mail.richardklein.org, smtp.richardklein.org, and gs750.richardklein.org (and I may have missed another alias). It serves web pages, mail, and FTP (and again, I may have forgotten something). How do I decide which name to use for the certificate? Do I generate different certificates for mail (where I usually use mail.richardklein.org) and web (where I usually use rich.richardklein.org)? -- Rich > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Leo > > Create an ssh key on the local machine and put the public > portion of it into the remote servers > /home/user/.ssh/authorized_keys file then you can ssh(fs) > without a password

Sept. 21, 2007

Re: [Wlug] sshfs + certificate files + fstab?

by Eric Stein

I already do this for normal ssh and it doesn't work for sshfs - I get queried for my password anyway. Eric Mike Leo wrote: > Create an ssh key on the local machine and put the public portion of > it into the remote servers /home/user/.ssh/authorized_keys file then > you can ssh(fs) without a password

Sept. 21, 2007

Re: [Wlug] sshfs + certificate files + fstab?

by Mike Leo

Create an ssh key on the local machine and put the public portion of it into the remote servers /home/user/.ssh/authorized_keys file then you can ssh(fs) without a password ----- Original Message ---- From: Eric Stein <eastein(a)WPI.EDU> To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 10:28:47 AM Subject: [Wlug] sshfs + certificate files + fstab? Eric, I remember you mentioned you knew how to use sshfs with certificates for passwordless mounting at the last meeting when we went out for pizza. How was that done? Eric _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

Sept. 21, 2007

sshfs + certificate files + fstab?

by Eric Stein

Eric, I remember you mentioned you knew how to use sshfs with certificates for passwordless mounting at the last meeting when we went out for pizza. How was that done? Eric

Sept. 21, 2007

Re: [Wlug] Can Feisty Fawn solve an iPod problem?

by douglas.r.aker＠verizon.com

Thanks Brad for the additional help. Been looking for a new area to explore in the world of Linux. Hmm, "Linux and iPods," interesting... Doug p.s. Being a big fan of the movie "2001, A Space Odyssey," I had to laugh reading the following from the entry for iPod in Wikipedia: The name iPod was proposed by Vinnie Chieco, a freelance copywriter, who (with others) was called by Apple to figure out how to introduce the new player to the public. After Chieco saw a prototype, he thought of the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey and the phrase "Open the pod bay door, Hal!", which refers to the white EVA Pods of the Discovery One spaceship. Also movie title, 2001, same as Apple iPod launch date, October, 2001 brad <maitre(a)ccs.neu.edu> Sent by: wlug-bounces(a)mail.wlug.org 09/19/2007 06:31 PM Please respond to Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> To Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> cc Subject Re: [Wlug] Can Feisty Fawn solve an iPod problem? Doug, You do not want to copy folders from the ipod. iTunes organizes the ipod directories in a non-trivia manor. I would suggest using banshee or amarok to read the iTunesDB on the ipod. You may need to tell these programs where the ipod is located, e.g. /media/ipod/. You can drag and drop the songs from the ipod to your local machine, note you may need to tell these programs where to copy these files in your home directory. Explore these programs, banshee and amarok, to learn how to use them to get the most out of your ipod. - brad On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:35:24 -0400, douglas.r.aker(a)verizon.com wrote: > Thanks Ben for your input. > > But when you say "copy them over to Vista PC," my question is, Copy what? > When I mount iPod on Linux laptop, I see a complex directory structure > under /media/ipod. Do I copy the Music folder? Do I copy the iTunes > folder? What are the downstream consequences of copying just the Music > folder and *not* the iTunes folder? I could file copy everything under > /media/ipod, move it to Vista, but will it be in a form that iTunes will > recognize? Maybe the procedure looks like: 1) Export songs using gtkpod > on Linux, 2) Import songs using iTunes on Vista. Not sure. > > Doug > > > > > Ben Childs <bchilds(a)WPI.EDU> > Sent by: wlug-bounces(a)mail.wlug.org > 09/19/2007 12:06 PM > Please respond to > Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > > > To > wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > cc > > Subject > Re: [Wlug] Can Feisty Fawn solve an iPod problem? > > > > > > > In the worst case, once you have the 350 songs off the Ipod, you > could just copy them over to the vista pc and then itunes on the > vista pc will take care of the rest... > > -Ben Childs > _______________________________________________ > 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

Sept. 20, 2007

Re: [Wlug] Can Feisty Fawn solve an iPod problem?

by brad

Doug, You do not want to copy folders from the ipod. iTunes organizes the ipod directories in a non-trivia manor. I would suggest using banshee or amarok to read the iTunesDB on the ipod. You may need to tell these programs where the ipod is located, e.g. /media/ipod/. You can drag and drop the songs from the ipod to your local machine, note you may need to tell these programs where to copy these files in your home directory. Explore these programs, banshee and amarok, to learn how to use them to get the most out of your ipod. - brad On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:35:24 -0400, douglas.r.aker(a)verizon.com wrote: > Thanks Ben for your input. > > But when you say "copy them over to Vista PC," my question is, Copy what? > When I mount iPod on Linux laptop, I see a complex directory structure > under /media/ipod. Do I copy the Music folder? Do I copy the iTunes > folder? What are the downstream consequences of copying just the Music > folder and *not* the iTunes folder? I could file copy everything under > /media/ipod, move it to Vista, but will it be in a form that iTunes will > recognize? Maybe the procedure looks like: 1) Export songs using gtkpod > on Linux, 2) Import songs using iTunes on Vista. Not sure. > > Doug > > > > > Ben Childs <bchilds(a)WPI.EDU> > Sent by: wlug-bounces(a)mail.wlug.org > 09/19/2007 12:06 PM > Please respond to > Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > > > To > wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > cc > > Subject > Re: [Wlug] Can Feisty Fawn solve an iPod problem? > > > > > > > In the worst case, once you have the 350 songs off the Ipod, you > could just copy them over to the vista pc and then itunes on the > vista pc will take care of the rest... > > -Ben Childs > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

Sept. 19, 2007

Re: [Wlug] Can Feisty Fawn solve an iPod problem?

by douglas.r.aker＠verizon.com

Thanks Ben for your input. But when you say "copy them over to Vista PC," my question is, Copy what? When I mount iPod on Linux laptop, I see a complex directory structure under /media/ipod. Do I copy the Music folder? Do I copy the iTunes folder? What are the downstream consequences of copying just the Music folder and *not* the iTunes folder? I could file copy everything under /media/ipod, move it to Vista, but will it be in a form that iTunes will recognize? Maybe the procedure looks like: 1) Export songs using gtkpod on Linux, 2) Import songs using iTunes on Vista. Not sure. Doug Ben Childs <bchilds(a)WPI.EDU> Sent by: wlug-bounces(a)mail.wlug.org 09/19/2007 12:06 PM Please respond to Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> To wlug(a)mail.wlug.org cc Subject Re: [Wlug] Can Feisty Fawn solve an iPod problem? In the worst case, once you have the 350 songs off the Ipod, you could just copy them over to the vista pc and then itunes on the vista pc will take care of the rest... -Ben Childs _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

Sept. 19, 2007

Re: [Wlug] Can Feisty Fawn solve an iPod problem?

by Ben Childs

In the worst case, once you have the 350 songs off the Ipod, you could just copy them over to the vista pc and then itunes on the vista pc will take care of the rest... -Ben Childs

Sept. 19, 2007

Re: [Wlug] Can Feisty Fawn solve an iPod problem?

by brad

On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:57:38 -0400, douglas.r.aker(a)verizon.com wrote: > Thanks Brad for the info. Yes, it's an HFS+ formatted iPod, and hence my > problem. I'll try the "touch test" test you suggest. I have a feeling > though, I may be out of luck. > My ipod is formatted as hfs+ and i can use it on linux. however i needed to disable the journal feature; that can only be done from within OS X. To do so plug your ipod into OS X and run diskutil -disableJournal <ipod_mount_point>. Although if you plan to reformat the ipod for visit, the format of the ipod will change from HFS+ to vfat, linux has fill read/write support for vfat; so writing to the ipod after you format for visita will not be a problem. - brad

Sept. 18, 2007

Re: [Wlug] Can Feisty Fawn solve an iPod problem?

by brad

> Thanks Brad for the info. Yes, it's an HFS+ formatted iPod, and hence my > problem. I'll try the "touch test" test you suggest. I have a feeling > though, I may be out of luck. > My ipod is formatted as hfs+ and i can use it on linux. however i needed to disable the journal feature; that can only be done from within OS X. To do so plug your ipod into OS X and run diskutil -disableJournal <ipod_mount_point>. Although if you plan to reformat the ipod for visit, the format of the ipod will change from HFS+ to vfat, linux has fill read/write support for vfat; so writing to the ipod after you format for visita will not be a problem - brad

Sept. 18, 2007

Re: [Wlug] Can Feisty Fawn solve an iPod problem?

by douglas.r.aker＠verizon.com

Thanks Brad for the info. Yes, it's an HFS+ formatted iPod, and hence my problem. I'll try the "touch test" test you suggest. I have a feeling though, I may be out of luck. Doug brad <maitre(a)ccs.neu.edu> Sent by: wlug-bounces(a)mail.wlug.org 09/18/2007 10:24 AM Please respond to Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> To Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> cc Subject Re: [Wlug] Can Feisty Fawn solve an iPod problem? On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:00:35 -0400, douglas.r.aker(a)verizon.com wrote: > Is anyone in the group using gtkpod (iPod GUI) on Ubuntu 6.06 or 7.04? > I use amarok to sync my ipod, but i have used gtkpod in the past. > I installed the gtkpod package yesterday on Ubuntu 6.06 and hooked up my > son Dan's iPod Nano using its USB cable. The iPod icon appeared on > desktop automatically. I checked, using mount command, to see if > /media/ipod was mounted read-write, and it appeared to be. I started > gtkpod and was able to completely read the contents of the iPod, all 350+ > songs. So far, so good. But, when I tried, as an experiment, to create a > new playlist using gtkpod, and write that change onto the iPod, I got > several error messages about write failures due to a read-only filesystem. > > Anyone had a similar experience? Any fix or workaround out there? > I have had similar experiences using HFS+ (apple's filesystem) formated ipods. What is the format of your ipod? When you plugin your ipod look at the output of dmesg. Sometimes you'll see a message telling you that it's mounting the filesystem as readonly. If the filesystem is HFS+ then you will need to disable journaling on the filesystem in order to write back to the ipod. As far as i know this can only be done from OS X. Since i have run into this problem many times before, i always try to write to the ipod using a terminal. Simply, 'cd /media/ipod', then 'touch test'. This will try to create an empty file on the ipod. If you get filesystem errors then the ipod is likely mounted read-only. > I'm > considering either finding another open source iPod utility, something > other than gtkpod, or upgrading to Ubuntu 7.04. > I believe most (if not all) open source utils use the same underlying library, libgpod. If you are seeing filesystem errors changing utils will likely not help you. > My ultimate goal is to 1) Transfer all the songs from the iPod to the > Ubuntu laptop, > This should be possible even if the filesystem is read-only. > 2) Reformat the iPod for use with iTunes running under > Vista, > Also, this should be easy to do. If you plugin the ipod to a windows machine that doesn't recognize the ipod's library, it will ask you if you want to reformat it. > 3) Transfer all the songs from Ubuntu back to the iPod. I think I > can do steps 1 and 2, but so far, step 3 is a problem. And until I'm 100% > confident that I can write all Dan's songs *back* onto his iPod, I won't > try reformatting it. > Please check what filesystem that currently resides on the ipod. I have done all these steps before several times. > Why, you might ask, don't you just use the Apple eBook that originally > wrote (via iTunes) to Dan's iPod? 'Cause that device now sits in my > daughter Abby's dorm room 400 miles West of here (R.I.T.). > They can make pretty long USB cables now-a-days. Good luck, - brad _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

Sept. 18, 2007