LinuxQuestions.org - Blogs - microsoft/linux http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/microsoft-linux-116735/ LinuxQuestions.org offers a free Linux forum where Linux newbies can ask questions and Linux experts can offer advice. Topics include security, installation, networking and much more. en Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:50 GMT vBulletin 60 https://lqo-thequestionsnetw.netdna-ssl.com/questions/images/misc/rss.jpg LinuxQuestions.org - Blogs - microsoft/linux http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/microsoft-linux-116735/ Randomness - iPod 30GB(5g) and linux http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/microsoft-linux-116735/randomness-ipod-30gb-5g-and-linux-87/ Mon, 09 Jan 2006 05:15:12 GMT Ok, so I got a 30 GB iPod for christmas, and I have some decent sucess with linux. Below is how I've gotten it working with debian etch.

This guy apparently is a debian developer, and has made a patch for gtkpod to allow transfer of video. This is extremely useful. I use handbrake for video conversion.

First, I made a new directory to mount it on
Code:
# mkdir /mnt/ipod
I then added this to my fstab
Code:
/dev/sda2       /mnt/ipod       vfat    users,defaults                           0       0
I then downloaded gtkpod, and libgpod from here. These versions are patched w/ the patch mentioned above, and packaged into .debs(for convenience).
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In order to get handbrake working(mentioned above), I needed nasm(Netwide Assembler), and it's not included in the debian repos. I downloaded the .rpm from the sourceforge site, and converted it using alien.

In order to compile handbrake, you need to run
Code:
# cd HandBrake
# ./configure
# jam
Just make sure you've got all the dependencies installed, or you'll find cryptic errors. Once you've got handbrake installed, and GTKpod recognizing your iPod you can run this script in order to quickly rip DVDs
Code:
#!/bin/bash
# Filename is dvd2ipod
# $1 - output filename
# $2 - title number
handbrake -f mp4 -i /dev/cdrom -o $1 -t $2 -e ffmpeg -E faac -w 320
I found it online, and changed it a little bit in order for it to match my DVD drive. You can find it, and instructions as to how to use it(even though it's pretty self explanatory)[url=http://virtuallyshocking.com/2005/10/28/encoding-movies-for-the-ipod-video-using-linux/]here[/url

I use sound-juicer in order to rip CDs, with lame for mp3 stuff. In order to mp3 support for sound juicer run
Code:
$ gnome-audio profiles-properties
Click 'New' and give the new profile a name(I used mp3). Then click 'Edit'(once the mp3 profile is highlighted) and fill in the fields. You can pretty much put anything for the first two. For the 'Gstreamer Pipeline' field I've got
Code:
audio/x-raw-int,rate=44100,channels=2 ! lame name=enc vbr=0 bitrate=192
Feel free to change the bitrate to whatever you use. Oh yeah, make sure the fourth field, 'File Extension' reads "mp3".

I really hope this helps some people, as it took me a while to figure this out, and I don't want anyone to have to experiance it :) ]]> microsoft/linux http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/microsoft-linux-116735/randomness-ipod-30gb-5g-and-linux-87/ <![CDATA[Randomness- I'm a Senior Member!]]> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog.php?b=74 Tue, 27 Dec 2005 06:00:03 GMT I just noticed that I have gained the desgination of "Senior Member", I guess that happened 3 posts ago.
Code:
senior

   1. older
from Wiktionary

Huh...senior implies older, more mature. I'm 17, perhaps a bug in the system?(Jeremy, you may find a bug report for this)

That bums me out...someone(jeremy) thinks I'm old!


Anyway, how long 'till I change designation, Guru here I come! ]]> microsoft/linux http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog.php?b=74 Randomness - Happy Holidays http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/microsoft-linux-116735/randomness-happy-holidays-70/ Sat, 24 Dec 2005 18:48:03 GMT In the interest of being politically correct(and just because I don't feel like leaving anyone out)
Happy Chanukkah
Merry Christmas
Happy Winter Solstice
Happy Saturnalia
Happy Life Day
Happy Kwanzaa
Happy Ramadhan

Oh, and if any of these winter greetings are incorrect(as in, 'happy' isn't used as the precursor), please leave a comment, and I will change it. ]]> microsoft/linux http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/microsoft-linux-116735/randomness-happy-holidays-70/ Randomness - One more day!!! http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/microsoft-linux-116735/randomness-one-more-day-56/ Wed, 21 Dec 2005 23:23:26 GMT One more day of school until Winter Vacation(or christmas break, or whatever you want to call it). I'm ecstatic(spelling?). Not that I don't like school....well, alright, I don't like school very much, but that's not the point. I get to stay home, and sleep in almost all the time. I can snowboard 2 or 3 times over vacation, there's presents(like I said, it's christmas break) and family. What more can you ask for(besides world peace, I don't think that's one of the benefits of Winter Vacation)?

On another note, my English class finished Macbeth(bleagh!), so that's always good. I don't overly like shakespeare, or any of the other classic literature that they makes us read. Ah well...that's life.

Thanks for reading! ]]> microsoft/linux http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/microsoft-linux-116735/randomness-one-more-day-56/ Randomness - Myspace.com http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/microsoft-linux-116735/randomness-myspace-com-47/ Thu, 15 Dec 2005 22:45:07 GMT So I don't really see the point of Myspace.com, but a lot of my (3 or 4)friends have it. It seems to be a good way to meet people, and seeing as how I just moved here(Jackson, WY), I think I'm gonna try it. However, it doesn't seem to like linux very much, as every time I try to sign up, it loads a blank page. It worked under IE on a Mac at school, so I know it's not on their end.

I know, I know, you're thinking "If you don't see the point, why are you signing up?". It's because a lot of people at school have it, some of my friends in Maine have it, and, well, a lot of girls have it ;-).

EDIT:Turns out it was something on their end. I've got one now. They seem to have a lot of server difficulties...must be running Microsoft Server Edition :-) ]]> microsoft/linux http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/microsoft-linux-116735/randomness-myspace-com-47/ Randomness - Linux on the Treo 650 http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/microsoft-linux-116735/randomness-linux-on-the-treo-650-40/ Tue, 13 Dec 2005 23:06:13 GMT I was surfing engadget today, and I found this (http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000497072377/). Being the proud owner of a Sharp Zaurus SL-5500, I... I was surfing engadget today, and I found this. Being the proud owner of a Sharp Zaurus SL-5500, I couldn't help but think "Awesome". Does this mean linux will become more and more prevalent(aside fromt the fact that it already is, in the desktop market)? I know Palm is planning a mobile phone OS based on linux, but native linux on the Treo 650 is pretty cool.

Ok, that's all I've got today. ]]> microsoft/linux http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/microsoft-linux-116735/randomness-linux-on-the-treo-650-40/ Randomness - Snowboarding http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/microsoft-linux-116735/randomness-snowboarding-31/ Sun, 11 Dec 2005 00:34:59 GMT Living in Jackson WY, one can't help but ski/snowboard. Having gone snowboarding twice before, today(my third time) wasn't too bad. The one thing I did notice however, is that there are a lot of girls who snowboard(see my previous post) :-). I don't know anyone though, and well, I don't expect to know anyone.

I know, it seems as if this post has no point, right? Well, thus the reason this blog is called Randomness of the mind. ]]> microsoft/linux http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/microsoft-linux-116735/randomness-snowboarding-31/ Randomness - Logarithms http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/microsoft-linux-116735/randomness-logarithms-26/ Wed, 07 Dec 2005 03:36:22 GMT I took a quiz on logarithms today in Pre-Calc./Trig.(See Mathworld (http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Logarithm.html) for more information, in case... I took a quiz on logarithms today in Pre-Calc./Trig.(See Mathworld for more information, in case anyone's rusty :))

Any way...I finished before everyone else in the class. Now normally this would be a good thing. I'm a pretty good test taker, and normally math doesn't bother me. This year however has been different, it's been rough, but I've been maintaining a C.

Basically, my finishing early could mean one of two things:
1)I really knew the material
2)I really didn't know the material, and I bombed it

It worries me is all.

UPDATE: I actually got a 35 out of 45, even though I got every single answer right. It was just stupid little things like not writing a step down, or not doing something the way she wants it done(writing out sentences for answers to word questions, etc.) 77% ]]> microsoft/linux http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/microsoft-linux-116735/randomness-logarithms-26/ Randomness - Girls, and....well, figuring them out http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/microsoft-linux-116735/randomness-girls-and-well-figuring-them-out-19/ Mon, 05 Dec 2005 04:58:26 GMT Girls are so hard to understand. Being 17...I'm interested, what can I say? But, even when you're trying to figure out how to talk to a girl(without seeming like a complete idiot, mind you), you still end up sounding like a complete idiot. I know, I know...be yourself. But what happen's when the girl(I'm not mentioning names), doesn't like "yourself", or rather, doesn't seem to react other than being the polite, kind person that she is?

Ah well, Life as a Teenage Male...I'm sure I'll figure it out eventually. ]]> microsoft/linux http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/microsoft-linux-116735/randomness-girls-and-well-figuring-them-out-19/