[frgeek-michiana] Re: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS installs
- From: "chuq00@xxxxxxxxx"<chuq00@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 12:02:02 -0500
That was being done for a while. I think the best solution without internet at
the warehouse would creating a local repository and taking that home weekly to
be updated.
Chuq from my DROID.
-----Original message-----
From: Mark Neddeau <mln3768@xxxxxxxxx>
To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sun, Nov 14, 2010 16:54:22 GMT+00:00
Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Re: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS installs
That is correct, as I recall.
I had another idea about getting things up and running "Out of the Box", from
the warehouse. We could actually send a fresh install home with a volunteer to
finish up downloading and running all of the CURRENT updates, which will be
ever-changing, of course, as well as intalling the "Ubuntu Restricted Extras"
packages for decoding DVDs and most of the common codecs, (and, perhaps the VLC
player, which has a vast codec library of it's own)...an then make a CLONE,
preferably on a CD, but a HDD, IF necessary, then we could just clone them at
the warehouse. This should not be too much of a problem as far as the HAL is
concerned, but we would have to have one clone each for AMD-based and
Intel-based systems, that is IF we have any AMD systems to give away...
Just a thought.
--- On Fri, 11/12/10, Tom Brown <tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Tom Brown <tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Re: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS installs
> To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Friday, November 12, 2010, 8:25 PM
> Sorry about my imprecise language.
>
> Rhythmbox on my Ubuntu 10.04 laptop automatically detects
> music CDs and pops up a list of the tunes to choose from. I
> recall Movie Player, or Ubuntu, offering to download
> additional libraries the first time I tried to play a video
> DVD. Perhaps audio codecs were included? I don't remember
> doing the same thing with Rhythmbox.
>
> At the workshop, Rhythmbox did not detect music CDs. When
> we opened Rhythmbox and tried to play an audio CD, we got
> error messages saying mp3 libraries or codecs were not
> available to play the CD.
>
> RhythmBox's web site says:
>
> * Easy to use music browser
> * Searching and sorting
> * Comprehensive audio format support
> through GStreamer
> * Internet Radio support including
> last.fm streams
> * Playlists
> * Display audio visualizations
> * Transfer music to and from iPod, MTP,
> and USB Mass Storage music players
> * Display album art and song lyrics
> downloaded from the internet
> * Play, rip, and burn audio CDs
> * Automatically download audio podcasts
> * Browse, preview, and download albums
> from Magnatune and Jamendo
>
> However, all we got last night was an error message
> regarding mp3 files. We know the CDROM drive was good
> because we installed Ubuntu from it and also manually
> mounted data CDs.
>
> We'll try the HPLJ4 driver next week.
>
> Tom --
>
> Tony Germano wrote:
> > Technically, an audio CD can't be mounted. It doesn't
> have a filesystem. It is in the RedBook format, and the
> audio is encoded in 2-channel PCM at 44.1kHz. Whether Ubuntu
> detects it as a audio CD and autoplays it is another matter,
> but it shouldn't be dependent on mp3 codecs being present
> (unless we're actually talking about a data disc with mp3
> files on it.) I find it very surprising that a fresh install
> can't play an audio cd. You may need to actually select a
> "Play Audio CD" option in the media player. I know that is
> the case with Windows Media Player and VLC (and 12 years ago
> when I still used WinAmp.)
> >
> > As for the printer, nearly every HP LasetJet that I've
> come across will work with the standard LaserJet 4 drivers
> (at least in Windows) as long as you don't need any extra
> functionality like selecting output trays or duplexing. That
> printer and, I believe, all LaserJets after it support the
> Enhanced PCL 5 language.
> >
> > Tony
> >
> > > Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 09:13:03 -0500
> > > From: tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
> installs
> > >
> > > Mark and I found some problems last night testing
> Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.
> > >
> > > 1. Audio/video CDs and DVDs
> > >
> > > We discovered that Ubuntu 10.04 LTS has problems
> automounting CDs and
> > > audio CDs in particular. Ubuntu does not come
> with MP3 codecs installed
> > > so we could not play, and therefore test, audio
> CDs. We were able to
> > > test the sound subsystem another way.
> > >
> > > I suspect we'll have the same problem with video
> CDs and DVDs because of
> > > missing codecs.
> > >
> > > 2. Printer setup
> > >
> > > Mark attached the Laserjet HP6L gravity feed
> printer we typically use
> > > for final testing. Ubuntu detected the printer,
> but there were no local
> > > printer drivers for it. Instead, Ubuntu tried to
> download drivers from
> > > the Internet. Since we don't have an Internet
> connection yet, that
> > > didn't work.
> > >
> > > 3. Network interfaces
> > >
> > > We need to install a LAN at the workshop so we
> can test network
> > > interfaces. I'll bring cable, tools and a tester
> next Thursday.
> > >
> > > 4. Immediate solution
> > >
> > > The only immediate solution is to put off testing
> of these components of
> > > Ubuntu and inform FreeBox recipients they need to
> bring their systems to
> > > FGMLUG for final setup and testing. Even if we
> are prepared to do so at
> > > the workshop, we might want to put off installing
> drivers and codecs.
> > >
> > > FGMLUG has Internet connections and can download
> updates, drivers and
> > > codecs. The advantage is hooking people into
> FGMLUG right away. LUG
> > > members can test the network interface and show
> the recipient how to
> > > update their systems. If they bring an audio CD
> or DVD, FGMLUG can
> > > install codecs and show the user how to play
> audio/video on their
> > > computer as well as install Flash for web
> browsing.
> > >
> > > FGMLUG can advise recipients on printers and
> install printers. At our
> > > last meeting we showed an FGMLUG member how to
> install a printer over
> > > his home XP based network. He brought the printer
> to the meeting. We
> > > showed him how to install the printer directly on
> the Ubuntu box. Then
> > > we installed the printer on a Windows Vista
> system, detected the printer
> > > over the network and installed the correct driver
> in Ubuntu.
> > >
> > > Tom --
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