[SlimDevices: Unix] Ubuntu on fit-pc from scratch

2008-12-27 Thread thurstongarden
I am almost convinced to get a fit-pc and add a 160Gb IDE HD. The fit-pc will purely run SC and stream FLAC files. The fit-pc will be wired as will my SB2. So, how do I install Ubuntu from scratch onto a blank HD? I have a 1Gb stick - will this be large enough to hold what I assume will be an

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Linux RTC security question..

2008-12-27 Thread gharris999
peterw;375864 Wrote: If you already use sudo for the shutdown command, why not use sudo here, too? -Peter Mostly out of laziness. Perhaps my brain was addled from too much eggnog, but I had trouble getting this to work via sudo. But, yes, that ought to be the approach if I'm going to be

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Linux RTC security question..

2008-12-27 Thread gharris999
syburgh;375886 Wrote: Yes, the sysfs path for the wakealarm is specific to the kernel version, and has definitely changed since RHEL/CentOS 5. Google for the specific versions. If I support /proc/acpi/alarm and /sys/class/rtc/rtc0/wakealarm, will I have covered all (or most) the bases, as far

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Linux RTC security question..

2008-12-27 Thread gharris999
syburgh: assuming that your centos system uses /proc/acpi/alarm, would you be willing to test the following script for me? Code: #!/bin/sh # # SrvrPowerCtrl plugin helper script for linux. # # This script will set the system's RTC to wake the system up in

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Linux RTC security question..

2008-12-27 Thread peterw
I think you should use 'else if' and not assume that either exists -- a kernel without ACPI might have neither, right? -- peterw http://www.tux.org/~peterw/ free plugins: http://www.tux.org/~peterw/#slim AllQuiet BlankSaver ContextMenu FuzzyTime KidsPlay KitchenTimer PlayLog

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Help with m4a in squeezecenter

2008-12-27 Thread tony1tf
I've read everything I can find on the forums,but I am still unable play .m4a files (which I believe are also AAC files) on SC 7.3.1 on an EeePC 4G with Squeezebox Duet. Didnt work on 7.3 either, so I just upgraded to 7.3.1. I have mplayer installed, but the following edits to

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Ubuntu 8.10 building Softplay ok, but connectig to Server fails...

2008-12-27 Thread pza
I'm getting the same problem on Fedora 10 (2.6.27.9-159.fc10.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Dec 16 14:47:52 EST 2008 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux) It starts up ok, even asks for the user/password for the server. But, when you select that server as the source, it never connects. 153456:41436 INFO

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Ubuntu 8.10 building Softplay ok, but connectig to Server fails...

2008-12-27 Thread Mnyb
Are your server on a different machine ? How are the firewall set-up you also need port 3483 udp/tcp besides port 9000 I'm lazy i have fixed ip's so I allowed all contact between my desktop and server (server has it's own fw against inet ) -- Mnyb