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Mobile Linux

Punky — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:58:06 GMT

Anyone have any nice mobile linux suggestions? I'm testing this on my old P4 system.
Currently testing out
ubuntu netbook remix - don't really like it
ubuntu MID - will test tonight
Linpus Quick OS - this one i can't find anywhere it seems like its only made for acer one netbooks, but it looks nice and have really fast booting. I tried the old linpus version, it was niec and fast, but the touchscreen driver didn't work so well. The new one looks much more polished, but not publicly available.
Moblin - just downloaded, not sure if it'll work on non-atom processor.

Apache server hell - help!

Bugbyte — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:53:53 GMT

[Sigh] I hate to ask for help here but I know somebody has the answer and I've invested hours in this problem.

I've set up my apache2 server and have had it working without issue but I wanted to change the location of the document root for it because its in the root user location and I'm having trouble ftp'ing data into that folder. I also know that it isn't appropriate to use the root user for the web location. The apache2 install is in /etc/apache2

So, I've changed my apache2 http.conf to read the following:

Code:

Servername localhost1

AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php

AddHandler application/x-httpd-php-source .phps

DocumentRoot /mysite

Unfortunately, I get a 403 error "Forbidden - you don't have permission to access / on this server."

I've tried other locations for the folder and restarted the server using the apache2ctl restart command each time. I know it reads the file because if I put an invalid path in the DocumentRoot it will tell me so.

I've also added /mysite to my sites-enabled folder and included Order allow,deny and Allow from all in both the default file and the mysite file. The mysite file reads as follows:

Code:



        ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost



        DocumentRoot /mysite

        

                Options FollowSymLinks

                AllowOverride None

                Order allow,deny

                Allow from all

        

        

                Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews

                AllowOverride None

                Order allow,deny

                allow from all

        



        ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /usr/lib/cgi-bin/

        

                AllowOverride None

                Options +ExecCGI -MultiViews +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch

                Order allow,deny

                Allow from all

        



        ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/errormysite.log



        # Possible values include: debug, info, notice, warn, error, crit,

        # alert, emerg.

        LogLevel warn



        CustomLog /var/log/apache2/accessmysite.log combined



    Alias /doc/ "/usr/share/doc/"

    

        Options Indexes MultiViews FollowSymLinks

        AllowOverride None

        Order deny,allow

        Allow from all

        Allow from 127.0.0.0/255.0.0.0 ::1/128

At this point, I've tried to set everything back to the original working setup but at this point I am denied access for all options. I know I have a permission problem but I can't figure it out.

Can anyone suggest a fix? Thanks in advance.

RevFE - Linux style!

malcom2073 — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:01:51 GMT

RevFE now officially supports all you linux folks! Well... at least the ones running ubuntu. Attached is a .deb installer for ubuntu 9.04, but it may work for other versions. Unzip and Install it using your favourite Debian installer. The default music directory is ~/.revfe/Music as set in /usr/share/revfe/settings.xml so put your music in there, or change settings.xml to match where your music is. Once you install it, run RevFE by typing RevFE in any terminal window.

A word of warning, RevFE is a bit dep-heavy, due it it's using phonon and Qt. You may also need to install gstreamer's good bad and ugly plugins to play mp3's if you do not have an appropriate codec on your system already.

Edit 11/10/09:
Removed link, see RevFE forum for latest linux version.

Edit 11/1/09:

Added some 0.43 changes, and fixed minor bugs that linux causes :)

Edit 10/28/09:

Fixed the crashing issue, as well as added the two taglib libraries to the dep list. Also added a feature where settings.xml defaults the music directory to ~/Music and the musicdir variable accepts ~ and replaces it with the users home directory.

Moblin 2.0 with Intel D945GCLF2D

hexxamillion — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:27:36 GMT

I was following the moblin project a while back but then lost touch with it. Now I see they finally have a LIVE Image available. I am curious if anyone knows if the Moblin image will run on any of Intel Atom mobos such as the Intel D945GCLF2D. That would be a nice O/S for a CarPC because of the GUI design. The only thing is getting handsfree phone stable.

The site states that the Moblin will not run on non-SSSE3 supported CPU's. The question is if the CPU for D945GCLF2D supports that. Will have to research.

http://moblin.org/downloads

Virtual gauges for my new Challenger

Challenger82 — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:19:28 GMT

I need some help with a new project. I want to replace the gauges in my new Dodge Challenger with computer generated ones. I am planning on using an embedded Linux device connected to Three 6" (or so) OLED screens. I have been able to find the hardware I need but I can't seem to find the software. I will need some thing to interpret the information from the car and some thing to let me translate that into a virtual gauge for each of the three screens. I would also like it if the program would make it easy to design skins (or just the world... which ever).

Any help would be appreciated.

ncarinfo

unsungboxer — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:47:21 GMT

hey kev000,

do some of your programs like ncarinfo run without linuxice and nghost? I ask because I have never had good luck w/ linuxice. I am also partial to the full ubuntu desktop, but I like some of the components you have made.

I am running 9.04 UNR, with XBMC for my media player. I have been looking for GPS and OBD2 programs. My assumption is I could add your PPA and key to synaptic and be able to download ncarinfo, but have not been able to figure it out.

btw, I dont mean to knock nghost and linuxice. I commend you for your work, and someday I will jump aboard. I am just waiting for it to get developed further. Any help is greatly appreciated.