- skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

Re: [Skunkworks] TV on linux problems
by Simon Mburu 10 Feb '10

10 Feb '10

@Ndungi true one should try modprobe card=<card number> tuner=<tuner number>. That said, I was hoping there was an easier way of going about it, guess am going to pull an all nighter on this. :( @Great Minds...The TV card works very well on windows XP but I have to move it to linux now....as indicated in the ealier email, the TV card driver is a Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video Capture (rev 11), Xcess TV tuner using My TV software on windows.

1 0

Invitation (Urgent)
by Samuel Waithaka 10 Feb '10

10 Feb '10

Hi Skunk(ette)s, If you have an established business and you specialize in the following: -Database Management -UNIX -Development Then send me your email ASAP (and probably website too); while you're at it, please prepare your profile ready to send it by latest tomorrow when you receive the official request. Send your details to me (samwaithaka[at]gmail.com) then I'll forward them to the person concerned. Please note that it's urgent. Regards, -- Samuel Waithaka Techiepreneur | http://groups.to/techiepreneur http://www.linkedin.com/in/waithaka http://twitter.com/samwaithaka

1 0

TV on linux problems
by Simon Mburu 10 Feb '10

10 Feb '10

Hi Guys, I have scratched nearly all the hair on my head over this, help will be greatly appreciated. I need to setup a TV card to view TV on my ubuntu 9.10 box, I have done all the setup but i still cannot get the tuner to work. Output from dmesg is as follows 16.056107] Linux video capture interface: v2.00 [ 16.131416] EXT3 FS on sda3, internal journal [ 16.251780] bttv: driver version 0.9.18 loaded [ 16.251786] bttv: using 8 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture [ 16.251858] bttv: Bt8xx card found (0). [ 16.251881] bttv 0000:05:04.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16 [ 16.251899] bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:05:04.0, irq: 16, latency: 32, mmio: 0xe8b00000 [ 16.257077] bttv0: using: *** UNKNOWN/GENERIC *** [card=0,autodetected] [ 16.257084] IRQ 16/bttv0: IRQF_DISABLED is not guaranteed on shared IRQs [ 16.257128] bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=007fc0ff [init] [ 16.264595] tveeprom 0-0050: Huh, no eeprom present (err=-6)? [ 16.264602] bttv0: tuner type unset [ 16.264683] bttv0: registered device video0 [ 16.264726] bttv0: registered device vbi0 Output from lspci 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV370 5B60 [Radeon X300 (PCIE)] 01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV370 [Radeon X300SE] 05:04.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video Capture (rev 11) 05:04.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture (rev 11) I have setup mythtv and scanning for channels does not give any signal, trying with tvtime also gives an error Reading configuration from /etc/tvtime/tvtime.xml Reading configuration from /root/.tvtime/tvtime.xml videoinput: Can't get tuner info: Invalid argument videoinput: Can't get tuner info: Invalid argument from all the above output i can see that the problem the insatllation cannot find the tuner info so i tried to rmmod tuner and rmmod bttv then adding it afresh as modprobe card=bttv tuner=13 , i tried several number for the tuner but still not working. Has anyone been able to hack watching TV on linux and if yes, where am i going wrong. Or is this TV card completely not compatible with linux. What TV card should I use? -- Simon Gatonye 0722993642 P.O. Box 75232 Nairobi - 0200

2 1

TV on linux problems
by Simon Mburu 10 Feb '10

10 Feb '10

Hi Guys, I have scratched nearly all the hair on my head over this, help will be greatly appreciated. I need to setup a TV card to view TV on my ubuntu 9.10 box, I have done all the setup but i still cannot get the tuner to work. Output from dmesg is as follows 16.056107] Linux video capture interface: v2.00 [ 16.131416] EXT3 FS on sda3, internal journal [ 16.251780] bttv: driver version 0.9.18 loaded [ 16.251786] bttv: using 8 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture [ 16.251858] bttv: Bt8xx card found (0). [ 16.251881] bttv 0000:05:04.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16 [ 16.251899] bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:05:04.0, irq: 16, latency: 32, mmio: 0xe8b00000 [ 16.257077] bttv0: using: *** UNKNOWN/GENERIC *** [card=0,autodetected] [ 16.257084] IRQ 16/bttv0: IRQF_DISABLED is not guaranteed on shared IRQs [ 16.257128] bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=007fc0ff [init] [ 16.264595] tveeprom 0-0050: Huh, no eeprom present (err=-6)? [ 16.264602] bttv0: tuner type unset [ 16.264683] bttv0: registered device video0 [ 16.264726] bttv0: registered device vbi0 Output from lspci 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV370 5B60 [Radeon X300 (PCIE)] 01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV370 [Radeon X300SE] 05:04.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video Capture (rev 11) 05:04.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture (rev 11) I have setup mythtv and scanning for channels does not give any signal, trying with tvtime also gives an error Reading configuration from /etc/tvtime/tvtime.xml Reading configuration from /root/.tvtime/tvtime.xml videoinput: Can't get tuner info: Invalid argument videoinput: Can't get tuner info: Invalid argument from all the above output i can see that the problem the insatllation cannot find the tuner info so i tried to rmmod tuner and rmmod bttv then adding it afresh as modprobe card=bttv tuner=13 , i tried several number for the tuner but still not working. Has anyone been able to hack watching TV on linux and if yes, where am i going wrong. Or is this TV card completely not compatible with linux. What TV card should I use? -- Simon Gatonye 0722993642 P.O. Box 75232 Nairobi - 0200

2 1

Dennis Karigi wants to stay in touch on LinkedIn
by Dennis Karigi 10 Feb '10

10 Feb '10

LinkedIn ------------Dennis Karigi requested to add you as a connection on LinkedIn: ------------------------------------------ Mulutu, I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - Dennis Karigi Accept invitation from Dennis Karigi http://www.linkedin.com/e/XqwhZ3Ffzi6Tax09giG2G5ucHu2sPa0/blk/I1799794862_2… View invitation from Dennis Karigi http://www.linkedin.com/e/XqwhZ3Ffzi6Tax09giG2G5ucHu2sPa0/blk/I1799794862_2… ------------------------------------------ DID YOU KNOW you can use your LinkedIn profile as your website? Select a vanity URL and then promote this address on your business cards, email signatures, website, etc http://www.linkedin.com/e/ewp/inv-21/ ------ (c) 2010, LinkedIn Corporation

1 0

Cisco IOS for GNS3
by Paul Mbugua 10 Feb '10

10 Feb '10

Hi, I am looking for cisco IOS for GNS3. Anyone with it? Will appreciate.Thanks

5 6

Anyone selling Domain Names under Sh. 1000 ?
by Claire Njoki 10 Feb '10

10 Feb '10

Hi, I have some omain names to register... Is there anyone in this list that sells domain names under Sh. 1,000 ?? You must make sure that: 1. The domains are registered within minutes after I pay you (I do not want to wait for hours). 2. I will M-pesa you the money since I do not have a credit card and I am working in the bush. Thanks, Claire.

10 15

internship
by Samuel Mwangi 10 Feb '10

10 Feb '10

Local Software development house is looking for 3 interns to learn and aid in software development in the accounting and education categories. They say basic computer knowledge is a prerequisite together with basic understanding of programming regardless of the language one may have specialised in. U can send me your CV if interested. Thanks..

1 0

Advanced Recovery and Continuity Appliances
by Tuma Barua 10 Feb '10

10 Feb '10

Jambo! We (ICT people) are usually faced with server backup and restoration problems. I would like to share with you a "wonder drug" for disaster recovery and business continuity problems. This appliance can backup and restore an entire Windows (Server Farm), exchange mailboxes and other applications at bare-machine level. Restoration is in less than 15 minutes? Yes, including OS and the applications recovery. No need to re-install OS and re-configure it again. This solution has been and is being used across the world. Contact me directly, on email, if you need the vendor to call you and have a *live demo *before* *you can make a decision to buy. An online demo is also a possibility. Regards, T. Barua.

5 4

Izzy talk
by Watson Kambo 10 Feb '10

10 Feb '10

Hello guys... Is anyone using Izzy talk? how would you rate it? How is the voice quality? is it nice for a home solution? it looks pretty cheap too.... -- Watson wanjohi kambo

1 0

Skunkworks Meeting Reminder, Nokia Research, Networked Systems, Today, 9th February 2010
by Phares Kariuki 09 Feb '10

09 Feb '10

Hi, There will be a Skunkworks meeting today at Teleposta Towers, from 6.00 pm. The panel will be comprised of the following: *Jonathan Ledlie* is a Senior Researcher in Networked Systems at Nokia. His interests include experimental large-scale distributed and mobile systems and ICTD. He has a PhD in Computer Science from Harvard University and is currently based at the Cambridge (US) Nokia Research Center. *Jay Chen* is a fourth year Systems and Networking Computer Science PhD candidate at New York University. His research areas include AI, with a focus on Natural Language Processing, and ICTD. *Brian Omwenga* is a Research Engineer currently working at Nokia Research currently based in Nairobi. His interests include Large Scale Open Systems analysis and design, strategy and ICTD. He is a science master in Technology and Policy from the Engineering Systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. *Billy Odero* is a Research Engineer at Nokia Research Currently based in Nairobi working on the development of mobile systems for emerging markets. *The projects*: [1] Tangaza - An audio based social networking service on mobile phones [2] NokiaSMSFind - An intelligent sms based search service -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |

4 5

Samsung Woes
by Philip Musyoki 09 Feb '10

09 Feb '10

Hey, A friend of mine has this Samsung M8800 Pixon, a fine phone by the standards of Samsung. Anyway, trouble is that the phone is stuck on the BOOT Loader phase, displaying something like, 'DEMBL BOOT Loader for MSM6280 Downloader Ver 5.43' and it won't just start. Tried the PC Studio way and it does not work. Anyw Samsung guru ou there; and do we have Samsung gurus anyway? I need a way to recover it somehow. I know it is lame, shoulda told my friend never to go the Samsung ways, they are perilous, but here I am.

4 7

Re: [Skunkworks] Julius Mwale
by Joram Mwinamo 09 Feb '10

09 Feb '10

Where did the dude appear from and how come he was hidden from kenyans all this time? He runs an it company SBA tech which does security systems for mobile cash transfers. an IPO on nasdaq is pending and his company is worth 7B USD( by my poor calculations coz 10% is worth 700m USD) He owns 80% and sleeps 8 hrs a week. How did this guy escape forbes list?

11 16

LOST Power On Password
by skunk works 09 Feb '10

09 Feb '10

I have a son who set the BIOS boot password on but can not remember The PC is Acer Aspire series one ZG5 with an atom processor Any ideas how i can solve this problem? Thanks in Advance -- Endless

7 8

Which Local bank is best suitable for an upstart looking to get financing in future
by Jacob Odada 09 Feb '10

09 Feb '10

I was just wondering which bank is best for a young company to have an account with? One that best finances upcoming companies and offers products best tailored towards local upstarts

8 12

Re: [Skunkworks] Local Content: Cost of Local Hosting
by lordmwesh 09 Feb '10

09 Feb '10

Good review Wesley. We can summarize Local Hosting problems vis-a-vis international hosting as 1. High quality hardware are expensive. Sourcing and importation. 2. Expensive energy, electricity, diesel for power backup (diesel is still expensive in Kenya than all western countries) 3. Expensive connectivity. Even with the advent of undersea fiber, the cost of bandwidth cannot rival that of the west, simply because of economies of scale 4. Lack of innovation to keep abreast with the pack 5. Level of security, both (physical the likes of alshabab, fire) and logical. I wonder if Russian hackers conspire to hit on our servers, which one would remain standing. 6. Human resources. Lack of top cream in systems administrators, and lack of enough people with the prerequisite skills. 7. Lethargic user support. The case studies are everywhere for all to see. 8. Inconsistent power and bandwidth providers. Even with SLA service providers always disappoint. Excuses are abound blaming el-nino for power outages and road contractors for data disconnectivity. And finally x. The tendency of Local companies to overprice Then the government blames the west for a biased balance of trade. On 06/02/2010, skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke <skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > Send Skunkworks mailing list submissions to > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > skunkworks-owner(a)lists.my.co.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Skunkworks digest..." > -- ______________________ transworldAfrica.com | Fluent in computing transworldAfrica.com/domain | The ALL powerful domain search tool kenya.or.ke | The Kenya we know

5 4

Re: [Skunkworks] SPSS and SAS
by charles mtawali 09 Feb '10

09 Feb '10

Hey is there anyone who has these softwares with them. Contact me offlist

2 1

CEH Version 6 Videos
by Eric Mugo 09 Feb '10

09 Feb '10

Hi, I recall there was a thread sometime back on CEH video/materials. Please let me know where or who i can get the CEH stuff from. Regards, Eric M.

4 3

Mailing list request
by excuseme yespliz 09 Feb '10

09 Feb '10

hi all please include This mail to the skunk networks Kavorek(a)gmail.com thanks

2 2

looking for suse
by Evans Ikua 09 Feb '10

09 Feb '10

anyone with the latest open suse dvd? I can pick a copy anywhere around town. Thanks in advance. Evans

3 2

USSD
by timothy njue 09 Feb '10

09 Feb '10

Morning All. Anyone who has successfully extended a SMPP server to handle USSD request please share or direct me to a site that can help me do so. -- Timothy Njue THEO.

3 5

Best place in Nairobi to buy Sony camera equiptment
by crystal＠voicesofafrica.org 09 Feb '10

09 Feb '10

What is the best place in town to buy Sony camera equipment at the best price? Crystal Sent from my BlackBerry®

9 8

Specific pantone colors for Keylight purposes
by Kariuki Martin 09 Feb '10

09 Feb '10

Hi, I am new to and experimenting with adobe after effects. I have my foundry keylight plug-in installed and I want to record some shots over the weekend using the green/blue backgrounds. Exactly what pantone colors should I consider when I purchase my material? does any blue or any green work? Stop laughing!! :D -- Regards Martin

1 0

Wanted GSM Modems for SMS server
by Jacob Odada 09 Feb '10

09 Feb '10

If you have 5 of them in stock just provide model and cost. I would prefer the reply to be to this thread for the benefit of everyone else. The devices are needed ASAP

5 8

escan antivirus corporate edition : 10 user licences needed ASAP
by Kiti Chigiri 09 Feb '10

09 Feb '10

hi all, I am looking for suppliers of e - scan antivirus Corporate edition. The local resellet closed down and need to update 10 users licences for the product.If you can provide valid licences or know a relaible party, kindlt get in touch off list. Thanks in advance. Kind regards

1 0