The linux support thread

xiaomhome · January 31st, 2007, 07:11 PM

I found something new today, at least for me, Looking Glass project. Its like beryl, and mandriva already uses it!
http://www.sun.com/software/looking_glass/ --> Videos / Screenshots

Ill install it and post more details.

Phk · January 31st, 2007, 07:42 PM

Looking Glass is very old, and everyone says now it will never be ready

Also, its Java-based and i bet it's heavy... I'll try it soon and reply later

However.. Sweeeeet it is!

Quote:

Originally Posted by xiaomhome

Need help to get your webcam to work Phk?

Yeah, some help would be nice

I need to find driver for standard USB 2.0 camera, and some nice recording software, for vigilance. Any tip ready? thkx!

cheers!
Phk

xiaomhome · January 31st, 2007, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phk

Looking Glass is very old, and everyone says now it will never be ready

Also, its Java-based and i bet it's heavy... I'll try it soon and reply later

However.. Sweeeeet it is!

Yeah, some help would be nice

I need to find driver for standard USB 2.0 camera, and some nice recording software, for vigilance. Any tip ready? thkx!

cheers!
Phk

Looking glass IS ready!
I tryed it already, wow it runs like normal speed with rare stunterings, but im experiencing problems with it I cant use expat libs, it means i cant use firefox neighter opera looks like a shared lib breakage, using the metacity wm it runs with no problems. About your camera, post model please? Or try this http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Run_a_Sony_EyeToy_Camera
Read the 2.2, about the recording software ill keep my eyes open. Ill try to run glass looking again.

PS.Running glass looking on my opensuse distro.

edit: uh forgot about something... add this to your use flag ( USE="your stuff..... gphoto2" ) then update all your packages with newuseflag like this emerge -uDN world.

edit2: lib expat error

Phk · January 31st, 2007, 09:45 PM

Thanks man, gonna take a look at the driver in that page.

About looking glass, just like Beryl, let it be for a while. It's still unstable and dangerous to emerge.
Beryl + nVidia GLX rocks a lot now xD

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Since this is a Linux Thread, i think that everyone interested in Linux, wants to know this:

http://730x.up.md/wp-content/44218-1.png

Cheers!!
Phk

Unixlord · February 1st, 2007, 08:53 AM

That timeline is awesome! This one is even better http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Unix.svg

Ashes to ashes, Unix to Unix

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ps: Debian is the only true Distro left.

xiaomhome · February 7th, 2007, 04:41 PM

Phk more links here i found, sorry i dont have a digital camera neighter a wecam. So if you can post your results please.

http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Install_a_digital_camera
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t...ighlight-.html