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Wiki / Re: Wikiworkgroup | Main topic

« on: November 09, 2011, 10:32:51 pm »

You missed adding "networks" to the favourites sidebar

Wiki / Re: Wikiworkgroup | Main topic

« on: November 08, 2011, 08:07:16 pm »

Then I'll just add the new tags and keep the old ones. Since I'll be looking at every wiki article ever written, what should I do if I find one that contains no content or is terminally outdated or stupid?

Wiki / Re: Wikiworkgroup | Main topic

« on: November 08, 2011, 07:58:01 pm »

Awesome.

Two tasks now loom:
1. Sort the articles in "Hardware" and "Tutorials" and link them to the new pages.
2. Delete "dead" categories and obsolete pages.

We should probably be pretty brutal about item 2 - the more categories we have, the greater the chance that users will misfile articles. I'd even recommend emptying the "hardware" and "tutorials" categories by moving all the articles to our new wiki structure. The size and alphabetical organization of these categories makes them almost useless, IMO. For example, I have been looking for many moons for info on "text to speech". I finally found it right there under "M" for "Make Announcements". Our new structure will permit us to tag hardware and tutorials by function, rather than by name.

The conservative approach would be to first tag the articles for the new wiki categories, then to make sure everyone is happy, then to delete them from the hardware and tutorials categories. The problem with this approach is that it will be a major PITA to open each of the hundred of articles and tag them, then to go back and reopen the same articles and remove the links to hardware and tutorials categories. Thoughts?

Wiki / Re: Wikiworkgroup | Main topic

« on: November 08, 2011, 01:51:18 pm »

Here are a few more for the sidebar.

http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Core_Hybrid
http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Media_Directors
http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Orbiters_and_Remotes
http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Networks
http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Media
http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Automation
http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Home_Security
http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Telecom
http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Category:User_Setups

Wiki / Re: Wikiworkgroup | Main topic

« on: November 05, 2011, 11:35:06 pm »

Below is my recommendation for the Telecom main page. Is this on track?

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Telecom (need sidebar link)
LinuxMCE uses Asterisk software to provide very powerful and flexible telephone integration. Examples:
- Get a VOIP phone line provider and an IP Phone (the Cisco 7970 even doubles as an orbiter).
- Get a VOIP phone line provider and Analog Telephone Adapter (ATA) to use a standard phone.
- Use an ATA with a regular telephone line.

Phone Lines
Connecting to VOIP/SIP providers.
Link - http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Category:Phone_Lines

Analog Telephone Adapters
Hardware devices that enable standard telephones to interface with LinuxMCE and VOIP phone lines.
Link - need new wiki category

IP Phones
Telephones that connect directly to the LAN.
Link - http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Category:IP_Phones

Telecom Tutorials
Wonderful tips and tricks for telecom usage.
Link - need new wiki category

Wiki / Re: Wikiworkgroup | Main topic

« on: November 05, 2011, 03:24:45 pm »

Installation issues / Re: Need Help to set up a DSC alarm panel using PC5401 module.

« on: November 03, 2011, 10:20:43 pm »

This is very interesting. Might be the only available working security system? Vista-ICM is supported but no longer sold (also rare on eBay). Caddx has potential but no one has made it work AFAIK. Is DSC the way to go?

Wiki / Re: Wikiworkgroup | Main topic

« on: November 03, 2011, 01:47:32 pm »

The drop down sidebars are not strictly necessary, but I think they make things a whole lot easier for users. It would provide a site map always in view. Its not practical to shift all the second level sidebar items up to the first level - too many of them. Not trying to make work for people which is why I was volunteering to give it a try. Here is a link...

http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Thread:Project:Support_desk/Drop-down_Sidebar

As for the landing pages, I think it is basically all wiki content. Again I'm not trying to overwhelm anyone with busywork. I thought we could dole out responsibility for the different sections to our wiki volunteers.

Wiki / Re: Wikiworkgroup | Main topic

« on: November 02, 2011, 11:30:29 pm »

Here is what I'm talking about. Look at the left to see a new "Contents" sidebar. Clicking an item in the sidebar reveals a drop down menu. The second picture shows what happens when you click "media". All wiki articles relating to media are linked to the various subheadings. The sidebar is always visible and all content is no more than 2 clicks away.

Wiki / Re: Wikiworkgroup | Main topic

« on: November 01, 2011, 07:22:01 pm »

I'm Twodogs in the wiki, yes. And I'm logged into the IRC channel.

Wiki / Re: Wikiworkgroup | Main topic

« on: October 27, 2011, 05:54:22 am »

I'll try to catch you on IRC. Basically, I'd like to create a new sidebar on the main wiki page with a few headings and subheadings in order to model our proposed wiki format.

Wiki / Re: Wikiworkgroup | Main topic

« on: October 23, 2011, 12:33:27 am »

I can start trying to establish a new wiki structure if I can get set up with a wiki administrator password.

Users / Re: Heating Control

« on: October 21, 2011, 04:28:41 pm »

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energy needed to reheat a house is much more, than the energy needed to keep the house at a specific temperature

There is a lot of info floating about on this subject, but lowering the thermostat for any period of time always saves energy. A furnace's job is basically to resupply a home's energy loss. Energy loss is proportional to the difference between inside and outside temps. A common analogy is that a home is like a leaky bathtub - the higher the water level, the faster water gushes through the leak. Let's say that your t-stat is programmed to reduce the home's temperature after you leave for work, then raise it again in the evening when you return. In the morning your furnace stays off until the lower temp is reached. The heating fuel saved during the "off" period is roughly equal to the heating fuel required to bring the home back up to temperature in the evening. During most of the day, the lower t-stat setting means that there is less temp difference between inside and outside, so less energy is lost.

Cost effectiveness is a separate question. Steps taken to tighten and insulate your home are almost always more cost effective. Many homes have huge holes in the insulated envelope that leak huge amounts of energy. Sealing attic hatches, plumbing races, and around chimneys takes little time and can save a lot.

Users / Re: Serial Port Woes

« on: October 21, 2011, 01:42:40 am »

I'll give that a try.

Users / Re: Serial Port Woes

« on: October 20, 2011, 09:00:59 pm »

I'm still trying to track this down. It looks like the ttyD0 and ttyD1 ports might have a permissions issue. I thought that the problem was caused by apparmor, so I removed it entirely with no effect. Now I'm wondering if the problem is related to a cron job. Syslog starts to complain about the ttyD0 port once every second, right after the line with "/usr/bin/crontab". Does this make sense to anyone?

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Oct 20 12:12:49 dcerouter /usr/sbin/cron[9210]: (CRON) INFO (pidfile fd = 3)
Oct 20 12:12:49 dcerouter /usr/sbin/cron[9211]: (CRON) STARTUP (fork ok)
Oct 20 12:12:49 dcerouter /usr/sbin/cron[9211]: (CRON) INFO (Running @reboot jobs)
Oct 20 12:12:54 dcerouter kernel: [  160.257846] ip6_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team
Oct 20 12:12:55 dcerouter kernel: [  161.144736] Zapata Telephony Interface Registered on major 196
Oct 20 12:12:55 dcerouter kernel: [  161.144745] Zaptel Version: 1.4.11
Oct 20 12:12:55 dcerouter kernel: [  161.144747] Zaptel Echo Canceller: MG2
Oct 20 12:12:55 dcerouter kernel: [  161.157885] ztdummy: Trying to load High Resolution Timer
Oct 20 12:12:55 dcerouter kernel: [  161.157893] ztdummy: Initialized High Resolution Timer
Oct 20 12:12:55 dcerouter kernel: [  161.157896] ztdummy: Starting High Resolution Timer
Oct 20 12:12:55 dcerouter kernel: [  161.157903] ztdummy: High Resolution Timer started, good to go
Oct 20 12:13:02 dcerouter acpid: client connected from 12532[0:0] 
Oct 20 12:13:03 dcerouter acpid: client connected from 12532[0:0] 
Oct 20 12:13:19 dcerouter /usr/bin/crontab[15046]: (root) LIST (root)
Oct 20 12:13:38 dcerouter kernel: [  204.673100] No of Errors In ttyD0 brake=0 frame=0 parity=0 overrun=0
Oct 20 12:13:39 dcerouter kernel: [  205.674002] No of Errors In ttyD0 brake=0 frame=0 parity=0 overrun=0
Oct 20 12:13:40 dcerouter kernel: [  206.674764] No of Errors In ttyD0 brake=0 frame=0 parity=0 overrun=0
Oct 20 12:13:41 dcerouter kernel: [  207.708753] No of Errors In ttyD0 brake=0 frame=0 parity=0 overrun=0
Oct 20 12:13:42 dcerouter kernel: [  208.790813] No of Errors In ttyD0 brake=0 frame=0 parity=0 overrun=0
Oct 20 12:13:43 dcerouter kernel: [  209.800563] No of Errors In ttyD0 brake=0 frame=0 parity=0 overrun=0
Oct 20 12:13:44 dcerouter kernel: [  210.801408] No of Errors In ttyD0 brake=0 frame=0 parity=0 overrun=0
Oct 20 12:13:45 dcerouter kernel: [  211.849254] No of Errors In ttyD0 brake=0 frame=0 parity=0 overrun=0
Oct 20 12:13:47 dcerouter kernel: [  212.873162] No of Errors In ttyD0 brake=0 frame=0 parity=0 overrun=0

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Wiki / Re: Wikiworkgroup | Main topic

Installation issues / Re: Need Help to set up a DSC alarm panel using PC5401 module.

Wiki / Re: Wikiworkgroup | Main topic

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Users / Re: Heating Control

Users / Re: Serial Port Woes

Users / Re: Serial Port Woes