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I gave Walmart a shot for their online music store. Had to download in Windoze and then the file type is .wma. I would like to convert this to ogg for my linux install. Is there any good software available to do this?

I tried:

oggenc file.wma

but apparently .wma file types are not supported.

I am thinking that the process is to first expand the file back to a .wav and then encode to a .ogg?

I was thinking 64-bit AMD. Thanks everyone for your answers, I have a clear idea of what I need to do now

I am wanting to switch to a 64-bit processor(down the road...) and I was wondering what kind of compatibility issues I will have by doing so.

I know that the kernel will have to be compiled for it, but I was wondering about the applications. Will 32-bit compiled applications work on a 64-bit processor?

Basically, If I buy the correct mobo and processor and compile the kernel correctly will I have any problems? :unsure:

I am assuming a new, unpartitioned hard drive.

Boot into DOS with a floppy(such as Windows ME boot floppy, you can google for it), then type fdisk. Create your Windows partition(5 GB should be plenty). Next, insert Windows install disc, XP and 2000 ask you if you want to use the space you just partitioned for the install, you do. Windows will install from there on the partition you just created. Then, insert your linux install cd's, and they will finish the partitioning for you automatically and then install linux.

If you just bought a second hard drive, the story is a little different.

Have fun. :D

Maybe I should be a little more specific. I don't care about the menu structure, the chapters, anything like that. I just want to backup the ACTUAL move to a dvd-r. I was able to copy the .vob and .ifo files to my harddrive, and now I just need to know how to structure it so that I can burn it. Anyone? B)

Thanks for the info. I'll put it on my list...

Currently I am learning the dvd file structure so that I can add a menu to my home videos automatically through a shell script. I'll post back when it's done.

I have dvdrip and dvdauthor, and I was wanting to know how to backup home dvd's using these tools. I can rip the dvd to my harddrive(vob and ifo files) but from there it has been difficult getting it into the correct format to burn to a dvd. Any ideas?

Thanks!! That's what I thought.

My brother-in-law wants to upgrade his memory, but he currently had RDRAM(Rambus) memory. Does that mean that his mobo only supports RDRAM memory, or could he buy SDRAM and install it ok? Thanks. :P

That was the problem. I was choosing Community Edition. Thanks! :D

They don't list an update server to use on that site. Just contrib, main and plf?

I need to update many programs to newer versions using urpmi. How is this done? The only thing I have used urpmi for in the past is getting new packages installed.

allow you too do work on your files as the root user when logged in as a user.

Sorry for the confusion. I thought there was probably a semantics typo, but I went ahead and responded from what you said anyway. :D

From my understanding of Linux, that makes no sense. That would make your linux box less secure than Windows! There's a reason for the root password.

BTW, the shell scripts are not mine. I took them from: DVD HowTo

If you use growisofs instead of mkisofs, just comment out the mkisofs line in conv-dvd.sh and uncomment the growisofs line. I think that I also added the full path to the directory at the end of that line and got rid of the label option. It looks more like:

growisofs -speed=4 -Z /dev/hdd -dvd-video /mnt/Video1/$name/$name/

where $name is the name of the directory that you originally specify. It is '/$name/$name' because of the way the shell scripts are set up. A little odd, but it works. :P

Please reply if you have anything to add!!!

I did some testing with the camcorder this weekend and found that the darkness of the video is of course, my fault. I needed to adjust the exposure and/or use the backlight function when shooting with very bright backgrounds.

I did a test run of some Easter video and used growisofs for the imaging/burning and it worked perfectly! The video quality is fabulous compared to the VCD's I use to make. The only dissapointment is HOW LONG it takes to transcode the video which is a factor of my arguments to transcode which are demanding in and of themselves, but mostly because of my somewhat ancient hardware(1.2GHz athlon, 384MB of ram).

However for the simplicity of it all, I was very happy with the outcome. Next, I want to be able to add a little flash to the dvd with some menus, background pictures and possibly some music. I'll keep posting here as I learn more. :D

I have considered this, but the reason that I went with mkisofs is that I wanted to make the image first, test it and then burn it.

My understanding is that growisofs only burns the image directly to the disc, and therefore I would not be able to test it first.

Although I have been known to be wrong a time or two before. :P

This is my goal:

1.) Plug camcorder into computer

2.) Start my program(./main.o dirname minutes seconds)

3.) Go to bed

4.) Wake up in the morning with my new home video dvd

Here is my main program, main.c:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <sys/unistd.h>
#include <signal.h>

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
 int minutes, seconds, total;
 char grab_sh[128] = {'\0'};
 char conv_dvd_sh[128] = {'\0'};
 FILE *pipe;
 int pid[1];
 
 if(argc != 4)
   {
     printf("Usage: dvd directory minutes seconds");
     exit(1);
   }

 minutes = atoi(argv[2]);
 seconds = atoi(argv[3]);
 total = (minutes * 60) + seconds + 5;

 sprintf(grab_sh,"/mnt/Video1/grab.sh %s &",argv[1]);  /* This allows me to send the user-defined directory
         from the command line to grab.sh */
 system(grab_sh);

 /*   Pause while data is downloaded from camcorder for user specified amount of time   */
 sleep(total);

 pipe = popen("ps ux | awk '/dvgrab/ && !/awk/ {print $1}'","r");  // find the pid of dvgrab
 fscanf(pipe,"%d",&pid);  // read in the pid of dvgrab to 'pid'
 kill(pid[0],SIGINT);  // send interrupt signal to dvgrab because user specified time is up

 sprintf(conv_dvd_sh,"/mnt/Video1/conv-dvd.sh %s",argv[1]);  /* This allows me to send the user-defined directory
        from the command line to conv-dvd.sh */
 system(conv_dvd_sh);  // Call conv-dvd.sh
   
 return 0;
}

Here is where I am at. When dvgrab gathers the data from the camcorder, it comes out looking A LOT darker. I didn't use to have this problem with an older version of dvgrab, so I am not sure about the new version which I think is 1.4 or something.

I believe that transcode is doing a fine job based on the fact that the A/V sync is good and the video looks identical to the .avi file from dvgrab.

I also believe that dvdauthor is working correctly because I ran isoinfo and the file structure looked good.

I don't think that mkisofs is right because when I try to play the image with mplayer the audio is slooooooowwwwwweeeeeeddddd way down. Sounds kinda creepy.

Finally, I haven't tried to burn yet because I already have enough coasters from the old days.

I have attached the shell scripts grab.sh and conv-dvd.sh as text files.

I know that this is long winded, but I think it is a good project and hopefully there are others out there that could benefit from it also. :D :D

[moved from Software by spinynorman]

grab.txt

conv_dvd.txt

I just installed a Lite-ON DVD-RW drive and everything is humming along except when I boot up, there is a 20 second or so delay with a black screen and a blinking cursor on the beginning of the first line. I'm sure that this is a BIOS issue, but not sure how to fix it. Any ideas?

I haven't tried it with my camera, but I will when I get home.

I don't think that my camera setup has that option, but I will also double check that tonight as well.

Figured this one out on my own. I was having trouble reading/writing from my jumpdrive trio. Here is what I did.

rm -fr /dev/sda /dev/sda1

Then I plugged in the usb pen drive and saw that /dev/sda and /dev/sda1 were created for me.

ls -l /dev/sda

lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 33 Jul 9 01:21 /dev/sda -> scsi/host2/bus0/target0/lun0/disc

and

ls -l /dev/sda1/

lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 34 Jul 9 01:21 /dev/sda1 -> scsi/host2/bus0/target0/lun0/part1

Then I typed:

mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/removable

And FINALLY, it worked!! :D

All of the above assumes that the correct modules are loaded into the kernel.

First of all, Totem player like a CHAMP. :D First time using it and WOW, are you kidding me?

Moving on, I just installed my new DVD-RW drive and xine and mplayer won't play my dvd's. Both error out because I don't have a dvd device file. Anyone know how to setup /dev/dvd/ properly?

This worked:

actually, you might be better off using k3b to do a direct copy of the CD. There should be a "copy cd" choice

And this didn't:

dd if=/dev/cdrom of=/whereveryou/wantheimage/imagename.iso

Because /dev/cdrom is not a file. I tried /dev/cdrom/* but again, that is not a single file. Is there a way to make this happen for the entire contents of the cdrom? I would like to have an .iso file on my harddrive as backup, just in case.

:D

Thank you for the answers.

So I think that using:

dd if=/dev/cdrom of=/whereveryou/wantheimage/imagename.iso

and then using k3b to burn the image should work. :P

k3b to do a direct copy of the CD. There should be a "copy cd" choice

Is this only if you have two cd drives and you copy from one drive to the other? Also,

The other option is to use dd to make an image of the cd:

Will this create the actual image, as opposed to using mkisofs?