Skype and QuickCam Pro 9000 on K6 (puppy 3.01)

Skype is running and able to use the quickcam pro 9000 on puppy linux 3.01

on a K6 450!

let's see how annoying it is to use...

loaded the quick cam drivers and the uvcvideo pets

qc-usb-messenger-1.7-k2.6.21.7.pet
qc-usb-0.6.5-k2.6.21.7.pet
uvcvideo_20070706-k2.6.21.7.pet

had to modprobe them in the correct order, or else you get odd errors about missing stuff...

Notes:
1)xawtv does not seem to pick it up, still need to tweak it
2)skype didn't pick up the microphone on the camera... still need to figure that out...

nvidia on inspiron 8200 and ubuntu hardy

Section "Device"
   Identifier     "Configured Video Device"
   Driver         "nvidia"
   option         "UseDisplayDevice" "DFP"
EndSection

needed the option to use the laptop's "Digital Flat Panel" (?DFP?) otherwise just get a black screen

live.yahoo.com via live CD

very cool

my http://live.yahoo.com/geektown2008/ site works via ubuntu live CD and
my logitech usb camera

does need flash 9 (annoying, so x86 only) but still shows potential..

tuxpaint: make nopango

TuxPaint, latest compiled almost perfectly on the iMac

two notes:

the pango libraries didn't seem quite right, had to exclude via

make nopango

after trying it out, it runs fine, but the screensaver doesn't work...

not good if the kids leave it running all day;

need to update the SDL libs, .9 installed, tuxpaint wants .12

squeaky iMac

picked up the binary squeak-vm 3.8 for ppc linux (latest is 3.9)

runs ok;

odd that the latest on the squeak site didn't have a ppc linux build :(

may need to start compiling more; perhaps put gentoo on the iMac ?

python msn libraries

have msn working with olpc.

using default text mode client.

now need some time to figure how to connect to the chat activity..

Building ppc_pine

pine rpm and debs were x86

had to build for iMac

command:
./build SSLDIR=/usr SSLINCLUDE=/usr/include/openssl
SSLCERTS=/etc/ssl/certs SSLKEYS=/etc/ssl/private slx