Category: Linux

Posts about and around the operating system Linux and all open source stuff I use or write

  • Neue deutsche HD Sender und MythTV

    Bei MythTV Talk wurde die Frage gestellt wie man am besten die neuen HD-Sender in MythTV übernimmt ohne die Sendernummerierung zu verlieren. Hier nochmal zusammengefasst: Mit “/usr/share/mythtv/mythconverg_backup.pl –verbose” sollte man…

  • How to Fix Vodafone K3565 (Huawei) Modem Errors on Ubuntu

    I tried to get a Vodafone K3565, which is Huawei hardware. I got the below errors while trying to make it work with Ubuntu 11.10: Feb 13 20:16:20 HP-Laptop modem-manager[891]:…

  • exiftool to sort files into directories

    This is a nice command line that uses the exiftool to sort all pictures in “oldplace” to sub directories defined by the original time and date that the picture was…

  • How to Record VCR Tapes on Linux with a V4L2 Capture Card

    Today I spent a few hours trying out how to best record a few things I had on a VCR tape. The recordings were made in NTSC but the playback…

  • SQL Statement to Add Camera Recordings as MythVideo Metadata

    The following SQL statement allows me to select and format  the entries into the MythVideo Metadata table for recordings made with my Panasonic camera. Posted here just for future reference.…