So the end of last week I plugged it into my network switch and upgraded to Oneiric Ocelot. I was pleasantly surprised that the wifi now works and didn’t require any fiddling around with random drivers or configs. Nicely done Ubuntu Team!

Here is the bug report: BCM4311 wifi hangs hp2133 notebook after 2 minutes

Some suggestions from IRC are to try the bcmwl-kernel-source or linux-backports-modules-net-natty-generic packages.

My PlugComputer datacenter, originally uploaded by marcn.

]]> http://nozell.com/blog/2011/04/14/my-plugcomputer-datacenter/feed/ 0 http://nozell.com/blog/2011/04/13/dreamplug/ http://nozell.com/blog/2011/04/13/dreamplug/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 01:17:37 +0000 Marc Nozell http://nozell.com/blog/?p=938 My Dreamplug from Globalscale Technologies finally arrived yesterday and I’m just getting around to dig into it.

Things I’ve noticed:

• Shipped with Ubuntu/Jaunty preinstalled. Root password: nosoup4u
• kernel:
  Linux ubuntu 2.6.33.6 #1 PREEMPT Tue Feb 8 03:18:41 EST
  2011 armv5tel GNU/Linux
• Misc system info: /proc/meminfo,/proc/cpuinfo, dmesg and lsmod
• Only port open is ssh
• The dreamplug starts up as an open wifi access point that will route through either eth0 of the wired network or a ppp0 device. It is named DreamPlug-uAP-{last two octects of the uap0 MAC address} ie: DreamPlug-uAP-eb4c
• /etc/rc.local runs a script in ~root/init_setup.sh(!) It sets up the wifi as an access point, configures iptables for ip masquerade/ip forwarding, enables bluetooth and plays with the LED light brightness. See: init_setup.sh
• They didn’t clean up .history — lots of interesting stuff in there! Grab a copy before you do any commands as root. I lost the first 34 commands and curious what else they were doing. See: history.txt
• Some commands they used and places to check for changes from default values:

  – uaputl sys_config
  – cp -rf /mnt/uaputl /usr/bin/uaputl
  – vi /sbin/wlan.sh
  – vi /etc/usbmount/usbmount.conf
  – mocp /media/usb1/EyesOnMe.mp3 (someone’s favorite song, it gets played a number of times)
  – vi /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-framebuffer.conf
  – vi /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
  – cat /proc/asound/card0/codec
  – cat /proc/asound/card0/usbbus
  – cat /proc/asound/card0/usbid
  – cat /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/info
  – vi /etc/ld.so.conf.d/libasound2.conf
  – vi /etc/java-6-openjdk/sound.properties
  – speaker-test
  – vi /etc/mke2fs.conf +5
  – vi /etc/asound.conf
  – arecord -f dat -D hw:3,0 -d 30 foo.wav
  – arecord -f dat -D hw:0 -d 30 foo.wav
  – arecord -f dat -D hw:1,0 -d 30 foo.wav
  – cat /proc/asound/cards
  – arecord -l
  – vi /etc/asound.conf
  – mocp BuzzingBee.wav
  – mv /etc/asound.conf /etc/asound1.conf
  – vi /etc/modprobe.conf
  – sudo apt-get install snd_pcm_dmix
  – vi /etc/asound1.conf
  – cp -rf /etc/asound1.conf /etc/asound.conf
  – play /home/havana.wav
  – vi /etc/udhcpd.conf

• There are two kernel modules (mcypt.ko & sd8xxx.ko) sitting in ~root/ On how to use them (not that I’ve tried yet), try here on openplug.org. See: mcypt.ko and sd8xxx.ko
• Packages installed by default: dpkg.txt
• Things to do:
  – apt-get update && apt-get upgrade (carefully don’t trash possibly changed config files)
  – install emacs (sudo apt-get install emacs)
  – change password
  – create user accounts
  – add users to sudousers (visudo)
  – install ssh keys (ssh-copy-id user@ubuntu.local)
  – change the hostname from ubuntu.local to morpheus.local (to go with my SheevaPlug named lordshiva.local) (edit /etc/hostname and /etc/hosts)
  – play with USB webcam & motion
  – setup ftp/nfs for local file sharing
  – carefully consider upgrading to more recent versions
  – look at using as a wifi client
  – try pairing bluetooth headset
  – try pairing android phone — file transfers? remote control?
  – install cups
  – install gnump3d (needs make)
  – install munin to monitor performance (is this going to kill my
  internal sd storage?)

14-Apr 10:50am Update: DreamPlug discussion on reddit submitted by sub2k1

I choose you!, originally uploaded by marcn.

From Penny Arcade East’s Expo

The photo in question of Governor John Lynch (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcn/2616348625/) I’ve licensed under a “Attribution Creative Commons” license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/).

That license requires:

“Attribution — You must attribute the work in the manner specified
by the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that
they endorse you or your use of the work).”

The ‘you’ in the above paragraph refers to the person using the work, in this case NOM. The ‘they’ is refering to the copyright holder, in this case me.

The National Organization for Marriage (http://www.nationformarriage.org/) & Cornerstone Action (http://www.cpraction.org/) has produced a TV Ad that is uses my photo but does not give me proper attribution and therefore is in violation of the license agreement.

The video can be found on Youtube “He’s Changed” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZajaoReo8Xg) where my photo of John Lynch appears 7 seconds into the video. A screen capture can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcn/5054289922/

I demand Cornerstone Action and National Organization for Marriage cease and desist all use of the “He’s Changed” video on the internet, cable and broadcast TV and other distribution methods.

Additionally, this is directly affecting my right to sell non-exclusive use of my work. Yesterday morning, prior to learning of NOM’s copyright violation, I sold a non-exclusive license for that very same photo to a Washington DC-based production house. It is unclear if that deal is now in jeopardy since it is to be used in a
pro-Lynch work.

Sincerely,

Marc Nozell
[[my contact info]]

My photo:

Screen capture from the video showing my photo:

Update 1

Tuesday 1:45pm — got call from WMUR’s general sales manager who talked with the SF-based Ad company. They will be re-cutting the commercial and also contacting me directly. The video on youtube.com hasn’t been changed yet.

Update 2

Submitted a copyright complaint to youtube.com @ Tuesday 3:50pm EST

Update 3

Google/Youtube accepted my copyright complain and has taken down the video. @ Tuesday 6:24 PM It appears that NOM has re-uploaded it and now links to the original content from their website. Submitting another complaint against: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgzs-TPYWQ4

Update 4

Google/Youtube got back about my 2nd takedown request @ Wednesday 5:14pm. NOM has taken down the video that used my photo & uploaded a new non-infringing version of their dreck of a commercial.

Feathered Fireworks, originally uploaded by marcn.

Wendy is selling this chicken-created art “Feathered Fireworks” on ebay to benefit Merrimack’s Kids Kove playground reconstruction project.

Go bid! http://bit.ly/aNM5Yt You have until Sep-25-10 09:59:30 PDT

For the backstory, check out Wendy Thomas’ blog:

http://simplethrift.wordpress.com/2010/09/15/project-chickens-before-the-eggs-lesson-156-chicken-art-on-auction-for-a-kids-playground/

Hey — it has been picked up by the AP — Google for “Feathered Fireworks” or “NH chicken’s painting auctioned on eBay”

logan-tiny

Take a listen.