Ok... the set of instructions that I was following did not work. Once again another
Linux disappointment that I have learned to expect over the years. The install process
for many applications is very poor or hard to reproduce. I am going to try to a couple
of other ideas to see if that will work.
More updates as I try to figure out the install process.
It looks like I am missing some dependencies.... argghhhh... this is going to be a
long and painful process to get this stupid app to install. Why can't that have a
good package that looks for the dependencies and then prompts for them to be installed.
I am trying to install Cinelerra on Ubuntu. I can't find a repository for Gusty that
has the package. So after googling around for a few minutes I found http://lab.dyne.org/cinelerra/Gutsy that
has a set of instructions for installing Cinelerra.
This is a highly recommended application for video editing on Linux. It will be interesting
to see if I can get it working on Ubuntu Gusty. I have to admit that this install
is exactly what I dislike about Linux. I have been using Linux off and on again since
1993. I can make the basic pieces work but I am not an experienced Unix Admin so this
is not in my comfort zone.
I have update the settings for the memory allocation and have started the check out
of files from the internet. I think that I have all of the dependancies... I guess
we that will found out in a little while.
I am going to run outside and work with the tractor while the laptop downloads the
install files.......
I have been working with Adobe Premiere Elements on a Duo Core laptop running Windows
XP. Actually I have been working with several different programs but I have sort of
settled on Premiere Elements when I am using XP. I put together a neat little project
with Time Lapse video of a thunderstorm from early this summer.
I am looking for a good tool on the Ubuntu Linux platform. I am in the process of
installing a couple of different tools like:
KDENLIVE, Pitivi, Avidemux, and LiVES.
I would really like to find something for Linux that is comparable to Elements.
I am also entertaining the idea of moving to the Mac. There are a couple of options
on the Mac including Elements.
I have a video project that I am working on right now. I will need to put on a second
USB drive and mount on my Ubuntu laptop. I have to admit the LiVES looks pretty cool
but I will need to see how well it really plays in the real world.
I spent a few hours today getting the garage ready for winter. We have a two stall
and single stall garage attached to our house. During the summer the single stall
(third stall) was used as a project/construction area. I (with the help
of my son Ben) stacked up the lumber into the lumber pile, hung up some HF antenna
and boom pieces, hauled off all of the recyclable material, and swept everything out.
I also hung up the bikes for the season. I also fabricated and mounted some plow
shoes on the blade for my tractor.
My Saturn is now in the third stall and my wife's van share the big stall with our
tractor. The Tahoe will spend most of the winter outside. It has a new battery so
I am not too worried about leaving it out this winter.
I have a couple more outdoor chores that I would like to take care off, but I am about
ready for snow and freezing weather.
Winter in Minnesota is hard to gauge... some years we have snow between Halloween
and Thanksgiving... other years it could be February before we see much of the white
stuff.
I am working on setting up my second tower (40 foot HDBX VHF/UHF tower) with shunt
feeds for 30m, 75m, and 80m.
Last night I worked with the Nec2go model
of the tower (modeled by N0FP) trying to figure out how I wanted to build the
matching networks. I played with the idea of adding a top hat (wire) to the tower
to see what would happen.... not a good option. I then swept the models and put the
data in a spreadsheet so that I could start looking for the components that I will
need to assemble this. After hunting around online I decide that I would make a trip
to the Consignment Center early Saturday morning. Armed with my spreadsheet, MFJ
analyzer, and some alligator clips.
I am glad that I decided to measure the components at frequency. A capacitor could
move 80-100 pf between 3.5mhz and 10.1mhz. I ended up buying some doorknob caps, some
medium sized air variable caps, and three really nice inductors. I should have enough
pieces to match 30m, 75m, and 80m. I am going to make up a little test system so that
I can take it to the base of the tower to tune it up and measure it to figure
out the semi-final alignment. I have the variable caps if needed but I would prefer
to use the doorknob caps if possible.
I spent about an hour at the consignment center and enjoyed the time looking for parts.
Having the computer model, plus the spreadsheet, and the analyzer made it a more rewarding
trip to the metro.
I am have been meaning to get back into reading my RSS feeds, posting to my blog,
and listening to more of the podcasts that my system automaticly downloads, to start
posting my photo blog again.
Wow... unless I open up RSS Bandit twice a day the RSS feeds simply overwhelm my ability
to skim my way through them in a timely fashion.
Between working full time, doing stuff with the family, finishing the basement, and
working on the radio projects I am completely out of time.
Right now I am giving up my 15 minutes in the morning and in the evening where I try
to scan the online news sites and in their place trying to read my RSS feeds.
We have been having intermittent problems with our forced air furnace this fall. It
is a Rudd Achiever 90 Plus. I was noticing that Induced Fan Blower Motor was not always
spinning up or it would overheat and cut out.
This morning the upstairs portion of the house was 65 degrees compared to the
68 degrees in the basement. The basement floor has in-floor heat so it is normally
68 overnight and 70 during the day. The whole house was being heated by the basement
floor.... not good.
I call my Heating/AC/Plumbing guy down the road that did the original install 2 years
ago when we built the house. He suggested that I remove the subsystem because he thought
that there was a dead bird inside the PVC vent or right at the blower motor.
Sure enough Sam was right on the money. As it turns out this is a common issue with
the Rudd system because there is no filter on the vent. It took me 10 minutes
to remove it, clean it, and reassemble it. --Don't doubt Sam. :-)
