[OLPC-SF] [Fwd: Re: request for help: update OS, convert video, copy activities]

[Grant Bowman]

Jim, best of luck with the conversion.

I recently did some ogg vorbis (sound) conversions of some CDs because
I didn't want to be encumbered by the mp3 patent issues.  I hope more
hardware and software developers support .ogg in addition to .mp3 in
the future.  Xiph projects are available at www.xiph.org

Sameer, thanks for those instructions sent to the list. I am sure that
ffmpeg2theora should get the job done assuming all the mpeg4 codecs
needed by the original file are on the conversion machine.

Grant Bowman
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CaliforniaTeam


On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 8:37 AM, jim <jim at well.com> wrote:
> more and more thanks. we plan to do this on
> thursday afternoon. in the meantime i'll be
> researching this stuff and come back with
> questions, if any.
>
>
> On Tue, 2009-10-13 at 08:26 -0700, Sameer Verma wrote:
>> On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 2:58 PM,  <akleider at sonic.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > sorry, I should have posted to the list instead of only to Jim
>> >
>> > I hope I got the facts right
>> >
>> >
>> > ---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
>> > Subject: Re: [OLPC-SF] request for help: update OS, convert video,  copy
>> > activities
>> > From:    akleider at sonic.net
>> > Date:    Sun, October 11, 2009 1:01 pm
>> > To:      "jim" <jim at well.com>
>> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> >>
>> >> carol ruth silver has a few XO computers that need
>> >> * update the OS. if someone can provide me a USB
>> >> stick and instructions, i can do the work.
>> >
>> > go to http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Release_notes/8.2.0
>>
>> Release 8.2.1 is the latest stable.
>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Release_notes/8.2.1
>>
>> > and download the two files:
>> > fs.zip
>> > gg-767-4.img
>>
>> This should be gg-802.1.img
>>
>> > onto a usb stick
>> > Stick that stick into a usb slot of an XO (be sure it is plugged in, not
>> > running just on battery) and start the XO while holding down all 4 game
>> > keys (to bottom right of screen) until you are told to let go. Then go
>> > have coffee.
>> > When all is done, connect the XO to the internet and update: I think
>> > that's done via the control panel (don't have an XO with me to check.)
>> > Everything previously on that XO will of course be vapourized!
>> >
>> >
>> > You will probably find those two files on your laptop somewhere from when
>> > we did this on your XOs at one of the lug meetings, remember?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >> * convert a video from existing format (it's in
>> >> .m4v and .mp4 and .flv) to ogg theora format.
>> >
>> > I think grantbow at gmail.com recently did some conversions to ogg so ask him
>> > how.
>> >
>>
>> Here's an article on how to convert video using the Windows platform.
>> http://www.camerahacker.com/myink/ViewPage.php?file=docs/Creating%20OGG%20Video%20for%20the%20OLPC%20XO%20Laptop
>>
>> In Linux, one can use ffmpeg2theora from the command line directly.
>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Theora
>> >>
>> >>    we also have the problem of copying a couple
>> >> of custom activities from one XO (where they're
>> >> working) to a couple or three other XOs.
>> > sv3rma at gmail.com is where I would go to answer this one.
>> > Also: Saturday next will be the next OLPC meeting
>> >
>> > If/when you get answers to the last two issues, please share.
>> >
>>
>> I found http://olpc.af/index.php/downloads.html which seems to have
>> the activities Jim/Carol are looking for.
>>
>> Sameer