Tag: error

What I would do: Ubuntu Rolling Release

by doctormo

The idea really is that Ubuntu’s rolling release (alpha/betas) shouldn’t become a seperate product from Ubuntu’s LTS industry targets. Instead if we think about the platform as a whole, we should be able to put together both LTS and RR versions of Ubuntu into a single package. It would then be possible to do some really interesting things, like using one ubuntu install to repair or analyse the other.

I’d also like to see most applications removed from universe since it’s pretty obvious that the Debian model for packages is failing and we need to rethink how we deal with applications. The best model would be to be decisive and scrap apps from universe and move them to their own PPAs or a dedicated app-store model where FOSS apps might even be able to earn some money as they would finally be in a similar position to the propritary Canonical apps.

I understand these ideas are bold, but I wanted to give my thoughts on how best to close the loose ends. What are you solutions? colmment below.

XBMC Frodo JsonRPC Snippet

by doctormo

This is an example script for python’s jsonrpclib and XBMC Frodo which has an updated rpc library which is finkey about the headers and testy about usernames and passwords. Recorded here to help others in search of a solution.

If you get http errors 415 Media type not found, json decode error, or 401 Not authorised, you need this:

#!/usr/bin/python

from jsonrpclib.jsonrpc import TransportMixIn, XMLTransport
from jsonrpclib import Server

class Transport(TransportMixIn, XMLTransport):
    """Replaces the json-rpc mixin so we can specify the http headers."""
    def send_content(self, connection, request_body):
        connection.putheader("Content-Type", "application/json")
        connection.putheader("Content-Length", str(len(request_body)))
        connection.endheaders()
        if request_body:
            connection.send(request_body)

server = Server("http://username:password@localhost:8080/jsonrpc", transport=Transport())

print server.VideoLibrary.Scan()

On Ubuntu you can install jsonrpclib via pip as it’s not packaged as a deb.

More Issues Than You Can Shake a Kernel at

by doctormo

Today I made a video about my System76 laptop (COMPAL CL90) and it’s disastrous functioning with modern Linux kernels and the urgent need to get this bug fixed by the right expert. To help people understand the issues, I’ve created a video. It’s rather cute, check it out.

View Video Online, MPEG4 Video

  • Hardly working Power On
  • No Suspend
  • No Hibernate
  • Error causing virtual terminal
  • Hibernating battery detection

Do you have any ideas?