Re: [mh] Re: Need some direction, please! -- IRC Chat

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I got my install working great earlier, but after adding a few packages via
apt-get, now the tk interface wants to come up all the time. My plan is to
run a box headless as well, and access via browser, which I WAS able to do
before. Now, the tk interface comes to the top when starting ./mh from bash=
.
When I kill the interface to access via browser, the shell closes as well,
permission denied, you know the drill...

Anyway, if anyone can tell me how to get mh to run in the background, like
it once did, minus the tk interface, so I can call up localhost:8080 and al=
l
that jazz, I would be indebted forever.

Also, I got the perl books recommended, and have been reading like mad, and
think I can pull this programming thing together in a pinch.

...If only I knew where to start with mh....What's up with the wiki?

Thanks, Joey

On 11/14/05, Guy Gibson <gg...@or...> wrote:
>
> Thats Terry, lib-gd-perl fixed that problem.
> Agree Xlobby etc have a great polsihed interface. I Also like the
> Plutohome interface for simplicity for HA. But alas Pluto has limited
> x10 or scripting support.
>
>
> Roussell, Terry wrote:
>
> >Thanks, I appreciate the offer. I am very new to Ubuntu, but have been
> >around Linux/Unix for years; the power and versatility of these OSs
> >never cease to amaze me. BTW, I was also getting complaints from MH on
> >startup about GD until I installed the following libs:
> >
> >libgd-gd2-perl
> >libgd-graph-perl
> >libgd-text-perl
> >libg20-perl
> >
> >Don't forget to enable the Universe repositories... I doubt you need all
> >of those, probably libgd-gd2-perl is enough but I want to play around
> >with graphing so I installed a few extra. :)
> >
> >I was also getting an error on startup about the mixer and volume
> >control would not be available (I don't remember the exact error
> >message), anyway; libaudio-mixer-perl cured that.
> >
> >MH is as happy as can be now. Now I can try some xlobby integration -
> >that should be fun... I wish there was something "Linuxy" that offered
> >an interface with the WOW factor and snob-appeal of
> >xlobby/housebot/Mainlobby.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: mis...@li...
> >[mailto:mis...@li...] On Behalf Of Guy
> >Gibson
> >Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 12:50 PM
> >To: mis...@li...
> >Subject: Re: [mh] Re: Need some direction, please! -- IRC Chat
> >
> >Terry I'm also using Ubuntu Server 5.10 with XFCE rather than gnome.
> >Running headless as I tend to run MH in a without a tk interface and do
> >every thing via ssh/cli or the Web interface. I have found that getting
> >some of the perl modules going to be a mission. GD is the once currently
> >
> >giving me grief.
> >
> >I'm using the precompiled mhe which works fine. One thing I have noticed
> >
> >is that it reports that serial ioctl is not available every time it
> >starts.
> >
> >I'd be happy to share knowledge on getting mh running smoothly on Ubuntu
> >
> >as I also think its a great easy to use disto.
> >
> >Guy
> >
> >
> >Roussell, Terry wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>Joey,
> >>
> >>I seem to remember you're running Ubuntu Linux. I'm having a similar
> >>problem with Ubuntu Server 5.10 (Breezy Badger). I'm running console
> >>only (headless box screwed to the wall in the garage) on the server
> >>but using VNC over XDMCP for remote access. I downloaded a fresh copy
> >>of MH-2.100, changed my com port to /dev/ttyS0 (com1) for the CM11A
> >>and get a similar error:
> >>
> >>"*No response from cm11. Please send an X10 signal..."*
> >>
> >>I did all the normal checks (port rights - chmod o+x /dev/ttyS0, cable
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >>screwed in good, blah blah) and everything is fine. I loaded HEYU
> >>(http://*heyu*.tanj.com/*heyu*2) on this box and it sees the CM11 and
> >>works fine. I installed MH-2.100 to a Windows box and it worked fine
> >>there and also on two different Linux servers (SUSE 9.2, and Fedora
> >>Core 4). As a final check; I hacked out a script in Python using PyX10
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >>and it worked as well on the Ubuntu box. FYI all copies of Perl are
> >>version 5.8.7.
> >>
> >>I'm thinking that the Ubuntu install is lacking something perl-ish
> >>(perhaps some in the serial port area) that MH needs that is included
> >>on other Linux installs. Is there a list anywhere of all of the
> >>required and/or optional modules that we should have, or should I just
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >>"apt-get install *perl*"... J
> >>
> >>I would like to stay with Ubuntu, it's a nice distro, plus I love that
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >>its Debian based with updates every six months. It would also be hard
> >>to switch and go back to the RPM way of doing things after getting
> >>used to apt-get.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> >>*From:* mis...@li...
> >>[mailto:mis...@li...] *On Behalf Of
> >>*Joey French
> >>*Sent:* Saturday, November 12, 2005 12:12 PM
> >>*To:* mis...@li...
> >>*Subject:* Re: [mh] Re: Need some direction, please! -- IRC Chat
> >>
> >>here's the relevant parms from mh.private.ini:
> >>
> >>On 11/12/05, *Tim Sailer* <tp...@ma...
> >><mailto:tp...@ma...>> wrote:
> >>
> >>On Sat, November 12, 2005 11:14, Joey French said:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Okay, so another newb question from heck...
> >>>What do I do about this?:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>#cm11_port =3D /dev/ttyS0
> >>#cm11_port =3D
> >>cm17_port =3DCOM1
> >>
> >>I have a cm17 firecracker plugged in, that is working superbly under
> >>flipit, but no mh action. Got any ideas? (Yes, I uncommented the cm17
> >>parm, I should have, right?)
> >>
> >>Joey
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Error, X10 interface not found: interface=3D, data=3DXB1
> >>>
> >>>Probably the most simple thing in the world, eh?
> >>>
> >>>
> >> In you mh.ini or mh.private.ini, you need to define a few things
> >> for the
> >> X10 stuff. Like the serial interface it's running on, and the type
> >> of x10
> >> controller. Set that up, restart, and you should be good.
> >>
> >> Tim
> >>
> >>
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