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Tethys | 1 Jun 2007 03:12

Re: Command line tool to find video dimensions?


Nix writes:

>Perl does support pipes you know, and grep, and stuff, natively; no need
>for temporary files

In fact, no need for perl...

	#!/bin/bash

	if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
		echo usage: $(basename "$0") "filename [...]"
		exit 1
	fi

	for file in "$ <at> "
	do
		output=$(mplayer -identify -vo null -ao null -frames 0 "$file" 2>&1)

		width=
		height=
		[[ "$output" =~ "ID_VIDEO_WIDTH=([0-9]+)" ]] && width=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}
		[[ "$output" =~ "ID_VIDEO_HEIGHT=([0-9]+)" ]] && height=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}

		if [ -z "$width" -o -z "$height" ]; then
			echo "$file: unknown size"
		else
			echo "$file: ${width}x$height"
		fi
	done

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t.clarke | 1 Jun 2007 07:34

Re: Fullscreen 80x24 internationalised X terminal?

My experience with PCs indicates that the PSUs are definitely the 'weakest link'
and often the cause of problems.   After the loss of a server at 6pm which cost
me a mad rush down to Maplin at Lakeside to buy a power supply (3 years ago)
I now ensure I have a spare in the office in case one decides to go up the
spout at a more inconveninet moment.  (The 6pm loss merely cost me dinner that
night!)

Tim
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diego gentoo | 1 Jun 2007 11:29

Invision Power Board Problem

Hi there. I'm trying to install this *stuff* (http://www.invisionboard.com/) on a Linux server. I've problems when I try to give to the installer the infos about the database, I click next and the browser give me back a black page. No infos, nada, only a black page.

The mysql logs don't tell to me nothing.

Anyone here can help me please?

Thanks. Diego.

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Rich Walker | 1 Jun 2007 12:58

Re: Hard drive problems

Chris Bell <chrisbell <at> overview.demon.co.uk> writes:
> so I expect the electricty
> company will damage some of the fibres, then the various fibre companies
> will dig up the road again, then the water and gas pipes will be damaged,
> then......

All together now:

"Oh, it all makes work for the working men to do"

http://www.iankitching.me.uk/humour/hippo/gas.html

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Rich Walker | 1 Jun 2007 12:59

Re: Hard drive problems

James Roberts <jr <at> stabilys.com> writes:

> Rich Walker wrote:
>>> On Thursday 31 May 2007 16:00, Rich Walker wrote:
>>>> I don't know if anyone else has them, but yesterday and today I had a
>>>> Samsung Spinpoint SP2514N fail each day, with lots of IDE busy errors.
>>>>
>>>> I've just removed them and now a Maxtor drive is doing the same thing.
>>>> Kernel version 2.6.20 SMP - any ideas?
>> hde (Spinpoint) starts giving errors. Then I get errors from ext3 on one
>> partition on /dev/md1
>> 
>> hde gets pulled from the array, and the spare added. When resync
>> finished, I reboot and do a fsck on the faulty partition.
>> 
>> Next day: hdi (Spinpoint) gives same errors, followed by file system
>> errors. I pull hdi from the array, shut the machine down, remove hde and
>> hdi from the machine, and replace hdi with a handy 250GB
>> Seagate. Reboot, go through fsck hell again, add hdi to md1 and let it rebuild.
>> 
>> On a Windows machine, the two Spinpoint disks are formatted
>> happily. We're running chkdsk on there now.
>> 
>> Meanwhile a Maxtor drive (hdk) has started giving the 
>> 
>> [10059.640000] hdk: drive_cmd: status=0xd0 { Busy }
>> [10059.640000] ide: failed opcode was: 0xea
>> 
>> error that the other two did. No file system errors *yet*.
>
> Questions/considerations -
>
> 1. I assume you are on a real UPS?

No - directly to mains.

> 2. Have you checked/swapped system PSU?

Not yet. On list to do as and when...

> 3. Have checked with the Manufacturers Test utilities? A simple source 
> of most of them is:
>
> http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/
>
> (Most of the utilities are DOS but the disk is built with Linux :)

Useful. The disks check out in another machine, so I suspect the PSU...

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Oliver Barnes | 1 Jun 2007 13:07

VACANCY

U-MYX, a London (SW6) based interactive music company (www.u-myx.com)  
is looking for a fulltime Web developer/Sysadmin to take on future  
development and management responsibilities for its business critical  
online systems.

The company has a young, vibrant environment, and deals with major  
record labels and brands on international campaigns featuring the U- 
MYX technology.

U-MYX is growing fast on the back of new partnerships with 2 of the  
major labels, and one of the worlds most enduring music brands,  
therefore any candidate should be technically versatile, a fast  
learner and capable of doing a thousand things at the same time.

Key Skills Required

* Object Orientated PHP 5
* HTML
* CSS
* Flash, Actionscript 1.0
* Linux: MySQL / Apache Config and Server Administration
* Windows 2003 Server

Additional Skills
* Apache Mod_Rewrite
* Adobe Photoshop
* Basic Video Editing (instructional videos, etc)
* Audio Editing
* Python

Please let me know if anyone is interested in this- probably one for  
the younger/slightly less experienced of you.

Salary wise £28k

Best

Olly

Olly Barnes

CEO and Founder

U-MYX Ltd

Matrix Studios, 91 Peterborough Road, London, SW6 3BU.

www.u-myx.com

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Adrian McMenamin | 1 Jun 2007 13:12

Re: VACANCY

On Fri, June 1, 2007 12:07 pm, Oliver Barnes wrote:
>
> Please let me know if anyone is interested in this- probably one for
> the younger/slightly less experienced of you.
>
>

The comment above is a good example of opening up your employer to a claim
of unlimited liability in an employment tribunal.
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Jason Clifford | 1 Jun 2007 13:29

Re: VACANCY

On Fri, 1 Jun 2007, Adrian McMenamin wrote:

> > Please let me know if anyone is interested in this- probably one for
> > the younger/slightly less experienced of you.
> 
> The comment above is a good example of opening up your employer to a claim
> of unlimited liability in an employment tribunal.

Which is completely stupid.

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paul@ma1.se | 1 Jun 2007 13:35

Re: VACANCY

Adrian McMenamin wrote:
> On Fri, June 1, 2007 12:07 pm, Oliver Barnes wrote:
>> Please let me know if anyone is interested in this- probably one for
>> the younger/slightly less experienced of you.
>>
>>
> 
> The comment above is a good example of opening up your employer to a claim
> of unlimited liability in an employment tribunal.

Also:

"The company has a young, vibrant environment.."

I'm just going to check how my job application as a doorman at 
Abercrombie & Fitch in Savile Row is progressing

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id=447183&in_page_id=1879

;o)

regards

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Adrian McMenamin | 1 Jun 2007 13:42

Re: VACANCY

On Fri, June 1, 2007 12:29 pm, Jason Clifford wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Jun 2007, Adrian McMenamin wrote:
>
>> > Please let me know if anyone is interested in this- probably one for
>> > the younger/slightly less experienced of you.
>>
>> The comment above is a good example of opening up your employer to a
>> claim
>> of unlimited liability in an employment tribunal.
>
> Which is completely stupid.
>
That you think parliament is "completely stupid" is not defence in court
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