CNC and Stuff V2

Here are the new links to download KaiserDroid:

KaiserDroid-1.0-full 57.34 MB

First Release of KaiserDroid. To install put androidinstall.tar on your sdcard inside a folder called andboot... more details

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KaiserDroid-1.1-update 384.61 KB

Update for KaiserDroid. To install put androidupdate.tar on your sdcard inside a folder called andboot... more details

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KaiserDroid-1.1-full 57.34 MB

Updated release of KaiserDroid. To install put androidinstall.tar on your sdcard inside a folder called andboot... more details

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NOTE – Please click on the title of this post and view it by itslef to see the whole text, I am having issues with my template not wrapping long line right now.

Here is a easy script to correct issues when you do not have the correct resolution available in Ubuntu 8.10 for your external monitor.

This script checks for a usb hub in my docking station and if it is present adds the non-detected, but supported, resloution to the external monitor. I am checking for the hub instead of the monitor because xrandr seems to think it is always connected!?

I just added this to my /etc/gdm/init/Default script

if lsusb | grep "Cypress"; then
echo "Changing LCD resolution"
xrandr --newmode "1440x900_60.00"  106.50  1440 1528 1672 1904  900 903 909 934 -hsync +vsync
xrandr --addmode VGA 1440x900_60.00
xrandr --output VGA --mode 1440x900_60.00
else
echo "No Changes"
fi

What this does is add the resolution 1440×900 at 60hz to the external monitor.
This is a supported resolution but is not detected for some reason.

Any questions or comments please feel free to let mw know!

Ok, I just got me a new, well refurbished, HP Photosmart D7460 printer. So what? The what is that it came with only 5 of the 6 ink cartridges that I need to try it out. Talk about being upset! Anywho I started poking around, trying different button presses and combinations trying to get past the “The following ink cartridge(s) apear to be missing or damaged” warning.

GUESS WHAT!

I failed miserably.

I did however find out that you can access the “Mfg Commands” menu by pressing the “Print Photos” and “Red Eye Removal” buttons at the same time.

Once you do this you get a screen saying “Enter Special Key Combo” with a OK button and a back arrow button. First thing I did was hit the OK button. I was rewarded with a menu of superuser commands! I played around and didn’t find anything to interesting in this menu so I went off to try and find some of those “Special Key Combo”’s that it asked for.

This is whaI have found so far:

this assumes that you have already pressed the “Print Photos”+”Red Eye Removal” keys also the former will no be known as PF and the latter as RER

push RER PF RER

push PF RER RER

push RER PF PF

push PF PF RER

All of these load up different menus. Some of these are tests some are named to scary for me to try on my new toy!

As I fiddle some more I will keep you all informed of my progress. Hopefully that does not include trashing my new’ish printer

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Related post:
http://homecncfun.blogspot.com/2008/01/digital-picture-frame-first-pics.html

First post with any real info

Continued

Yay, it doesn’t work

The guts of the laptop after I removed them from the case, I removed them from the frame for the instructional purposes

The “no-keyboard” hack

The project gets listed on Repair4Laptops.org

This post

Trial assembly

Here is the project overview that I never posted.

Primary Goals:
#1 Look good, so it’s gotta look like a real picture and not stand 4 inches out from the wall.
MOSTLY DONE, I had it mounted then removed it to take more pictures for this site.

#2 Load OS from cd at boot
DONE – Simple, download puppy linux .iso and burn to disc. Place in drive and wait. I am still debating over Xorg and Xvesa Xservers. Xorg is the only one that works on my thinkpad 600 however Xvesa is smaller and will work on the 770 series. More to follow on this.

#3 Be 802.11 enabled
DONE, used a linksys wusb11 usb adapter and puppy instantly recognized it and connected. Well I had to enter my WEP settings.

#4 Load media from network location, internet or local.
DONE. Maybe not, Yes it is http://homecncfun.blogspot.com/2008/01/why-doesnt-it-work.html
http://homecncfun.blogspot.com/2008/01/network-works-but-shouldnt.html

#5 Remote access to OS, preferably via x11 over ssh
DONE – Should be trivial, not. Dedicated post to follow soon.

#6 Automatic slideshow startup at boot.
NOT DONE, Should be trivial we’ll see.

Secondary goals:
#1 Play videos and audio as well as images
DONE, sorta. Puppy comes with players built-in just need to incorporate them into automated system.

#2 Integrated webcam?
NOT DONE, Any thoughts on this?

#3 Built-in SD card reader that will dump into the network folder at remote site. No more tying up the computer to unload the digital camera.
NOT DONE, Should be a matter of creating a simple script to mount, dump, unmount usb drive.

#4 Not short out, blow-up, or electrocute anything.
Won’t happen.

Mantis links: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #1, #2, #3, #4
EHT Mantis v0.2 by Emilio González Montaña