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Multimedia / WAV to FLAC using BatchBurn 2.0 ?
« on: November 18, 2015, 08:50:37 am »
Ok, in BatchBurn 2.0 it's set to rip a CD to WAV files & convert to MP3s, but I changed it to convert to FLAC

1) Question: When using this command (using flac v1.3.1):    flac *.wav

I get FLAC files that are just about twice the size of the original WAV file, is that normal ???  I know the -8 option will make it smaller, but I thought a FLAC file was just a compressed WAV file ?

Shouldn't the default produce a smaller file ?

2) Question: Can you make an audio CD from FLAC files just like from MP3 files ? I haven't tried to modify that part in BatchBurn yet . 

(I'm guessing whatever format it is in, it's change to WAV then burn to the audio CD) ?


Thanks,

Greggory

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Setup & Installation / Soundblaster live & Sander's driver
« on: October 03, 2015, 10:56:44 pm »
Hey full duplex almost forgot about that ! added one to my dual core with 2GB memory, the on-board sound didn't fully work.

I found an old, but great guide on setting up the SB live card in the Yahoo group.

Couple of questions:

1) best mixer available (lbmix008.zip).
2) Generic Win-OS/2 Audio Driver latest & any tips - where to get the drivers.
3) best PCI soundcard with native drivers ??? soundfusion, crystal chipsets some have Winos2 drivers ???

So far no problems with eCS 2.2 :)


Thanks,

Greggory
 

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Hardware / Preview - Build your Ultimate budget OS/2 machine !
« on: August 28, 2015, 08:31:00 am »
Here's a preview !  Any thoughts or suggestions ?

For under $90 bucks the ASRock 775I65G and Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 GHz Q6600 CPU combo is inexpensive but versatile motherboard for legacy systems. With three PCI slots, the 775I65G has plenty of room because of the integrated video, lan and 6-channel audio which are all support out of the box by OS/2 !

http://os2notes.duckdns.org/os2/os2budget/


Greggory

19
Applications / TV on Demand for OS/2 !
« on: August 23, 2015, 06:08:05 pm »
Can some awesome person port/compile this simple bittorrent client to OS/2 with the added option of 'download in sequential order' like in qBittorrent !!!

http://www.rasterbar.com/products/libtorrent/client_test.html

Ideally

1) Simple program to start the client and then call mplayer !

I do it all the time with Qbittorent, however I think it would be great to have video on demand for OS/2 !

Even better have libtorrent added to WPS.


Any thoughts ?

Greggory


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Setup & Installation / Networking eCS & Win 7 new article !
« on: August 21, 2015, 11:46:59 am »
I need some help and comments for this !

I got the eCS to Win7 almost done and starting on the Samba server or Win 7 to eCS now.

http://os2notes.duckdns.org/os2win.html


Cheers,

Greggory

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Here's a universal installer for Firefox, Thunderbird & Seamonkey !

http://os2notes.net/os2firefoxdd.html 

Just install and Drag & Drop zip file to install Firefox.




Clean install tested:

- firefox-31.8.0.en-US.os2.beta_5.zip
- thunderbird-31.6.0.en-US.os2.7z
- seamonkey-2.28b5r2.en-US.os2.zip


NOTE: 7z files other then thunderbird-31.6.0.en-US.os2.7z will need to be added to the install routines.


Or some fine folk could write a little code to handle 7z files ?!?!


Cheers,

Greggory

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Hardware / Under $90 upgrade for OS/2 review !
« on: April 30, 2015, 12:51:11 am »
The benefits of spilling a can of coke on your old computer !

http://os2notes.net/os2machine.html

All components can still be found new (except CPU).

It's up and running great, the $49 ASRock 775I65G R3.0 motherboard completely support OS/2 out of the box (video, lan, audio) ! The onboard video is supported by SNAP and one of the few integrated graphics accelerated by SNAP too.

I'm going to test it with eCS 2.1 (Warp 4 ?), Win 7 and OpenSuse 13.2 using three different video cards, and maybe Lan & Audio too. Is there anyway to test the LAN transfer test & benchmark test ?


Anything that you would like to see be covered, tips or ideas ?

Greggory

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Applications / eCs_Java6 Apps Pack
« on: April 26, 2015, 06:32:56 pm »
I started to update my Java6 page and got sided tracked.

I put together a pack of my favorite Java apps, it contains the latest or last versions that work with Java6.
(see pics below for which programs are included, first pic is os2 icons & second is png icons).

*** MAKE SURE TO EDIT THE JAVAHOME directory ***

JavaHome = ProgramsDir || '\OPENJDK6'


user: os2user
pass: os2

ftp://os2notes.duckdns.org/

Usage:  run install only once, separate scripts are included if u need to recreate the icons. Just delete the ones that you don't want and move the programs directory to your choice of location. After that you can delete the whole thing (keep the separate scripts though & the icons).



Also it would be nice get some help adding your favorite Java apps - here's a template & include the links too.


Code: [Select]
CreateObjects:

rc = CreateObject( 'WPProgram',,
    'jAlbum',,
    '<WP_EJAVA>',,
    'NOTDEFAULTICON=YES;'||,
        'NOPRINT=YES;'||,
        'DEFAULTVIEW=RUNNING;'||,
        ';'||,
        'ICONPOS=2,12;'||,
        'ICONFILE='||CurrentDir||'\icons\os2\jalbum.ICO;'||,
        'EXENAME='||JavaHome||'\BIN\JAVAW.EXE;'||,
        'STARTUPDIR='||JavaProg||'\JALBUM;'||,
        'PARAMETERS=-Xmx400M -jar JAlbum.jar;'||,
        'PROGTYPE=PM;'||,
        'OBJECTID=<JALBUM>',,
    CreateCollision )

return


Cheers,

Greggory

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Programming / Modify CONFIG.SYS /w REXX ?
« on: April 21, 2015, 01:58:43 pm »
Hi, I'm writing a script for installing all my qt4, java, util & system files on a new eCS install(s) with both png & os2 icons.

I need to add some IFS, RUN & CALL statement to the CONFIG & PNG icons config file.

What's the best way to do this using REXX ?

And any utilities that should be added or what do you use the most ?


Thanks

Greggory

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Setup & Installation / What's your WPS setup ?
« on: April 19, 2015, 01:34:29 pm »
I'm re-doing three eCS boxes from server to desktop. What are some of your programs, setups & tips that you use ?

Does anyone have some great icons ?


Here's some of what I do:

04/14/2015
===========
- changed ugly ass background
- turned off drag sounds, added borg.wav re-worked startup
- installed desktop wizard
- csorted CONFIG.SYS
- installed AEFS

- turned on desktop archives - 1/day x 3
- restarted wps, created 1st archive

- installed ba2ksv410.zip
- setup daily backups for C, D M H U

- added E:\Programs\Extras\bin, E:\Programs\Extras\lib, U:\USR\LOCAL\VLC2\LIB;

- installed MediaPack v008, default player
- installed mplayer-1.1.1-4.4.6.zip

- updated yum
- installed openoffice

- installed Ampos2 > 2.29 > 5.11
- installed FtpServer

- installed Filestar, FM/2
- installed Clamav, GUI
- installed VirtualPC



04/15/2015
===========
- installed stlr175.zip
- installed nice-os2-v568.zip
- installed xwp-2.unofficial-1-0-10.zip
- installed xsystray-0_1_1.wpi
- installed lswitcher-2-81.wpi

- changed icon set

- installed bubblepad_v108.zip
- installed ObjectDesktop

04/16/2015
===========
- installed cdrecord-2_00_os2.zip
- audiocdcreator_057Pre1.zip

- installed so.wpi
- installed isofs103.zip
- installed ramfs121.zip

- installed FirefoxDD-024b
- updated Firefox to 28.3b4

- installed system files
- installed utility files

- created Java folder & rexx re-create install
- created qt4 folder & new icons finally


04/18/2015
===========
- updated Samba client:

Commandline utilities Version 3.6.23-eCS 1.3.0-868
EVFSGUIVersion 2.5.RC7-[2014-11-14]

- installed Samba server
- updated Samba
 
OH, wow I just notice the purple text, LOL - the green on my monitor is out & it look grey not purple.
 

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Setup & Installation / Working Samba server ???
« on: April 13, 2015, 01:36:30 pm »
I need to setup a Samba server on my media server for files that are over 6GB.

i just went through v1.06 to 1.3 and had some good progress, but I sure someone has a working setup that they could post here !
ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/server/

1) Standalone?
2) Passwords
3) Other tips or best version to start with.
4) Put together article for everyone !

Thanks,

Greggory

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Multimedia / Media Servers for OS/2 ?
« on: April 01, 2015, 08:11:38 am »
I just moved all my files (DVDs / Torrents) to a eCS machine (RAID 2TB).

1) Could someone post their Mediatomb setup please or post any tips on the setup !
http://os2ports.smedley.id.au/index.php?page=mediatomb

2) Is any9one using Universal media server (Java 6 ) ? I got the Win version partially working with my iPad ! Universal Media Server is a media server capable of serving videos, audio and images to any DLNA-capable device.
http://www.universalmediaserver.com/

It would be a great addition to eCS, could the Linux version be ported to eCS ?

The comparison chart looks great
http://www.universalmediaserver.com/comparison/


Greggory

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Setup & Installation / eStyler vs. Styler ?
« on: February 26, 2015, 07:10:36 pm »
I dont see an uninstall for eStyler on eCom 2.1. or 2.2 .  Could it be as simple as disable enhancement in eStyler and install Styler !

And since it's open-source now, is there a freeware key or key available (in-box me) ?


Greggory

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General Discussion / Some changes - Os2notes.net
« on: February 17, 2015, 10:01:32 am »
I couldn't find out why the load time in 12+ seconds, and I needed to clean up the site anyways. Turns out it was the last thing I checked it was the PHP I added last week. Please email me if you are still have load time problems.


Also -  Vote for your motherboard:  https://www.polleverywhere.com/free_text_polls/P2Kvzr8BYo4ZgZu?preview=true
onLY four votes so far - don't make me track you down.

And send some best practices for OS/2: http://os2notes.net/os2installing.html


New - posted notes/info in the header look for new posts !


Greggory

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Hardware / VOTE - for the top 3 OS/2 motheboards !
« on: February 14, 2015, 09:32:26 pm »
VOTE - for the top 3 OS/2 motheboards !

Webpage - http://os2notes.net/os2motherboards.html


1) Must still being produce (check new egg, it will show out of stock if discontinued).
2) Comment on the motherboards sound & lan results
3) Video card used.

Live Voting - https://www.polleverywhere.com/greggoryshaw195 (if submit button doesn't work, use 'enter' key).

Live Results - https://www.polleverywhere.com/free_text_polls/P2Kvzr8BYo4ZgZu?preview=true


Greggory

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