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=Make a Portable UBUNTU installation=
 
=Make a Portable UBUNTU installation=
 
#make a live ubuntu usb disk in os x. [http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-mac-osx directions]
 
#make a live ubuntu usb disk in os x. [http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-mac-osx directions]
#attach your new portable drive, partition as an OSX Extended Journaled drive.  
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#IN OSX: attach your new portable drive, partition it as an OSX Extended Journaled drive.
#reboot computer, ho
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#IN UBUNTU: start install. select "something else", create three partitions (boot, root, and swap), leaving existing partition from OSX.
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#Install Refind to first partition.
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==Install rEFInd to partition of external drive==
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*download refind flashdrive http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.7.4/refind-flashdrive-0.7.4.zip/download
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*use diskutil to find number for partition on your external:
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**<code>diskutil list</code>
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**my EFI partition on external drive is /dev/disk2
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*use dd to copy flash image to external partition:
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**<code>sudo dd if=refind-flashdrive-0.7.4.img of=/dev/disk2s1 bs=1m</code>
  
 
=Using H2 with Ubuntu=
 
=Using H2 with Ubuntu=

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UVC / webcam control in ubuntu

v4l2-ctl

Installing

  • sudo apt-get install v4l-utils

Using

  • set max zoom with c920:
    • v4l2-ctl -c zoom_absolute=200
  • set max tele with c920:
    • v4l2-ctl -c zoom_absolute=100
  • list all controllable settings:
    • v4l2-ctl --list-ctrls<code>

guvcview

  • comes installed.
  • launch it:
    • <code>guvcview
  • should give you full access to your camera controls.

Make a Portable UBUNTU installation

  1. make a live ubuntu usb disk in os x. directions
  2. IN OSX: attach your new portable drive, partition it as an OSX Extended Journaled drive.
  3. IN UBUNTU: start install. select "something else", create three partitions (boot, root, and swap), leaving existing partition from OSX.
  4. Install Refind to first partition.

Install rEFInd to partition of external drive

Using H2 with Ubuntu

Recording from H2

  • arecord -D "hw:2,0" -f S16_LE -c 2 -r 44100 test2.wav

pocketsphinx-continuous with H2