Posts Tagged ‘Ubuntu’
Make iso image from vobcopy
Vobcopy and Mkisofs to the rescue again
Firstly, vobcopy does not make iso images directly. You first need to extract all the required files from the dvd you are making an iso image of.
To do this take a look here.
Short version is this.
- $ vobcopy -m /path/to/dvd .
This will place all the files in the current directory. So make sure that you are in the directory you want all your files in.
Then run this command in the directory that holds the VIDEO_TS sub directory.
Using vobcopy and mkisofs to backup dvds to harddriveb
How to use vobcopy and mkisofs in Ubuntu to backup your dvds* to your hard disk
There are many different methods for backing up media your hard disk.
In Ubuntu, the easiest way to do this is right click on the dvd and copy it directly. This works about half the time.
Or you can try the unix dd command method.
> dd if=/dev/dvd of=nameofdvd.iso
This too only works some of the time.
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6th Place in Google Search for “Install usb Joystick in Ubuntu”
UDPATE to Ubuntu Logitech Dual Action USB Gamepad install
WOW!!!
I never thought that i would write something that a. people actually searched for, and b. that would show up on a first page search result.
I love this wordpress software.
“install usb joystick in ubuntu” who knew?
I only wrote it at as reference for myself, and possibly if others needed such information they could have it too.
[ UPDATE ]
I have done some more searching on getting the gamepad working with gsnes9x gui mode.
I had to change the /etc/snes9x/snes9x.conf file.
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Ubuntu Logitech Dual Action USB Gamepad install with Ubuntu 7.10
HOWTO: Installing Logitech Dual action USB gamepad under ubuntu.
Here is what I did to install it and get it working with GSNESX.
Run update to make sure everything is current.
- sudo apt-get update
Install the joystick package.
- sudo apt-get install joystick
Install the joystick calibrator
- sudo apt-get install jscalibrator