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• Install VideoLan Client (vlc) available for most OS's
• URL www.videolan.org/vlc/
• open vlc
• File Menu, Open Disc
• Select DVD not DVD(Menu), set drive letter or can do in preferences.
• Select OutPut Stream and click settings
• insert..
• :sout=#transcode{vcodec=DIV3,vb=768,scale=1,acodec=mp3,ab=192,channels=2}:duplicate{dst=std{access=file,mux=avi,url="\\localhost\movies1\mycopyleftmovie.avi"}}
• in the top line, change filename accordinlgy
• Hit Ok, OK.
• The DVD is now being saved to an avi file, 140Mins comes in around 650MB - A bit of DivX style pixelation.
• The GUI will not reflect the settings in the above line. To use GUI
• Check File: enter filename with .avi on end (works over samba 100Mbs LAN)
• Note: Check playback to watch while you record (PAUSING IS OK, BUT FORWARD AND REWIND WILL OCCUR IN YOUR AVI FILE)
• Encapsulation:
• choose AVI
• Transcoding:
• video: DIV3, Bit Rate: 768kbs
• Audio: mp3, 192Kbs, 2 channels
• NOTE: FOR HIGH QUALITY PLAYBACK USE 1024Kbs and 192kbs (140Mins comes in around 1.2G)

PROBLEM: How to connect a crappy cheap USB printer to your linux server so windows clients can share it.

SOLUTION: Raw printing via samba

In short

0. Get dmesg to recognise the USB printer

rmmod printer;insmod printer

with result

USB Bidirectional printer dev 8 if 0 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x04A9 pid 0x106A

1. create a raw print capability in /etc/printcap

raw:\

:rw:sh:\

:lp=/dev/usb/lp0:\

:sd=/var/spool/lpd/raw:\

:fx=flp:\

:mx#0:

2. make the spool directory with open permissions

mkdir /var/spool/lpd/raw; chmod 777 /var/spool/lpd/raw

3. create a samba printer share which specifies the windows printer driver to use

in the global section at the top.

print command = lpr -s -P %p %s

the -s is essential to print large print jobs, but this stops the printer file from being removed when printed.

You can use...

print command = lpr -s -P %p %s; rm %s

but this will stop multiple copies from printing (No solution on this yet).

[raw]

comment = Main PostScript printer driver for Windows clients

printer driver = Canon S200SP

printable = yes

browseable = yes

public=yes

* Note that the value for printer driver must match the descriptive tag under windows. Try install the printer locally under windows first to get the name. It's OK to leave it out too but you will be asked which type of printer. You can also specify samba options for the location of the printer drivers to install

* Canon printers using CAPT cannot be shared from a linux machine these include the Canon lbp-810 and 4 or 5 other laserbeam models. A specific CAPT print server or windows server must be used.

Notes

USB Installation

1. kernel modules - uhci or ohci (for laptops)

                               - printer

2. rmmod printer;insmod printer

or

apt-get install hotplug  and remove/insert usb cable

VMWare

only one of a Linux VM or Windows VM can control a printer at any one time

reset the usb (rmmod/insmod or cable) with vm in focus to grab device

device may drop off if accessed by other OS