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then logout and login again (you need to do it only once). | then logout and login again (you need to do it only once). | ||
You are now able to | You are now able to edit the conf files, for example: | ||
gedit /var/lib/ola/conf/ola-artnet.conf | <pre>gedit /var/lib/ola/conf/ola-artnet.conf</pre> | ||
*You can try my bash script to set the plugins easily | *You can try my bash script to set the plugins easily | ||
(but uncomment the second line to use debian path): | (but uncomment the second line to use debian path): | ||
http://www.imaginux.com/ccount/click.php?id=155 | http://www.imaginux.com/ccount/click.php?id=155 | ||
Check the conf path with: | |||
<pre> | |||
sh ola_conf_plugins.sh | |||
--- | |||
settings path is: | |||
/var/lib/ola/conf | |||
--- | |||
</pre> | |||
If you want to use ftdidmx plugin (for opendmx and so), you need to do: | |||
<pre> | |||
sh ola_conf_plugins.sh disable all | |||
sh ola_conf_plugins.sh enable ftdi | |||
</pre> | |||
*Read the olad logs with: | *Read the olad logs with: | ||
<pre>cat /var/log/syslog</pre> | <pre>cat /var/log/syslog | grep olad</pre> | ||
if you want to see the 20 last lines: | if you want to see the 20 last lines (including system messages like usb ones): | ||
<pre>cat /var/log/syslog | tail -n20</pre> | <pre>cat /var/log/syslog | tail -n20</pre> | ||
Revision as of 10:44, 15 September 2012
Packages are hosted at http://apt.openlighting.org
Edit sources.list
Add the relevant line to your /etc/apt/sources.list file
Debian
deb http://apt.openlighting.org/debian squeeze main
Ubuntu Precise
deb http://apt.openlighting.org/ubuntu precise main
Ubuntu Natty
deb http://apt.openlighting.org/ubuntu natty main
Install
apt-get update apt-get install ola ola-python
Usage
Since ola-0.8.23, you can choose to start olad at boot. The question is asked the first time you install ola. If you chose 'No', you can change it with:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure ola
Since you choose 'Yes', the init script will be active and you will get the advantages below. Take care, if you start olad manually in a terminal, you will loose these advantages.
- Control the olad process with:
sudo /etc/init.d/ola start sudo /etc/init.d/ola stop sudo /etc/init.d/ola restart
- olad is started by the 'olad' system user (automatically created and added to groups dialout and plugdev).
So olad is ready to use USB devices (thanks to udev rules).
- conf files are in /var/lib/ola/conf/ and owned by 'olad'.
To configure the plugins, you need to add yourself to the olad group. For example:
sudo adduser renzo olad
then logout and login again (you need to do it only once).
You are now able to edit the conf files, for example:
gedit /var/lib/ola/conf/ola-artnet.conf
- You can try my bash script to set the plugins easily
(but uncomment the second line to use debian path): http://www.imaginux.com/ccount/click.php?id=155
Check the conf path with:
sh ola_conf_plugins.sh --- settings path is: /var/lib/ola/conf ---
If you want to use ftdidmx plugin (for opendmx and so), you need to do:
sh ola_conf_plugins.sh disable all sh ola_conf_plugins.sh enable ftdi
- Read the olad logs with:
cat /var/log/syslog | grep olad
if you want to see the 20 last lines (including system messages like usb ones):
cat /var/log/syslog | tail -n20
