Ubuntu - what next?

[sleipner]

I've been able to install the telldus-core package, and configured etc/tellstick.conf

What should I do next? Is there a gui-interface and a scheduler available as for Windows?

[jaqen]

was wondering the same thing. Because after telling you how to do the config file there isnt much more

I read a bit at random on this forum and found this thread http://www.telldus.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=1053

where this code was of interest to me:

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    rfcmd /dev/tellstick WAVEMAN G 9 1
    rfcmd /dev/tellstick WAVEMAN G 10 1

so after looking at the man page for rfcmd i made my own recievers work by doing

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    rfcmd /dev/tellstick RISINGSUN 4 1 1

so at least that gives me a succes. but rfcmd doesnt use the .conf file, so I'm wondering if there was more in the package.

but at least the rfcmd gives a usable starting point

[tom_rosenback]

was wondering the same thing. Because after telling you how to do the config file there isnt much more

I read a bit at random on this forum and found this thread http://www.telldus.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=1053

where this code was of interest to me:

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    rfcmd /dev/tellstick WAVEMAN G 9 1
    rfcmd /dev/tellstick WAVEMAN G 10 1

so after looking at the man page for rfcmd i made my own recievers work by doing

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    rfcmd /dev/tellstick RISINGSUN 4 1 1

so at least that gives me a succes. but rfcmd doesnt use the .conf file, so I'm wondering if there was more in the package.

but at least the rfcmd gives a usable starting point

If you have tdtool working, which uses the .conf file you could consider taking a look at http://www.telldus.se/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=633, also seen in my signature.

[MartinV]

Switch King is also an alternative (requires Windows to administer, though, but runs services on Linux).

[sleipner]

Just curious, but isn't TelldusCenter based on Qt, which is crossplatform?

What are the reasons that it is not available in Ubuntu as well?

[jaqen]

If you have tdtool working, which uses the .conf file you could consider taking a look at http://www.telldus.se/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=633, also seen in my signature.

thx for the info.

funny that the linux install doesnt give a pointer towards what tools are actually in the package

Your project looks interesting, I'll give it a look once christmas is over.

first project will be another though. the whole reason i bought the tellstick, apart from the geek factor, was to save money turning my printer on and off as needed using tea4cups since otherwise my power-hungry printer was on all the time.

further on the horizon is to make a VoiceResponse system on my asterisk server, that turns stuff on and off, as in calling ahead so the lights are on when you arrive home or something

If only the TellStick was a reciever as well, so one could hook up sensors as well, then home automation could take off