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Ubuntu - what next?

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2023 9:45 am
by 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?

Re: Ubuntu - what next?

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2023 9:45 am
by 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

Re: Ubuntu - what next?

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2023 9:45 am
by tom_rosenback
jaqen wrote: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:

Code: Select all

    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

Code: Select all

    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.

Re: Ubuntu - what next?

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2023 9:45 am
by MartinV
Switch King is also an alternative (requires Windows to administer, though, but runs services on Linux).

Re: Ubuntu - what next?

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2023 9:45 am
by 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?

Re: Ubuntu - what next?

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2023 9:45 am
by jaqen
tom_rosenback wrote: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 :-)