[Lubuntu-qa] Video Problems - Saucy

Thu Jul 11 21:43:08 UTC 2013

Well, i don't have this problem, i want first mention my hardware
caracteristics, bluelight ivia-n10 netbook, processor intel atom n455, 1 gb
ram ddr3, graphics intel gma 3150, wireless realtek rtl8191se, i tried the
Lubuntu saucy daily i386 iso, running on a usb, but i have a bug with the
window manager, it stops to response, but changing the work area and
return, solve this until the next click, it's something rare, on saturday i
proceed to install the OS in a partition in my HDD but firts i want to ask
if someone can help me with the installation because i don't want to
overwrite the grub i actually have, well it's all for now, and sorry for
bad english, my native language is spanish


2013/7/11 Andre Rodovalho <andre.rodovalho at gmail.com>

> That heat might not be result of the software... I guess you should
> activate the temperature monitor, there is a mini-app to add on LXpanel.
>
> Even though, heat-sink hot is not normal, specially if the CPU use is on
> 100% for a long period... Check if your cooler is running good, and watch
> for the CPU temperature to be sure if the temperature is over the normal
> threshold!
>
>
> 2013/7/11 Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjjawad at gmail.com>
>
> Well, I take that back. The issue is not yet solved :/
>> More headache, the machine is HOT and I can't even touch the heat-sinks.
>> I opened the case so that it became cooler a bit.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 7:23 PM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjjawad at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> But before I increase the on board display video memory from 32MB to
>>> 64MB, I had problem (tearing, sluggish, etc) on that machine. The trick was
>>> just to increase the on board memory. But for those who don't have the same
>>> option that I do have (on BIOS), then I guess they might face the same
>>> issue.
>>>
>>> Thanks to zRAM and I must say, special thanks to Leszek Lesner, who was
>>> the first to suggest adding zRAM by default as far as I remember.
>>>
>>> Now, the system memory allocated to my system was dropped from 464MB to
>>> 432MB but this is not a problem as far as I've seen because of zRAM :)
>>>
>>> I can imagine how sluggish it would be on P3. So, I don't think those
>>> with P3 can enjoy watching high quality videos :(
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 7:18 PM, Federico Leoni <effelle at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ali,
>>>> tried the video of Naruto now. It's a low-res, no problem so far apart
>>>> a little tearing due to a missing vsync/nvidia on lxde but with
>>>> Compton enabled and the correct options all play fine.
>>>> Just to let you know, the video is suggish on my P3 866mhz with i830
>>>> and 24 mb Vram...
>>>>
>>>> Search an hd video and you will see how worse things are with a P4. :(
>>>>
>>>> F.
>>>>
>>>> 2013/7/10 Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjjawad at gmail.com>:
>>>> > Guys, so far, I guess the problem is okay now.
>>>> >
>>>> > I have: http://i44.tinypic.com/a4ug5s.jpg
>>>> > Set it to 64MB (was 32MB) and quality seems better. Also, CPU Usage
>>>> is not
>>>> > 80% anymore, it is between 55%-75%
>>>> >
>>>> > I did set the memory before I read your reply, Federico so guess you
>>>> are
>>>> > right, I'm glad P4 can handle it. I was a bit worried.
>>>> >
>>>> > Sorry, what link? for that Ep? it is on my video I sent earlier :)
>>>> >
>>>> > P.S.
>>>> > Yes, in Japanese much better but subtitles are too fast for my eyes
>>>> to catch
>>>> > up.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 6:24 PM, Federico Leoni <effelle at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Ali the P4 can handle this kind of video flows with no issues. Give
>>>> more
>>>> >> ram to the video will help for sure but can't do miracle. If you can
>>>> fins
>>>> >> the stream path of the video you can try to reproduce directly on
>>>> vlc...
>>>> >> Give me the link, I would like to have a look on it.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> F.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> PS.: Naruto it's better in Japanese with subtitles. :-)
>>>> >>
>>>> >> OK amigo, will give that a go ;)
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Thanks!
>>>> >>
>>>> >> P.S.
>>>> >> Any kind of tweaks or something similar I can do to the
>>>> machine/browser so
>>>> >> it would play a bit better?
>>>> >>
>>>> >> P.S. 2
>>>> >> If P4 can't handle videos probably then, for sure, P3 or less
>>>> powerful
>>>> >> machine can not do that, right?
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 6:00 PM, Federico Leoni <effelle at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> XBMC is a media center.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> http://xbmc.org/
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Should be on repos too but th latest stable version is on PPA
>>>> >>> (ppa:team-xbmc/ppa ). Give it a try.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> F.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> 2013/7/10 Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjjawad at gmail.com>:
>>>> >>> > If Firefox can't handle this correctly because the CPU is not
>>>> strong
>>>> >>> > enough
>>>> >>> > for nowadays videos, then I don't believe Chromium will,
>>>> specially that
>>>> >>> > machine has less than 512MB RAM. Oh, and it is not about RAM - as
>>>> you
>>>> >>> > can
>>>> >>> > clearly see on the video I recorded for my desktop, it is not a
>>>> RAM
>>>> >>> > issue.
>>>> >>> > zRAM is enabled by default anyway and there is so much space. CPU
>>>> is at
>>>> >>> > 80%-90% all the way.
>>>> >>> >
>>>> >>> > XBMC? is that a downloading tool and a player?
>>>> >>> >
>>>> >>> > The Eps I'm watching are 20mins length. It is true that my
>>>> internet is
>>>> >>> > a bit
>>>> >>> > fast but not SO fast. Downloading and then watching means more
>>>> time.
>>>> >>> >
>>>> >>> > I was looking for a way that I can watch without downloading :)
>>>> >>> >
>>>> >>> >
>>>> >>> >
>>>> >>> > On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 5:48 PM, Federico Leoni <
>>>> effelle at gmail.com>
>>>> >>> > wrote:
>>>> >>> >>
>>>> >>> >> Ali, I tried  even with forced GPU rendering on Chrome. In this
>>>> way is
>>>> >>> >> a little bit better but video are not smooth like with video
>>>> played
>>>> >>> >> locally. Try to watch yourself a Youtube video using XBMC or
>>>> other app
>>>> >>> >> or download it a watch locally. You'll see the problem is we cant
>>>> >>> >> handle correctly the html code for some reasons but I do not know
>>>> >>> >> which one... I'm not  a programmer. :P
>>>> >>> >>
>>>> >>> >> F.
>>>> >>> >>
>>>> >>> >> 2013/7/10 Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjjawad at gmail.com>:
>>>> >>> >> > Hello Federico,
>>>> >>> >> >
>>>> >>> >> > So, are you saying there is no way to have a better quality on
>>>> that
>>>> >>> >> > very
>>>> >>> >> > machine?
>>>> >>> >> >
>>>> >>> >> >
>>>> >>> >> > On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 5:39 PM, Federico Leoni <
>>>> effelle at gmail.com>
>>>> >>> >> > wrote:
>>>> >>> >> >>
>>>> >>> >> >> For me has always been so. And I have a P4 3 ghz, a GT210 and
>>>> I'm
>>>> >>> >> >> using Nvidia drivers. No composite manager enable. I always
>>>> thought
>>>> >>> >> >> that it was the fault of the P4 that is too "old" to manage
>>>> at the
>>>> >>> >> >> best Flash or html5... Video on XBMC, even if 1080p play fine.
>>>> >>> >> >>
>>>> >>> >> >> F.
>>>> >>> >> >>
>>>> >>> >> >> 2013/7/10 Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjjawad at gmail.com>:
>>>> >>> >> >> > Hi,
>>>> >>> >> >> >
>>>> >>> >> >> > Problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blgJ-v2IkVI
>>>> >>> >> >> > Idle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wmaxoo6Cpg
>>>> >>> >> >> >
>>>> >>> >> >> > I have no idea if you can tell from the video or not? I
>>>> guess it
>>>> >>> >> >> > is
>>>> >>> >> >> > clear.
>>>> >>> >> >> >
>>>> >>> >> >> > I'm having hard time watching anything on that machine:
>>>> >>> >> >> > http://phillw.net/hardware/BnA9pw11
>>>> >>> >> >> >
>>>> >>> >> >> > Any one else having the same problem? I'm not sure who has
>>>> the
>>>> >>> >> >> > same
>>>> >>> >> >> > machine
>>>> >>> >> >> > that I do or even similar?
>>>> >>> >> >> >
>>>> >>> >> >> > Any way to make this better and faster? I'm using that
>>>> machine at
>>>> >>> >> >> > the
>>>> >>> >> >> > moment
>>>> >>> >> >> > as a video player and I'm connecting it to my 32" LCD.
>>>> >>> >> >> >
>>>> >>> >> >> > Thanks!
>>>> >>> >> >> >
>>>> >>> >> >> >
>>>> >>> >> >> >
>>>> >>> >> >> >
>>>> >>> >> >> > --
>>>> >>> >> >> >
>>>> >>> >> >> > "All of us are smarter than any one of us."
>>>> >>> >> >> >
>>>> >>> >> >> > Best Regards,
>>>> >>> >> >> > amjjawad
>>>> >>> >> >> > Start Ubuntu
>>>> >>> >> >> > My Own Business
>>>> >>> >> >> >
>>>> >>> >> >> >
>>>> >>> >> >> > --
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>>>> >>> >> >
>>>> >>> >> >
>>>> >>> >> >
>>>> >>> >> >
>>>> >>> >> > --
>>>> >>> >> >
>>>> >>> >> > "All of us are smarter than any one of us."
>>>> >>> >> >
>>>> >>> >> > Best Regards,
>>>> >>> >> > amjjawad
>>>> >>> >> > Start Ubuntu
>>>> >>> >> > My Own Business
>>>> >>> >> >
>>>> >>> >
>>>> >>> >
>>>> >>> >
>>>> >>> >
>>>> >>> > --
>>>> >>> >
>>>> >>> > "All of us are smarter than any one of us."
>>>> >>> >
>>>> >>> > Best Regards,
>>>> >>> > amjjawad
>>>> >>> > Start Ubuntu
>>>> >>> > My Own Business
>>>> >>> >
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> --
>>>> >>
>>>> >> "All of us are smarter than any one of us."
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Best Regards,
>>>> >> amjjawad
>>>> >> Start Ubuntu
>>>> >> My Own Business
>>>> >>
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > --
>>>> >
>>>> > "All of us are smarter than any one of us."
>>>> >
>>>> > Best Regards,
>>>> > amjjawad
>>>> > Start Ubuntu
>>>> > My Own Business
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
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>>>
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>>>
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>>
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