ubuntu-users Digest, Vol 69, Issue 34

[sanjay chauhan]

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On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 4:30 PM, <ubuntu-users-request at lists.ubuntu.com>wrote:

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>   1. Re: Alsa Sound in 10.04 (zongo saiba)
>   2. RE: Installation problem (Alan Duval)
>   3. Re: ubuntu-tweak (Graham Watkins)
>   4. Re: flash drive reformatting (Graham Watkins)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 08:22:18 +0100
> From: zongo saiba <zongosaiba at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Alsa Sound in 10.04
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> On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 1:44 PM, Karl Larsen <klarsen1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On 05/01/2010 06:13 AM, zongo saiba wrote:
> > > Hi Guys,
> > >
> > > I have upgraded my box to 10.04 and the sound is broke now. Plus,
> > > upgrading sent me back to also 1.0.21. I was on 1.0.22 on 9.10.
> > > Nevertheless, when I updated my also in 9.10, this command-line
> > > sudo /etc/init.d/alsa-utils stop worked. Now, in 10.04 i get command
> not
> > > found. Anyone has any idea why?
> > >
> > > Kind Regards,
> > >
> > > Zongo
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >          In a terminal type alsamixer and you can adjust sound there.
> >
> > 73 Karl
> >
> >
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> >
> >        Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
> >        Linux User
> >        #450462   http://counter.li.org.
> >         Key ID = 3951B48D
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> I have done all that. 3 months working on sound in linux (even though I am
> a
> complete newbie) means that I am starting a little bit to know my way
> around
> sound issues and what should and should not be done. But thank you for your
> help anyhow. I have been struggling with sound on  my TOSHIBA since day
> one.
> I have tried to contact the folks at alsa project and comes out of it seems
> that my sound card has no-compatibility just yet. The last ALSA version
> 1.0.23 gives a better support for snd-hda intel but it seems that 10.04
> does
> not agree with it as I freeze all the time when I have it installed on my
> notebook.
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> Date: Mon, 03 May 2010 17:46:40 +1000
> From: Alan Duval <amoht at westnet.com.au>
> Subject: RE: Installation problem
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> Ioannis Vranos wrote'
>
> > > Alan Duval <amoht at westnet.com.au> wrote:
> > >
> >
> >>> > > > ?> I had a ASUS M3A MB and AMD 64 Athlon X2 CPU which I hadn't
> used and
> >>> > > > ?> decided to make a PC using it. It will install WIN XP but
> Ubuntu 8.04,
> >>> > > > ?> 9.04, Linux Mint 7, 32 bits, Linux Mint 8 KDE 64 X86, Fedora
> 10 Live,
> >>> > > > ?> and Knoppix 6.21 all have problems namely when I open Open
> Office or
> >>> > > > ?> Firefox the screen freezes. GOS is the only OS that works
> without
> >>> > > > ?> freezing and that was originally installed on a removable HD
> on another
> >>> > > > ?> computer with a different MB. This is all strange as GOS is
> based on
> >>> > > > ?> Ubuntu 8.04. Does anyone know why opening Open Office or
> Firefox should
> >>> > > > ?> cause the system to freeze with the other operating systems?
> >>>
>
>
>
> > > Thanks Lucio for your advice. I spent a lot of time looking at various
> sites
> > > but still none the wiser. Some users have had a lot of problems with
> the
> > > ASUS M3A board but some had no problems.
> > > Also, looking up compatible motherboards was frustrating. Some good
> Linux sites
> > > with lots of motherboards listed but most several years old and few for
> 2010.
> > > I think they should remove any older than 1 year as they wouldn't be
> available
> > > for purchase.
> >
>
>
> Did you check the motherboard temperatures? It may be overheating. Did
> you overclock the CPU/graphics card?
>
>
> Haven't checked the motherboard temperatures but would not think that would
> be a problem as
> I can start from cold and install a live OS, e.g. Knoppix 6.2, Ubuntu 9.04,
> Suse 11.2, Linux Mint 7 or 8, but as soon as I try to use Open Office or
> Firefox the screen freezes.
>
> No! I haven't overclocked the graphics card.
>
>
>
>
> >>>> > >>> Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:03:48 +0300
> >>>>
> > >
> > > *>>> From: Ioannis Vranos <cppdeveloper at ontelecoms.gr>*
> > >
> > > *>>> What is your graphics card? Have you enabled its driver?*
> > >
> > > *>>> Also, do you have any sound issues? Do music files/CDs play OK?
> > >
> > >
> > > *
> > >
> > > *Thanks Ioannis for your questions. I have an ASUS graphics card
> installed.*
> >
>
>
> Which brand is the GPU (e.g. NVIDIA)?
>
> Don't know what chip the graphics card uses. All I know is that it is a
> basic ASUS card
> which just supports VGA connection. Seems to work OK with GOS and WIN XP.
>
>
>
>
> > >
> > > *It's a fairly basic one. I don't know the model number as I bought it
> quite a while ago.*
> > >
> > > *I didn't know that I have to enable its driver. Where would one find a
> linux driver for*
> > >
> > > *it,  and how does one enable it?*
> >
>
>
> You may check System::Administration::Hardware Drivers.
>
>
> Did that. It's driver wasn't enabled so I enabled it in GOS but that didn't
> make any difference to GOS.
>
> How would one enable it with another OS if there's a problem with
> installation?
>
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Alan Duval
>
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 03 May 2010 09:38:54 +0100
> From: Graham Watkins <shellycat.gw at ntlworld.com>
> Subject: Re: ubuntu-tweak
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> On 03/05/10 06:02, Basil Chupin wrote:
> > On 03/05/10 13:50, Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
> >
> >> On Sun, 02 May 2010 20:42:11 -0400
> >> "Fred A. Miller"<fmiller at lightlink.com>   wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> On 05/02/2010 08:21 PM, Lucio M Nicolosi wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 9:02 PM, Fred A.
> >>>> Miller<fmiller at lightlink.com>    wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> I am interested to know why ubuntu-tweak isn't included IN the
> >>>>> "base" 32-bit and 64-bit releases. It's a very worthwhile
> >>>>> application for any user, but in particular for those new to
> >>>>> Ubuntu.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>> I guess the reason is that most tweaks are already available in a
> >>>> standard system, if you just care to look for them.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> Many are hidden, and newbies AREN'T going to find them easily.
> >>> There's not a good reason not to include it that I can think of.
> >>>
> >>> Fred
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Ubuntu wants to fit on a normal CD, not a DVD.  Therefore it is
> >> necessary to miss out on some /good/ open programs in order to have Mono
> >> and related apps.
> >> Not to mention Ubuntu One which is alright (to fail to mention in this
> >> context) since Ubuntu needs to make some money somewhere with this OS.
> >>
> >> Cybe R. Wizard
> >>
> >>
> > You could get rid of that useless piece of junk called PulseAudio which
> > on its own takes up ~650Kb and put in the Tweak.
> >
> > I consider Tweak UI to be an essential feature to be installed by
> default.
> >
> > BC
> >
> >
> I've just installed ubuntu tweak on Fred's recommendation and I think
> it's terrific to have all these configuration options in the one place.
> It would be a real boon to beginners and I think it should be included
> on the CD.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Graham
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 03 May 2010 10:06:26 +0100
> From: Graham Watkins <shellycat.gw at ntlworld.com>
> Subject: Re: flash drive reformatting
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
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> On 01/05/10 15:03, Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
> > I have 9.1 on a usb flash.  Is there any reason I can not just
> > reformat with gparted and use if for other purposes.  My wife deleted
> > an operating system from a usb device using windows and we never could
> > use that portion again so this makes me wonder what caused it.
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > gary
> >
> >
> I dunno about gparted - I'd use fdisk.
>
> There's some pretty clear info about removing and creating partitions on
> a flash drive here.
>
>
> http://www.pendrivelinux.com/ubuntu-810-persistent-flash-drive-install-from-live-cd/
>
> Though you will only need to create the one FAT16 partition.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Graham
>
>
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