ubuntu-users Digest, Vol 69, Issue 34

[sanjay chauhan]

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On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 4:38 PM, sanjay chauhan <chauhan.sanjay2jan at gmail.com
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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
>> To: "Ubuntu user technical support,     not for general discussions"
>>        <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
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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
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> >
>> >        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
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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Mon, 03 May 2010 17:46:40 +1000
>> From: Alan Duval <amoht at westnet.com.au>
>> Subject: RE: Installation problem
>> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
>> Message-ID: <4BDE7F60.8040900 at westnet.com.au>
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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
>> To: "Ubuntu user technical support,     not for general discussions"
>>        <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
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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
>> Message-ID: <4BDE9212.6090601 at ntlworld.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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