Re: Configuring sound output on Lubuntu 14.4
On Wed, 19 Nov 2014 01:25:55 + Aere Greenway wrote: > Walter, and All: > > Working with MIDI Music applications, I start (on Lubuntu) by installing > pulseaudio and pavucontrol. > > Part of the reason I do this, is the Java Sound (Gervill) Synthesizer > assumes if the distribution is an Ubuntu variant, PulseAudio is the > sound system to use. > > Pavucontrol lets me specify which (of the often multiple sound cards) is > the one connected to my amplifier. I have successfully used a USB audio > device with pulseaudio and pavucontrol. > > I also use JACK (qjackctl), which is extremely useful. But beware, > PulseAudio and JACK are like 'mortal enemies'. Trying to use both at > the same time used to hang your system to where your only solution was > to turn the power off. Fortunately, newer system levels have sorted > things out to where the system doesn't hang, but you can't use JACK and > PulseAudio at the same time. > > Well, actually, there is a way to do it. By manually making > configuration changes it can be done (a person on this e-mail list > showed me how). But as with so many things done by manually editing > configuration files, it went away with the next system level, and I > forgot how to do it, so I just live with not using JACK and PulseAudio > at the same time. I agree pretty much on all this. On a amd-based laptop in pure alsa i was unable to figure out why - and how - hdmi always was the first (and default) sound card; with the obvious result there was no sound output in many applications. Only vlc worked because of its very detailed onfiguration options. But no sound in browser, mplayer etc. etc. With pulseaudio and pavucontrol i could sort that out. Indeed, a coherent sound settings manager (like network-manager or so) would be really very very nice! Cheers. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Subject: Fwd: [Bug 1389904] Re: With the recent update to xserver-xorg-video-intel, system boots to a black screen
On Thu, 06 Nov 2014 18:28:52 + wrote: > I know most of you really like command-line-interface tools. Oh, don't get me wrong. It was not a criticism but just an idea which came up to my mind when i read your post. Indeed, checking the systeminfos with the classical cli tools, which are several different ones is not so easy if you're not dealing with any day. I've the same problem as you, i.e. to remember which one. But differently "inxi" is only one (it's a script i think) which does all and its totally easy to use (i learned it once when i installed and tried out crunchbang). One could even create a desktop application invoking something like "EXEC=lxterminal -e inxi" so you would have in the lxde/lubuntu menu as well. So, since now it is also in the debian repositories why not add it to the regular ubuntu repositories too and - eventually - put it into the lubuntu default setup (since for sure it's much more leightweight than all the other gui tools). Just a proposal ... ;-) Cheers. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Subject: Fwd: [Bug 1389904] Re: With the recent update to xserver-xorg-video-intel, system boots to a black screen
On Thu, 06 Nov 2014 05:28:46 + lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com wrote: > Subject: Fwd: [Bug 1389904] Re: With the recent update to > xserver-xorg-video-intel, system boots to a black screen Just a side note. Looking at how Aere posted the relevant sysinfos came up to my mind it might be a good idea to add the cli utility inxi to Lubuntu. It's really easy and effective to gather the systeminfos, better - and more complete - than all the standard tools, with and without gui, i'm aware of. Look here: https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=inxi&searchon=names&suite=all§ion=all https://code.google.com/p/inxi/ Cheers -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Subject: Fwd: .... system boots to a black screen
On Thu, 06 Nov 2014 05:28:46 + lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com wrote: > Subject: Fwd: [Bug 1389904] Re: With the recent update to > xserver-xorg-video-intel, system boots to a black screen Just a side note. Looking at how Aere posted the relevant sysinfos came up to my mind it might be a good idea to add the cli utility inxi to Lubuntu. It's really easy and effective to gather the systeminfos, better - and more complete - than all the standard tools, with and without gui, i'm aware of. Look here: https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=inxi&searchon=names&suite=all§ion=all https://code.google.com/p/inxi/ Cheers -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: [Off-Topic] ToriOS Alpha is here!
Ali Linx schrieb: > Currently, we only have 32-bit. > As with most of FOSS Projects, the lack of manpower is the main reason > why this is not a full option project :) nothing is prefect and we have > had defeated lots of challenges. Our developers got busy with real life > and Israel had to take the burden of learning development and help. > > So, you see, having a PPC image at the moment is kind of an overkill. > But who knows? maybe in the future if we get more help from other > people, we might go for it as Israel himself has - AFAIK - a PPC :) I've a powerbook for which i stripped down a lubuntu installation to something similar to crunchbang, an openbox+tint2 DE - and to stick with kernel 3.2 which still offers sound support for ppc (any newer kernel IME does not). But i also played around with jwm (with the gentle help of israel). Now, if the dependencies of ToriOS are not so "heavvy" (are they?) may be one could try to "copy" the 32-bit installation toward a ppc hardware (?) Thanks in any case! -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: [Off-Topic] ToriOS Alpha is here!
lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com schrieb: > Hi, > > The reason I am sending this email to this list is because the idea of > ToriOS Project was born right from this place :) > Without going into the history of the project, I'd like to share the > latest news: > > ToriOS Alpha is here: > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2200017&page=3&p=13111632#post13111632 > > I do remember that some people here were so interested but can't > remember who so I am sending to the list :) > > For those who wish to know more about ToriOS, you may wish to visit our > website, join our mailing list or our IRC Channel. > > For those curious of you who can't wait and wish to find out how ToriOS > was born from this place, there are some posts on my blog about that: > > http://amjjawad.blogspot.com/ > > Long story short, once upon a time, I suggested to have a Mini Lubuntu > but Lubuntu Community rejected the idea somehow. Now, the idea is real > and it is even much more better than what I had in mind. It is NO more > Mini Lubuntu, it is called ToriOS :) Does it exist as ppc? I looked into the site but i did not find anything related ... TIA -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: problem with minimize
An add-on on the above problem: In ubuntuusers.de i got this advice ~$ pkill lxpanel ~$ lxpanel -p Lubuntu Effectively, that makes minimize working. After 'lxpanel -p Lubuntu' i get this msg in the terminal: ** (lxpanel:20936): WARNING **: terminal lxsession-default-terminal isn't known, consider report it to LibFM developers When i reboot, the problem with minimize is returns and i have to correct the problem handishly like above. I think, the problem is not connected to *MY* settings, but deeply related to Lubuntu. So, it's a bug? -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Problem with minimize
lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com schrieb: > Hi, > I would try to use the default configuration file and see if the problem > persists. > This will give us a better idea of where to start looking. > It could be some small change somewhere has effected this. > I know there have been some changes (in non lubuntu specific things) > that have caused other oddities (gtk themes and manual color changing > for example). > So if the default configuration file shows the same behavior, then it > must be some other application or configuration showing this error. What do you mean by "use the default configuration file"? Default configuration file = lxappearance? obconf? I do not see there any related settings? TIA for your patience! -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: problem with minimize
Leszek Lesner schrieb: > Is alt+tab bringing the app in the foreground again? Yes. In inverted order of starting the programs ... -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: problem with minimize
lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com schrieb: > Hi, > I am have not heard of this problem yet. Don't you have a pretty > modified interface? > You might simply check and make sure the order of buttons is still what > you want it to be. > You could also move your configuration file to a backup and logout and > login to see if the behavior persists even with the 'default' Lubuntu > xml file. No, this is on a samsung amd64 machine where i use a pretty much standard lubuntu. I asked this question in the german ubuntuusers.de too and there someone else having the same problem. To me it seems an lx-panel problem (htop shows firefox for example still running but it does not show up anymore in the panel ... -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Problem with minimize
I was not on my computer for a month. Back home, i upgraded what there was new and now i encounter the following problem: When i minimize a program it quits instead (which is annoying ;) ). I'm underway to read all the digests of the last weeks but i did not find anything related (yet?) ... Thanks in advance for any help! -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 30, Issue 63
lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com schrieb: > Has anyone tried booting this as a USB yet? > For some reason, I am completely unable to boot it. > I have been trying various open firmware commands, but it simply cannot > boot. > I downloaded the Alpha the other day, with no success on booting. > I zsynced it today and MD5SUM'd it. > > So... here is the problem > > boot usb1/@1:2, \\yaboot > wont work... > I get this helpful? message > > > MAC-PARTS: LOAD not supportedload-size=0 adler32=1 > LOAD-SIZE is too small > ok > > I tried usb2 and usb3 on two machines and then I boot to yaboot, on the HD. > Anyone have any thoughts about what is going on? Any OF commands I > could run to find out more info here? I was unable to boot the 14.04 from usb on a pb g4 17" while 12.04 did work - with the open firmware procedure Lars Nodden found out and posted here long time ago. I had to relay on the net-installer. In any case, i think the usb boot thru open firmware is quite fragile anyway. It would be nice to have the net-installer (for the ppc) including the broadcom firmware and a simple cli tool like ceni to manage a wireless connection. Or, if there are copyright problems, at least a short instruction how to personally build this part into the netinstaller (like a Lego toolkit ;) ). -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: [Lubuntu-qa] ppc and amd64+mac testers needed
lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com schrieb: > Does this specifically use the amd64+mac image or does the usual amd64 > image work fine? Generally a specific number of early Intel Macs require > this and only for CDs. Rarely do standard AMD machines need it. On the Samsung (amd64) i've running lubuntu 14.04 but since i installed (from launchpad) the qt version too now seems there are several settings corrupted. In any case i always used the amd64 image to install from scratch on this machine. > > Is it possible to run a virtual machine? I'm absolutely not familiar with virtual machines (safe an Apple IIGS i had running years ago in ubuntu - i was familiar to use an Apple IIGS up to the end of the ninties ;) ... You see, in some way, apparently, i've a predilection for outdate machines and os' :P ). On my pb i still stick with a kernel 3.2 - otherwise no sound. Moreover from the original lubuntu 14.04 ppc did not rest so much (i changed panel, i do not use pcmanfm as desktop designer - rather i use openbox similar to how does crunchbang; and actually i'm playing around with Thunar in place of PCManFM because i'm under the impression from within Thunar the audio device handling is better). In any case the pb is working well actually (i only have to resolve a keyboard problem - no third level chars at this moment ;-( ) and i do not want to corrupt this ;-). Is it useful for you to have someone who runs the live-cd? In case i will find somewhere the external firewire hd (i once had) i might even be able to install ... -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: blueman problem
lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com schrieb: > Hi, the program might be looking for "obex://[%d]" in the string of > characters, > so you might add that in > i.e. > > blueman-browse-helper obex://[%d] > > But you may have to modify some things in your script as well. Just > test it to see if it is grayed out, or not. No! The button rests grayed out whatever you put in. May be there is somewhere a default config file which i could try to tweak (?) -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 30, Issue 59
lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com schrieb: > that's all that's left for our thursday alpha1. > > if you are a ppc/amd64+mac user and would like to have alpha1 images, > your help is requested. > > more info here: > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/Testing/14.10Alpha1 > > wxl I've both, a samsung double core amd64 (samsung 535uc) and a ppc (pb 17"). The samsung in any has a somehow corrupted setup (too many installations and tweaks) so testing would not harm enormously. For the pb on the other hand, i would not like to *INSTALL* alphas. I'm happy it is working, *SOUND INCLUDED*, with a very very customized lubuntu 14.04 based setup, so if it's about trying the installation/live cds i'd be willed to do that but no test installations at all (eventually on an external firewire drive which works as boot device - i was unable to setup the usb for booting :-( ) Cheers! -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Lubuntu and usb wireless cards
lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com schrieb: > Friends, > > My experience so far with Lubuntu has been excellent. It's very fast > and responsive, and has all of the features I need. > > I am having some trouble, however, setting up a wireless card. This > is a Belkin USB wireless plug-in card, about the size of my thumb. > > I want to know if any of my fellow Lubuntuistas have set-up a similar > wireless network card before I dive in and (very likely) wreck an > untold variety of stuff. > > Thanks in advance, > > Steve in Chicago Do you mean a stick which does umts connections or a usb device which does the wifi connection to a router? In the first case would be helpful to know the model. In the second case http://wireless.kernel.org/ is an excellent starting point. Cheers! -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: No Desktop Manager
lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com schrieb: > Hello All, > > I've just installed Lubuntu 14.04 (32 bit) on an old Pentium III machine > and get an error on login, "Desktop manager is not active". Any helpful > thoughts will be most welcome. > > I have full access to the machine via the command line, but haven't a > clue how to kickstart presumably, lxde. > > Peter HB Did you try startx from the console? Also: It might be an idea, given you have network connection running, to install an alternative login manager like slim, eg. sudo apt-get install slim Then, in case lightdm is installed but somehow broken, you would be prompted with a question which login manager you prefer. Choose slim and see what happens. Otherwise, try from the console dpkg-reconfigure lightdm Good luck! -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
blueman problem
I've a problem with blueman: Since blueman by default uses nautilus (may the latest version will use thunar instead?) for obexfs file transfer i turned back to a neat script to make cooperate blueman with other file managers as well i found here: http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=54137# Now, when i try to change Blueman applet>Local Services>Transfer>Advanced from: thunar obex://[%d] which is there by default to blueman-browse-helper %d consequentely to the instructions in the link above, i'm unabled to do this since the Apply button is greyed out. Someone out there who has an idea how to change this? Thanks a lot in advance! -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
umts/3g modem configuration problem
Since for the moment, i do not have a cable line i got a 3g/umts/hdspa+ usb modem, a tp-link ma180 but i'm unable to get it to work. network-manager or wicd do not recognize it at all, apparently. Ceni sees a wwan0 but is unable to set it up. I found a thread in askubuntu (https://askubuntu.com/questions/268264/how-to-install-tp-link-ma180-on-ubuntu - the solution there seems not completely correct, but some info was useful - at least the modprobe command given there has some effect, but: $ sudo nano /etc/rc.local sudo modprobe usbserial vendor=0x2357 product=0x0201 seems at least doubtful to me (a sudo in rc.local ???). Anyway, may be someone out here really skillful would be able to give me some pointer. Thanks a lot in advance! -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Thermal management (John Hupp)
lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: > This is a fresh attempt to summarize what I've been looking at the past > few weeks, with a nod to Phill W's request. People with more > specialized expertise will likely want to correct this in any number of > ways. Better knowledge is very much welcome. > ... That's great info. Unfortunately, there's nothing on the Samsungs (which seem to be very special beasts - at least for Linux). Mine (535U3C, Dual core AMD A6-4455M APU with Radeon HD Graphics (-MCP-) ) gets extremely hot, even with the catalyst driver. I'll try out some of your proposals and i will turn back then, if/when there are some remarkable results. Thanks in any case for your enormous effort! -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Good ol' UNRELIABLE Lubuntu (Israel)
lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: > I have never had this exact problem before... however, I am going to > guess that it is related to your power management issue. I, for one, had this issue too. After suspend (to ram) the screen rest dead. It was (still is, with the default setup) on a Samsung 535uc (amd 2 cpu, radeon graphics). It was only solved when the new, with the kernels > 3.2 compatible, proprietarian catalyst drive came out. May be the problem lies there? Radeon graphics? Cheers. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: LXQt desktop, xfce4-clipman and LibreOffice
lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: > The thing is I could not find Qlipper in the repos but think with lxqt and > maybe even unity eventually moving to Qt based it maybe should be. +1 There is always: http://qt-project.org/downloads as a source. Cheers. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: sources.list problem
Hi Rafael! Thanks a lot, your suggestion worked!!! Cheers! Rafael Laguna: > Try: > > sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf > sudo apt-get update > > > -- > Rafael Laguna > Lubuntu Artwork Team > > > 2014-06-09 9:32 GMT+02:00 : > >> I always had in my sources.list the ubuntu extras section >> >> deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty main >> >> Now, since recent it creates trouble: >> >> E: Encountered a section with no Package: header >> E: Problem with MergeList >> >> /var/lib/apt/lists/extras.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_trusty_main_i18n_Translation-en >> E: Die Liste der Paketquellen oder die Status-Datei konnten nicht >> geöffnet werden. >> E: _cache->open() failed, please report. >> >> is the error msg opening synaptic - before it closes without doing >> anything (same happens in a terminal with apt-get update && dist-upgrade). >> >> Any ideas in regard? >> >> Thanks a lot in advance. >> >> -- >> Lubuntu-users mailing list >> Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users >> -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
lubuntu-qt
First of all: Is this the right place to ask about LXDE-qt and lubuntu-qt? If not, please point me to the right place. Anyway, here comes my first problem: I installed lubuntu-qt/LXQT (and installed the ppa as well). Now, from the lightdm login i can choose LXQT or lubuntu-qt. LXQT starts. lubuntu-qt tries to start but the turns back to the login. One problem both have in common is, they tell me they cannot set the thru (= audio off, lower, raise). In LXQT i see the volume icon (mixer) is dead. May be there's missing a qt native mixer? And: Could the missing mixer be the reason why lubuntu-qt refuses to start? TIA! -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
qupzilla tweaking
Anyone knows a good site/link where to learn about tweaking qupzilla. I'd like to try to get as close as possible to the FF tweakings (from a a privacy point of view). E.g. user_agent, prefetching, referer etc. pp. Some can be done within privoxy and/or squid, but not all. Thanks in advance! -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
sources.list problem
I always had in my sources.list the ubuntu extras section deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty main Now, since recent it creates trouble: E: Encountered a section with no Package: header E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/extras.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_trusty_main_i18n_Translation-en E: Die Liste der Paketquellen oder die Status-Datei konnten nicht geöffnet werden. E: _cache->open() failed, please report. is the error msg opening synaptic - before it closes without doing anything (same happens in a terminal with apt-get update && dist-upgrade). Any ideas in regard? Thanks a lot in advance. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Lu 12.04 "Network Manager is not working"?? YT is not working, either . . .
lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: > @farinet: I tried your suggestion, typing "linux old" at second yaboot > prompt . . . and then I typed "uname -r" and it showed "3.2.0-63" . . . so > you must have "locked" your kernel some time ago??? Then the update > manager showed "6 updates available" . . . so I ran "update && upgrade" and > the only thing it showed was "linux-header" and the other stuff that shows > up for kernel upgrade . . . which it listed as "3.2.0.64.97" Needing > to download 50MB of data . . . . So, if indeed I booted into "linux old" > why wouldn't it know that there was a "new" already installed? Perhaps > because I recently ran "autoremove" all the old kernels were gone?? So > Yaboot can't see there is no "old"??? Unfortunately, in this moment, i do not have my powerbook available. My impression is: Since i installed kernel 3.2.0-4 *AFTER* the lubuntu install (which came with some kernel 3.12 or so) yaboot considers 3.2.0-4 as the neyou w one. When i choose "old", yaboot uses the 3.12 kernel. On my pb the 3.2.0-4 kernel is not overrun by upgrades, without any pinning. If you would like to be sure, that the old kernel is not upgraded you could use pinning (i'm unable to explain *HOW* precisely, look into the manuals). Eventually, it is sufficient just to *NOT* install the meta package but only the kernel and the headers (?). If you do not find (sorry, in this moment i've a very limited internet connection here, so i couldn't prove) a dwnload link wherefrom to download the ubuntu specific ppc kernels, you could also try with the debian kernels (you would not get the kernel with the ubuntu specific patches - in case of ppc not that much of a problem, imho). Look into the debian packages search page (i think if you refer to wheezy you will get the right kernel). Good luck! -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Lu 12.04 "Network Manager is not working"?? YT is not working either . . . .
lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: > Since the Kernel is upgraded on your system you could always try rolling > back to an earlier kernel (like the version just before this one where > everything broke) That's what i did: kernel 3.2.0-4 detects the sound card. And it works even in a 14.04 environment. The problem is, as far as i understand, that yaboot only keeps 2 kernels. The newest installed, which might be an older one, and the primary kernel which was used before. In any case, there exist something like a kernel pool, wherefrom you could donwload the kernel mentioned above. May be someone here knows the exact download link. Cheers. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: privacy & lubuntu
lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: > Be aware that privacy, security and anonymity are different issues. I > don't think there is anonymous browsing of the internet any more. But > you can protect your computer from intrusion. Sure, and probably you're right. Anyway, i'd say it's worth the pain to make tracking more difficult to those who track. Moreover, i think one can learn a lot of the tor settings (in firefox/iceweasel or thunderbird/icedove). > > This link is a good start > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BasicSecurity Excellent link, thanks. (A small footnote to adblock plus: I do not know if you're aware, but in Germany there was a huge discussion about the behaviour of the people staying behind adblock: They tried extort money from newspapers for not putting them into their lists. That seems well proved since serious newspapers published the related contacts). It's you, who contributed? ;-) > as well as the *sticky threads* at the Ubuntu security forum > > http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=338 Thanks again! -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
privacy & lubuntu
I'd like to see, somewhere in the help files for the installation of lubuntu a paragraph pointing to privacy/anonymity in the net. In the ubuntuforums there is (was?) bodhizazen who seems to me an an excellent advisor (cfr. bodhizazen.net). Since we're left more or less alone in this regard either by (most of) our providers or by our statal authorities it should be an issue. Thanks for your patience. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
RE: Mozilla SeaMonkey
lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: > Agreed. I stick with Firefox for the same reasons. For the same reasons, i use thunderbird (with the torbirdy add-on). I'm not aware claws-mail or sylpheed could do the same ... (?) Cheers. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Laptop ACPI fan control
lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: > I installed acpitool just to test-drive it. 'acpitool -e' reports > everything, but it shows Fan and Thermal info as . It > also reports concerning Show_CPU_Info: "could not read > /proc/acpi/processor/. Make sure your kernel has ACPI processor support > enabled. Did you consider to tweak grub concerning acpi. Me, for example i solved some problems by adding "acpi_osi=linux". Cheers. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Mozilla SeaMonkey
lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: > Unfortunately I think Seamonkey is GTK (is this correct?), not Qt, so in > the future you may need to look for a Qt browser >From a siduction/razor-qt installation i know qupzilla which is not that bad, though i really prefer firefox. Just for its configurability from a point of view of anonymity, privacy and security. Qupzilla allows a fine tuning of proxies and so on, but not that configuration "under the hood" as firefox does with 'about:config'. I'm not sure if firefox is really gtk, seems to me it behaves different compared to other applications when you do changes in lxappearance. But i'm not so deep into linux. In any case i'd like a much to be able to stick with firefox/thunderbird for (internet) privacy/security reasons (i'm connecting to the net behind privoxy/tor ;-);-) ). Just a question: When/if lubuntu-qt will come out, does that mean it only is able to use qt native applications (in razor-qt it was not like that)? If so, for many things that would mean, you would have to install - with lots of dependencies - kde applications ... ??? Cheers. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 30, Issue 8
lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: > What to do? Several other symbols are also missing! If you're able to get that characters using another keyboard map (norvegian e.g.) with your -physically- spanish keyboard, then you could define a special key to switch between thatkeyboard maps. May be you know this page, if not it's worth to be read: http://manpages.debian.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=keyboard&sektion=5&apropos=0&manpath=Debian+unstable+sid Cheers! -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
lxde-qt for ppc?
Does the lxde-qt already exist for ppc? TIA -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: lubuntu toolkit (?)
lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: > Also do read up about swap and why the kernel will swap stuff to it even > though there is sufficient RAM > > http://askubuntu.com/questions/157793/why-is-swap-being-used-even-though-i-have-plenty-of-free-ram Thanks, interesting. On a Samsung (with 8 gig ram) i already set swapiness to 10 (with the help of Samsung_Tools). I also removed zram because i think with that much of ram it's not really needed. The pb g4 has 2 gig of ram (which is good anyway). There, i did not touch anything. As for the dependencies: It's clear to me, that many dependencies are not "ram-sensitive", while they only take space on the hd. But often, at least to me, it's not clear if libraries that come with the dependencies are or are not needed by other applications (and calls), in certain circumstances. I'm under the impression, you have to be very deeply in to linux to fully - or only superficially - understand that ;) On the pb i chose - as i usually do - to have / and /home on different partitions. Unfortunately, the installer made an a little bit small root partition, so i try to remove all stuff i do not really need ;) BUT, as an example: On one hand lubuntu comes with network-manager which brings also gnome-bluetooth and on the other hand it installs blueman (IME preferrable, because it brings much less dependencies and it does the job perfectly may be even better :) ). What's about the combo blueman + wicd, possibly touching the icon set of wicd (personally, i'm a convinced user of ceni - but i'm aware that that isn't viable as a network manager for those new to linux. Another example, very often by dependencies there is installed yelp which in lubuntu, at least as far as i understand, is not needed. What i want to say is: I feel it might be a good idea to "clean" up the installation dependencies. Said that, i fully respect the big work of the people doing development, packaging and so on. And their limited time ... So, don't take this as a criticism rather than a wish, an extra "de luxe" ;) Cheers. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: lubuntu toolkit (?)
lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: > Using the alternate install, press F4 and choose minimal install. > This will install the basic ubuntu no gui system. > Then install lubuntu-core with: > apt-get install lubuntu-core --no-install-recommends > I also recommend installing policykit-1 to get shutdown and reboot menu > entries: > apt-get install policykit-1 --no-install-recommends > That would be the Lubuntu barebone to which you can add whatever packages > you want. Super! Excellent advice! :D -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
lubuntu toolkit (?)
Just a thought: I'm trying to strip down as much as possible the environment for my powerbook (to keep it still functional in this times of large and ram eating applications). Now, i thought it would be nice, if lubuntu would offer something like a toolkit how to strip down - but keeoing the lubuntu look and feel. 1) To be able to do this i think one ...nice thing would be, to reduce as much as possible the dependencies (i notice that debian often has less dependencies than (l)ubuntu). I think i also understand the reason of certain dependencies from a point of a new to linux user. E.g., i do not see why gpicview is a dependency. If i try to remove it, even with 'apt-get remove --no-install-recommends' i tries to uninstall lots of other core apps. Same goes for network-manager ... 2) I experimented e.g. with tint2 instead of lxpanel and on my pb i'm able to have the same functionality (with some tricks) as lxpanel but with less use of ram. 3) A good explanation how to use pcmanfm without the desktop icon control. 4) Alternative window managers (?) (Personally i tried jwm but turned back to openbox since i don't see so much advantages. jwm is a bit faster (and very easy to configure -once you got the basics!), but for me the combo openbox/tint2 is less ram eating, more eye candy and also very fast). But may be, i'm totally wrong? Thanks for your patience anyway. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: keyboard backlight not active by default on pb g4 (ppc)
Phill Whiteside: > +1 > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ is the page, if you are fearful of > editing, then give myself or Sergio a poke in the ribs and we'd be happy to > assist you. (The instructions are quite good on that page). I'll do that when i'll have back my cable line. Actually, because of moving, i'm only with a umts stick which has a really poor connection (only edge, mainly). May be toward the second half of the week. Thanks a lot for your help! -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Lubuntu 14.10 and after (c. marlow)
Just a question: are there other mailprograms than thunderbird/icedove able to do socks forwarding? If not, to "torify" your mails would require a systemwide transparent tor proxy (which creates some trouble elsewhere, possibly ... ;-) ). Cheers. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
keyboard backlight not active by default on pb g4 (ppc)
Re: pb g4 17" (ppc) related For some reason my msg about the keyboard backlight *NOT* working by default did not pass thru to the list. Anyway, i found out a solution for that problem that might be of interest for other - remaining ;-) - ppc users: Ad i2c-dev to /etc/modules and keyboard backlight and automatic screen backlight adaption to the ambiance lightness will work. Cheers! -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Box icons
Am 30.05.2014 03:54, schrieb lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: Hi, I have noticed those errors also. I wonder if this is related to GTK2 and GTK3? Some of those programs might be GTK2 and some of the things are not supported quite as well since GTK3 is where things are going... just a thought. I'm pretty sure you're right. I remember a very similar problem a year ago (or so) with the standard crunchbang waldorf theme. For what i remember, there was something *IN* the theme which was not gtk3 compatible. But, may be in this case it is a ppc related problem (?) ... Cheers. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
keyboard backlight on pb g4 not activated
The keyboard backlight on my powerbook g4 does not work. In powerprefs keyboard backlight (and automatical adaption of lcd backlight to ambiance light) are greyed out. Anyone knows how to correct this? TIA! -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Box icons
Am 29.05.2014 10:34, schrieb lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: I like the Lubuntu community very much! Many people helped me when I first started using Lubuntu, and GNU/Linux in general. I try to help people, even if I do not know all the answers, but there is always more to learn. It is much more pleasant for people to be loving, rather than irritated :D Pleasant spirit! :D I use the opportunity to point out a problem i have with the lubuntu theme. If i choose in lxappearance Box, Box-dark-panel or Lubuntu default i'm getting errors starting several programs (like synaptic, gdebi, gnome-mplayer ...). The errors look like this: (synaptic:24843): Gtk-WARNING **: Style property "border-top-left-radius" is not gettable (synaptic:24843): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-9sMUmu/glib2.0-2.40.0/./gobject/gtype.c:4210: type id '0' is invalid (synaptic:24843): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: can't peek value table for type '' which is not currently referenced Speicherzugriffsfehler (Speicherzugriffsfehler = memory access error) I also tried with other window managers than openbox (jwm namely) but the result is the same. The error msgs sometimes change a bit. Now, i thought it might depend on the rounded (shaped) corners thing ad i tried with clearlooks as window theme - keeping for all the rest (i.e. icon theme, window decoration and theme in obconf) Box. And it works. It's far beyond my capabilities to debug this error but may be you'll have an idea. (That's on a powerbook g4 17") -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 29, Issue 80
Am 28.05.2014 03:48, schrieb lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: I agree. I'm sorry if I wasn't clear but I'm only interested in LXQt on Lubuntu and not about razor-qt on Debian. I know that qlipper exists but to be really accessible, it should be in the repos (even as a ppa). Ok. But, since Lxde-qt and razor-qt are kind of a fusion, i' d suggest it *SHOULD* be in the repos. May be someone capable - and authorized - would be able to ad a ppa? But that's, obviously, a suggestion of a simple user. Cheers. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: LXQt desktop, xfce4-clipman and LibreOffice
Am 26.05.2014 06:56, schrieb lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: Eric, thanks for responding. I'll look at Diodon but I was more hoping that the LXQt desktop would have the equivalent of the very minimalist clipboard that is part of lxsession. For those of us who just wanted the last copied item to remain available if the source is closed, the way Lubuntu handles that is ideal. No doubt others may have more needs and would require a full-fledged clipboard manager. I switched to "clipit -d" and that seems to be okay. Once i installed siduction razor-qt there was qlipper. Pretty much the same as clipit but qt native. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: powerbook keyboard configuration (fari...@arcor.de)
Am 26.05.2014 06:56, schrieb lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: I already tried 'dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration' but to no extent. I re-did it; exiting i get this msg: update-rc.d: warning: start and stop actions are no longer supported; falling back to defaults What does that mean? TIA! PS. I'm still unable to get to the special keys ... :-( -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
powerbook keyboard configuration
Hi you all! Is there out there someone, who could guide me - or point me to a good instruction - how to configure the (my - GERMAN!) powerbook keyboard, to have access to the 3rd level chars (like square- and programmer brackets, at-sign, Euro sign etc. pp.). I already tried 'dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration' but to no extent. From former - partly successful - attempts i'm aware of several problems i'd well like to avoid: If the key is configured to acess that 3rd level signs, i always lost *ALL* other shortcuts relaying on - like thru for console access and back as well as shortcut combinations in lubuntu/openbox. So, i'd prefer to have the right Apple/Window/Super_R key to work as 3rd level chooser. 'xmodmap' actually says: shift Shift_L (0x32), Shift_R (0x3e) lockCaps_Lock (0x42) control Control_L (0x25), Control_R (0x69) mod1Alt_L (0x40), Meta_L (0xcd) mod2Num_Lock (0x4d) mod3 mod4Super_L (0x85), Super_R (0x86), Super_L (0xce), Hyper_L (0xcf) mod5ISO_Level3_Shift (0x5c), Mode_switch (0xcb) Btw, which key or what is mod5? Thanks a lot in advance for your patience! -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: lubuntu ppc: no sound in newer kernels (@Israel)
Small add-on: Neither snd-aoa-codec-onyx nor *-codec-toonie worked for me. Not with kernel 3.2.0-4 nor with kernel 3.13.* So, for the moment i'll still stick with snd-powermac *PLUS* the modules you suggest. It's far beyond my capabilities to hack something in the kernel. I'm already happy to have understood - i believe at least - *why* sound is a problem with the newer kernel ;) Thanks again in advance for any pointer! Cheers. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
pcmanfm built-in search vs. catfish
Always on a powerbook g4 (no other device here in this moment, because i'm moving ;) ): Recently i had some problems using the built-in Search feature of pcmanfm. Therefore, i newly tried out catfish (there is a nice instruction how to use it integrated to pcmanfm as a right-click menu). And i found out catfish is way way faster!?! Is that normal behaviour or is there, presumeably, broken something in my setup? -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: lubuntu ppc: no sound in newer kernels (@Israel)
Am 25.05.2014 06:57, schrieb lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: Hi, You might need snd-aoa-codec-onyx This is an issue I am still trying to fully understand myself. There are some models that wont work at all, without hacking things... but since yours works, then you must be very close to getting it fully fixed! Not sure why using snd-powermac will make it work. That actually shouldn't happen:) Thanks for the pointer, i'll try that out as soon as possible. What i've forgotten to say in my previous msg kernel 3.13 still does not produce sound. Booting into this kernel still produces: "no audio card found". I'll report back the effect of snd-aoa-codec-onyx (and eventually *-toonie) as well. Thanks a lot for all your efforts! -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: lubuntu ppc: no sound in newer kernels (@Israel)
Am 21.05.2014 00:58, schrieb lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: snd-powermac shouldn't be used for the iBook... snd-aoa should. If you have more questions about it ask, and I'll try to explain it as best as I can. Also you most likely need the snd-aoa-codec-tas (rather than onyx or toonie) if you have an iBook (which if I remember you do). Your tip to activate snd-aoa* in some way worked to get audio on my powerbook g4. BUT: Sound does not work, when i comment out (in /etc/modules) snd-powermac. I looked closer into dmesg and debug (in /var/log/) and i found something interesting. dmesg -l debug: [ 20.130718] snd-aoa-codec-tas: found 'deq' node dmesg -l err: [ 20.133362] i2c i2c-6: Failed to register i2c client aoa_codec_tas at 0x35 (-16) Would that mean, i should comment out snd-aoa-codec-tas? Only that module or also the other snd-aoa* ? Thanks in advance for your patience! PS. I still have the problem audacious and gnome-mplayer (*) do not play audio cd's (but vlc does!). *) I remember you advised some time ago, to use another skin to mplayer than gnome-mplayer. Which one was it? -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
vlc works - gnome-mplayer & audacious nicht
Thanks to your help i got working sound on this powerbook! Unfortunately, there are still issues with gnome-mplayer and audacious. VLC reads and plays flawlessly any audio cd. With audacious, i'm getting the following error: --- ALSA error: snd_mixer_attach failed: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden. Ungültige URI cdda://sr0/Track%201.wav. --- (translation: Did not find file or directory. Invalid URI cdda://sr0/Track%201.wav) With gnome-mplayer, i do not get any specific error, at least not in the gui, but trying to play track results in: Playing track stopped. Any ideas in regard? Thanks a lot in advance! -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 29, Issue 67 (Gary Knott)
Am 22.05.2014 01:15, schrieb lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: 3. How do I get a "launcher icon" on the desktop for my own executable program (stored as an executable file = /home/user/prog say) ? [For some programs, I would like to specify whether to first start an xterm, (or whatever its called now,) and run my program as though it were run from that command line.] Although it isn't lubuntu-specific you could follow the procedure described here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Tint2 (Applications Menu in OpenBox3) There is in the repositories a tool called openbox-menu which gives the lxde-menu to the (right-click) openbox menu. See here: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/129385/how-do-i-access-the-lubuntu-menu-in-openbox Hope this is useful info for you. Cheers. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: lubuntu ppc: no sound in newer kernels (Israel)
I was too fast: Sound is working now! In addition to what you suggested i also deleted *ALL* pulseaudio related stuff (save that library on which depends blueman). My /etc/modules now, looks like this: # /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time. # # This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded # at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored. # Parameters can be specified after the module name. apm_emu snd-powermac snd-aoa snd-aoa-fabric-layout snd-aoa-i2sbus snd-aoa-codec-tas snd-aoa-soundbus therm_adt746x fan_speed=66 limit_adjust=6 Seems good to you? Tomorrow i'll try to boot with kernel 3.13 and see what happens PS. Could you send me the explanations you sent to the list here. I missed them for one reason or another (may be to my mail address, not via list)? TIA -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: lubuntu ppc: no sound in newer kernels
Am 21.05.2014 00:58, schrieb lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: NOTE: this is from memory, but I sent out an e-mail to this list explaining it in detail a few weeks back, when I got 14.04 G4 to have working sound. I have not figured out how to get my G3 to have working sound (yet). snd-powermac shouldn't be used for the iBook... snd-aoa should. If you have more questions about it ask, and I'll try to explain it as best as I can. Also you most likely need the snd-aoa-codec-tas (rather than onyx or toonie) if you have an iBook (which if I remember you do). 1. From memory: inxi -F did not show *ANY* sound related hardware if running kernel 3.13. inxi -F shows up this when running kernel 3.2.0-4 (extract): Machine: No /sys/class/dmi machine data: try newer kernel, or install dmidecode CPU: Single core 7447/7457 altivec supported (-UP-) cache: N/A clocked at 1333.33 MHz Graphics: Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RV350/M10 [Mobility Radeon 9600 PRO Turbo] Display Server: X.Org 1.15.1 drivers: fbdev,ati,radeon Resolution: 1440x900@60.0hz GLX Renderer: Rasterizer GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 10.1.2 Audio: Card PowerMac Snapper driver: PMac Snapper Sound: ALSA v: 1.0.24 Sound continues to be an issue. I followed your advice modprobing that modules and deleting the related blacklist. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
lubuntu ppc: no sound in newer kernels
Since there is a bug in the newer kernels, the mac (ppc) sound does not work (the MacSnapper is not even shown as an audio device). Therefore, i downgraded the kernel to a version which still works (3.2.0-4). Now, my question is: How and where can i get the information, when/if this bug is solved (to be able to re-install the proper kernel). In the long run, i'm pretty sure, i'll run into compatibility problems, earlier or later ... ;) TIA -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: pcmanfm as daemon
Am 20.05.2014 23:56, schrieb Phill Whiteside: Hi, if you want a real stripped down lubuntu, have a read of https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation/MinimalInstall and start with the 'core' image. Regards, Phill. Thanks for the pointer Phill! My main target is to strip it down in and for the daily use, mainly, not only for the installation procedure. As for the minimal browser xombrero, it only exists in intel versions. From the repositories there is dillo (midori is not working for the ppc, at least in this very moment). Cheers. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
pcmanfm as daemon
What's the purpose of that option to start pcmanfm as a daemon? To have automatically mounted external device etc? I'm asking this since i'm underway to strip down furthermore lubuntu on a powerbook. It started that i noticed problems moving windows around the screen (was extremely slow). So i tried with jwm (instead of openbox and other). In the end i sticked with openbox but without lxpanel (tint2 instead, which is eye candy ;) ). Using slim instead of lightdm and nitrogen instead of pcmanfm --desktop to set the wallpaper now i suceed to use, after boot, only 210Mb of ram (starting automatically xscreensaver, tint2, polipo+tor+vidalia,clipit, blueman,keepassx and thunderbird) which seems not that bad to me. Moving windows is pretty snappy now. But i'd like to understand, if there is any disadvantage not starting pcmanfm in desktop mode. And/or for what it is good to start pcmanfm as a daemon. Thanks a lot in advance. Btw, with the help of tint2 launcher & openbox-menu, i have pretty much the same menu as by default in lubuntu -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
lxde-qt
I installed from ppa the lxde/lubuntu-qt package, just to try out. One, may be theoretical, question here: Now, i see in /etc/xdg/autostart i've a file Desktop (which practically is a starter of pcmanfm-qt --desktop --profile=lxde-qt). My question is: Was there before a similar file gtk related (which propably was overwritten for name identity during the lxde-qt installation)? Or are that functions solved be the corrispondent statement in the /etc/xdg/lubuntu/autostart file (pcmanfm --desktop --profile=lxde)? Moreover, is my understanding correct, that 'pcmanfm --desktop' is responsible for the desktop functions of lxde/lubuntu like icons on dsktop etc. (since openbox itself does not have such functions)? And is it also responsible for the wallpaper (like in former times it was feh, or nitrogen)? Or is the wallpaper a thing that relates to lightdm? (1) Thanks in advance for your patience. 1) I'll turn back on this in another msg, related to my attempts to strip down furthermore lubuntu on a powerbook ;-) -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: change desktop-pager appearance in lxpanel?
lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: > Hi, > Open the Openbox configuration app, and change the desktops to 4 instead > of one. Sorry for my bad explanation: What i want are 4 squares which do not take more space than one default square in the lxpanel (that the number of squares is controlled by obconf, was clear to me ;) ). Cheers. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 29, Issue 54
On 16.05.2014 21:27, lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com wrote: As a middle measure you could also try sudo apt-get clean (Since synaptic is a front-end for the apt system, the problem may lie there, and the above command clears out the local repository of retrieved package files.) Thanks a lot for the suggestion. I tried it as well as autoclean. But to no extent. OTOH, all 'apt-get' commands from a terminal work correctly. It's synaptic, which does not work. Just a minute ago i realized that also gdebi-gtk will not work. I got this error, repeating the operation i'd tried before in desktop environment out of a terminal: - $ gksu gdebi-gtk icedove-l10n-de_24.3.0-1_all.deb (gdebi-gtk:25904): Gtk-WARNING **: Style property "border-top-left-radius" is not gettable /usr/share/gdebi/GDebi/GDebiGtk.py:1085: Warning: /build/glib2.0-9sMUmu/glib2.0-2.40.0/./gobject/gtype.c:4210: type id '0' is invalid Gtk.main_iteration() /usr/share/gdebi/GDebi/GDebiGtk.py:1085: Warning: can't peek value table for type '' which is not currently referenced Gtk.main_iteration() Segmentation fault - Seems pretty much the same as for synaptic. What is a Gtk.main_interation? And what a segmentation fault? Thanks a lot in advance for your patience! -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
change desktop-pager appearance in lxpanel?
Is there a way to do that? I'd like to have 4 desktop in the rectangulated space which now is used to display one. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 29, Issue 53
On 16.05.2014 19:49, lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com wrote: Hi, The "Speicherzugriffsfehler" is the major problem, I see a lot of those Glib-GObject WARNINGs when I run various things from the terminal. So, now for my questions... Have you changed anything major recently, or installed any proprietary video drivers? I have had random programs stop working once I installed a proprietary video driver, because it renamed certain linked libraries (or deleted them). What tweaking have you done recently? Did you edit any files that required sudo? You can always try sudo apt-get autoremove --purge synaptic && sudo apt-get install synaptic This removes (and purges the configuration) synaptic, and reinstalls it. Hi Israel! Thanks for intervening. I didn't do anything special, it's some time i did not touch the powerbook ... ;) It's always my pb g4 which i treat with some specials, like jwm instead of openbox and a downgraded kernel (for the sound bug). But before it worked! I did some cleaning (apt-get autoclean & autoremove). And actually i had in mind to deal with the keyboard settings which do not work like they should. What you suggested i'd already done, unfortunately. May for the moment, i' ll try to work with aptitude (as a workaround). I was under the impression it might be something related to gtk2 or gtk3 incompabilities. I remember i'd a problem with synaptic not running for that kinds of problems in crunchbang waldorf a couple of years ago (but with an intel based device not ppc ;-) ). Cheers. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
synaptic not starting
Since very recent, i'm unable to start synaptic I tried it out of a terminal and this are the error msgs i'm getting: (synaptic:24843): Gtk-WARNING **: Style property "border-top-left-radius" is not gettable (synaptic:24843): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/glib2.0-9sMUmu/glib2.0-2.40.0/./gobject/gtype.c:4210: type id '0' is invalid (synaptic:24843): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: can't peek value table for type '' which is not currently referenced Speicherzugriffsfehler (Speicherzugriffsfehler = memory access error) Thanks a lot in advance for any pointer! -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: and without effect
lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: > Curiously, for brightness, 'xbacklight -inc 10' or so does not have any > effect increasing brightness ( 'xbacklight -dec 10' works as aspected). > If i use 'xbacklight -dec -10' it increases backlight brightness. Not > really logical ... ;-) Small add on: After suspend-to-ram the backlight shortcuts do not work at all ... -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: and without effect
Andre Rodovalho: > You might try the commands manually (on lxterminal)... > > To increase volume:* amixer -q sset Master 3%+ unmute* > To decrease: *amixer -q sset Master 3%- unmute* > > It seems you have two audio cards, you may need to specify it on the > command... > > Try also: *amixer -c 1 -q sset Master 3%+ unmute* > and > *amixer -c 1 -q sset Master 3%- unmute* > > If nothing of this works, check out* alsamixer*, what cards you have... > Press F6 to see if you have only one (0) or two (0 and 1) cards... > Turning back on this: Including the " -c 1 " statement it works. But remains really unclear to me, why, by default completely other values than yours. Unfortunately i do not find the original file (i presume it's somewhere in /etc/xdg ...?) Curiously, for brightness, 'xbacklight -inc 10' or so does not have any effect increasing brightness ( 'xbacklight -dec 10' works as aspected). If i use 'xbacklight -dec -10' it increases backlight brightness. Not really logical ... ;-) -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: and without effect
Andre Rodovalho: > You might try the commands manually (on lxterminal)... > > To increase volume:* amixer -q sset Master 3%+ unmute* > To decrease: *amixer -q sset Master 3%- unmute* > > It seems you have two audio cards, you may need to specify it on the > command... > > Try also: *amixer -c 1 -q sset Master 3%+ unmute* > and > *amixer -c 1 -q sset Master 3%- unmute* > > If nothing of this works, check out* alsamixer*, what cards you have... > Press F6 to see if you have only one (0) or two (0 and 1) cards... > Thanks! I'll try that out. As for the 2 sound cards, i think inxi registers the hdmi out as a separate card. But, yes, may be it's good to specify which one should be controlled. Alsamixer effectively shows two: 0 = HDA ATI HDMI 1 = HD-AUDIO GENERIC -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: and without effect
lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: > Hi, > What kind of computer is this that you are using? I am using an iBook > and the keys work out of the box for me. Do you have any special > configurations you have made? Also, did you choose the correct keyboard > layout? > I have also noticed xev doesn't make sense of the Fn Key It's a Samsung 535 U3C (amd processor and amd graphics). Here comes what inxi says: --- System:Host: -535U3C Kernel: 3.13.0-26-generic x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: LXDE (Openbox 3.5.2) Distro: Ubuntu 14.04 trusty Machine: System: SAMSUNG product: 535U3C v: P01RAG Mobo: SAMSUNG model: SAMSUNG_NP1234567890 v: SEC_SW__1234567890ABCD Bios: American Megatrends v: P01RAG.N43.120612.LEO date: 06/12/2012 CPU: Dual core AMD A6-4455M APU with Radeon HD Graphics (-MCP-) cache: 4096 KB Clock Speeds: 1: 2100 MHz 2: 2100 MHz Graphics: Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Trinity [Radeon HD 7500G] Display Server: X.Org 1.15.1 drivers: ati,fglrx (unloaded: fbdev,vesa,radeon) Resolution: 1366x768@60.1hz GLX Renderer: AMD Radeon HD 7500G GLX Version: 4.3.12798 - CPC 13.35.1005 Audio: Card-1 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] FCH Azalia Controller driver: snd_hda_intel Card-2 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Trinity HDMI Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k3.13.0-26-generic Network: Card-1: Qualcomm Atheros AR9462 Wireless Network Adapter driver: ath9k IF: wlan0 state: up mac: 50:b7:c3:13:d4:e6 Card-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver: r8169 IF: eth0 state: down mac: e8:03:9a:e0:0b:d4 Card-3: Atheros Now, Linux and this Samsung are not really friends ;). Since kernel > 3.2 i did not have any effective powermanagement (no suspend, no hibernate,no close_lid). Now, since the latest kernels 3.12 and higher and the newest catalyst driver that problem is solved, fortunately. In xev the XF86 keys are taken by xfce powermanagement (in the default lubuntu-rc.xml there are settings considering this case). If you uninstall it you get it in xev. But it seems to me that not only the XF86 keys are blocked but also xbacklight. It does not change the backlight even if startet out of a terminal, though it runs: 'xbacklight -h' runs, only applying the commands like -dec -inc set etc. does not have any effect. Without xfce powermanagement, i'm getting the backlight +/i popup by pushing the correct keys, but they don't have any effect. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: and without effect
John Hupp: > The file to edit is ~/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml. That covers > per-user settings. I don't know of a way to solve it globally for all > users. > > The most comprehensive single resource I know about for dealing with > special keys is https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MultimediaKeys Thanks for the pointer. The article on help.ubuntu, for me and for sure it's my fault (too less knowledge), it's a mess. It's really complicated. I tried to follow, but already at the first two steps it did not work: Pressing the keys in the console results in nothing, but the keys are there, as i'm told by xev. and even open the popup window with the brightness bar - but increasing/decreasing results in no effect. For thru (volume control) nothing happens at all. But that might be due to the misteries of pulse audio (?) -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
and without effect
Ok, my Samsung is a problematic device for linux but BrightnessUp and BrightnessDown should work ;) I checked with xev and the keys show correctly F86brightnessup -down. Now, i thought that would be automatically related to xbrightness -inc respectively -dec. But obviously it isn't. Btw, i've the same problem with volume keys. Where and how can i set this in lubuntu? Vaguely i remember the keyboard settings of gnome 2 ... TIA. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Installing the lxqt metapackage
Hitesh Shah: > On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 3:19 PM, wrote: > >> > ... >> > At a first glance: It's my impression that font rendering and hinting is >> > not as brilliant as it is usually in all (*)ubuntus. Or am i wrong? >> > > It's possible but I didn't notice this time around. The reason for not > noticing is that I've also been using the Openbox session of Lubuntu for a > while and the fonts did need fixing. I had to do things to ~/.Xresources to > fix matters. So the LXQt session maybe influenced by the contents of that > file. > > My ~/.Xresources looks like this: > > ! Render setting for cairo -> pango -> gtk > Xft.dpi:96 > Xft.antialias: true > Xft.hinting:true > Xft.rgba: rgb > Xft.hintstyle: hintslight > > and I made that file based on advice from > http://awesome.naquadah.org/wiki/Better_Font_Rendering > > Of course, things may or may not work the same way for you but all the best! > Here is the link: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2145211&page=2&highlight=ubuntu+font+rendering+debian The proposed settings on page 2 work just fine (and are very similar to something i found on arch wiki. Cheers. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Installing the lxqt metapackage
Hitesh Shah: > On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 3:19 PM, wrote: > >> ... >> At a first glance: It's my impression that font rendering and hinting is >> not as brilliant as it is usually in all (*)ubuntus. Or am i wrong? >> > > It's possible but I didn't notice this time around. The reason for not > noticing is that I've also been using the Openbox session of Lubuntu for a > while and the fonts did need fixing. I had to do things to ~/.Xresources to > fix matters. So the LXQt session maybe influenced by the contents of that > file. > > My ~/.Xresources looks like this: > > ! Render setting for cairo -> pango -> gtk > Xft.dpi:96 > Xft.antialias: true > Xft.hinting:true > Xft.rgba: rgb > Xft.hintstyle: hintslight > > and I made that file based on advice from > http://awesome.naquadah.org/wiki/Better_Font_Rendering > > Of course, things may or may not work the same way for you but all the best! > I'll have a look at the site you mention. In any case i found an explication in the ubuntuforums how to apply the ubuntu font rendering to debian. And using the settings given there work. In this very moment i do not find the link - may be it's on my powerbook ;) Cheers. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Installing the lxqt metapackage
lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: >> Hi, I got the help I wanted at the github link I posted earlier. Julien > posted some pointers which I followed and now I have a functional LXQt > desktop session available on login with a proper Lubuntu 14.04 (as opposed > to trying on a mini-iso). > > Now to explore :) Worked for me too :D At a first glance: It's my impression that font rendering and hinting is not as brilliant as it is usually in all (*)ubuntus. Or am i wrong? -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: error of pcmanfm mounting a usb stick
Nio Wiklund: > I think it helps if you change the ownership or permissions of > > /media/ > > For example, try changing the ownership > > sudo chown farinet:root /media/farinet > > Best regards > Nio Thanks for the idea, but it did not work. The only visible result is, now i've in /media/ two folders /root and / - the error msg rests the same either starting pcmanfm as root or as user. Cheers! -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
error of pcmanfm mounting a usb stick
When i push in a usb stick i'm asked Open in filemanger I say yes and i get the following error: --- Error mounting /dev/sdb4 at /media//disk: Command-line `mount -t "ufs" -o "uhelper=udisks2,nodev,nosuid" "/dev/sdb4" "/media//disk"' exited with non-zero exit status 32: mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdb4, missing codepage or helper program, or other error In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try dmesg | tail or so --- I see the drive but i'm unable to mount. When i'm going to the mount point as user it's empty, going there as root i see the files and can manipulate them. Frankly, it's not really the way a filemanager should work. May someone here knows, which helper program might be missing? TIA -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
pcmanfm does not accept/recognize anymore external devices or partitions
Since very recent, on a powerbook, pcmanfm does not open anymore external usb sticks. It sees them but when i try to open i'm getting: Not authorized to perform operation The same happens, when i try to open the bootstrap partition. I'm even unable to do this if starting pcmanfm as root or by gksudo. Before this was possible without any problem. Moreover, pcmanfm doesn't mount audio cd's. I'm not sure if this is also recent or not, since i didn't try it before. The error msg in any case is different: Ort kann nicht eingehängt werden (= Cannot mount device) Where can i check to repair this? Thanks a lot in advance! -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: On Lubuntu 14.04, No Wireless on 2 machines that wireless
lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: > Hi Pierre, > > This is quite messy. How come it works better with root permissions in > some cases and without root permissions in other cases? > > Anyway I will try your solution and let you know the result. > > Best regards > Nio I had the same problem installing lubuntu 14.04 on a samsung 535-u3c (with an atheros chip). Solved it brutally by the installation of ceni (and since&when that worked, i purge network-manager completely). It's not the correct way, i know, but it was one. May be someone would be able to test, if wicd creates the same trouble. If not, why not going that way? Cheers. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Upgrade Problem: Lubuntu PPC G3 13.04 to 13.10
Am 07.05.2014 14:00, schrieb lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: Two other possible solutions could be to try CrunchBang (very undemanding Debian-based distro) or LXLE which is to Lubumtu LTS more or less as Mint is to Ubuntu. These distros gllow easy access to the main Debian and Ubuntu repositories respectively, so you can pick and choose from the vat array of appications out there. Alternatively, you might look into the range of "Puppy" linuxes. crunchbang too, does not run on ppc (although i think it might be possible to get there by first installing debian wheezy and then adding the crunchbang repositories (but i'm not sure). What i would do is this: A) Debian Jessie (but downgrading the kernel to 3.2-04 until the dead sound problem in the newer kernels is not solved) with LXDE and the substitute openbox as windowmanager by jwm. B) Lubuntu 14.04 (also downgrade the kernel) and also substiting openbox by jwm. In both cases i've a working system with, among others, pcmanfm-desktop daemon, polipo, tor&vidalia, 2 conky processes (one for the weather forecast and one for systeminfos) xscreensaver, keepassx, blueman and autostart thunderbird to tray with around 200mb after finishing the boot procedure. In both cases i removed nearly all gnome related packages i found, which will delete also network manager and (gnome) bluetooth. As network tool i use ceni, which is commandline but well guided and easy to use - AND EXTREMELY STABLE. Cheers. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: keyboard configuration problem
I found a solution which might be useful for someone other using a Mac with a non-standard keyboard too (?): Searching the web i found this description which is very similar to my problem: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/125577/caps-lock-doesnt-take-effect-on-all-letters I applied the solution proposed for Jessie in the answer. The keyboard map was taken from here: http://www.seehuhn.de/pages/powerbook#keyboard (IMHO a very useful site for linux users on a mac). Precisily i took the "Xorg server key bindings for British, French (thanks, Yves-Alexis Perez) and German keyboards, using the XKB extension" Then i put the de.xkb file in the right place /etc/X11/xkb/de.xkb and added the statement to /etc/rc.local loadkeys /etc/X11/xkb/de.xkb Works like a charm (with some minor drawbacks: Alt is used, maclike as 3rd level chooser, which blocks e.g. from working like expected; i remapped that in the wm shortkey configurations to . The special keys are mapped to the pc like position; e.g. "@" is not on L but on Q. Not that much of a problem, though ;) )! Sorry for having you disturbed. And cheers! -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
keyboard configuration problem
In 14.04-ppc i encounter an unexpected problem to configure the keyboard properly to use the 3rd level keys (like, in my case, german keyboard and italian os setup). When i do dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration after i, apparently, sat up correctly all (keyboard=apple laptop, 3rd level choose = left alt) after finishing i get in the terminal this msg: update-rc.d: warning: start and stop actions are no longer supported; falling ). back to defaults And, obviously, for the keyboard did not change anything (in the past, it did). I'm out of ideas here. Thanks in advance for any pointer. Cheers. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Overhead in 14.04 Comparing Xubuntu and Lubuntu
Am 05.05.2014 19:42, schrieb lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: I (and others) have observed the slow window dragging on low spec iBooks. It seems to me that installing xcompmgr helped. If you could test it and report back that would be helpful, as I might just be imagining a difference because I like semi-transparent terminals SO much. :D I do not agree so much on this. On my pb g4 17" dragging windows is somehow slow too. With xcompmgr it isn't really snappier, but the screen rebuild is in some way belated, and, let's say so, in blocks. It doesn't move the window entirely. But probably, that's a ppc related problem (?). In any case, i notice some improvement, substituting openbox by a snappier wm. Cheers. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
powerpc log error msgs
During the boot of my g4 pb i'm getting (several times the following error msgs: May 5 11:56:50 pbg4-debian kernel: [ 21.382596] i2c i2c-0: PMac Keywest Audio: attach_adapter method is deprecated May 5 11:56:50 pbg4-debian kernel: [ 21.427364] i2c i2c-0: Please use another way to instantiate your i2c_client And: May 5 11:56:50 pbg4-debian kernel: [ 22.727836] i2c i2c-0: therm_adt746x: attach_adapter method is deprecated May 5 11:56:50 pbg4-debian kernel: [ 22.761948] i2c i2c-0: Please use another way to instantiate your i2c_client But: May 5 11:56:50 pbg4-debian kernel: [ 22.533708] adt746x: version 1 (supported) May 5 11:56:50 pbg4-debian kernel: [ 22.572851] adt746x: Thermostat bus: 1, address: 0x2e, limit_adjust: 0, fan_speed: -1 May 5 11:56:50 pbg4-debian kernel: [ 22.611428] sensor 0: CPU/INTREPID BOTTOMSIDE May 5 11:56:50 pbg4-debian kernel: [ 22.648669] sensor 1: CPU BOTTOMSIDE May 5 11:56:50 pbg4-debian kernel: [ 22.684398] sensor 2: PWR SUPPLY BOTTOMSIDE And sound is working correctly (as well as the key access by ,, . Moreover i see this error: [ 12.691514] udevd[408]: failed to execute '/lib/udev/socket:@/org/freedesktop/hal/udev_event' 'socket:@/org/freedesktop/hal/udev_event': No such file or directory Thanks in advance for your patience as well as for any pointer how to resolve. Cheers! -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 29, Issue 4
Am 04.05.2014 00:24, schrieb lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: > I found that installing xcompmgr helped make my iBook seem to display > things better, so you can try that and see if it helps. Excellent idea!!! Bravo! :D -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 29, Issue 4
Am 04.05.2014 00:24, schrieb lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: > Gents: > > Booted the LiveDVD of Lu 14.04 in my iBook last night, using "live-powerpc > video=radeonfb:1024x768-32" as boot parameters, and that got me into a > clean GUI display, so that part was fine. But, no sound was found, and > that in and of itself isn't putting me off using 14.04, but rather it is > the slowness of xorg. Window dragging seems to be slow, and doesn't follow > the mouse movement, but seems to be independent of it. And also scrolling > in firefox, e.g., in a long forum thread, is sluggish . . . . Doesn't seem > to be tailored to PPC users? > > On the flip side, Xubun 14 in my MBPro runs OK, albeit does seem to run at > higher temps than LM16, which I thought was running hot . . . . > > F/e.e.p I deleted the linux-image meta package and installed a 3.2 kernel - which curiously seems to work and solved the sound problem for the moment ;) -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 29, Issue 4
Am 04.05.2014 00:24, schrieb lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: > Hi, > I think it has to do with the proprietary nature of the files. > Ubuntu by default tends to avoid installing anything that isn't free. > Such as Flash, or Microsoft TTF files. Even mp3 isn't installed by > default. DVD playback is also in the same boat, as libdvdcss is said to > be possibly illegal. > I am not 100% sure about this answer, so maybe someone who knows this > issue better can respond here. > > -- Regards I always thought, Debian was even more strict in that regard than Ubuntu (there the files there are). Moreover, i believe to have read somewhere that the b43 related stuff no passed open source (??). I'm well aware b43 is not *ALL* mac g3, g4, g5 but many ;) -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
lubuntu 14.04-ppc live iso
I do not understand why there aren't in the ppc installation iso inserted by default the broadcom related firmware installation files. They are in the ressources, but if you do not have hardwired wan access nearly no chance to get there. Cheers. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Lubuntu 14.04 ppc errors + JWM
I figured it out how to make work the setup correctly: I got the kernel 3.2.-04 from debian wheezy and, voilà, sound and even correct sleep mode (standby, suspend, you name it) is there. Till now, i did not notice any problem. (inxi shows the correct sound card:MacSoundSnapper). May be, i should pin the kernel to avoid an unvoluntary upgrade (?) In any case, i notice that yaboot seems to store the latest *INSTALLED* kernel as actual, not the newest (3.2 became default, 3.13 became old). It's a long time i did not fiddle anymore with yaboot ;) I still have to cofigure the keyboard (3rd level) correctly. @Israel Now, i'll try jwm. At a first glance it's really extremely speedy and i thought it might be possible to simply substitute openbox by jwm as the lxde window manager (in desktop.conf). Apparently that works. One point i've difficulties with is the font setting. May be you can pass me a tip how to get smaller fontsize in the menu, the systray and the window titels. I tried with xfontsel but frankly to no extent - whatever i chose. Fore sure, i'm missing there something ... As a filemanager personally i'd stick with pcmanfm, also because i'm not so interested in an icon "ornated" desktop (i'm rather used to use it as a background for conky :D ). Cheers. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Lubuntu 14.04 ppc errors
Am 30.04.2014 23:45, schrieb Fritz Hudnut : > ... Thanks for intervening and for your suggestions. You're quite correct: i'd like to have an operational pb - *including sound*. Now, that seems hard to get to, at the actual state of things. Saying it's a somehow inherited bug of debian would mean other distros eventually wouldn't have it? Are there others than the debian based which actually still support ppc (and are not frozen at 5 or 6 years ago)? > @fairnet: I'm not fair, sometimes even unfair ;-) But it's farinet (if you're interested you might find something in wiki :D ) Cheers. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 28, Issue 81
Am 01.05.2014 01:50, schrieb lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: > Hi, > Actually Ubuntu inherited the no sound bug from Debian :( > So... 12.04 is probably the best bet for now. You can do a mini install > of Ubuntu, and customize it however you like. Obviously the Lubuntu > packages are not being updated for 12.04. However, there are other DE > options as well as other WM options. > I like LXDE a lot, but I am also quite partial to JWM, as it is > extremely fast. > I hope this helps you out some. Ok, sad but it's like this. But is it really necessary to downgrade all? Wouldn't it be possible to only use a "lower" kernel and "pin" it to be aware from unwanted upgrades up to when the sound problem is solved? Isn't there somewhere something like a "kernel pool" wherefrom one could try to install by hand an older one (and cross the fingers, that it might work? I'll have a look at JWM :D TIA -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: lubuntu 14.04 ppc errors
Since i did not really understand, where and how to go better, for the ppc problems, for the moment i continue to post here: Aside all errors (and some others as well) i discovered that sound absolutely does notwork. So, i decided to erase the lubuntu-ppc and went to try a Debian Jessie. That worked by far better, frankly. But may be that's due to the fact i pretty much installed the desktop from scratch. Some things i noted: Eventhough outdated, i find that the installation of powerprefs (gui on top of pbbuttonsd) and pommed and gpomme helps to better control over Fn and special keys. I also found a neat instruction on ubuntuforums how to get - in debian - the ubuntulike fontrendering (one of the main (l)ubuntu advantages imho). All seamed to work fine so far ... BUT: Unfortunately, also in debian i'm unable to get sound. Here are the outputs (pretty much the same as in lubuntu 14.04-ppc): - - - ~# inxi -F System:Host: <> Kernel: 3.13-1-powerpc ppc (32 bit) Desktop: LXDE (Openbox 3.5.2) Distro: Debian GNU/Linux jessie/sid Machine: No /sys/class/dmi machine data: try newer kernel, or install dmidecode CPU: Single core 7447/7457 altivec supported (-UP-) cache: N/A clocked at 1333.33 MHz Graphics: Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RV350/M10 [Mobility Radeon 9600 PRO Turbo] Display Server: X.org 1.15.1 drivers: fbdev,ati,radeon tty size: 80x24 Advanced Data: N/A for root Audio: Card Failed to Detect Sound Card! Sound: ALSA v: k3.13-1-powerpc Network: Card-1: Broadcom BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller driver: b43-pci-bridge IF: N/A state: N/A mac: N/A Card-2: Apple UniNorth 2 GMAC (Sun GEM) driver: gem IF: N/A state: N/A speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/A Drives:HDD Total Size: 80.0GB (5.3% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: FUJITSU_MHT2080A size: 80.0GB Partition: ID: / size: 6.3G used: 4.0G (67%) fs: ext4 ID: swap-1 size: 3.31GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap Sensors: None detected - is lm-sensors installed and configured? Info: Processes: 134 Uptime: 12 min Memory: 246.2/2020.2MB Client:Shell (bash) inxi: 2.1.16 - - - (It's the same using lshw or hwinfo) "Failed to Detect Sound Card" now, sounds hard to resolve to me. Since the sound is there in the PB - the startup chime works! -, seems to me that's a kernel problem. And, sincerely, without sound, a portable is not that much useful. For a headless server/router that might be fine anyway, but not for a laptop. So, may be one should downgrade the kernel? And if so, down to which one? (As far as i personally realized kernel < 3.2 had a working powermanagement - but would that be work together with lubuntu 14.04? Or is there out there someone, who has a solution? Thanks in advance for your patience! -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 28, Issue 72
Am 29.04.2014 12:20, schrieb lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: > Much of the testing and review goes on over on the QA list. It might > get better results to go through the bugs there. Sorry for the dumb question: What is the QA list?And, where is it? TIA -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Encryption of installation - 2 questions
Am 29.04.2014 09:14, schrieb Nio Wiklund: > Maybe this link will help you > > http://serverfault.com/questions/160277/ubuntu-how-to-decrypt-home-directory-swap-basically-everything-without-reins > > Rememeber to backup your system before trying, because it is risky! > > Best regards > Nio Thanks a lot for your efforts!!! I'll try the way you suggested Cheers! -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: lubuntu 14.04 ppc errors
I forgot: On boot i'm getting this error (which might be related to powermanagement settings): Failed to register i2c client keywest -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
lubuntu 14.04 ppc errors
I sucessfully installed lubuntu 14.04 ppc. That's great. By far less great is the experience with. Below i list the errors i noticed at a first glance (the machine is a pb g4, 1,3 ghz + altivec with 2 gb ram): - Suspend does not work. It only blanks the screen and from that it's impossible to wake the pb up. - the restart in the logout menu of lubuntu does not work - does not work. And alot of other shortcuts as well. - The macintosh 3rd level chars are not accessable. I did a sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration (i tried as keyboard Apple and Apple Alluminium; may be i should try another one? Which?) - The combination of xkeyboardmap setting and ibus setting is somewhat confusing. Which overrules which one. (On an amd laptop i turned the ibus off with no harm, apparently ...). - Moving windows, even with low charged cpu is dead slow (the windows follow the grab like in slow motion (generally the pb is feeling absolutely not snappy; in comparison an even older and slower thinkpad feels like jet) - network manager works not correctly. I substituted it by ceni, which at least correctly recognizes the b43legacy (eventhough up to now, for some reason it does not store the settings and i have to configure it newly at any restart. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Encryption of installation - 2 questions
Am 29.04.2014 06:58, schrieb Nio Wiklund: > Maybe this link will help you find it (if you are using 'encrypted home') > > http://bodhizazen.net/Tutorials/Ecryptfs/ Thanks for the link! But it's not really what i need. Actually, i'm mainly preoccupated for the samsung (on which i lost the passphrase). So, my question is: Is there a way to a) establish if encryption is active or not? b) to annulate the encryption (i think that might be possible for me, als logged in user, since i presume the passphrase is somewhere stored in the key; since i'm logging in automatically - as user. TIA -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Encryption of installation - 2 questions
1. On a samsung whereto in installed lubuntu 13.10 (upgraded then by do-release-upgrade to 14.04) i chose encryption and i got someting like a 64 characters key. I wrote that down, as suggested. Do i understand correctly that the encryption is somewhat "silently" done? And the need of that key would only come up in case of some kind of "havary" of the hd? In any case, unfortunately, i lost that key by moving inside my house (very likely it ended in the poubelle :-( ). Now what should/could i do? Actually, i do not have any problem, i can access all my data and programs without any problem. But i would not like to have a bad experience in the future if/when there is going something wrong. 2. On the powerbook with a fresh lubuntu-ppc installation i chose encryption as well. But there before logging in i'm asked the pswd i gave in for the encription. Apparently there was no key generation (but may be i missed that, since i had no control *DURING* the installation (see my other msg)? Is that something new in 14.04 or is that a difference due to the specific of ppc? -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 28, Issue 66
Am 27.04.2014 14:00, schrieb lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: > It's actually Firefox, but I think they ought to rename the binary. To > duplicate the effect, you set up the browser to use a SOCKS5 proxy > (tor). So it's got a few settings adjusted, such as > network.proxy.socks_remote_dns. It also has add-ons like Torbutton, > HTTPS Everywhere, NoScript, and TorLauncher. Read the project site's > notes carefully. I'm pretty aware ;) On my other machines i tweaked firefox handishly (essentially following the suggestions of bodhizazen). My best setup is, as it appears to me also from testing with the specialized sites: Squid3 -> Privoxy -> Tor (cash completely off in the browser). With Noscript i'm having problems when it comes to view for example embedded videos in websites of newspapers. So i do not use its working around with Better Privacy, HTTPS-Everywhere and Request Policy (and lots of tweakings in the ff preferences as well). Privoxy too, does a lot (it's really a great tool). It was mo out of curiousity - and since flash in FF ppc does not exist anyway - i wanted to try out the tor bundle. I do not find frankly the torbutton as a single package (and seems to me that on their site the comuncate too the do not distribute it out of the bundle (?) -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 28, Issue 66
Am 27.04.2014 14:00, schrieb lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: > Fluxbox or FVWM can be added to a basic Lubuntu installation and you can > log in with that instead. I've used FVWM-Crystal on slower machines > before. I tried the installation with your additional setting for video: live-ppc video=radeonfb:140x900-32 And it worked. During the installation i had the problem, that the installation window reduced itself to a line and there was no way to enlarge it. Maximizing put that line top left on the screen. Anyway, installation passed through. Now, i'll go to tweak lubuntu a bit. -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
Re: Lubuntu-users Digest, Vol 28, Issue 64
Am 26.04.2014 14:00, schrieb lubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com: > When booting the Live DVD, at the DVD's boot prompt where it says the > default option is 'live', try > > live video=radeonfb:1024x768-32 > > instead of letting it timeout or just plain 'live' I did that, ceteris paribus, in the yaboot.conf of the existing debian/mint installation and i. e. like this append="video=radeonfb:1440x900-32" And, it worked. Probably it was also useful i installed slim in place of lightdm (?). I did not try with the 14.04 iso (will do this monday or so). In any case, thought i owe you a big merci! May be i won't go to install in the end lubuntu but rather start from that existing installation to build a lubuntu similar setup based on fluxbox. I think i can use many of the settings i created to substitute openbox by fluxbox for a crunchbang waldorf i had running on a 12 years old thinkpad. Just a non related question: The tor browser bundle only exists for intel, isn't it? So one would have to set up manually iceweasel via privoxy -> tor ... In any case, thanks a lot, today you made my day :D -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
