Re: Learning Linux
Hello, On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 10:07 PM, Larry David larrydavi...@comcast.net wrote: I hope this isn't too noobish for the list - can anyone recommend a book or a website to learn Linux - enough to be comfortable installing and troubleshooting UBS? Well, just download the Ubuntu CD and try it out. It is so easy to use and install, that you don't need a book to do that. I would bet that these days one needs more mouse clicks and trouble shooting in installing Windows. The only thing that beats Ubuntu installation in easiness is installing the MacOSX. But the difference is quite thin nowadays. Ubuntu is really easy to install and work on. You don't need to compile kernels and do programming yourself to use the Ubuntu. Linux used to be like that a long time ago, but those times are long gone. There was long a discussion if Linux is ready for desktop use, and the time it has been ready has been now already couple of years and Ubuntu is getting on each release better and better. The 6 month release cycle is very rapid and things change for better at amazing rate. Best Regards, Karoliina Salminen (running couple of Ubuntu computers) -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
Re: M-Audio Oxygen8 v2 and Wacom Bamboo Fun Tablet
Hello, I have M-audio Axiom 25 which I use as a portable 2 octave keyboard. It is very good. The keys are much more plastic and lower quality on Oxygen8 than on Axiom, I would like to recommend the Axiom models instead - the keys are semi-weighted and have a whole diffferent feel to them. To the date, the Axiom25 has the best feel of any keyboard I have owned to the date (I have Korg Wavestation, Roland D70 and one Yamaha and have previously had D10, and compared to those, the Axiom is better than any of those what is comes to feel). The pitch wheel has quite good feel to it and does pitch bends accurately. The mod wheel is also intuitive. And the keyboard has also aftertouch I frequently use when playing. I kind of expected lower quality from M-audio and I was positively surprised when I unboxed the keyboard. I have the sticky keys problem on the Wavestation. The Axiom feels like it is not likely to develop such problems. All keys function perfectly and I trust this keyboard now very much. It also features knobs, pads some buttons and a midi interface. So summary: Axiom25 is a 2 octave keyboard like the Oxygen8, but a higher quality version of the same concept. I use it on the desktop behind the computer keyboard when I compose - both fit nicely on the small space and I don't need to turn around to start playing. This setup is very productive. Here is a picture of my home studio: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NN-IjvHwReE/SM1xQ-5WG8I/AHE/VNPQowTm1OQ/s1600-h/karoliinastudio08_blog.jpg ( If you can't see the picture, please try this link: http://karoliinamusic.blogspot.com/2008/09/just-connected-hardware-synths-again.html ) Best Regards, Karoliina On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 3:23 AM, Ufuk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I am a long time Ubuntu user but newbie at mutimedia production and graphics. I also have low budget which forces me to choose one of these products. Let me explain a little: I am playing with Jack and software synthesizer programs like Zynaddsubfx. I needed a midi keyboard. I found this model, the M-Audio Oxygen8 v2. Does anyone know about this keyboard? I -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
Re: PC x Mac
Hi, Well, there was the discussion about laptops... I use this and I swear on it. Well, I have a gadget freak's solution: have them all. As a result, I don't swear on any particular machine and the only ones of them I really love of them are all Apple hardware. I don't really look for the processing power only, but the complete product - I have plenty of processing power available at hand. For example, the iMac which I use for the most heavy music production, is only 2.6 GHz Core2 Duo, and so far the CPU hasn't run out in my music even if I am running dozens of software synthesizers and audio tracks at the same time with the Space Designer per part (the convolution reverb, I remember the time when I had a Pentium3 - 400 MHz, and all the CPU got used for calculating just one convolution reverb and there was a huge latency on it, now I can have about as many of convolution reverbs at one time than I ever want, and the CPU is not yet even fully utilized). What it comes to loving one machine, one feature of a old PC is that it has absolutely no lasting feel to it, after 10 years, the PC is just junk and trash. The Apple machine is beautiful, and feels retro cool after 10 years. I don't love any of the PCs I have. They are just boring tools where GPU model and CPU model counts and when they get old, they have no value of any kind (neither emotional nor practical). I am regularly using the following laptops: - Apple Macbook (2.2 GHz, 4GB RAM, 250 GB HD) (MacOSX + Ubuntu) [Hardy] - Apple Macbook (2.0 GHz, 4GB RAM, 250 GB HD) (MacOSX) - Apple Macbook Pro (4GB RAM, 250 GB HD) (MacOSX + Ubuntu) [Hardy] - Lenovo Thinkpad T61p (4GB RAM, 160 GB HD) (Ubuntu) [Intrepid] [for software development] - Lenovo Thinkpad X61s (uh oh, the ugly and evil OS, this is for some work bureaucracy) - Lenovo Thinkpad T60 (Ubuntu) [Hardy] [for software development] - Dell Latitude D600 x 2 (no longer in active use) (Ubuntu) [Hardy] [for software development] - Some IBM T40s. - One T40 or something like that monitors our home automation (we have computer controlled lights for example, lights can be switched on and off from Linux console (we are slowly making progress with the graphical user interface)) + dozen of old laptops which no longer are very usable (these have either Ubuntu or Suse in them) At home we have desktops as follows (that are in use): - Intel Core2 Quad, 4GB, 2.4 GHz, 1 TB, Geforce 8800 GTX 768MB, St-audio DSP2000 x 2. 30 2560x1600 Dell monitor. Running Ubuntu Studio. [Hardy] [living room general purpose machine, with music production capabilities] - Intel Core2 Duo, 4GB, 2 GHz, ~2 TB, GeForce 8600 GT. Planned to be replaced with Intel Core7. Connected to 1920x1200 monitor and HD video projector (which is in the home theater room). Running regular Ubuntu. [Hardy] [Home-theater PC and file server] - AMD Athlon 64, 2.2 GHz, 4 GB, 500 GB, server, running in text mode, Running Ubuntu server. [Hardy] - Apple iMac 20 2.6 GHz, with second 24 monitor attached with resolution 1920x1200. The iMac has 500 GB internal drive. Running MacOSX and music software (Logic Studio/Logic Pro 8) [music production, video editing/production, audio editing, 3D CAD] - VIA Epia diskless PC running Linux-CNC (Ubuntu) [Hardy] No longer in use: - previous server (reason: broken) - previous file server (reason: broken) Then of course, we have a pile of broken hard disks, etc. And we are frequently giving out old hardware for free to a friend of ours who removes and reuses the components (I mean, the resistors, capacitors etc., not the full computer components which are usually broken at that time) from them. Handheld computers (only computers count, I do not count my phone or iPod to them): - Nokia 770 x couple [Maemo Debian] - Nokia N800 x couple [Maemo Debian] - Nokia N810 x 2 [Maemo Debian] -- Karoliina -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
Re: Audio Production Laptop
Generalizations tend to be innaccurate. Certainly Dell has their low cost lines (the Inspiron), but their Latitude lines are awesome. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I have one Latitude D600 on my table and I never liked it. I have stopped using it (replaced it with Thinkpad T61p which is from another planet in comparison, still not as nice as a Mac, but as nice as a PC gets). Another huge downside with the both mentioned is that Bill Gates got some additional funding for nothing since the laptops came with Windows installed despite I do not care about Windows. It is lesser evil to pay the money to Apple, that pretty much avoids MS getting funded with Linux laptops which otherwise forcefully come with Windows installed even if the customer does not want that. Karoliina -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
Re: Audio Production Laptop
I agree. The premium payed for Macs is not reflected in the actual hardware used. I just priced out a loaded Dell Latitude E6400, which fully loaded is the same price as the starter Macbook. The Dell is using a better CPU, double the RAM, a fast hard drive (7200 RPM laptop drive) etc. It just doesn't make sense unless you actually care about the solid aluminum body :) I have 7200 rpm laptop drive on my older Macbook and I upgraded the RAM to 4GB using cheap Mac compatible RAMs (other than sold by Apple) and the setup works fine. And I do care about the solid aluminium body. The older model did not have that, but even with that I have been pretty happy. The build quality is excellent. I have used Dells for couple of years and I can not say the same for their build quality, they are cheap crap where the Mac is a solid product. If you want cheap, then go for Dell, if you want good quality, awesome design / styling etc. get a Mac. If you don't care about style and having the nice beautiful product doesn't make you feel like Christmas each time you look and touch it, then just forget about it, get something cheap that will do the task and buy a new when it breaks. In my case, it is not that simple as that. After tens of years of plastic boxes, I got really bored to the cheap plastics that break because their build quality is so awful (one old Dell we have is no longer usable because the plastic chassis is not rigid enough to not cause disconnects etc. inside if moved at all) and I buy now only good quality hardware which looks feels really nice and Macs meet that criteria, I am no longer just looking at the price-raw-performance ratio. It is a personal choice. I don't personally need the firewire (and I kind of feel it is a bit overrated), because I am using the internal sound card and for all MIDI etc. connectivity USB is just fine. At home I am using the iMac for music. I don't have audio interface on it either, I figured that after all, I may not need one, the internal sound is good enough. I have a mixer connected to the line input. Works for me since I am doing electronic music and only recording one synthesizer (when using the external hardware synths) at a time (because I don't have anybody else but me playing). I have a 8 in / 8 out audio interface on the custom desktop PC (which is running Ubuntu Studio), its internal audio hardware is unusable for music (unlike on Mac). Best Regards, Karoliina ( http://karoliinamusic.blogspot.com ) (Typing this from non-studio-Ubuntu Intrepid running on Thinkpad T61p (which is okay for a PC, but not as nice as my Macs are, and came with unnecessary Windows-license (never booted it to Windows before installing the Ubuntu))) -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
[Bug 288164] [NEW] [intrepid] DRI not working on Interepid with Ubuntu supplied nVidia drivers/setup
Public bug reported: I installed Ubuntu Intrepid Beta from CD. I was able to setup nVidia on it, by installing the nvidia driver from Ubuntu repository. However, it is not fully functional. Direct rendering does not work. It worked on Hardy, but does not work in Intrepid. Some OpenGL applications work, some fails. Here are couple of examples: Desktop effects work with normal and and full settings. I have them turned off because I want to maximize the OpenGL performance in general. Works but slowish (and reports errors): [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ glxgears NVIDIA: could not open the device file /dev/nvidiactl (Permission denied). NVIDIA: Direct rendering failed; attempting indirect rendering. Works but slowish (and reports errors): [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/work/clutter/clutter/tests$ ./test-actors NVIDIA: could not open the device file /dev/nvidiactl (Permission denied). NVIDIA: Direct rendering failed; attempting indirect rendering. Fails completely: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/work/clutter/clutter/tests$ ./test-shader NVIDIA: could not open the device file /dev/nvidiactl (Permission denied). NVIDIA: Direct rendering failed; attempting indirect rendering. applying shaders[0] named 'brightness-contrast' unable to load shaders[0] named 'brightness-contrast': GLSL shaders not supported (and there is no difference if I use libclutter from the Ubuntu repository or this svn trunk version, both fail). Some applications hang. They only print out: NVIDIA: could not open the device file /dev/nvidiactl (Permission denied). NVIDIA: Direct rendering failed; attempting indirect rendering. Adding DRI section to the xorg.conf manually did not help. The behavior remains the same. The Xorg.conf is like this now after running nvidia-xconfig: Section ServerLayout Identifier Layout0 Screen 0 Screen0 InputDeviceKeyboard0 CoreKeyboard InputDeviceMouse0 CorePointer EndSection Section Files EndSection Section Module Load dbe Load extmod Load type1 Load freetype Load glx Load dri EndSection Section DRI Mode 0666 EndSection Section InputDevice # generated from default Identifier Mouse0 Driver mouse Option Protocol auto Option Device /dev/psaux Option Emulate3Buttons no Option ZAxisMapping 4 5 EndSection Section InputDevice # generated from default Identifier Keyboard0 Driver kbd EndSection Section Monitor Identifier Monitor0 VendorName Unknown ModelName Unknown HorizSync 30.0 - 110.0 VertRefresh 50.0 - 150.0 Option DPMS EndSection Section Device Identifier Device0 Driver nvidia VendorName NVIDIA Corporation EndSection Section Screen Identifier Screen0 Device Device0 MonitorMonitor0 DefaultDepth24 SubSection Display Depth 24 EndSubSection EndSection Before running nvidia-xconfig manually, the xorg.conf was like this: # xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file) # # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using # values from the debconf database. # # Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page. # (Type man xorg.conf at the shell prompt.) # # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only* # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg # package. # # Note that some configuration settings that could be done previously # in this file, now are automatically configured by the server and settings # here are ignored. # # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated # again, run the following command: # sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg Section Monitor Identifier Configured Monitor EndSection Section Screen Identifier Default Screen Monitor Configured Monitor Device Configured Video Device DefaultDepth24 EndSection Section Module Loadglx EndSection Section Device Identifier Configured Video Device Driver nvidia Option NoLogoTrue EndSection One of the applications that fails completely, is what I am doing with clutter myself. I can not run it at all on Intrepid and there is no bug in my app that would be causing this (as evidenced with other examples, the same issue is also elsewhere, but in some examples consequences are less severe). Latest dist-upgrade to my Intrepid was done today (Oct 23, 2008) and I installed the Intrepid beta from beta desktop install CD some time ago. The computer is Lenovo Thinkpad T61p with nVidia Quadro FX570M integrated graphics. This used to work perfectly on Hardy. This is a major regression compared to Hardy. ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided
[Bug 282443] Re: Intel 3945 will not automatically activate
I just finished installing Intrepid beta. Same problem here, there is absolutely no way to up the eth0 on Thinkpad T61p, there is no driver. This has worked before on the same machine on all previous Ubuntu versions that have been installed on the T61p (Gutsy, Hardy), so I think this is a serious regression/loss of functionality. -- Intel 3945 will not automatically activate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282443 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 274019] Re: Intrepid: Intel 82566MM Gigabit network card not detected
I installed the Intrepid beta from Install CD because upgrade from Hardy-Intrepid failed on the nVidia driver - there was absolutely no way to get X up again (even the nVidia site drivers did not work because Ubuntu screws up the nVidia kernel modules so that the nVidia installer's compiled kernel module does not ever get loaded). Well, I then installed the Intrepid on CD. Now I have picture on X, but I no longer have ethernet. Eth0 not working on Intrepid is quite serious regression compared to Hardy and it blocks me using the Intrepid beta. And if this disablement is discontinued, I have no means to get the driver there, wlan does not keep up (it disconnects all the time, by the way, the same access point works perfectly on Mac and Nokia N810 Internet tablet), so I don't have any kind of network to do dist-upgrade. Have to install Hardy back from CD because of that. Oh, crap. -- Intrepid: Intel 82566MM Gigabit network card not detected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/274019 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 282443] Re: Intel 3945 will not automatically activate
Oops, this was about wifi, my issue here is the eth0 which does not work. Indeed, the wifi works neither, in my case, it connects to a network succesfully sometimes, but then disconnects after 1 minute or so. It was doing already in Hardy this for me, and I have been using the wired network because of that. But now when the wired network does work neither, this is getting quite annoying. May I file another bug for the wired network not working on Thinkpad T61p? -- Intel 3945 will not automatically activate https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282443 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: Building a Computer
For TV/Movies, you cannot beat the tv output quality from a matrox card, although their output support is s-video/composite. I would like to have this clarified: You mean obviously with TV-output here analog tube-TV? Rather than today's flat panels which have HDMI and which get 100% perfect output from nVidia? We have nVidia in our home theater PC (which is running Ubuntu) and it is connected with HDMI to the HD-video projector. Another video source is Playstation 3, which surprise surprise, outputs its picture digitally through HDMI. The picture is perfect obviously because it is digital and every pixel gets displayed as it should (from both the computer and PS3). Is someone still using displays without HDMI these days? If I go to a shop and look around TV-models, I can hardly find any model which would not have HDMI. So at least in my vocabuary at least, TV output = DVI = HDMI. And Matrox has no use for this purpose. Who wants to use component video these days. It hurts my eyes if I look picture from my old DVD-player with component video. Best Regards, Karoliina -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
Re: Xinerama Nvidia RT
On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 10:23 AM, aYo Binitie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, I'd nigh but given up on ever being able to use 2 monitors. I almost cannot wait to go to work and try this out now. Have you tried the nVidia installer from the nVidia site? Would it work better? On certain versions of Ubuntu, the only way to make my laptop display a picture in graphics mode has been to use the nVidia installer from the nVidia site and then uninstalling everything Ubuntu provides by default for the nVidia. I have a working multiple monitor setup with the driver that comes with the Ubuntu (laptop screen + 30 inch 2560x1600 display), but haven't tried the studio kernel on this one. However, to make the VGA output (the analog one) to display proper resolutions (other than 640x480), with the nvidia-settings application, I have found that need to use the nVidia driver from the nVidia site because the Ubuntu supplied one is broken on that sense (and it is by the way very hard to remove the Ubuntu supplied nVidia stuff (I used to have a blog entry about that on my previous blog, but with the Hardy it no longer works as the Ubuntu overrides the kernel module compiled by the nVidia installer even if I have uninstalled all nvidia-related stuff from the Ubuntu prior running the nVidia installer)). Best Regards, Karoliina -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
Re: intrepid artwork
Hi, On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 2:34 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi guys, What's the state of the intrepid artwork? Any screenshots of what it currently looks like? I don't know as an outsider for sure. But thing is: I would really love this: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/DustTheme?action=showredirect=Artwork%2FIncoming%2FIntrepid%2FDustTheme (I already installed it into my work computer) And I really really really don't like the appearance of the wallpaper on these screenshots on this blog (the traditional orange ubuntu theme is not the best possible out there, and no wow (as a boring theme not very good for marketing), but it is acceptable compromise, clear and does not hurt the eyes): http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_itempx=Njc1NA I hope that the theme on Intrepid would be something fresh, and if it is not fresh, but the old orange theme, at least the default wallpaper should be good and not like on these screenshots. I have seen quite many very good wallpaper submissions on the artwork wiki. I hope a good one gets selected. For example the ones presented with the Dust theme are quite nice and don't push me to search gnomelook.org for better wallpapers right away. There are a number of other very good submissions as well. You can see those from here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Intrepid/ I have not found any place which would say for sure which theme/wallpaper is going to be used. Best Regards, Karoliina -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
Re: Xinerama Nvidia RT
Yes, my desktop edition works fine with 3D graphics, NVIDIA drivers and Xinerama enabled. The problem is I've got a RME hammerfall and Behringer ADA8000 that NEED the RT kernel to operate without xruns. I think RT kernel is needed for low latency on any hardware. But I really wanted two screens! Maybe it is as Karoliina mentioned, AMD being the problem. If the RT kernel was mainstream, in other words, the RT would be in every desktop linux by default (without it being Ubuntu studio or some other distro for multimedia users), I would bet that the stability would become better as the userbase would be larger, there would be more people to file bugs at least. I think this should happen, it is a bit weird that there are two different branches of kernel on the first place, the RT helps even the responsiveness of desktop. For desktop use, the absence of RT has no purpose. In MacOSX real time kernel comes by default and it can not be disabled (of course someone might say now that, well, yes Mac does not even run on AMD hardware, but that is not the point here but how the kernel scheduling was designed). And as a consequence, there is no such thing as latency in audio applications, even with the internal hardware of MacBook one can do music with ease. Ordinary non-geek Mac-musicians propably don't even know what a latency problem is, they may have never seen such a thing, when you press a key in your master keyboard, a sound is produced by a software synth now rather than after 100 milliseconds, and that is without any tuning, without even knowing what xruns are, with default hardware without special drivers of any kind, it just works. This should be the case with Linux too. For Linux becoming more mainstream, I think it would be a good move to incorporate all the RT patches to ordinary desktop Linux kernels (e.g. ordinary Ubuntu) and stop having it as a separate branch. Best Regards, Karoliina -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
Re: Xinerama Nvidia RT
On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 11:49 AM, John Cohen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all I know its been discussed recently but this is slightly different (i think) I have 8.04 (32bit) Desktop and Studio versions installed on two different hard drives on my AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+. My Desktop edition works beautifully. My Studio version has been causing a lot of problems (crashes mostly) I figured out its probably because of 3D graphics acceleration and the rt kernel. I disabled the NVIDIA drivers and used the open NV drivers instead, making the system work alright. I think we have encountered similar problems, and because of the instability with the rt-kernel we have been using the desktop kernel. The setup consists of nVidia GeForce 8800GTX and a Core 2 Quad and it is connected to 30 inch Dell monitor (with 2560x1600 resolution). It used to be a huge problem for me (as I make music as a hobby) and I also use the X-plane flight simulator on that machine (which means that not using 3D acceleration is not an option). I finally gave up half-way and have ever since been producing my music on Mac with Logic Studio, I only occasionally may use some sounds from the Ubuntu machine. I really hope the real time kernel gets more stable with nVidia in the future. I have encountered this instability from the times I used Agnula (long time ago) and it hasn't completely got stable even in the latest versions of Ubuntu it seems. Best Regards, Karoliina -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
Re: Xinerama Nvidia RT
Hi again, On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 6:44 PM, Karoliina Salminen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 11:49 AM, John Cohen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all I know its been discussed recently but this is slightly different (i think) I have 8.04 (32bit) Desktop and Studio versions installed on two different hard drives on my AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+. My Desktop edition works beautifully. My Studio version has been causing a lot of problems (crashes mostly) I figured out its probably because of 3D graphics acceleration and the rt kernel. I disabled the NVIDIA drivers and used the open NV drivers instead, making the system work alright. I think we have encountered similar problems, and because of the instability with the rt-kernel we have been using the desktop kernel. The setup consists of nVidia GeForce 8800GTX and a Core 2 Quad and it is connected to 30 inch Dell monitor (with 2560x1600 resolution). It used to be a huge problem for me (as I make music as a hobby) and I also use the X-plane flight simulator on that machine (which means that not using 3D acceleration is not an option). I finally gave up half-way and have ever since been producing my music on Mac with Logic Studio, I only occasionally may use some sounds from the Ubuntu machine. I really hope the real time kernel gets more stable with nVidia in the future. I have encountered this instability from the times I used Agnula (long time ago) and it hasn't completely got stable even in the latest versions of Ubuntu it seems. I just found out something and would like to add: Sorry for being misleading, I checked the kernel version I am using now and actually the instability was with the AMD. With the Intel hw the machine seems to be stable with the RT kernel, so what I said above is not valid for the Intel configuration, I had the problems with the earlier hardware. Best Regards, Karoliina -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
[Bug 74034] Re: Serial ports on HP NC6000 and NW8000 don't work
I have the same problem on Ubuntu Hardy and Lenovo Thinkpad T61p. I need to use the serial cable to do my work, but minicom exits before displaying anything and says that device /dev/ttyS0 disappeared. dmesg prints the following: [435438.377880] ttyS0: LSR safety check engaged! [435446.329923] ttyS0: LSR safety check engaged! [435451.910779] ttyS0: LSR safety check engaged! [435491.125893] ttyS0: LSR safety check engaged! [435523.079404] ttyS0: LSR safety check engaged! [435527.553299] ttyS0: LSR safety check engaged! [435538.246438] ttyS0: LSR safety check engaged! This is not only annoying but it seriously blocks me from using the serial cable which I would need right now very badly. I will try if I disabling IR works on this machine too, but I would hope this gets fixed in the Hardy kernel too. -- Serial ports on HP NC6000 and NW8000 don't work https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/74034 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: Speakers and sound configuration tool
Hello, On Feb 3, 2008 11:06 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Very good idea... but is it to the studio devel team to create that ? it is a very general ubuntu need, imho. Yes, in my opinion, it would have very general Ubuntu need. In studio use I usually use weird connections with jack and these do not map really to surround system speakers even if there was a such utility. However, on general Ubuntu, I would be very much in the need of that kind of utility, especially it should provide the basic functionality the similar Win and Mac provide: selection of amount of speakers and then also the option for AC-3/digital passthrough (so that the signal always bypasses any decoder in the computer and just outputs from the SPDIF to home theater amplifier) and then additionally also level settings for each channel, that is because home theater amplifiers usually the 5.1 analog input bypasses the amplifier's internal electronics which sets volumes and delays to speakers. It should also have adjustable delay for center, and rear and rear center channels. How this would be integrated then to Linux audio and video players, is another question which would need to be solved, otherwise the utility would be pretty useless. I have setted the bypass on our Home theater Ubuntu once on xine, but it is a bit complicated and I haven't been able to replicate it recently and on the other hand I have been using more mplayer. Haven't yet found a set of parameters for mplayer how to make the audio output in digital format as it is from the stream to our Yamaha DSP-A1, the decoded 2-channel sound is a kind a lame to say at very least. I haven't been too agressively trying that though since nowadays I also have the option to play DVDs and Blu-Rays with the Playstation 3 which outputs the digital signal untouched to the Yamaha and the PS3 upscaler from DVD to HD is a lot nicer than I have seen in any Linux video player so far. Anyway, I still use the Linux HTPC for videos that are on the computer, such as for the videos I have created by myself with a video camera and at least having the digital output working properly would make me quite happy (I do not use the analog multi channel output as I have a better decoder in my home theater amplifier/receiver). Best Regards, Karoliina Salminen -- Ubuntu-Studio-devel mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel
Re: ardour - recording while playing a loop
On Nov 25, 2007 1:50 PM, verymeta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all. Does anyone know if it's possible in Ardour to play a loop in one track, while recording another track? Obviously, I would want the recording track to move forward linearly - at the moment, I can get Ardour to loop all the tracks or none of them, but I can't get it to loop one track but not another. At least I have not figured out how to do that, but I usually do this: - copy-paste the loop as many times as I need it on one track and then - record the other tracks. I just copy-paste the loop so many times that I have enough them to cover the entire song if I so prefer. I usually do this with drums because my mind is full of melodies, evolving pads etc. but when it comes to constructing a drum loop, I usually come up with something really boring. So what I do is that I use some boring loop while I am playing recording the other tracks and then replace it with some more interesting loops I pick from my sample collection (I have several sample collections full of drum loops). Sometimes I may leave the boring loop in the background and sometimes I don't. Maybe I should someday learn to do non-boring drum loops by myself too... Best Wishes, Karoliina --- http://www.karoliinasalminen.com/blog -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
Re: Gutsy panel problems
Hi, I have been thru the Archives of this List and did not find an answer to my problem. ( It sure would be useful if the Archives had a Search option. Now as to my Problem. When I have several Terminals minimized at the bottom of my panel they disappear upon rebooting. Is there a 'remember' function in Gutsy? I think the session is not saved by default because some users (most?) want to start from clean table (including myself, I hate sessions that pop up millions of browser windows and I have sometimes wondered what happens to those browser windows which have completed credit card transactions with sign please do not reload this page or you will be charged two times). Best Wishes, Karoliina http://www.karoliinasalminen.com/blog -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
[Bug 75770] Re: ATI Open source driver shows distorted unreadable image on Dell laptop + Apple Cinema Display 23 inch
The low-spec card is supposed to support this resolution via DVI because I have identical chip on identical laptop running Windows (well, it is not mine, but the company's) and it runs the Cinema Display fine with no problems at all. I am now running Gutsy and this problem still persists and it is very annoying. The ati driver by the way after installing latest Ubuntu image Gutsy Tribe 5, with desktop effects enabled (that they are by default) only half of the screen is shown and the right half is black. Also when I run clutter demos (OpenGL), it is a bit funny that rotating textures become rotating noise on this chip... I may upgrade my hardware soon though because it seems that there is no other way to get around this than get a new laptop. -- ATI Open source driver shows distorted unreadable image on Dell laptop + Apple Cinema Display 23 inch https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/75770 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 125260] Dist upgrade in up-to-date Gutsy reports errors
Public bug reported: I have been keeping my Gutsy up-to-date. However, Today dist-upgrade reported errors on packages: apport apport-gtk eog evolution-common gnome-panel-data gnome-panel synaptic update-manager Here is the log of apt-get dist-upgrade: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/karoliina# apt-get update Get:1 http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy Release.gpg [191B] Ign http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main Translation-en_US Ign http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/restricted Translation-en_US Ign http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe Translation-en_US Ign http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/multiverse Translation-en_US Hit http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy Release Hit http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main Packages Hit http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/restricted Packages Hit http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe Packages Hit http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/multiverse Packages Hit http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main Sources Hit http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/restricted Sources Hit http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe Sources Hit http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/multiverse Sources Fetched 1B in 0s (2B/s) Reading package lists... Done [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/karoliina# apt-get dist-upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Calculating upgrade... Done The following packages have been kept back: libcurl3-gnutls 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. 8 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y Setting up apport (0.90) ... * Starting automatic crash report generation: apport [ OK ] bad image index The generated cache was invalid. dpkg: error processing apport (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of apport-gtk: apport-gtk depends on apport (= 0.41); however: Package apport is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing apport-gtk (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Setting up eog (2.19.4-0ubuntu1) ... bad image index The generated cache was invalid. dpkg: error processing eog (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Setting up evolution-common (2.11.5-Oubuntu1) ... bad image index The generated cache was invalid. dpkg: error processing evolution-common (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Setting up gnome-panel-data (1:2.19.5-0ubuntu1) ... bad image index The generated cache was invalid. dpkg: error processing gnome-panel-data (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-panel: gnome-panel depends on gnome-panel-data (= 1:2.19); however: Package gnome-panel-data is not configured yet. gnome-panel depends on gnome-panel-data ( 1:2.20); however: Package gnome-panel-data is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing gnome-panel (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Setting up synaptic (0.60ubuntu2) ... bad image index The generated cache was invalid. dpkg: error processing synaptic (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of update-manager: update-manager depends on synaptic (= 0.57.8); however: Package synaptic is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing update-manager (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: apport apport-gtk eog evolution-common gnome-panel-data gnome-panel synaptic update-manager E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/karoliina# ** Affects: Ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Dist upgrade in up-to-date Gutsy reports errors https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/125260 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 95534] Re: GeForce 8800GTX makes installation impossible
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 91556 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/91556 Additional findings about the resolution: - After getting everything to work, I have had to edit configuration files from several applications and games by hand since their configuration does not generally include 16:10 widescreen resolutions and they neither offer 2560x1600 resolution either. However, by editing their configuration by hand, 2560x1600 works. This happens with many games found from Ubuntu repository and after editing their configuration files from their .something -directories, they run in many cases flawlessly with the 2560x1600 resolution. -- GeForce 8800GTX makes installation impossible https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95534 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 95534] Re: GeForce 8800GTX makes installation impossible
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 91556 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/91556 The very same thing happens with stable Feisty Fawn, with GeForce 8800GTX the Feisty Fawn is broken by default. I have Club3D GeForce 8800GTX 768 MB + 30 inch Dell 2560x1600 resolution display. There are number of problems: - Image does not display with LiveCD properly, everything is seen as double. I managed to start install though despite of the difficulties - When the whole system is installed, the X does not start at all, it is completely broken (despite nVidia proprietary driver is enabled). Workaround I found: Running nVidia binary driver installer from nVidia site and editing xorg.conf made it possible to run Ubuntu on the machine, there was 2560x1600 resolution statement missing from the configuration file. -- GeForce 8800GTX makes installation impossible https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/95534 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [ubuntu-art] Community Theme
Hello, I commented about this when this idea was somehow born. However, now, the theme is not so different from the official Ubuntu theme. The specification restricts it to be about exactly like the official Ubuntu theme is. The official theme or OranSun theme is not bad, please don't take me wrong, but the truth is that it is conservative. I personally see no reason for using the OranSun theme since it is about the same as before and thus it is not what I would want from an alternative theme since this theme is not experimental but rather quite conservative with its styling etc. If I want the orange/brown boring thingie, I can always use the standard Human theme. Of course, because of technical limitations the boxyness of Gtk themes is still there and the shapes, sizes etc. of the buttons, close, minimize, maximize widgets etc. is still the same as before and there are no new concepts, colours, shapes, themes, feelings etc. introduced on it. I was looking forward for something different which is as much different than Maemo is from ordinary Gtk-look, but this theme, despite it is very nice looking one when compared to the selection of other boxy-looking themes, is still very standard solution with no fresh breeze in the air. This is fine for most of the people I think, but some would love to see something completely different. Best Regards, Karoliina Salminen -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] ubuntu-art Digest, Vol 22, Issue 3
Hello, On 4/14/07, Vincent Weber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Earth tones can work wondefully towards communicating 'earthy' ideals when implemented in the design structure. That said, when you fail to apply those notions, or worse -- as Ubuntu does -- use 'brown' just for 'browns' sake, you end up in a mire of mediocre design. Ok, good point. But you don't have to screw up that earthy design when you seek different colors. For example, look at these stones in the commercial for the Motorola Pebble (here's a small image http://www.randomculture.com/random_culture/images/peblpond.jpg) That looks nice. You can see the grey and the deep sea green giving you this raw violence of nature. It is earty in my opinion. No one has ever done that before. Earthy is very different from where you are coming from. In Finland Earthy would be propably green. Forest everywhere. Anyhow, I would love to see something more stylish and less boring in the future in the Ubuntu themes. The current one is not really totally bad, it is an acceptable compromise, but by no definition it is cool and it does not give much wow-effect for potential new users and for me (after using Ubuntu from times of Warty) it is a bit boring, about as boring as some old MS Windows-look. I usually switch back to the orange/brown theme when I get bored to incomplete amateurish themes which are halfway broken. But I do not use it because it would look particularly impressive. If compared to competition though, the situation is not much better there currently, most themes in most distributions tend to be boring and very conservative, they do not have any Maccish-shine. Best Wishes Karoliina Salminen http://www.karoliinasalminen.com/blog -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: [ubuntu-art] ubuntu-art Digest, Vol 22, Issue 3
Hello, On 4/19/07, Alvaro Medina Ballester [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just a few words. Ubuntu = linux for human beings. Human beings = disctint cultures. Disctint cultures = distinct themes. Artwork team, start working!. Well said! I am sure that there are many talented artists in the Ubuntu community who could do that. People have different tastes, different backgrounds etc. and what looks cool to somebody may be really distracting to somebody else. Some have art training and some just have opinions based on feelings (like me). Variance would be great to suit the tastes of different people - in fact, in my opinion, maybe it could be a possibility to clean up the themes that come with the Gnome desktop, remove all the outdated non-relevant ones, and replace them with couple of stylish variants which vary from the boring to more brave ones. The default theme would then be the best compromise. A theme should consist of everything; window controls, window borders, colours, theming of menus, possible translucency effects (alpha mask), icons, sounds and background image - so that everything plays nice together so that they aren't just random selection of something that happens to exist already. The brown/orange Human theme is consistent enough that there is no doubt that it has been done about that way, but I mean that all themes provided with the installation should be on the same consistency level. Even the high contrast accessibility themes should look nice (nice shapes, etc.) in my opinion. Couple of themes means maybe less than 7, a handy number that people can memorize easily and that one could possibly see at one sight in the theme selection dialog maybe even without scrolling. Best Wishes, Karoliina -- ubuntu-art mailing list ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
Re: Tablet PC and Summer of Code
Hi, On 3/22/07, Corey Burger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As an observer from the previous two SoC's, I can say the biggest problem is students biting off more than they can chew. One of the biggest issues with tablets is that GNOME often barfs on the screen rotation, primarily the panel layout. As such, you possible place would be work on some new panel work, but that might be best done upstream. The panel work is already done in Hildon Desktop. Please see my previous post. It solves for example the issues with Gnome panel + rotation among with many other things. Best Wishes Karoliina -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
[Bug 75770] Re: ATI Open source driver shows distorted unreadable image on Dell laptop + Apple Cinema Display 23 inch
Latest update about the situation: - I tried your suggestion and it didn't help. The image is still distorted and unreadable. The laptop was last time dist-upgraded on last Friday, so the Feisty is pretty much up to date and so this occurs even with the latest version of the open source driver. Currently my situation is the following: - For some reason the fgrlx driver hasn't worked since Dapper on my laptop. The xorg displays a list of supported models and my Mobility Radeon 9000 LF250 appears to be missing from the list which is a bit weird since it would be unbelievable if they would just discontinue supporting chipsets that are in just three years old laptops. So the fglrx driver does not work. Then another issue is that the open source driver don't work either, so I can't output from my Linux laptop any picture for the Cinema display so far. So the display is now hooked to another laptop which has Windows running on it and on it. I have another idea what could maybe cause it. Not sure though. I could be also totally wrong. Maybe the driver does not support Dual-link DVI and the monitor requires it. I am still hoping that this would be fixed since the 24 inch display would be good for coding etc. and it should really work on LInux and it is a bit too good for just some corporate applications I rarely use (since the Windows machine exists just for that and nothing else). -- ATI Open source driver shows distorted unreadable image on Dell laptop + Apple Cinema Display 23 inch https://launchpad.net/bugs/75770 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 86457] Re: (maemo-on-ubuntu) Scratchbox does not work with latest Feisty kernel image
So my temporary fix for continuing running the scratchbox is to use 2.6.20-6 -kernel. Any news on this? This affects every Maemo developer running Feisty. -- (maemo-on-ubuntu) Scratchbox does not work with latest Feisty kernel image https://launchpad.net/bugs/86457 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 86457] (maemo-on-ubuntu) Scratchbox does not work with latest Feisty kernel image
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.20-8-generic Feisty kernel image 2.6.20.8.4 prevents running Scratchbox (r4 Apophis) (Scratchbox stopped working after dist-upgrade last week). Here is what the Scratchbox complains: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/scratchbox$ ./login Welcome to Scratchbox, the cross-compilation toolkit! Use 'sb-menu' to change your compilation target. See /scratchbox/doc/ for documentation. Inconsistency detected by ld.so: rtld.c: 1192: dl_main: Assertion `(void *) ph-p_vaddr == _rtld_local._dl_sysinfo_dso' failed! Inconsistency detected by ld.so: rtld.c: 1192: dl_main: Assertion `(void *) ph-p_vaddr == _rtld_local._dl_sysinfo_dso' failed! Inconsistency detected by ld.so: rtld.c: 1192: dl_main: Assertion `(void *) ph-p_vaddr == _rtld_local._dl_sysinfo_dso' failed! [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/scratchbox$ According to Daniel Stone, the kernel needs VDSO compat enabled in order to run Scratchbox. The Scratchbox runs on older kernel image. This bug currently blocks Launchpad spec: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/maemo-on-ubuntu as it prevents running the Scratchbox on the latest Feisty kernel. ** Affects: linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- (maemo-on-ubuntu) Scratchbox does not work with latest Feisty kernel image https://launchpad.net/bugs/86457 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 79536] Re: Update Manager's dist-upgrade to from Edgy to Feisty failed
Hi, I have since updated the system many times and not tried to update with update manager again. So the /var/log/dist-upgrade is no longer valid I think. Best Wishes, Karoliina -- Update Manager's dist-upgrade to from Edgy to Feisty failed https://launchpad.net/bugs/79536 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 60792] Re: Need 1920x1200 resolution splash screen
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 60621 *** 2560x1600 would be really good to have support since (also) I have a 30 inch widescreen monitor at home. Also would be a very good idea to take in account HTPC users which are using HD-Ready video projectors and LCD televisions, which have the medium-resolution HDTV resolution of 1280x720. -- Need 1920x1200 resolution splash screen https://launchpad.net/bugs/60792 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 79536] Update Manager's dist-upgrade to from Edgy to Feisty failed
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: update-manager I have a fresh installation of Ubuntu Edgy, had to reinstall the system as the Feisty to refused to boot up after one dist-upgrade. Ok, I reinstalled edgy and started to proceed with dist-upgrade to feisty: I changed sources.list to point to feisty. Then I did apt-get update which succeeded without problems. I launched Update Manager, and it offered distribution upgrade. I accepted it and it did something for few seconds. Then stopped. My sources list looks like this: deb http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty main restricted universe multiverse deb-src http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty main restricted universe multiverse ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the ## distribution. deb http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty-updates main restricted universe multiversedeb-src http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty-updates main restricted universe multiverse Update manager says: Upgrading to Ubuntu Version 6.10 Preparing the upgrade Fetching and installing the upgrades Cleaning up Another dialog says: Can't install ubuntu-desktop It was impossible to install a required package. Please report this as a bug. However, running apt-get dist-upgrade on console works without problems and the machine I am typing this bug currently is upgrading itself to Feisty. ** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- Update Manager's dist-upgrade to from Edgy to Feisty failed https://launchpad.net/bugs/79536 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 75770] ATI Open source driver shows distorted unreadable image on Dell laptop + Apple Cinema Display 23 inch
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-driver-ati SOFTWARE Ubuntu Feisty, 14.12.2006. See DESCRIPTION for xorg.conf settings. HARDWARE Dell Latitude D600 laptop + docking station + Apple Cinema HD Display connected to the laptop using DVI connector. DESCRIPTION This has never worked in Ubuntu or any other distributions, the driver ati or radeon always shows unreadable image on the Cinema Display thus making it not possible to use the Ubuntu laptop with my external display. Now this is especially very annoying because currently the fglrx driver is not working and I can't use the external Apple display at all. Here is a video I recorded showing what the bug does: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1956022957283832684hl=en (It is not a flicker from video camera + some CRT, but this flicker happens on the Apple flat panel for real). Here is the xorg.conf: # /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file) # # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using # values from the debconf database. # # Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page. # (Type man /etc/X11/xorg.conf at the shell prompt.) # # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only* # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg # package. # # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated # again, run the following command: # sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg Section Files FontPath/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc FontPath/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic FontPath/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled FontPath/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled FontPath/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1 FontPath/usr/share/X11/fonts/CID FontPath/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi FontPath/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi # paths to defoma fonts FontPath/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType FontPath/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID EndSection Section Module Load bitmap Load ddc Load dbe Load dri Load extmod Load freetype Load glx Load int10 Load type1 Load v4l Load vbe EndSection Section InputDevice Identifier Generic Keyboard Driver kbd Option CoreKeyboard Option XkbRules xorg Option XkbModel pc105 Option XkbLayout fi EndSection Section InputDevice Identifier Configured Mouse Driver mouse Option CorePointer Option Device/dev/input/mice Option Protocol ImPS/2 Option Emulate3Buttons true Option ZAxisMapping 4 5 EndSection Section InputDevice Identifier Synaptics Touchpad Driver synaptics Option SendCoreEventstrue Option Device/dev/psaux Option Protocol auto-dev Option HorizScrollDelta 0 EndSection Section Device Identifier ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon Mobility M300 (M22) Driver ati BusID PCI:1:0:0 Option DRI true Option RandRRotation on EndSection Section Monitor Identifier Apple Display Option DPMS EndSection Section Screen Identifier Default Screen Device ATI Technologies, Inc. Radeon Mobility M300 (M22) Monitor Apple Display DefaultDepth24 SubSection Display Depth 1 Modes 1920x1200 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth 4 Modes 1400x1050 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth 8 Modes 1400x1050 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth 15 Modes 1400x1050 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth 16 Modes 1400x1050 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth 24 Modes 1920x1200 1400x1050 EndSubSection EndSection Section ServerLayout Identifier Default Layout Screen Default Screen InputDevice Generic Keyboard InputDevice Configured Mouse InputDevice Synaptics Touchpad EndSection Section DRI Mode0666 EndSection Section Extensions Option Composite False EndSection FREQUENCE OF OCCURRENCE: Always ** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- ATI Open source driver shows distorted unreadable image on Dell laptop + Apple Cinema Display 23 inch https://launchpad.net/bugs/75770 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 75770] Re: ATI Open source driver shows distorted unreadable image on Dell laptop + Apple Cinema Display 23 inch
Here is the original video file. ** Attachment added: Video of the bug occurring with Apple Cinema Display http://librarian.launchpad.net/5396027/atidrivercinemadisplay.mp4 -- ATI Open source driver shows distorted unreadable image on Dell laptop + Apple Cinema Display 23 inch https://launchpad.net/bugs/75770 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 73023] Re: Round orange emblems have lack usability
There is one thing though (IMHO): - the orange ones (screenshot above) look stylish and professional - the old ones look unprofessional I think the fact that they are ugly has nothing to do with their usability and usability of stylish graphics should be improved instead of replacing the new stylish graphics with the old ugly graphics that would make the system to look bad since the non-stylish graphics would greatly reduce the end user's first impression which is very important for forming the overall impression of the system. -- Round orange emblems have lack usability https://launchpad.net/bugs/73023 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 73900] Re: Ardour 2 is (nearly) finished
I have tried Ardour 2 on Jacklab (compiled by myself). It appears to work and I would prefer to use it rather than the Ardour 1. -- Ardour 2 is (nearly) finished https://launchpad.net/bugs/73900 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 73900] Re: Ardour 2 is (nearly) finished
But remember, I am not part of Ubuntu Studio Development team, so I am not the person who is making the decision of its inclusion or not including it, so please do not take my positive comments about Ardour 2 versus Ardour 1 as any commitment for taking it. -- Ardour 2 is (nearly) finished https://launchpad.net/bugs/73900 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 73900] Re: Ardour 2 is (nearly) finished
Oops, I didn't notice that there was already a reply from C.Kontros. Please disregard my above comments. -- Ardour 2 is (nearly) finished https://launchpad.net/bugs/73900 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 43350] Re: Too Low Resolution Backgrounds
Cool. Yes, it is downside of most distributions and also other operating systems that the background images are usually supplied with a crappy resolution. I am using 23 inch Apple Cinema HD Display at work and will soon be using 30 inch Dell 3007WFP at home (as soon as it arrives from Dell, placed the order few days ago). Therefore for the resolutions I use, the default 1600x1200 is low. The resolutions are 1920x1200 for the Apple and 2560x1600 for the Dell respectively. My usual fix for the issue has been to use my own background image with some photograph from my collection, but it would be cool if the distro could also take bigger displays (23, 24, 30 inch LCD) in account since some people (despite not being the majority just yet) are using these high resolution displays these days, at least in Finland. At work, most are using either the lower mentioned resolution; 1680x1050 or the 1920x1200 resolution on Ubuntu - the widescreen 1680x1050 looks like being some standard type LCD monitor. Greg, your images look very nice and artistic, a lot better than what I have accomplished. My photographs are available as source images if needed from my gallery too, http://www.katix.org/gallery2 . However, while being high resolution, they aren't really deliberately artistic photographs but rather documentation pictures I am taking of flight trips, places, things etc. and due to the huge amount of them (I have tens of thousands of pictures on my harddrive and still quite many hundreds in the web gallery), I have had no time to perfect them, they are basically direct jpg output from the camera. I provided the link basically if someone wants to work on them and do artwork derived from them, you are free to do so, I have licensed them as Creative Commons license which allows non-commercial derivative works. By digging through my galleries, it is possible to find some nature landscapes from Lappland of Finland and there are couple of shots I consider being okayish. -- Too Low Resolution Backgrounds https://launchpad.net/bugs/43350 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
