[ubuntu-studio-users] USB audio device already in the list is not matched
If I grep autojack.json for raw, id and bus, I get: 182:"raw": "UR22mkII", 183:"id": "0499:170f", 184:"bus": "001", 217:"raw": "Pro", 218:"id": "0763:2012", 219:"bus": "001", 267:"raw": "USB", 268:"id": "17ef:306a", 269:"bus": "005", 304:"raw": "TB", 305:"id": "23e5:a090", 306:"bus": "007", OK. I am now connected to that "Pro" device. In the Studio Controls USB device menu, I see USB13 0763:2012 001 Pro:0,0 capture and playback (unplugged) USB13 0763:2012 001 Pro:1,0 capture and playback (unplugged) Ahem. It's plugged in. Then, at the bottom of the list: USB16 0763:2012 001 Pro:0,0 capture and playback () USB16 0763:2012 001 Pro:1,0 capture and playback () So this is how I was getting garbage in my device list -- failure to match previously encountered devices. ID and bus are the same but it went and made a new device for it. What's up? A bad string compare somewhere? Looks like a bug. I mean, I guess I can set up a script to purge autojack.json from time to time, but that seems extreme. hjh -- 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: [ubuntu-studio-users] Studio Controls: Possible to clear the list of USB devices?
On Sun, 10 Mar 2024 16:08:42 +0800 James Harkins wrote --- > There's a lot of junk in my Studio Controls USB device list. I wouldn't mind > to just delete all of them and let entries get added back in when devices are > plugged in. (I don't need to keep index positions -- totally fine to start > from scratch.) > > How to do that? I guess they persist in a config file somewhere but it didn't > leap out of .config/ at me. FWIW (finally found by grepping the whole user folder for a USB device's ID): It's ~/.config/autojack/autojack.json hjh -- 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
[ubuntu-studio-users] Studio Controls: Possible to clear the list of USB devices?
There's a lot of junk in my Studio Controls USB device list. I wouldn't mind to just delete all of them and let entries get added back in when devices are plugged in. (I don't need to keep index positions -- totally fine to start from scratch.) How to do that? I guess they persist in a config file somewhere but it didn't leap out of .config/ at me. hjh -- 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: [ubuntu-studio-users] XFCE4 vs Ubuntu Studio 22.04
On Sun, 30 Apr 2023 10:24:26 +0800 "James Harkins" wrote --- > FWIW, here is SuperCollider + Open Stage Control + Ubuntu Studio Controls, in > XFCE4, and the network is up (only needed to install network-manager-gnome). FWIW, second follow-up, now I've been running XFCE for almost a week and it seems generally more stable -- even the touchpad, which frequently acted up under Plasma, seems better. (Knocking on something b/c as we all know, the second you say "it seems pretty good" is when the trouble starts, lol.) Happy to hear that other people on other machines are having a good time with Plasma, but, also happy that I can switch out the desktop shell. hjh -- 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: [ubuntu-studio-users] XFCE4 vs Ubuntu Studio 22.04
On Sun, 30 Apr 2023 06:40:24 +0800 Erich Eickmeyer wrote --- > I have been working on making Ubuntu Studio simpler for *everyone* for the > past 5 years First, I would like to say that, apart from the static I've been experiencing with Plasma, your efforts have been spectacularly successful! The reason why I didn't think to check the website is... simply... because, in the past, I never needed to. I downloaded the installer and everything Just Worked. So let me start off by saying, thank you for that. (So, then, I should also apologize for the heat in my messages. I've been too critical and not appreciative enough. For that, I did deserve to get a rant.) With that said... > We have a quick an easy solution to this! If you don't want KDE's Plasma > Desktop, there's a very simple solution. > 1) Install Xubuntu (for the Xfce Desktop) > 2) Install ubuntustudio-installer > 3) Install what you need for Ubuntu Studio using Ubuntu Studio Installer! I'll just point out that there is a missing step 4: Spend half a day reinstalling software. This is the part that is perhaps easy (perhaps not), and definitely not quick. (As I stated earlier, I had to do this recently... it really did take that long. Started around 2pm, finished after 6pm.) In any case... Plasma was stable yesterday (though I didn't use the machine that much), so I'll keep monitoring the situation and gradually put stuff in place in XFCE as a backup. hjh -- 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: [ubuntu-studio-users] XFCE4 vs Ubuntu Studio 22.04
On Sat, 29 Apr 2023 10:26:47 +0800 Jon wrote --- > I would think it would > be as simple as: > > apt update && apt upgrade > apt install xfce4 xfce4-goodies > reboot So far, more or less OK with that -- it even preserved some custom keyboard and FCITX settings! I had to log back into Plasma for now, though, because there was no network connection, and I couldn't find the wifi widget. I'll have to do some searching about that, but no time for it today. > Also, I am not hearing others have the same issues as you are, not > saying they are not, just not hearing it. So that leads me to think it > may be a hardware issue, i.e. a driver that is not playing nice. That's entirely possible. It's a Lenovo ThinkBook 14. I just looked at their website for Linux drivers, nothing. > You could also try and troubleshoot if you have another computer or > laptop on the network. When it freezes again, see if you can log in > through ssh and check dmesg and the logs to see if you can find the > cuplprit. Could try that. > Do you have any scripts running that you setup and forgot > about, possibly sitting in cron, does the issue happen randomly or do > you notice after say 23 minutes and 6 seconds it happens? Quite sure that's not it. Another possible source of trouble is the Astrill VPN client app. Very smooth under XCFE, but in Plasma, it's got this weird, tiny second window that is opening and closing dozens of times per second. I had gotten in the habit of closing this app when I didn't need it, to reduce CPU use, battery consumption, and stress on the Plasma toolbar, and that seemed to improve stability for a while. But this app was not open when the system froze yesterday (either time). > Better idea, setup KVM or some other virtualization system and install > Ubuntu 22.04, then go to town. If you wreck it, start over, no harm > done. Then you have an environment to test all you want without ever > touching your workstation If it gets more involved than that, I'll try that. I have Oracle VirtualBox already, for another reason. Really appreciate the help! hjh -- 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: [ubuntu-studio-users] XFCE4 vs Ubuntu Studio 22.04
On Fri, 28 Apr 2023 23:41:42 +0800 Jon wrote ---
> Just wanted to know if you have tried installing XFCE as your window
> manager or is there something that KDE plasma has that you require?
Plasma doesn't have anything specific I need. (This is actually part of my
reason for posting -- in case Ubuntu Studio maintainers are listening, this
user is offering some feedback that Plasma has decidedly not been an
improvement.)
Online, I see https://www.tecmint.com/install-xfce-desktop-in-ubuntu-fedora
("sudo apt install xfce4") -- but, when I asked about this initially, the
advice on this list was to "install Xubuntu then use the Ubuntu Studio
Installer to change it."
So... is there a particular disadvantage installing the XFCE packages over my
current installation? A fresh install + all my software is at least a half day
(which I had to do recently, after trying Ubuntu Studio 22.10 and then having
to reinstall 22.04, oops, so I know how long it takes).
hjh
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Re: [ubuntu-studio-users] XFCE4 vs Ubuntu Studio 22.04
On Fri, 28 Apr 2023 09:21:06 +0800 "James Harkins" wrote --- > Just went a couple weeks without a Plasma f***up and just now... browsing > files on an external HDD... freeze. Everything frozen. Reboot. I'm just lucky > it didn't bork the whole external disk. Just happened again. No external HDD this time, just typing into a SuperCollider window. Suddenly keystrokes and mouse clicks were doing nothing. So here's a problem I have... a lot of forums, especially PHP based ones, have anti-spam plugins that deny all IP addresses from mainland China where I live, *and* also deny VPNs. Because of this, I am unable to register for the KDE forums, and I am also unable to talk to anyone at the KDE forums to do anything about this. So I'd like to ask... could someone set up a user account on the KDE forums for me? PM me...? Please? I'm desperate...? I am going to need support for this. Otherwise I'll have to switch to another distribution. I have loved Ubuntu Studio for years but I can't accept this. Two catastrophic freezes in one day means it could happen onstage, and I don't know why this is happening or how to prevent it. hjh -- 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: [ubuntu-studio-users] XFCE4 vs Ubuntu Studio 22.04
On Sat, 15 Apr 2023 01:47:44 +0800 Doc C wrote --- > I have the same reaction. > > ... Sometimes the window manager just becomes unresponsive (seems to be > related to the Slack desktop app in my case) and integration with LibreOffice > is not great. Just went a couple weeks without a Plasma f***up and just now... browsing files on an external HDD... freeze. Everything frozen. Reboot. I'm just lucky it didn't bork the whole external disk. If I wanted crashiness I'd just use Windows *barf* hjh -- 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
[ubuntu-studio-users] XFCE4 vs Ubuntu Studio 22.04
Just wondering if anyone has installed XFCE4 in Ubuntu Studio 22.04... known issues? KDE Plasma is... it's the little things... every week I run into at least one "what the...?" XFCE4 wasn't fancy or pretty but it Just Worked. hjh -- 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: [ubuntu-studio-users] Random UI freakouts in Ubuntu Studio 22.04
On Sat, 25 Mar 2023 10:13:59 +0800 James Harkins wrote --- > So let's fast forward to 3 weeks ago... the Plasma taskbar at the top > disappeared. The Super key couldn't open the launcher menu, so... no apps, > nothing. FWIW (not that anyone cares) but I now believe this is largely because of the client app for Astrill VPN (which is also causing high CPU use and draining the battery). I'll follow up with them. Congrats on the release -- will consider an upgrade post-semester. hjh -- 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: [ubuntu-studio-users] Random UI freakouts in Ubuntu Studio 22.04
On Sat, 25 Mar 2023 10:13:59 +0800 James Harkins wrote --- > So the simpler question is: does Ubuntu Studio 22.10 ship with Plasma 5.27? It turns out that this is moot -- I ended up trying 22.10 the other day (after the show), and was quickly reminded why I avoid system upgrades during the semester. Completely unusable. *Major* UI lags, and apps unable to open. Half of Sunday was spent reinstalling 22.04 and my whole suite of apps. > The broader question is... what is the best way forward for me to have a > stable, functioning system again? So... still no idea here. TIA, hjh -- 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
[ubuntu-studio-users] Random UI freakouts in Ubuntu Studio 22.04
Hi, first post. I've been a loyal user of Ubuntu Studio since... I think maybe 14.04? Generally a first-rate experience -- the fact that in, oh, 7-8 years I never needed to sign onto the mailing list tells you how little trouble I had with it. Last November, I got a new computer and installed Ubuntu Studio 22.04 on it. Initially, the problems were only very minor, the sorts of things I expect from an Ubuntu upgrade. So let's fast forward to 3 weeks ago, when I had my first lecture class of the semester, and my first time plugging this machine into the classroom projector (end of the previous semester here was all online). At first it wasn't quite syncing up, so I tried a few different screen resolutions, and then... the Plasma taskbar at the top disappeared. The Super key couldn't open the launcher menu, so... no apps, nothing. I found a webpage explaining how to delete the Plasma configuration files and reboot, and this did restore functionality. But the system has never been quite the same. *Mostly* ok, but I had to reboot a few extra times during the last week. The cruncher was, yesterday I had a performance, and: 1. Plugged in a USB SSD... the touchpad sensitivity went down to a crawl. Unusable. Reboot. 2. 5 minutes later, the taskbar didn't disappear, but it froze -- couldn't switch workspaces, couldn't switch apps except for alt-tab. Reboot. 3. Fine for a few hours after that, but then I was using the Ubuntu Studio Controls app to switch the USB soundcard, and the system stopped responding to mouse clicks or typing. Reboot. This is just hours before a show... a rather different quality of user experience from the last several years of rock-solid stability. (However the show went off without a hitch!) The KDE community has been only somewhat helpful. KDE Forums ban all IP addresses from mainland China, and VPNs apparently -- summarily, with no way to appeal. So I'm not able to ask the user community for workarounds. I ended up logging a bug report for the first problem, but was told that Plasma 5.24.7 is no longer supported, and that if I need support, I should upgrade the desktop. But: https://launchpad.net/~kubuntu-ppa/+archive/ubuntu/backports/+index?field.series_filter=jammy&batch=75&direction=backwards&start=300 plasma-desktop 4:5.24.7-0ubuntu0.1~ubuntu22.04~ppa1 ... oh. 5.24.7. So, I can't upgrade Plasma without upgrading to Kinetic. So the simpler question is: does Ubuntu Studio 22.10 ship with Plasma 5.27? (https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=466586#c1 -- "This is one of the reasons why multi-monitor handling was completely re-done in Plasma 5.27 to fix issues such as this one. Please update to 5.27 as soon as your distro offers it to you.") It seems I need this Plasma version... before taking on the risks of an OS upgrade, I'd like to confirm that it will really help. The broader question is... what is the best way forward for me to have a stable, functioning system again? Thanks. Again, my experience with Ubuntu Studio has been excellent over the years, which is why I'm caught a bit off guard with these recent troubles. hjh -- 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
