Re: [Bug 761831] Re: brasero crashed with SIGABRT in __kernel_vsyscall()

2011-08-16 Thread Bruce R
I thought that's what I did, but was then prompted to also offer comment, whilst in your requested response to #493865, I commented about this crash report. - Original Message - From: Pedro Villavicencio To: bm007a0...@blueyonder.co.uk Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 9:21 AM

[Bug 761831] Re: brasero crashed with SIGABRT in __kernel_vsyscall()

2011-08-15 Thread Bruce R
Also occurred when using Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Alpha 3 release. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to brasero in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/761831 Title: brasero crashed with SIGABRT in __kernel_vsyscall() To

Re: [Bug 493865] Brasero doesn't perform automatic Checksum Verify

2011-08-15 Thread Bruce R
This capability was firmly reinstated with Ubuntu 10.10 and thus works well from my default LinuxMint-10 installation, yet issues a Manual ejection message rather than automatically ejecting. As requested by Pedro, I tried out an oneiric-desktop-amd64 Alpha3 Live session which wasn't easy with

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-10-12 Thread Bruce R
After further investigation with LiveCD sessions of Ubuntu 9.04, 9,10, 10.04 and 10.10 I can report that it's the introduction of Ubuntu's Software Center and its poor handling of essential dependencies etcetera that has sabotaged the addition of Ubuntu Restricted Extras and Sound Juicer (aka

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-10-11 Thread Bruce R
Profuse apologies everyone, but I have just discovered that Sound Juicer MP3 ripping simply doesn't work for Ubuntu 10.10 or Ubuntu.10.04, only for LinuxMint 7, 8 and 9 and Ubuntu 9.04, leaving Ubuntu 9.10 to be investigated, where I suspect that in Ubuntu 'it ain't broke so let's fix it' -

Re: [Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-10-03 Thread Bruce R
@FiloSottle - thank you for yet another polite, considerate reply, but perhaps that's not clear enough ? - Original Message - From: FiloSottile To: bm007a0...@blueyonder.co.uk Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2010 3:22 PM Subject: [Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-10-03 Thread Bruce R
'Bruce R' profiles I have received some very favourable comments from my circle of friends and others, including some musicians. However, the bottom line is that if they report an improvement using a 'KennoVO' profile, I may re-encode my CD collection for their listening benefit, but I hope

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-10-02 Thread Bruce R
Some afterthoughts. In case it's not been clear, I am not interested in scoring 'brownie points' for 'being smart', only in obtaining a 'CD Quality' profile that consistently works for friends and other users, leaving 'B-cubed' to other folk, but so far I have not seen any meaningful definition

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-10-02 Thread Bruce R
Stop PRESS - there's something weird going on. Although the Maverick RC Live CD produces different sounding results with the KennoVO and BruceR profiles, they are both OGG files, rather than MP3 files, whereas in Mint-9 they are, as expected, both MP3 files, so there would appear to be a lot more

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-10-02 Thread Bruce R
Indeed, Sound Juicer's MP3 capability has been completely removed from the Ubuntu repository ! Talk about cockups ! -- Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/195483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-10-02 Thread Bruce R
Weirder and weirder. Reinstalling the packages didn't get around what has proved to be my cockup, but a completely fresh distribution installation restored Sound Juicer complete with an MP3 capability. After attending an eye operation follow-up appointment, I must see if I can repeat the cockup,

Re: [Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-10-01 Thread Bruce R
Yes, although the industry-wide lack of configuration control means that keeping track of coding changes is a difficult and thankless task, not made any easier if the coding is poorly structured or commented in the first place. In my own case, cataract progression hasn't made reading 'available'

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-09-29 Thread Bruce R
I see that 'if something can possibly be misinterpreted (or misquoted) it wil bel' applies again. By 'new parameters lacking definition' I was referring to technical definition, not subjective audio clarity. Meanwhile, posting this from a Live 'daily Maverick DVD' (28-Sep-2010) session, I can

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-09-28 Thread Bruce R
KennoVO - trying to respond in a less inflammatory style, your attached links made interesting reading, effectively discussing the absence of the settings used in my/other amended profiles for CD QualityMP3 before addressing the proposed use of xingmux, as then briefly revealed to the world in the

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-09-28 Thread Bruce R
Apologies, only one attachment accepted, so single, three-page PDF file now attached. ** Attachment added: Three Page PDF file https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sound-juicer/+bug/195483/+attachment/1647665/+files/ReVisited%20MP3tests.pdf -- Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-09-28 Thread Bruce R
Long ago, when my hearing was a lot keener, Xing encoding in AudioCatalyst markedly improved upon Frauhofer encoding in AudioGrabber and was faster, so using a new implementation of what was a non-free product in Sound Juicer may provide a better result. I am puzzled at Ubuntu's discarding it

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-09-28 Thread Bruce R
You know, I can remember the same sort of sweeping, dismissive statements being made when CDaudio sampling rates, A-D quantization and coding laws were discussed, with audiophiles being disappointed that a higher sampling rate, number of levels or a better coding law were not chosen. At the

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-09-27 Thread Bruce R
Upon reflection I think I see where your confusion arises, KennoVO. Although the GStreamer lamemp3enc is what is invoked by the default and by modified profiles, it still needs instructing using original lame commands, which is why, if you want to try different settings, you need to have the

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-09-26 Thread Bruce R
It's taken over a year for me to obtain a cataract operation, but I can now see well enough to add another response to this Sound-Juicer problem saga. When I first researched modifying Sound Juicer (aka Audio CD Extractor) back in LinuxMint-4 and Ubuntu 7.10 days, I downloaded and printed out

Re: [Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-09-26 Thread Bruce R
. At the end of the day, subjective assessment by those with keen hearing using decent reproduction kit, like Sennheiser 'phones is probably the best arbiter as to what's acceptable CD-like quality. Bruce R -- Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/195483 You

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-08-06 Thread Bruce R
Wow, just updating from a LiveDVD session of Maverick Alpha3 to let folk know that, after adding sound-juicer and ubuntu-restricted-extras, 'Audio CD Extractor', aka Sound Juicer's default Quality MP3 profile is now audio/x-raw-int,rate=44100,channels=2 ! lamemp3enc name=enc target=0 quality=6

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-07-24 Thread Bruce R
Sorry to be slow to add this comment folks, but it looks as if my original Sound Juicer recommendations haven't been strictly followed, the most common mistake being to insert 'vbr=3' instead of just 'vbr=4' in editing the profile, which de-selects LAME's new VBR algorithm instead of selecting

[Bug 493865] Re: Brasero doesn't perform automatic Checksum Verify

2010-07-17 Thread Bruce R
A brief update. It still works for the creation of a data CD/DVD, but not as it used to, for burning an existing CD/DVD image to disc. -- Brasero doesn't perform automatic Checksum Verify https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/493865 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-07-12 Thread Bruce R
@Gotit Puzzling - I will try to investigate further. Meanwhile, for your information, the attached picture is from Ubuntu 8.04 era analysis of Sound Juicer encoding results for encoding of 'Jupiter' from Holst's Planet suite. ** Attachment added: HeronSoundJuicer.jpg

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-07-12 Thread Bruce R
Fascinating ! Re-reading the thread I see that folk are using different analysis tools or players to decide what the results are, rather than simply listening to the results with their chosen player. Such players and tools produce different, sometimes highly misleading reports, such as just

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-07-12 Thread Bruce R
Grip never used to work at all well, which is why I guess that it's no longer in the current repository. I don't know about Ruby Ripper, which I gather needs creating from source, never a certain outcome process with Ubuntu, success varying between versions. Meanwhlie, if you are into

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-07-11 Thread Bruce R
It's nice to be able to offer a solution for a change. The fault lies not with GStreamer, but with a failure to provide the wrong command string or 'profile' for LAME to execute. For the CD Quality MP3 Profile, Edit it to read as follows : audio/x-raw-int,rate=44100,channels=2 ! lame name=enc

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-07-11 Thread Bruce R
Sorry, Second sentence should read : The fault lies not with GStreamer, but with a failure to provide the right command string or 'profile' for LAME to execute. -- Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/195483 You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 195483] Re: Sound Juicer - MP3 quality doesn't change

2010-07-11 Thread Bruce R
Sorry guys, some more information. Having just today re-checked it out, I can advise that for Ubuntu and LinuxMint, you also need gstreamer LAME plugins etc installed, most easily achieved by adding ubuntu-restricted-extras, which I am in the habit of always doing, if only to get MicroSoft Core

[Bug 493865] Re: Brasero doesn't perform automatic Checksum Verify

2010-07-02 Thread Bruce R
Hi Pedro. I have just spent several hours checking it out, and I can confirm that the problem still exists in Lucid and in Mavertick Alpha-2. Despite being selected to occur by default under their Brasero 2.30.0, Edit, plugins, disc finalisation is not followed by actual disc checksum creation

[Bug 493865] Re: Brasero doesn't perform automatic Checksum Verify

2009-12-10 Thread Bruce R
Today's Ubuntu 10.04 Daily Release contains Brasero 2.29.3 which also doesn't burnproof via Checksum verify. Pity, Ubuntu 9.04's Brasero 2.26.1 had succeeded in temporarily replacing Windows-hosted Nero Burning or ImgBurn as THE reliable Disc Burner on my rigs, so another Linux missed

[Bug 493865] [NEW] Brasero doesn't perform automatic Checksum Verify

2009-12-07 Thread Bruce R
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: brasero With Brasero 2.28.2, when trying to Burn Image, having selected an ISO file and inserted a blank disc to write to, its Properties allow a slow burning speed to be selected and shows a 'Use burnproof' default but then fails to perform automatic

[Bug 493865] Re: Brasero doesn't perform automatic Checksum Verify

2009-12-07 Thread Bruce R
Sorry, forgot to say that Brasero 2.28.2 is the version in Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala and in LinuxMint Helena. -- Brasero doesn't perform automatic Checksum Verify https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/493865 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is

Re: [Bug 85798] Re: [apport] python crashed with SIGSEGV ingtk_tree_view_remove_column()

2009-05-22 Thread Bruce R
Upgrading from an earlier release install has never worked well, a completely fresh install being better. More specifically, I am aware of others encountering problems upgrading from the 'flakey' 8.10 release. -- [apport] python crashed with SIGSEGV in gtk_tree_view_remove_column()

[Bug 351090] Re: 32-bit Brasero Not Working

2009-05-14 Thread Bruce R
I don't know how it was achieved, but I suggest a change of status to 'Fixed'. (It's also now working well in the 32-bit LinuxMint7RC1.) -- 32-bit Brasero Not Working https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/351090 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which

[Bug 351090] Re: 32-bit Brasero Not Working

2009-04-24 Thread Bruce R
Good News - In the definitive release, available for download 24th April 2009, Brasero now works in the i386 desktop version on my [A] rig. (This post is from the AMD64 desktop version on my [B] rig, where the new 9.04 release is looking very good, much better than 8.04 and 8.10) -- 32-bit

[Bug 351090] Re: 32-bit Brasero Not Working

2009-03-31 Thread Bruce R
Thank you for the feedback, Pedro. For the benefit of folk needing to use Ubuntu Jaunty to reliably burn 'Live Discs', let's hope it gets fixed. A long time user of XP-hosted Nero for reliable burning, I have been waiting for a reliable Linux burner. Brasero's performance has been variable from

[Bug 351090] Re: 32-bit Brasero Not Working

2009-03-30 Thread Bruce R
Happy to oblige. Restored 32-bit JauntyBeta and repeated the burn of a 4.1GB Knoppix LiveDVD, which ended with 'Error while burning' again. I mis-typed the file name as 'braser-debug.txt' which is attached. I really hope that this helps, because in most other respects, JauntyBeta is looking

[Bug 351090] [NEW] 32-bit Brasero Not Working

2009-03-29 Thread Bruce R
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: brasero Installed 64-bit Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Beta) to find that it appears more stable on my XFX880GS SATA-320+500GB G31MX-S2 2.9GHzE4600 rig. Indeed, Brasero 2.26.0 performs very well, Successfully completing the ISO image Checksum, Writing and Checksum

[Bug 252174] Re: gvfsd-trash crashed with SIGSEGV in g_main_context_dispatch()

2008-08-27 Thread Bruce R
Ubuntu 8.10 x86 LiveCD Alpha-4 release (kernel 2.6.26.5-generic) As a non-expert user I just had difficulty finding a PC that would actually load this LiveCD session and it then wouldn't allow 'at' key entry for logging in to make this report (I had to use Ctrl_V of a text file created on

[Bug 252174] Re: gvfsd-trash crashed with SIGSEGV in g_main_context_dispatch()

2008-08-27 Thread Bruce R
Hi Andrew As it happens my Alpha-4 loading problem was a Ubuntu 8.04 Brasero corrupted CD problem, which I'll follow up separately in slower time. A WinXP/Nero7 re-burnt Alpha-4 CD now simply conforms to this thread, but I'll not waste your time with it. Good luck with your highly focused

Re: [Bug 216173] Re: totem-gstreamer-video-thumbnailer crashed withSIGSEGV in g_object_notify()

2008-05-05 Thread Bruce R
OK with me, as my quick-fix, as per #221953 means that it's no longer a problem with my current 8.04 installation. Thank you for the interest, I'd thought this one was closed. -- totem-gstreamer-video-thumbnailer crashed with SIGSEGV in g_object_notify() https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/216173

Re: [Bug 25931] Fix not working.

2008-04-26 Thread Bruce R
Hi Daniel Rheinbay - in case it helps. I didn't Upgrade but made a fresh, internet-connected Manual method install to 'free space' which resulted in HAL initialization failure. ReStarting in recovery mode I obtained an indication that my Zarlink DVB-T chip used by my AverTV A777 was not being

[Bug 25931] Re: Failed to initalize HAL.

2008-04-25 Thread Bruce R
No longer occurs with definitive, 24th April Release, but please see #221953. -- Failed to initalize HAL. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25931 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- desktop-bugs mailing list

[Bug 25931] Re: Failed to initalize HAL.

2008-04-19 Thread Bruce R
YES, for Ubuntu 8.04 Release Candidate, its kernel 2.6.24-16-generic lack of TV tuner drivers is causing HAL initialization failure or worse for my [A] rig E2160 with its AverTV A777 PCI card using a Zarlink MT352 DVB-T chip. There's also no driver for my [C] rig Northwood P4 AverTV A800 USB

Re: [Bug 25931] Re: Failed to initalize HAL.

2008-04-19 Thread Bruce R
Hi Åskar And I thought that my rigs were complex ! Mind you, I think that you will find it easier to tackle other problems if you can disable or even temporarily remove your Philips SAA7133/SAA7135 device. The lack of suitable chipset drivers in the Release Candidate kernel seems to be

Re: [Bug 25931] Re: Failed to initalize HAL.

2008-04-19 Thread Bruce R
Sorry, but while you are gathering more detailed evidence, I am simply by-passing the problem. -- Failed to initalize HAL. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/25931 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- desktop-bugs

[Bug 25931] Re: Failed to initalize HAL.

2008-04-18 Thread Bruce R
In Report #216159 I reported that that Kardy kernels -15 and -16 caused problems for my E2160 with its Zarlink MT352 DBV-T (Aver A777) PCI card identified as the likely cause, the card being happier with -12 and perfectly happy with 7.10's kernel. Now, Release Candidate 8.04 won't even install

[Bug 25931] Re: Failed to initalize HAL.

2008-04-11 Thread Bruce R
Ubuntu 8.04 pre-release - 11 April 2008 Having just successfully applied the latest series of Partial Updates to my 3.0GHz Northwood rig, tried with my E2160 rig, first with its second Vista drive connected and then disconnected unless that was the problem, but no joy, 'Internal error'

[Bug 211611] Re: gnome-keyring-daemon crashed with SIGSEGV in dbus_connection_remove_filter()

2008-04-11 Thread Bruce R
After repeated HAL initialisation failures, tried yet another install which instigated a Partial Update to remove 1 pakage, install 18 new packages and 'update' 491 packages (a few more than previously), which took two hours and offered a new kernel 2.6.24-16-generic for an incredibly slow

[Bug 25931] Re: Failed to initalize HAL.

2008-04-11 Thread Bruce R
Later on, I tried another re-install on my E2160 rig, which took two hours, consisted of 509 packages and included new kernel 2.6.24-16-generic, removed kernel 2.6.24-15-generic and left kernel 2.6.24-12-generic. Normal re-start into kernel 2.6.24-16-generic after a very slow re-boot,

[Bug 25931] Re: Failed to initalize HAL.

2008-04-10 Thread Bruce R
Having failed to re-install Ubuntu 8.04 on my E2160 [A] rig, I then succeeded on my Northwood P4 [B] rig. Re-trying with my [A] rig, it was happy to re-install Ubuntu 7.10 but once again wouldn't take 8.04 (now withx483 updates !) After Updates application and a very slow, reluctant re-start

[Bug 25931] Re: Failed to initalize HAL.

2008-04-10 Thread Bruce R
Sorry, should have made it clear that I'm talking about 8.04 Beta. The re-type didn't work either and needed a hard reset, System, Quit no longer working. (Note that 'crash report detected', then slowly reported - Sorry, the program gnome-keyring-daemon closed unexpectedly, etc, but