Can you upload a sample (you can create one for instance using FFmpeg) so
others can test to see that it isn't a graphics card issue?
You can also use SSH.
Netbooks usually do not have a good graphics card that supports video
decoding and thus plays video using CPU. Since the CPU is weak (e.g. Atom)
playback of high quality videos (e.g. 720P) isn't smooth. (720P video also
needs to be rescaled as the resolution is lower than that.)
Lightspark can be obtained via PPA:
https://launchpad.net/~sparkers/+archive/ppa
Note that there is in fact a newer version available (0.7.2) which one can
compile from source.
Free alternatives to Adobe Flash provide a way to view video and audio, but
they still require proprietary JavaScript and they use more resources than
viewing the stream in a media player such as MPlayer. I thought it would be a
good idea to liberate (live) Flash media streams that can be
No see here:
https://trisquel.info/en/forum/thinkpenguin-laptop-photos#comment-24756
It is best to use JavaScript on/off toggler such as NoScript. Most websites
work fine without JavaScript other than reading comments or one-click
download sites (other than 180upload or billionuploads).
This has been discussed in the forums before...
You can see an older discussion here:
https://trisquel.info/en/forum/will-trisquel-be-based-debain-future
Lightspark only works with Pulseaudio I believe. Audio is very bad when using
Lightspark, so I disabled Pulseaudio and use Lightspark only to find video
links alongside Wireshark.
Chris, perhaps you should get in touch with Rockbox developers so that the
player you are selling is advertised on the Rockbox homepage.
Some of the videos on the golem.de website use the .flv extension, e.g. this
one about the Neo Freerunner:
http://video4.golem.de/files/1/1/1559/neofreerunner_mw_on2.flv
To find the URL using Wireshark just search for frame contains .flv instead
of frame contains .mp4.
Regarding microphone/line out: most laptops have an internal microphone so
the external one isn't needed (my netbook 1001px has this connection and it
works for headphones. I use the internal microphone).
The latest version of Midori plays back YouTube fine using ViewTube or
Linterna Magica with Lightspark or Gnash. Just get the latest Midori and
WebKit via PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webkit-team
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:midori
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude upgrade
You can also use regular SMPlayer to playback YouTube links which supports
WebM as default format in
options-preferences-performance
Jitsi 2.0 supports VP8:
https://jitsi.org/Development/Roadmap
Some software contained in Debian recommends non-free software, for instance
Kopete includes a Skype buttons Mozilla plugin.
ViewTube and Linterna Magica are Greasemonkey scripts.
Linterna Magica can be downloaded from here:
http://linterna-magica.nongnu.org/
ViewTube can be obatined from here:
https://userscripts.org/scripts/show/87011
Another nice script is LinkTube which provides direct links to embedded
YouTube
Universe packages are free software that are not officially supported and
restricted packages are obviously non-free:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu
You can get a cheap netbook that is supported by Trisquel. You can find such
models using h-node and you can test Trisquel in a shop (that's what I did).
Note that a model might be listed as supported but might be sold with
different parts, so it is best to test it before buying.
Does it also work with kernels in Parabola and/or gNewSense?
I learnt from looking at the link at h-node that Parabola also has a long
term release kernel so I switched to that. The LTS kernel should be the
default in my view.
Slightly off topic: it seems that in many cases JavaScript is used when it
isn't needed and thus the resources required to view websites grows. For
instance, many TV guides require JavaScript, and only few do not (such as the
Guardian website which works without JavaScript).Also 1-click
You can update to the latest version by using this PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ferramroberto/minitube
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude upgrade
I just tested a RAR file and File Roller handled it fine in Trisquel (I also
installed unar and unrar-free).
There is a hack to find media via Google. Just search for find mp3 google
and go through the results - you should find a method of searching
directories for mp3s inside Google. If you copy the search and replace mp3 by
other media types you can find movies too.
Vimeo videos should work in any browser that supports H.264 via HTML5 such as
Midori.
Dailymotion works with Scriptish/Greasemonkey plus Linterna Magica plus Totem
plugin.
My iPod (5th generation iPod video) can be synchronized using Banshee
(including videos) but I just drag and drop using Rockbox.
I just noticed quvi supports playing back YouTube in WebM format and some
other sites via MPlayer. All one needs to do is install quvi (compilation
instructions for versions newer than those in the Trisquel repositories can
be found here:
Funny Or Die also works.
I'm using an Asus 1001PX netbook and everything works using Trisquel and it
even has a nice matte screen. The only downside is a wireless card that only
supports b and g, so it doesn't work that well if there is poor reception
(but connecting to home router is fine). The other downside is a
My laptop came officially with Free DOS (and unofficially with an
unauthorized version of XP).
Actually the golem.de player works with Lightspark:
https://trisquel.info/en/forum/anyone-able-stream-video-without-flash
You can also use quvi directly with any player of your choosing, e.g. to use
SMPlayer:
quvi --exec smplayer %u URL
I run Trisquel with 1 GB of RAM in the desktop from 2005 using E17 and it's
quite snappy. On the netbook I also have 1 GB with Parabola and loading
software takes a few seconds (e.g. 10 seconds to load Evolution or Iceape and
longer to load bitcoin-qt), but the bottleneck is the Atom
I use ffmpeg which supports free formats (Theora, VP8, Vorbis etc).
Handbrake includes a proprietary AAC encoder. All the players include an AAC
decoder which is free software but do not include the proprietary decoder.
To rip a DVD using ffmpeg you need to first copy the VOB file to your
computer. Here you can find more details:
http://eng.anarchopedia.org/how_to_encode_video_to_OGG_Theora#ffmpeg
ffmpeg is compiled without non-free AAC encoder.
By typing ffmpeg into terminal you can see what flags were enabled during
compilation.
Here is ffmpeg on my Parabola computer (on Trisquel I think libx264 isn't
available in ffmpeg due to software patents):
ffmpeg
ffmpeg version 1.2.1
Can you SSH into the computer and post the output of dmesg?
I tried compiling but ran into errors when making the toolchain. The log is
here:
http://wklej.org/id/1076192/
Bitcoin mining software is listed here:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Bitcoin#Mining
cgminer and cpuminer are free software.
I added --disable-werror to compilation of binutils in Makefile but toolchain
still fails to build:
http://wklej.org/id/1076358/
I'm using an ASUS netbook (1001PX) and it's reasonably fast. It has a nice
Matte screen. You can get a cheap refurbished version of this netbook.
I mostly disable JavaScript (via NoScript) and Gnash/Lighstspark (I usually
use workarounds such as Viewtube, Linterna Magica, youtube-dl,
The netbook I'm using (1001PX) could be purchased with FreeDOS.
Probably by running Compiz or a game that requires 3D acceleration such as
Neverputt.
In Evolution using GPG doesn't require a plugin and is pretty straightforward
(just select PGP encrypt in menu). Setting up GPG keys can be done via the
command line. Useful GPG commands can be found here:
http://irtfweb.ifa.hawaii.edu/~lockhart/gpg/gpg-cs.html
Is the package network-manager-openvpn-gnome installed?
I have a similar netbook and it works for me. I did what I wrote here when I
was using Trisquel:
http://h-node.org/notebooks/view/en/210/Eee-PC-1001PX
Does the command
sudo hdparm -B 254 /dev/sda
work?
In order to see if the command worked simply run
sudo hdparm -B /dev/sda
The output should be:
/dev/sda:
APM_level = 254
Jamendo probably uses a patent encumbered codec such as MP3 which is
supported in Midori (via external media frameworks) but not in Mozilla based
browser.
confirmed also!
The internal mouse on my netbook freezes (only scrolling works but pointer no
longer moves) when CPU usage is high.
Lavabit also privides an XMPP account when you register an email account.
Some Israeli sites (such as Nana) also offer HTML5 video if you identify as a
mobile user (using e.g. user agent switcher).
Website developers implement HTML5 video in their mobile interface due to
lack of Adobe Flash support on mobile devices. Most desktop users install
Flash, so website
I'm guessing NoScript and/or LibreJS aren't installed by default since they
are not newbie friendly. If Trisquel wishes to prevent loading non-free
code it should also not provide Gnash which (usually) requires non-free
ActionScript.
Another recommended add-on is RequestPolicy, which lets the user control
cross-site requests. This is a good way to block access for example to
Facebook.
Mark Shuttleworth commented about free srivers in thsi video. It was also
covered in Slashdot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HNFBHwcrFM
http://news.slashdot.org/story/13/08/03/0128252/shuttleworth-answers-fsf-call-for-free-software-drivers-on-edge
Liveleak also works with youtube-dl. JUst download a recent version.
Installation instructions are available here:
https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/watch-youtube-videos-using-youtube-dl
Parabola also has a MIPS port and has newer packages than gNewSense.
The video works fine with youtube-dl:
youtube-dl http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6cb_1375466788 -o
'%(title)s.%(ext)s'[liveleak] 6cb_1375466788: Downloading webpage
[download] Destination: How not to load a truck on a trailer.mp4
[download] 100.0% of 1.37MiB at 1.10MiB/s ETA 00:00
The talk wasn't particularly informative or interesting.
The talkers discussed at first installation of media codecs on GNU/Linux. In
Trisquel the relevant GStreamer packages are installed, and only encrypted
DVD playback requires running a script.
Later they discussed DRM and said it was
The latest version of Midori (0.5.5) includes an extension called NoJS which
lets users manage which sites are allowed to execute JavaScript. It's similar
to NoScript but more basic.
While other browsers remove the option to disable JavaScript from the menus
(Epiphany/Web and Mozilla based
Parabola and gNewSense are also listed on Prism break website but they aren't
recommended to new GNU/Linux users in my opinion.
gNewSense is outdated. I tested the live CD and wireless did not work on my
netbook despite being supported since Trisquel 4.1. Also Debian backports
repository
The version of Midori can be downloaded using this link:
http://www.midori-browser.org/downloads/midori_0.5.5_all_.tar.bz2
You can also watch YouTube using only free JavaScript using the ViewTube
Greasemonkey extension
https://userscripts.org/scripts/show/87011
If you don't need a browser, non-Vevo YouTube videos can also be viewed via
your favorite player using quvi or via MPlayer using youtube-viewer. You can
Maybe this is relevant:
Nautilus launches Trisquel desktop
https://trisquel.info/en/issues/8070
You need to install dependencies required to build gstreamer from source.
Simply run
sudo apt-get build-dep libgstreamer0.10-0
I think the mplayer package has been replaced by mplayer2. Try installing
that package instead:
sudo aptitude install mplayer2
Yes free hardware exists, for instance the Ben Nanonote:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_NanoNote
The main problem with Debian is that it recommends non-free software, for
instance the free software version of Firefox included in Debian (Iceweasel)
recommends the installation of Adobe Flash and the version of Kopete included
in Debian includes a plugin that (presumably) controls Skype
I wonder what the free software community thinks of this device?
http://www.gcw-zero.com/specifications
If I understand correctly only the wireless firmware is non-free (the
graphics should be supported by a free driver). Not sure about the BIOS
though.
Try the nv driver. THe procedure is mentioned here:
https://trisquel.info/en/issues/10050
Regarding 1:
The video works fine even without any JavaScript by changing the Mozilla
browser's user agent to an Android browser via the add-on User Agent
Switcher (I used the user agent Galaxy S II - Android 4.0.3 - Mobile Safari
534.30) and using the add-on UnPlug (UnPlug also provides a
Is there any way to use the old trash icon (which I prefer due to the paper
in the trash when it is full)?
Thanks, but searching locate trash gave a lot of results (e.g. every folder
in /usr/share/icons/elementary/places/ contains a trash icon). Is there a
simple way of installing the old trash or at least of getting a list of which
icons need to be replaced?
My old integrated Microdia webcamera works out-of-the-box on Trisquel 4.0
(and also on 4.5). In the past I had to compile the driver manually or
couldn't get it to work at all. Perhaps it should be added to the FSF list of
supported webcameras, along with the version of the kernel which
This integrated webcamera works on my mum's laptop when I popped in Trisquel
4.0 live CD:
ID 04f2:b159 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
I sent an email to hardw...@fsf.org about the two working cameras. Hopefully
this information will be added to their website.
Thank you for your reply. I will check it out.
Thanks. Will check it out.
I'm having trouble with .OGV playback on my desktop computer running Trsiquel
4.0 (using the openchrome driver). Gnome-MPlayer shows lots of blocks, Totem
shows a distorted image and VLC shows a black screen. SMPlayer plays the
file, but it isn't included in the repositories (I installed it
OK my last question was silly as I can simply disconnect the battery and the
laptop still works.
To follow up: nv actually seems to work better on the laptop it seems for
video playback on Trisquel 4.0. Also, Totem and VLC can play the .OGV file
there as well, but Gnome-MPlayer still shows blocks. SMPlayer is the only one
that plays the file on both computers.
Now funnily enough Totem and VLC are willing to play the file on my desktop
computer. I guess they are simply buggy programmes. Gnome-MPlayer complains
about a missing VDPAU backend.
Actually Totem will only play the file properly if the file is already open
(paused) in another player.
Around 3-4 years. It might have already been bad for a while as I hardly ever
use the battery.
I agree. When I tell people I use Web Browser it's almost as bad as telling
them I use gNewSense (as it sounds like nuisance) :) I think one thing that
we should learn from Apple is that a catchy name is important.
Not to be off topic, but when I tell my bank that there site doesn't work
with my re-branded Mozilla browser (even though they claim Firefox works)
they have no idea what this means. I agree that Internet Explorer is pretty
weak as a name, however thankfully for Microsoft it comes with
I just installed flashvideoreplacer and noticed that on Youtube it doesn't
work without Gnash. Linterna Magica on the other hand doesn't require Gnash
to work.
I meant not needing to turn on Gnash and still getting video on Youtube was a
really nice feature :)
The Openmoko isn't really a phone. It works to an extent as a phone but it's
more like a small tablet. Some of it's features I find to be really cool,
e.g:
1. You can use it without a SIM card at all. The distributions will complain
that no SIM is found but you can still use all the
If you want something stable Android on the Freerunner might be an option. I
didn't really like it (the fonts are tiny and setting it up with Hebrew
support was rather difficult) but it might actually be the most usable distro
on the phone.
I should clarify: the phone only charges on a switched off computer if the
computer can turn on the light of a mouse connected to it (mine apparently
can).
Is there any way to decode this audio format using free software? I have a
very old video which I downloaded from the internet which uses it. Here is
what MediaInfo gives regarding the audio (the video part works fine):
Format : RT29
Codec ID
I removed the directory /home/alonivtsan/.mozilla and reinstalled Web Browser
and HTML5 still doesn't work.
Thanks but I didn't want flash replacements for a change and just wanted to
watch videos using HTML5 which worked in the past.
Thanks. I sent a bug report. Let's hope it's fixed soon.
The problem is with the online database freedb. Is there any way to tell an
audio player like Exaile to change the character encoding?
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