Ubuntu Queries by MetalheadGautham

[MetalheadGautham]

OK, now I am ready to install it... but have a small problem. Recently, the comp repair guy did not connect the DVD drive properly to the PC. Can someone point me to a pictorial instruction set on how to remove a DVD drive from the PC then connect it again, all on an Intel 915 G MotherBoard?

 

[anantkhaitan]

Why does firefox open links from the digit forum in new window when I specified that new pages should be opened in a new tab? In the firefox of XP, I get no troubles. Is it because there is no force open all new-window links in new tab option in ubuntu-firefox? I really need that feature.

Open about:config and set:

browser.link.open_external -> 3
browser.link.open_newwindow -> 3
browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction -> 2

I want a transcoading, audio extracting, transmuxing solution for ubuntu. I had SUPER©, Media Coder and dBpoweramp for windows. What for ubuntu-linux? I need GUIed functionality here, because I am a multimedia power user. I care about my codecs.

I don't know about GUI version but if you get your hands on CLI based ffmpeg you will forget everything else

Brother you have got a big list of problems..Make your list a bit presentable

 

[MetalheadGautham]

^^most are solved...

anyway, Can anyone tell me how stable is Linux MiNT 4.0 Xfce 4.0 Daryna? Its still beta I noticed...

I need a simple and easy to use Debian based Light weight OS that uses a light weight Window Manager. Xubuntu I have. Anything else?

 

[Hitboxx]

OK, now I am ready to install it... but have a small problem. Recently, the comp repair guy did not connect the DVD drive properly to the PC. Can someone point me to a pictorial instruction set on how to remove a DVD drive from the PC then connect it again, all on an Intel 915 G MotherBoard?

I didn't exactly understand you, do you mean just connecting, how hard can it be? Its the same as any other cdrom drives.

 

[MetalheadGautham]

I didn't exactly understand you, do you mean just connecting, how hard can it be? Its the same as any other cdrom drives.

I have no idea how to connect/disconnect drives, trust me. Thats why I want help. It may be trivial, but I have NO IDEA HOW.

gimme a description of what to do.

I found a fat wire and a thin wire conected. the drive opens, but is not detected. My friend says that the thin one is the power cable and its connected. the fat one is the IDE cable and may not be connected properly. He told to reboot, press del to enter BIOS and try auto detect if I am sure that the drive is connected properly. How do I do that?

 

[Hitboxx]

erm.,Connect them, restart PC, hit del or F2, get into BIOS, check for drives...

 

[MetalheadGautham]

erm.,Connect them, restart PC, hit del or F2, get into BIOS, check for drives...

connect them... HOW? I need a pic or video describing the exact details because I don't want to screw up my PC. Forgive my n00bishness, but I know hardly anything about hardware.

 

[Hitboxx]

Omg dude , now from where shall I get you a pic or video?! hehe I'm surprised you never connected it before, maybe you can ask some real friend or colleague nearby to drop by, or wait till someone here gives you a walkthrough or try google.

And you can't screw up the entire PC coz of just a drive, if not connected properly, it just won't be detected. That's all.

 

[MetalheadGautham]

Omg dude , now from where shall I get you a pic or video?! hehe I'm surprised you never connected it before, maybe you can ask some real friend or colleague nearby to drop by, or wait till someone here gives you a walkthrough or try google.

And you can't screw up the entire PC coz of just a drive, if not connected properly, it just won't be detected. That's all.

What if I pull out a wire too rashly and something breaks? My dad will be all over me...

I am a Hardware n00b. I agree to it. But Softwares, I am never a n00b.

The problem with the guys around me is simple: most are tech n00bs. The one guy I know well is a hardcore windows fanboy who spends more time insulting Ubuntu than anything else, and I hate to be pissed in such an important situation.

 

[Hitboxx]

Why not ask your dad to do it?

 

[MetalheadGautham]

New Problem:

this happened 5 hours ago:

I went to the synaptic package manager
I searched for Pulse
I installed the PulseAudio package for ubuntu
I also installed the one which replaces ESD with PulseAudio
Now ESD is removed fully
I can't hear any sound from my system ecept the starting user name drums
I totally screwed up, IMO
I need a solution, and fast.

Why not ask your dad to do it?

He is a cyber n00b. He is from the old era full of mathematicians and Kabaddi players.

 

[Hitboxx]

Easy, nothing is screwed, probably you didn't install all the required components or just mis-configured something. Erk..I'm not on my Linux PC right now, Dad's sleeping in that room, didn't want to disturb him, using his Windows laptop, can't this wait till morning? I'd have checked the packages and notified you..

 

[MetalheadGautham]

Easy, nothing is screwed, probably you didn't install all the required components or just mis-configured something. Erk..I'm not on my Linux PC right now, Dad's sleeping in that room, didn't want to disturb him, using his Windows laptop, can't this wait till morning? I'd have checked the packages and notified you..

this, along with a buggy X Video driver, along with purring and cracking noises when I create a particularly beautifull track with hydrogen, has made me concider going for a reinstall. But That's also out of question due to the drive being screwed up.


PS: why do you keep Linux in PC and Windows in Laptop? It should be the other way, because you can still game comfortably on a PC, while a LinBook is your ultimate choice for stable and portable glory.(thats if you can't afford MacBooks and AlienWares)

 

[Hitboxx]

PS: I dual-boot on my PC, yes gaming, didn't you notice my CoD4 thread?

He's here for some work for 2 days and the laptop uses Airtel usb-modem. So I didn't want to mess with it right now. Maybe when he's free and I'm free, I'll give a shot on the laptop.

Edit: Anyways it seems we're going offtopic, catch you in the morning and see what can I do.^^

 

[MetalheadGautham]

PS: I dual-boot on my PC, yes gaming, didn't you notice my CoD4 thread?

He's here for some work for 2 days and the laptop uses Airtel usb-modem. So I didn't want to mess with it right now. Maybe when he's free and I'm free, I'll give a shot on the laptop.

same is the case with my dad. He comes here only on weekends and holidays. But on HIS lappy, he runs win xp sp2, and he doesn't even know to so some simple OS tasks not a part of his profession.

I would never advice anyone to install linux on a machine thats used by a linux n00b, so if your dad falls in that catogary, don't ever harass him with linux, unless you teach him to use it first. The last thing you want is to serve as a technical support for your dad at all odd times. Being in his shoes will also be no better.

 

[MetalheadGautham]

*cough* *cough*

So nobody knows how to get that sound fixed?

 

[praka123]

^dude have pulse audio working well on debian sid.if all fails,you have to edit /etc/default/pulseaudio and set to 1.

I think u have pulse audio running.u have to just go to meny system>preferences>sound:
read below:

The
# recommend way to run PulseAudio is as a per-session daemon. For GNOME
# sessions you can install pulseaudio-esound-compat and GNOME will
# automatically start PulseAudio on login (if ESD is enabled in
# System->Preferences->Sound). For other sessions, you can simply start
# PulseAudio with "pulseaudio --daemonize"

now make a file as:

gksudo gedit /etc/asound.conf

with below content.CHANGE "PRAKASH" TO YOUR USERNAME IN GUTSY!!!

# Part I directly from ALSA Dmix Wiki

pcm.prakash { 
    type dmix
    ipc_key 1024
    slave {
        pcm "hw:0,0"     
        period_time 0
        period_size 1024
        buffer_size 8192
       #format "S32_LE"
       #periods 128
        rate 44100
    }
}

pcm.dsp0 {
    type plug
    slave.pcm "prakash"
}

# This following device can fool some applications into using pulseaudio
pcm.dsp1 {
    type plug
    slave.pcm "pulse"
}

ctl.mixer0 {
    type hw
    card 0
}


pcm.pulse {
    type pulse
}

ctl.pulse {
    type pulse
}
# Optional, set defaults

pcm.!default {
    type pulse
}

ctl.!default {
    type pulse
}

save the /etc/asound.conf and exit.thats all!restart ur system and see!I have attached libflashsupport.so,.la files somewhere here in OSS section for pulse audio working with latest flashplayer9 beta which I use

OK.I am attaching those files in this post.download,extract and as sudo move libflashsupport.so and libflashsupport.la to /usr/lib/ directory.thats all! 8)

 

[MetalheadGautham]

but I need ESD back... how can I do that?

 

[gary4gar]

why the heck you installed pulse?

 

[praka123]

^arrre...kyon bechare ko pareshan kar raha hey too

@gotham:remove:

sudo apt-get remove --purge pulseaudio pulseaudio-module-hal pulseaudio-module-x11 pulseaudio-esound-compat pulseaudio-module-jack pulseaudio-module-zeroconf pulseaudio-module-gconf pulseaudio-module-lirc pulseaudio-utils  libpulse0 libpulsecore5 libpulse-mainloop-glib0 libpulse-browse0 libpulse-dev

and after removing all these,do a :

sudo apt-get autoclean && sudo apt-get autoremove --purge

and...when internet is ON:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libesd-alsa0 --reinstall

and go to system>preferences>sound menu and select enlightened sound daemon for all audio processes and enable it!
that's all