[gentoo-user] Re: Vmware Player 4 from vmware-overlay
On 11/03/2011 11:18 PM, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: Am 01.11.2011 20:16, schrieb Stefan G. Weichinger: Then you can emerge it (version 4.0.0.471780-r1 as of right now.) yes, I already have it, as mentioned in the other reply to this thread. Figured it out to work a few mins after first posting. How do you upgrade the hardware version of the VMs? Maybe you just create a new one and attach your old disk images to it.
Re: [gentoo-user] Wireless network card not loaded on first boot after shutdown
On Thursday 03 Nov 2011 13:16:40 Sebastian Beßler wrote: > Am 02.11.2011 20:39, schrieb Canek Peláez Valdés: > > Does the wireless card needs a firmware? Do you use an initramfs? I > > ask since my iwlagn wireless car does, and if I boot using an > > initramfs, I need to include the firmware file on it for the card to > > work. > > No the card need no firmware. > > I start my PC in the morning after it was shutdown for a few hours and > the card will not work. I then reboot without changing or doing anything > else and the card works just fine. > > I get no error modprobing the driver in both cases, but only after a > reboot wlan0 gets created. This sounds familiar. Please check with modinfo any options to switch off (e.g. QoS, or power management) when you're loading the module. -- Regards, Mick signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
[gentoo-user] udev rules for an iPod Touch?
Hi,
I was looking at an app called gtkpod which looks like something my
wife might use to sync her iPod Touch. The gtkpod manual suggests that
when the system is setup correctly if I plug in her iPod I should see
it show up in dmesg as a USB disk. Currently I do not:
[ 163.164161] usb 2-4: new high speed USB device number 3 using ehci_hcd
[ 163.280726] usb 2-4: New USB device found, idVendor=05ac, idProduct=1291
[ 163.280731] usb 2-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 163.280734] usb 2-4: Product: iPod
[ 163.280737] usb 2-4: Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
[ 163.280739] usb 2-4: SerialNumber: REMOVED-BY-MARK
The manual also talks about making some udev rules, an example shown here:
#80GB IPOD
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{serial}=="000A2700", KERNEL=="sd?2", \
NAME="80gbipod", MODE="0664", OPTIONS="last_rule"
#4GB IPOD NANO
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{serial}=="000A2700", KERNEL=="sd?2", \
NAME="4gbnano", MODE="0664", OPTIONS="last_rule"
Unfortunately it does not say what file to put these rules in so
from some other web pages I used /etc/udev/rules.d/60-ipod.rules.
c2stable ~ # ls -al /etc/udev/rules.d/
total 28
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 3 14:21 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jun 23 15:09 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root0 Jun 23 15:07 .keep_sys-fs_udev-0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 166 Nov 3 12:08 60-ipod.rules
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 126 Nov 3 14:18 60-vmware.rules
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 790 Apr 13 2010 70-persistent-cd.rules
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 627 Jun 23 15:09 70-persistent-net.rules
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 28 Jan 21 2011 99-fuse.rules
c2stable ~ #
I've removed the serial number for the sake of this thread but the
udev file number and the number I see in dmesg to match:
c2stable ~ # cat /etc/udev/rules.d/60-ipod.rules
#8GB IPOD Touch
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{serial}=="SERIAL-NUMBER", KERNEL=="sd?2", \
NAME="8gbipodtouch", MODE="0664", OPTIONS="last_rule"
c2stable ~ #
I've rebuilt my kernel to include everything Apple oriented, as
well as USB oriented, that's discussed on this page:
http://www.gentoo-wiki.info/Apple_iPod
Still, when I plug the iPod in it shows up but not as a disk:
[ 79.115529] usb 2-4: new high speed USB device number 3 using ehci_hcd
[ 79.233277] usb 2-4: New USB device found, idVendor=05ac, idProduct=1291
[ 79.233282] usb 2-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 79.233285] usb 2-4: Product: iPod
[ 79.233288] usb 2-4: Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
[ 79.233291] usb 2-4: SerialNumber: SERIAL-NUMBER
Does anyone here have this working? Can you see what I might be doing wrong?
One possibly clue is that when I plug the iPod in KDE is popping up
a message about a new camera being attached. I assume KDE is behind
udev rules in terms of priority, but if not then possibly KDE is
somehow blocking it showing up as a USB device? If I remove it from
the KDE Camera Settings it just gets created the next time I plug it
in.
Thanks,
Mark
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Vmware Player 4 from vmware-overlay
Am 01.11.2011 20:16, schrieb Stefan G. Weichinger: >> Then you can emerge it (version 4.0.0.471780-r1 as of right now.) > > yes, I already have it, as mentioned in the other reply to this thread. > Figured it out to work a few mins after first posting. How do you upgrade the hardware version of the VMs? player isn't able to do that, and there are new goodies w/ player-4 (and hw-version 8). app-emulation/vmware-converter is masked with fat warnings ... Stefan
[gentoo-user] Re: How do I turn my audio up?
On 2011-11-03, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > On my PC's audio, whilst playing CDs, with all volume settings maxed out, > the volume can't be said to be louder than "comfortable and sensible". > In quiet passages, the music gets drowned out by the noise of the power > supply. I know from plugging in my iPod that the loudspeakers are > capable of much more. > > The three volume controls up at full are (i) the one in aqualung; (ii) > the one in alsamixer; (iii) the physical control on the right speaker. > > Surely I can get more volume, somehow. Could somebody please suggest > how. The easiest answer seems to be to get an audio card (or USB dongle) that has a real line-level output rather than just a headphone-level output. Some amplified speakers need more signal than others, and many on-board audio outputs are utter crap. A friend of mine had some _nice_ Bose computer speakers plugged into her green "audio out" jack. You had to turn all the volumes up to 11 to hear much, and it sounded awful. I plugged in a $20 USB audio out dongle with a real line-level output, and now it sounds great. -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwardsYow! Are we live or on at tape? gmail.com
Re: [gentoo-user] How do I turn my audio up?
On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 1:50 PM, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > Could you suggest a good program to play MP3 files, please I use mplayer for one-off playing of files, or Amarok for managing my entire collection.
Re: [gentoo-user] How do I turn my audio up?
On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 2:44 PM, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > Hi, Alex > On Thu, Nov 03, 2011 at 07:16:53PM +0100, Alex Schuster wrote: >> The ONE in alsamixer? I have at least PCM, Front and CD, another PC >> also has Master. Are you missing some of those? Is a channel muted (you >> see 'MM' inmstead of a volume, use the M key to unmute)? Maybe you have >> to scroll with the right arrow key to see those channels? > > Ah, that was the problem. There are four effective volume controls in > alsamixer: master, PCM, front, and side. They seem to multply together > (each in the range 0 to 1). My "side" was only at ~30/100, the others > being around 80. > > Now they're all set to 93/100, and the volume control on the speakers > works sensibly. > > Why "side"? Support for, e.g. 5.1 channel surround sound. > What is "PCM"? Pulse Code Modulation. A method of encoding audio data digitally. In ALSA, this usually refers to applications' feeding audio data in via purely-software means. (As opposed to via a sound card's onboard input) -- :wq
Re: [gentoo-user] How do I turn my audio up?
Hi, Paul. On Thu, Nov 03, 2011 at 12:58:16PM -0500, Paul Hartman wrote: > On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > > Hi, Gentoo! > > On my PC's audio, whilst playing CDs, with all volume settings maxed out, > > the volume can't be said to be louder than "comfortable and sensible". > > In quiet passages, the music gets drowned out by the noise of the power > > supply. I know from plugging in my iPod that the loudspeakers are > > capable of much more. > > The three volume controls up at full are (i) the one in aqualung; (ii) > > the one in alsamixer; (iii) the physical control on the right speaker. > > Surely I can get more volume, somehow. Could somebody please suggest > > how. TIA > How are you playing the CDs? > I think there are 2 basic ways, either software (reading the data from > the disc and playing it), or via line-in (software simply issues > "play" command to the drive which outputs via the audio cable, or some > drives even have audio controls on the front panel). The CD is being read as data and converted to something which is fed to the sound chip. > If the former, the volume should be the same as if you play an MP3, for > example. Could you suggest a good program to play MP3 files, please > If the latter, maybe you need to find the inputs in alsamixer and > boost them, if possible. Yes, one of my alsamixer controls was too low. -- Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).
Re: [gentoo-user] How do I turn my audio up?
Hi, Alex On Thu, Nov 03, 2011 at 07:16:53PM +0100, Alex Schuster wrote: > Alan Mackenzie writes: > > On my PC's audio, whilst playing CDs, with all volume settings maxed > > out, the volume can't be said to be louder than "comfortable and > > sensible". In quiet passages, the music gets drowned out by the noise > > of the power supply. I know from plugging in my iPod that the > > loudspeakers are capable of much more. > > The three volume controls up at full are (i) the one in aqualung; > > (ii) the one in alsamixer; (iii) the physical control on the right > > speaker. > The ONE in alsamixer? I have at least PCM, Front and CD, another PC > also has Master. Are you missing some of those? Is a channel muted (you > see 'MM' inmstead of a volume, use the M key to unmute)? Maybe you have > to scroll with the right arrow key to see those channels? Ah, that was the problem. There are four effective volume controls in alsamixer: master, PCM, front, and side. They seem to multply together (each in the range 0 to 1). My "side" was only at ~30/100, the others being around 80. Now they're all set to 93/100, and the volume control on the speakers works sensibly. Why "side"? What is "PCM"? Presumably all these controls are for massive batteries of loudspeakers right, left, centre and behind. > Wonko -- Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).
Re: [gentoo-user] How do I turn my audio up?
Alan Mackenzie writes: > On my PC's audio, whilst playing CDs, with all volume settings maxed > out, the volume can't be said to be louder than "comfortable and > sensible". In quiet passages, the music gets drowned out by the noise > of the power supply. I know from plugging in my iPod that the > loudspeakers are capable of much more. > > The three volume controls up at full are (i) the one in aqualung; (ii) > the one in alsamixer; (iii) the physical control on the right speaker. The ONE in alsamixer? I have at least PCM, Front and CD, another PC also has Master. Are you missing some of those? Is a channel muted (you see 'MM' inmstead of a volume, use the M key to unmute)? Maybe you have to scroll with the right arrow key to see those channels? Wonko
Re: [gentoo-user] How do I turn my audio up?
On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 10:26 AM, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > Hi, Gentoo! > > On my PC's audio, whilst playing CDs, with all volume settings maxed out, > the volume can't be said to be louder than "comfortable and sensible". > In quiet passages, the music gets drowned out by the noise of the power > supply. I know from plugging in my iPod that the loudspeakers are > capable of much more. > > The three volume controls up at full are (i) the one in aqualung; (ii) > the one in alsamixer; (iii) the physical control on the right speaker. > > Surely I can get more volume, somehow. Could somebody please suggest > how. TIA > > -- > Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany). > > Are you using powered or passive speakers? On my dad's machine he had passive speakers and the Intel on-board audio just wouldn't get very loud so we bought some powered speakers and things were fine. In my office I've got some nice NHT Pro Powered Studio Monitors so I don't have that problem. If you're using headphones then check their impedance spec vs what the MB says it's designed to drive, as well as the efficiency of the headphones. I own some AKG & Sony headphones. The Sony pair is _way_ louder than the AKG pair. HTH, Mark
Re: [gentoo-user] How do I turn my audio up?
On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 1:26 PM, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > Hi, Gentoo! > > On my PC's audio, whilst playing CDs, with all volume settings maxed out, > the volume can't be said to be louder than "comfortable and sensible". > In quiet passages, the music gets drowned out by the noise of the power > supply. I know from plugging in my iPod that the loudspeakers are > capable of much more. > > The three volume controls up at full are (i) the one in aqualung; (ii) > the one in alsamixer; (iii) the physical control on the right speaker. > > Surely I can get more volume, somehow. Could somebody please suggest > how. TIA Check that PA isn't getting in the way somewhere. Try using a different media player. See if you can find out if the files' ReplayGain feature is or is not involved. Check that you're outputting to the correct audio sink; I've had cases where I *thought* things were working, but really quiet, and it turned out that crosstalk was the only reason I was hearing anything. -- :wq
Re: [gentoo-user] How do I turn my audio up?
On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > Hi, Gentoo! > > On my PC's audio, whilst playing CDs, with all volume settings maxed out, > the volume can't be said to be louder than "comfortable and sensible". > In quiet passages, the music gets drowned out by the noise of the power > supply. I know from plugging in my iPod that the loudspeakers are > capable of much more. > > The three volume controls up at full are (i) the one in aqualung; (ii) > the one in alsamixer; (iii) the physical control on the right speaker. > > Surely I can get more volume, somehow. Could somebody please suggest > how. TIA How are you playing the CDs? I think there are 2 basic ways, either software (reading the data from the disc and playing it), or via line-in (software simply issues "play" command to the drive which outputs via the audio cable, or some drives even have audio controls on the front panel). If the former, the volume should be the same as if you play an MP3, for example. If the latter, maybe you need to find the inputs in alsamixer and boost them, if possible.
[gentoo-user] How do I turn my audio up?
Hi, Gentoo! On my PC's audio, whilst playing CDs, with all volume settings maxed out, the volume can't be said to be louder than "comfortable and sensible". In quiet passages, the music gets drowned out by the noise of the power supply. I know from plugging in my iPod that the loudspeakers are capable of much more. The three volume controls up at full are (i) the one in aqualung; (ii) the one in alsamixer; (iii) the physical control on the right speaker. Surely I can get more volume, somehow. Could somebody please suggest how. TIA -- Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).
Re: [gentoo-user] Marble fails to install. Roach report?
Dale wrote: <<< SNIP >>> Do I need to file a bug report for this? I think I have seen this before and it is a error in the ebuild but I'm not sure. Thoughts? Dale :-) :-) Never mind. After I hit send, I remembered that the bug search only looks for OPEN bugs. This has been fixed already so never mind. I need to write that on a post it note and stick it on my monitor. Silly me. Dale :-) :-)
[gentoo-user] Marble fails to install. Roach report?
[ 99%] Building CXX object src/plugins/runner/monav/CMakeFiles/MonavPlugin.dir/MonavMap.o Linking CXX shared module ../../../../lib/RoutinoPlugin.so [ 99%] Building CXX object src/plugins/runner/monav/CMakeFiles/MonavPlugin.dir/MonavMapsModel.o [ 99%] Built target GosmorePlugin Linking CXX shared module ../../../../lib/YoursPlugin.so [100%] [100%] Building CXX object src/plugins/runner/monav/CMakeFiles/MonavPlugin.dir/MonavConfigWidget.o Building CXX object src/plugins/runner/monav/CMakeFiles/MonavPlugin.dir/qrc_monav.o [100%] Built target QNamNetworkPlugin [100%] Built target RoutinoPlugin Linking CXX shared module ../../../../lib/OpenRouteServicePlugin.so [100%] Built target YoursPlugin [100%] Built target OpenRouteServicePlugin Linking CXX shared module ../../lib/plasma_applet_worldclock.so [100%] Built target plasma_applet_worldclock Linking CXX shared module ../../../../lib/MonavPlugin.so [100%] Built target MonavPlugin >>> Source compiled. >>> Test phase [not enabled]: kde-base/marble-4.7.3 >>> Install marble-4.7.3 into /var/tmp/portage/kde-base/marble-4.7.3/image/ category kde-base install: cannot stat `/var/tmp/portage/kde-base/marble-4.7.3/work/marble-4.7.3/cmake/modules/FindMarbleWidget.cmake': No such file or directory !!! doins: /var/tmp/portage/kde-base/marble-4.7.3/work/marble-4.7.3/cmake/modules/FindMarbleWidget.cmake does not exist * ERROR: kde-base/marble-4.7.3 failed (install phase): * doins failed * * If you need support, post the output of 'emerge --info =kde-base/marble-4.7.3', * the complete build log and the output of 'emerge -pqv =kde-base/marble-4.7.3'. * The complete build log is located at '/var/log/portage/kde-base:marble-4.7.3:2003-154344.log'. * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/kde-base/marble-4.7.3/temp/environment'. * S: '/var/tmp/portage/kde-base/marble-4.7.3/work/marble-4.7.3' * QA Notice: file does not exist: * * doins: /var/tmp/portage/kde-base/marble-4.7.3/work/marble-4.7.3/cmake/modules/FindMarbleWidget.cmake does not exist >>> Failed to emerge kde-base/marble-4.7.3, Log file: >>> '/var/log/portage/kde-base:marble-4.7.3:2003-154344.log' Do I need to file a bug report for this? I think I have seen this before and it is a error in the ebuild but I'm not sure. Thoughts? Dale :-) :-)
Re: [gentoo-user] Wireless network card not loaded on first boot after shutdown
Am 02.11.2011 20:39, schrieb Canek Peláez Valdés: > Does the wireless card needs a firmware? Do you use an initramfs? I > ask since my iwlagn wireless car does, and if I boot using an > initramfs, I need to include the firmware file on it for the card to > work. No the card need no firmware. I start my PC in the morning after it was shutdown for a few hours and the card will not work. I then reboot without changing or doing anything else and the card works just fine. I get no error modprobing the driver in both cases, but only after a reboot wlan0 gets created. Greetings Sebastian Beßler signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
