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astraljavaLaney: Done, thanks!00:00
Laneyok, thanks to you too!00:01
astraljavaailo: This was mostly a release-specific issue. Beta-2 ISO testing is underway, so unnecessary package upgrading in the middle of it is frowned upon, unless there is a dire need. In this case, we can certainly wait until the testing is done, but prior to final freeze.00:04
astraljavarelease-process-specific*00:04
ailoIt's not easy getting to know how all of this works00:10
ailoIt's not like you get pointed to a manual00:10
ailoI should probably read the wiki a bit closer00:11
ailoBut, we should probably have a better way of instructing new collaborators on how to help US00:11
astraljavaailo: It's alright. I mostly learn by asking questions, too. Nothing wrong with that. :)00:12
ailoastraljava: Except that way is not very energy efficient00:13
astraljavaailo: But yeah, enhancing docs is never a bad idea.00:13
ailoPerhaps we should try to form some kind of a API for new particiapants00:13
ailoI think we should open this thing up more00:14
ailoIn a structured manner00:14
ailoToo few people involved, but also, too introspective00:14
astraljavaailo: Sure. There's already quite a lot in help.u.c and wiki.u.c, so making some sort of platform from where to jump to existing would probably be easiest and most efficient.00:15
ailoastraljava: That sounds great. And whenever someone wants to join in, tell the: read this. If you want to do that: read this first...00:17
ailoThere are so many things going on too00:17
ailoIt's not only the admin stuff00:17
ailoA distro is bigger than one person00:18
ailoDelegation00:18
ailoAnd, most importantly, communication00:19
astraljavaWe used to have a responsible person for documentation, but I don't know what happened to it, if [s]he's still active etc.00:20
ailoastraljava: We should probably try to join forces on that.00:23
ailoPerhaps that would be a good first step for next release00:23
ailoGood docs00:23
knomewe definitely should join forces00:29
knomei mean, xubuntu needs new docs too00:30
knomeand, since there's a lot in common (xfce) ...00:30
len_Yesterdays jack was wonderful, todays is no good...01:49
len_or maybe it is qjackctl01:49
len_I can't use qjackctl to start jack01:49
len_I have rebooted.... looked at the settings. If I start ardour with no jack running and let ardour start jack then start qjackctl things seem fine.01:51
len_After login, if I start qjackctl but don't start jack but do a ps x, I can see jackdbus -auto running. It seems to get started at the same time as qjackctl...01:53
len_but qjackctl thinks it is not.01:53
len_What changed from yesterday?01:55
len_Ok, change to -p 128 and it seems to work...02:48
len_Ardour was working because it defaults to 1024.02:49
len_Headphone jack causes xruns... not a problem, just my headphone jack. Alsa auto switches the speaker off and headphone on when the headphones plug in.02:51
len_ailo, was it you that was having problems with qjackctl? As in not stopping jackd?02:54
ailolen_: Me, and ScottL. You too?02:55
len_Maybe try it with -p12802:55
len_I was having all kinds of problems trying -p64.02:56
ailolen_: Trying a higher latency is not going to solve the problem for me02:56
len_I switched to 128 and it works fine.02:56
len_I'm not saying it solves the problem...02:56
ailoIf qjackctl is not able to stop jack, it's a clear bug02:57
len_just that it may say where to start looking.02:57
len_Yes. but if changing settins fixes it then it is a speed related bug.02:57
len_Not just a bug.02:58
len_You can see my problem just backscroll a bit.02:58
len_My question is if my problem is the same one or different.02:59
len_I may have just hit my hardware limits.02:59
len_I was able to switch to 64 while jack was running with guitarix. It did seem to work. but Ardour calls 64 a setting error.03:01
ailolen_: It's not a hardware limit.03:02
ailoIt' never happened before03:02
len_ok.03:02
len_I don't have enough experience to tell.03:03
ailoTo my knowledge, qjackctl has never had any problems stopping jack, only now(jackdmp)03:03
ailoI've filed a bug03:03
len_mp mean multi-processor?03:04
len_Seems to me the jack devs found the MP didn't help that much anyway.03:04
ailolen_: Please confirm, if you experience the same bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qjackctl/+bug/95643803:06
ubottuLaunchpad bug 956438 in qjackctl (Ubuntu) "qjackctl unable to stop jackd2" [Undecided,New]03:06
ailoIn my view, this is a major but, that prevents ubuntustudio LTS from being a "stable" distro"03:06
ailobug*03:06
len_I am going to have to make it happen I guess. Today, I spent a long time just getting jack to start.03:08
ailolen_: What do you mean, getting jack to start?03:09
len_if I set -p 64 jackctl won't start jackd.03:09
len_128 is ok.03:09
ailolen_: That may depend on the hardware03:10
ailoMost device will not start in -p1603:10
len_I think it does, that is my netbook after all.03:10
len_Atom chip and all.03:10
ailoM-audio devices should, but it doesn't mean they will run without xruns03:11
ailoAtom is like P303:11
ailoSo, 128 sounds about right03:11
len_I don't know that I will have the time to install in the desktop.03:11
len_OK, I will test with 128. guitarix sounds not too bad... a bit noisy though.03:12
ailoIf there are no xruns, then it's not the fault of jack anyway03:12
len_Could be my input circuits.03:12
len_The only xruns I had were when the jeadphone jack wiggled... 03:13
len_Auto mutes speakers and stuff.03:13
len_ailo thanks for the help. I'll play with it and see if I can get the same problem.03:15
ScottLlen_, dont' forget to please report your tests on the iso tracker, por favor03:26
len_How many do you want me to report?03:35
len_ScottL ^^03:35
len_ailo, confirmed Bug #956438 03:37
ubottuLaunchpad bug 956438 in qjackctl (Ubuntu) "qjackctl unable to stop jackd2" [Undecided,Confirmed] https://launchpad.net/bugs/95643803:37
len_Happens to me about every 3 or 4th time. I generally have to restart qjackctl to get anything to work. It seems to be a dbus problem. 03:40
len_Thats it for me tonight...03:40
ailoThe problem seems to be that qjackctl does not properly shut down jackdbus03:43
ScottLlen_, if you just can mark the i386 ones that you did, i'm getting the two 64bit03:51
ScottLi'll be filing a few bugs tomorrow and including them against these images (not that it's the images fault)03:52
len-1204ailo, can you confirm something for me. I found that while qjackctl says it can't stop jack, if I restart qjackctl... on restart it knows jack is already stopped and is able to start jack. This seems to be a qjackctl problem.03:58
ailolen-1204: I would say it's the same bug03:59
ailolen-1204: there's a problem with how qjackctl controls jacdbus. We should take this up with the autor04:00
ailoauthor*04:00
len-1204Ya I figured that, but that fact that just restarting qjackctl fixes it says this is not jack.04:00
ailolen-1204: It's not jack. It's qjackctl04:01
len-1204Instead of erroring out it should just reset itself.04:01
len-1204ailo, nobody has done AMD64 tests?04:03
ailolen-1204: The bug? It's still assigned to "nobody"04:05
len-1204I mean beta testing. the test page sho04:05
len-1204ws no tests on amd6404:05
ailoI see04:05
len-1204just my 3 on i38604:06
len-1204I was going to add this bug there04:06
len-1204done.04:22
ScottLlen-1204, ailo : i did the amd64 testing and reported04:40
len-1204Good04:40
len-1204ScottL, it seems that I did my reports in the wrong place ... I used the links in the irc title.05:07
len-1204I have now done other reports in the right (I hope ) place.05:08
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astraljavaBeta-2 images require testing, please help if you can! http://bit.ly/GPCUj0 and http://bit.ly/GNqXgt09:43
astraljavagrrr09:43
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astraljavaThanks for pointing the error out, len_!09:44
len_astraljava NP Scott said he had done reports but your link didn't point to it so I went looking.14:42
astraljavalen_: Yeah, the tracker was updated, so those links were outdated.15:04
len_astraljava are we supposed to keep filling in more reports or update the ones already filled out?15:12
len_as bugs get fixed or we find more.15:12
len_holstein have you tried a new iso yet?15:20
len_it is looking much nicer, rt priv, new kernel nice backdrop...15:20
holsteinlen_: nah15:21
holsteinim slammed!15:21
holsteina double today15:21
holsteinthen, im working for like 4 weeks straight almost15:21
holsteinlike 10+ shows a wekk15:21
holsteinweek*15:21
len_Sounds good ... I think15:21
holsteinwhich is great actually15:21
holsteinjust busy15:21
len_I'm once a week just now. My day job is physically taxing15:22
len_2015 that will be finished though.15:24
len_ScottL, astraljava ailo... et all. There has been some talk about the new kernel and the capability that can come from it. What settings can be achieved with it etc. It would be nice to have some place that is more hardware specific.15:28
holsteinlen_: you have one show a week?15:28
holsteinlike a steady thing?15:28
len_as I found with my netbook, -p64 makes things not work... -p128 is fine.15:29
len_Ya, volunteer though.15:29
holsteinlen_: thats cool.. steady is good!15:29
len_Its a church gig, but I enjoy it. pretty high energy and lots of room to improvise15:29
holsteinsounds great... i usually avoid those because of the time commitment per dollat, and because they are typically early in the AM15:30
holsteindollar*15:30
len_Besides playing once is like practising five times15:31
holsteinbut, i have heard a few praise groups or whatever that i really enjoyed, and would have liked to have been a part of15:31
holsteinlen_: totally15:31
len_I play bass but mostly play around at home with guitar.15:32
len_I figure once I retire I will see if I can  get involved with something in the communities that can only be reached by boat.15:34
len_There are a lot of them just north of here.15:34
holsteinnice15:36
len_holstein BTW, the ISOs live version are really close to an installed system. So a look at the live without installing is much quicker and easier.15:37
len_Time to go... bye now.15:37
holsteini know right?15:39
holsteini think its awesome live! 15:39
holsteinlen_: later15:39
ScottLmeeting?16:21
ScottLanyone16:21
knomewut?16:22
knome:)16:22
len_ScottL I am just leaving unless it is right now ;-)16:24
ScottLnah, len_ , it's okay, i'm late for it anyway16:25
ScottLi forget if it is supposed to be 10am or 11am (my time)16:26
ScottLmainly i would like to talk to micahg or maybe knome about timing and what or can't be done at this point16:26
len_ScottL, with the beta 2 testing, how many times are we supposed to report? Are we to add to our reports as bugs are /fixed found?16:26
knomeScottL, you can go ahead :)=16:26
ScottLlen_, the point of the milestone testing (i.e. the ones that the iso qa testing website emails us about) is to validate the image16:26
len_Ok, I have passed both live and install16:27
ScottLlen_, if the image isn't any good then we can't really test throughout that period16:27
ScottLlen_, great!  thanks :)16:27
ScottLwe will continue testing and reporting bugs and fixing things as necessary16:27
len_So we have a pass for all 4 tests then16:27
ScottLaye, this is important16:27
len_Yup16:27
ScottLwe show we have a good track record of not only *testing* them, but also having working images16:28
ScottL(with bugs perhaps, but the images are valid)16:28
ScottLknome, at this point there are a few items that i would still like to fix (partly due to the mad rush to get things in before beta2 freeze)16:28
ScottLknome, and i'm wondering what we would be able to accomplish16:29
* ScottL is getting his notes from upstairs16:29
len_The two bugs are menu (minor) and qjackctl more major.16:29
knomeScottL, what kind of stuff is that?16:29
knomeScottL, trivial bugfixes should be fine...16:29
len_knome the menu is a filename change.16:29
ScottLlen_, i agree, but i do expect to get the menu bug fixed, but i doubt we have time to resolve the qjackctl one (as it will probably include either some foundational changes or even upstream)16:29
ScottLbut i could be wrong about that and it's a five minutes thing we can ourselves without even asking, but then again, maybe i'm wrong about being wrong which means i'm right16:30
len_ScottL as long as the "work around" is well known...16:31
knomei'm pretty sure you can fix the menu issue. report a bug, give a rationale why it should be fixed, upload a patch, subscribe the release team and optionally ping them at #ubuntu-release too16:31
knome^ "upload a patch" meaning, upload it to the ubuntu bug16:32
len_bug 96349816:33
ubottuLaunchpad bug 963498 in ubuntustudio-default-settings (Ubuntu) "menu is not ubuntu studio version" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/96349816:33
len_ScottL you can confirm it if needed16:35
knomeFFe bugs should stay "new", until release team sets them as "triaged", meaning that you have the exception16:36
len_FFe = ?16:37
knomefeature freeze exception16:37
len_OK16:37
knomeor any freeze exceptions to that matter, so Fe bugs16:37
ScottLknome, len_ :  sorry, daughter is supposed to be cleaning room and i need to get involved :/16:39
knomenp16:39
ScottLknome, would it be better to "fix" such bugs as a patch or just to fix the bzr code under ubuntustudio-dev ?16:39
* ScottL would also like to aggregate a list of current bugs and determine which we want to try to address during B216:40
len_Its ok I have to go anyway. I have probably added what I have today. Most of my thoughts are post beta anyway.16:41
ScottLlen_, thanks again, you have been a HUGE help, no kidding16:41
len_thanks.16:41
ScottLknome, here is my list of things that i noticed and want to file bugs:16:41
knomeScottL, i suppose either works, as long as you don't push anything into the release before the exception ACK16:41
ScottLknome, i wouldn't have that authority becuase i can't upload to the repos from the bzr branch (well, not yet at least, presumably i am working towards that)16:42
ScottLhowever, i would like to push the fix to the bzr branch so i know it's there for whatever the next milestone or release or whatever16:42
ScottLokay, list:16:42
ScottL1. no background image during installation when installing from starting menu16:43
ScottL2. not sure why when installer begins it says "You may wish to _update this installer_"16:43
knomeScottL, yeah, uploading to a branch is fine i suppose, but be ready to provide a patch file is asked :)16:43
ScottL3. uses xfce logo for partitioning setup during instllation16:43
ScottL4. scrollbars during installation slideshow16:43
ScottL5. menu is not the ubuntu studio menu16:44
ScottL..16:44
knomeScottL, i thought the scrollbar issues were fixed, at least i didn't notice any today on amd64 desktop16:44
ScottLto be honest, i'm only really worried about #5 at this time, the rest might detract from a polished released but not major obstacles16:44
ScottLknome, i noticed it last night after i downloaded the mar 24th image16:44
knomehmmh.16:44
ScottLon amd6416:44
ScottLit almost seems like the image is causing to require the scroll bars16:45
knomeweird. though i did text X, not US16:45
knomewell yeah, that can be, but otoh, shouldn't happen16:45
ScottLheheh, yeah, i thought about testing xubuntu last night16:45
ScottLi'll fix the menu file name later today, update the bug, add [FFe] to it and subscribe the release team16:47
ScottLoh, i'd like to finally read what ailo, len_ , and astraljava where talking about and understand it16:48
knomeScottL, i don't think you should add the [FFe] yourself, if i've understood correctly16:48
ScottLmeant to yesterday but family drug me out of the house more than i expected to16:49
ScottLknome, okay, are you suggesting that i just subscribe the release-team?16:49
knomeScottL, yes16:49
knomeScottL, and really, even if it's not "needed", pinging them at #ubuntu-release is usually helping a lot...16:49
knomeScottL, especially if you do that with nick highlight ;)16:50
ScottLaye, good advice :)  thanks knome 16:51
ScottLi need to address a few more issues around the house and then i'll do it16:51
knomenp16:51
astraljavaknome: Why shouldn't Scott add [FFe]?17:34
knomeastraljava, i thought the release team adds that17:35
astraljavaI always add it already when I file it.17:36
astraljavaIt's easier for them if it's there already, no need to edit the title.17:36
astraljavaIt's just like a tag, nothing more to it.17:36
knomek17:36
* knome will remember that the next time17:36
* astraljava notes the Xfce4 project not being big on documenting their dev process...17:37
knomeheh17:37
* knome notes that the xubuntu wikipages are wayy cleaner than 24h ago: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/Cleanup17:37
astraljavaI don't know how to read that page. Is the list for pages that need cleaning, or what?17:39
astraljavaErr... wrong channel.17:39
knomehuh? :P17:39
ScottLastraljava, what was that ailo and len and you were talking about yesterday?  the audio mixer in the panel?17:40
ScottLcan you summarize it easily?17:40
* ScottL will be back in about fifteen minutes and should start some studio work17:41
astraljavaknome: That is Xubuntu-talk, so should happen on #xubuntu-devel, no? :)17:41
knomebleh17:41
astraljavaScottL: knome can fill you in on why they changed the mixer that the indicator plugin commands.17:42
astraljavaScottL: For much the same reason, Len wanted to change it too, for [us|US].17:42
knomeScottL, xfce4-mixer has some serious problems with PA. if, and, as we are going to use PA in the future, it's a good idea to migrate to pavucontrol now17:43
knomeScottL, we've been telling users to do that for a few releases already anyway17:43
* astraljava wonders about the state of bug #961371, the upload has already happened, and it's only now triaged17:50
ubottuLaunchpad bug 961371 in ubuntustudio-default-settings (Ubuntu) "[FFe] Please update ubuntustudio-default-settings for precise" [Undecided,Triaged] https://launchpad.net/bugs/96137117:50
ScottLastraljava, we could use that one to fix the menu filename issue ;)18:05
ScottLastraljava, would you like to go ahead and make the change then for the pavucontrol/xfce-mixer plugin ?18:06
astraljavaScottL: I don't really care who does it, I was just asking for your opinion on it. Do you agree? You are the head of project, after all, so I didn't wanna make the change without consulting you first.18:20
ScottLastraljava, yes, i agree with that :) 18:33
ScottLi'm going to make changes to the menu filename now18:33
* ScottL wonders should he use bug 961371 for the it or make another one18:34
ubottuLaunchpad bug 961371 in ubuntustudio-default-settings (Ubuntu) "[FFe] Please update ubuntustudio-default-settings for precise" [Undecided,Triaged] https://launchpad.net/bugs/96137118:34
astraljavaScottL: Yes, I was rather annoyed with the state of that bug just a while back.18:51
astraljavaIt's still being handled in LP, when in fact the package has already uploaded.18:52
astraljavaalready been*18:52
scott-upstairsi had forgotten about the one that len has filed, but found it and use it18:52
scott-upstairsbug #96349818:53
ubottuLaunchpad bug 963498 in ubuntustudio-default-settings (Ubuntu) "[FFe] menu is not ubuntu studio version" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/96349818:53
scott-upstairsastraljava, knome: do either of you know what is required to chagne xfce-mixer to pavucontrol?18:53
* scott-upstairs thinks he does18:53
scott-upstairsastraljava, ailo, len_ :  was your thinking to replace the plugin in the panel with pavucontrol ?18:54
scott-upstairsif so i should wait to ping or subscribe the release-team then18:54
scott-upstairs(although i guess even if we are just removing the xfce-mixer plugin we should not ping/subscribe release-team yet)18:55
scott-upstairsokay, going out to mow grass for an hour or so18:55
astraljavascott-upstairs: No, the plugin is fine, but what it _controls_ would be changed.18:57
ScottLastraljava, oh, i haven't a clue on how to do that19:05
ScottLi was wondering if we could include that change as well19:05
knomeScottL, astraljava: if you need help with it, you should ask mr_pouit and/or ochosi, they know19:06
astraljavaknome: I saw the discussion over on your channel, so I'll find the relevant changes. Thanks19:07
astraljava+!19:07
knome:)19:08
ScottLthanks astraljava :)19:16
astraljavaScottL: The only thing is that we're _really_ late in the cycle already. Are you sure you want the change to be done, still?19:19
astraljavaBeta-2 has just been tested. The next AND final test is the final image.19:20
astraljavaUmm... what is this? Why are ISO testing images updated every day?19:23
knomeastraljava, i've heard they're switching to manual soon19:59
knomeastraljava, there was so many changes that they would've needed to respin anyway19:59
astraljavaknome: Ok, and they respan every image at the same time?20:11
astraljavaIt's rather frustrating, as this means we're gonna have to report against the new images _again_.20:16
astraljava...unless there was a US-specific update that caused the image respin, in which case my frustration would be unfair. :)20:18
ScottLastraljava, we can wait until next cycle20:26
ScottLi thought it was going to be an easy update and aligned with the xubuntu was doing20:26
ScottLif it is going to cause a lot of trouble or get us unnecessary (and probably unwanted) attention, i say we just go forward the way it is then20:27
ScottLjust through mowing, need to shower, and get a few things in town, i'll complete the menu update bug report (pinging release and subscribing them) then20:27
astraljavaScottL: Well, had we made the change prior to Beta-2 testing, I'd be more confident. But, like I said, your call. :)20:30
ScottLi'm good the way it is for now, i just thought it would be a low key (and easy) thing to get done, i'll it to my list for next cycle20:48
ScottLwhich i suppose we need to talk about sometime soon20:48
ScottLespecially since uds blueprints should be opened to submission soon20:49
astraljavaYep, good idea.20:56
knomeastraljava, as i've understood, they just haven't moved to "manual" yet.21:00
astraljavaRight.21:24
len_DLs are slow today21:30
len_knome, just reading through the irc logs... re scroll bars... very hard to pinpoint. They show up once in a while... sometimes they then vanish... sometimes they never show up at all.23:23
knomeyup23:23
len_Same image same machine 23:23
len_Prolly not worth going after right now.23:23
knomemost probably not23:24
len_I think I even saw them on the ubuntu desk top iso.23:24

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