[02:11] <inahd> hello, im am being frustrated by my microphone... got linux mint to hear the sound from it but getting the sound to ardour is frustrating me. i am using a lexicon alpha usb soundcard thing, apparently jack isn't recieving its message
[02:12] <inahd> tried changing the input device to lexicon and usb audio to no avail
[02:13] <inahd> i feel like i go through this everytime i try to record something. even after so many years of doing this it eludes me how i successfully accomplished it the last time
[02:16] <inahd> please help me!
[03:39] <wip> back in ubuntustudio 12.04
[03:39] <wip> will install kxstudio on top and see if i can manage to use cadence / catia etc... instead of qjackctl and his patchbay (berk)
[03:40] <holstein> cool
[03:40] <holstein>  /j #kxstudio since you'll be using it, and not ubuntustudio
[03:41] <wip> well will stick at both places
[03:41] <holstein> sure.. im not kicking you out ;) ..just sayin'
[03:42] <wip> hai
[07:25] <pylot> anybody able to point me to a good tutorial for qtracktor? i have a basic understanding of how to use it, but something to help me through the jargon would be nice
[07:34] <cub> pylot, I haven't used it myself but perhaps http://ubuntustudiomusic.wordpress.com/ have some good information?
[07:39] <pylot> cub, cheers but it seems the blogs a build out of date, im running 13.04 and it talks about the packages in 12.04
[07:39] <cub> yes, but the jargon shouldn't have changed much?
[07:40] <pylot> some of it is useful, but even the qtracktor segment is an older build of the application
[07:40] <pylot> much of the UI is different
[07:40] <cub> aha
[07:40] <pylot> cheers anyway, as i said i found some helpful tips for other applications
[16:51] <ubuntu-studio> Hi guys, I have been having the worst time, for a LONG time now with Ubuntu.  Don't get me wrong, I love it, but, getting it to the place I love is near impossible.  Usually I can fix my issues, than another arises... this time I am just stuck.  I couldn't get my screen to stop flashing and blinking and having lines.  I finally got nomodeset working, I put it BEFORE the words quiet splash (Ive seen people saying to pu
[16:51] <ubuntu-studio> t it after as well) and the screen appears right for the first time... BUT, now, my resolution is 1024x768 or 8x600 - can't get better - which doesn't work for me.  I need to fix this SO DAMN BAD and I've wasted SO many weeks trying to get things right.... can someone PLEASE help.  God, I'd be grateful, sooo grateful.
[16:52] <ubuntu-studio> you have to be fucking kidding me.... 15 min and now my screen starts flashing too.... w....t....f....
[17:19] <ubuntu-studio> hey guys, anyone available?  I've been here a bunch with no luck.  I can't get my graphics driver/card working.  It works fine with Ubuntu but on Ubuntu Studio my screen just keeps flashing, sometimes more than others, but, always - especially noticable on white colors.  Nomodeset didn't work.  ALso my resolution is now set to 1024x768, though I think I can change that with vga=834 after quiet splash - - but, that sti
[17:19] <ubuntu-studio> ll would not help me resolve my screen issue.  its been days and days.  i need this thing fixed.  PLEASE, anyone help?
[17:19] <zequence> ubuntu-studio: I don't think anyone here has had your problem
[17:20] <ubuntu-studio> TheDrums:  You like that band?  Its one of my favs... never seen another listen to them.
[17:20] <zequence> ubuntu-studio: Sure it's not a XFCE issue?
[17:20] <ubuntu-studio> zequence:  Do you have ANY idea what I am to do
[17:20] <ubuntu-studio> I am so freaking stumped.
[17:20] <ubuntu-studio> Loosing it here, man.
[17:20] <zequence> At which point does it start to flicker?
[17:20] <ubuntu-studio> it flickers in the OS
[17:21] <ubuntu-studio> randomly
[17:21] <ubuntu-studio> i see no pattern
[17:21] <zequence> yes, but at which point?
[17:21] <zequence> after login?
[17:21] <ubuntu-studio> I've no password to login.
[17:21] <zequence> at GRUB boot menu?
[17:21] <ubuntu-studio> So it just logs in automatically.
[17:21] <zequence> so, after login then..
[17:21] <ubuntu-studio> No, but, I think I've noticed "Linux for creative humans" slightly be affected.
[17:22] <zequence> I'd strongly suspect if regular Ubuntu is fine, then your problem starts after logging into the ubuntu Studio session
[17:23] <ubuntu-studio> okay, that helps to narrow things a bit.... where from here would you say?
[17:23] <ubuntu-studio> Ive not once had a graphics problem with regular Ubuntu.
[17:23] <zequence> just to exclude one very remote possibility
[17:23] <zequence> have you tried different kernels?
[17:24] <zequence> Ubuntu Studio comes with linux-lowlatency by default
[17:24] <zequence> Also, do you have this problem on several releases, or only one?
[17:24] <ubuntu-studio> i am not very informed on kernels, but, i know i need low latency for my recording - and - there was ONE kernel change I made, but it was days ago and i dont recall its name or even if it was a bit successful
[17:26] <ubuntu-studio> interestingly i am unable to upgrade to 12.10 and up, though once it worked on studio (always fine on ubuntu) and when it DID work on studio I got the screen to only flicker in one spot under the tabs bar in chromium - but - i was not satisfied and now im back to it being horrible and i cant even get 12.10 upgraded again, plus, that update takes a LONG time and says its successful than the screen just turns on and off
[17:26] <ubuntu-studio>  after boot before linux
[17:27] <ubuntu-studio> but, my last concern is 12.04, 10 or 13.04 - i just want to use studio and record.  get this screen right again.
[17:28] <ubuntu-studio> also when i first installed studio i did not have this problem for hours - then it started - but now, eveeeery install i get the problem right off
[17:28] <ubuntu-studio> is any of this information helpful?
[17:29] <ubuntu-studio> But, yeah, the problem is on any release - and - I've NEVER been able to install 12.10 or 13.04 Ubuntu or Studio unless I start from the .04 LTS
[17:30] <zequence> There are two kernels in the repository. linux-lowlatency and linux-generic
[17:30] <zequence> you could try installing linux-generic, and when booting, select it from the GRUB menu
[17:31] <zequence> would be good to exclude that as a possibility
[17:31] <zequence> at which point does installing 12.10 and 13.04 fail?
[17:32] <ubuntu-studio> hmm
[17:32] <ubuntu-studio> it fails after it says it is successful
[17:32] <ubuntu-studio> when i restart
[17:32] <ubuntu-studio> after boot options
[17:32] <ubuntu-studio> before "linux for creative humans"
[17:32] <ubuntu-studio> everytime that is the same
[17:32] <zequence> how does it fail?
[17:32] <ubuntu-studio> screen on screen off
[17:32] <ubuntu-studio> all black
[17:33] <ubuntu-studio> you just can see the light behind the screen go on and off
[17:33] <zequence> ok, so the install does not fail, but logging in does not work because of a problem with your screen?
[17:33] <ubuntu-studio> ah
[17:33] <ubuntu-studio> yes
[17:33] <ubuntu-studio> sorry, guess i said that wrong
[17:33] <zequence> or, rather, you log in, but the screen does not work
[17:33] <ubuntu-studio> yeah, cause when i go to reinstall it says its reinstalling over whatever version, such as 12.10
[17:34] <zequence> are the dimensions always wrong?
[17:35] <zequence> other dimensions than native dimensions may cause the screen to either stay black, or behave badly
[17:35] <zequence> this could be related to XFCE
[17:35] <ubuntu-studio> you mean my screen res?
[17:35] <ubuntu-studio> well, the only time that was off was when i used nomodeset
[17:36] <ubuntu-studio> also, let me just say how appreciative i am for your assistance - so so grateful for the help.
[17:37] <ubuntu-studio> i did find online a way to have nomodeset come in my res... by using vga=834 after the quiet splash - -
[17:37] <ubuntu-studio> never tried it though as nomodeset didnt solve the screen issue
[17:39] <zequence> yes, I was referring to resolution
[17:40] <zequence> if resolution is right, then the only thing I can think of is Hz
[17:40] <ubuntu-studio> 60.1 all day
[17:40] <zequence> ubuntu-studio: what kind of graphic card was this?
[17:40] <ubuntu-studio> eh, i had that figured out yesterday, i think ati
[17:40] <ubuntu-studio> uh
[17:40] <ubuntu-studio> raedon
[17:41] <zequence> do this in a terminal:
[17:41] <zequence> lspci | grep VGA
[17:41] <zequence> you can paste the line here
[17:41] <ubuntu-studio> samsung 700z5 laptop
[17:41] <ubuntu-studio> ok
[17:42] <ubuntu-studio> ubuntu-studio@ubuntu-studio:~$ lspci | grep VGA
[17:42] <ubuntu-studio> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
[17:42] <ubuntu-studio> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Whistler [AMD Radeon HD 6600M Series]
[17:43] <ubuntu-studio> so its the 6600 series, i was curious, the box only says one of 3 series, ha.
[17:44] <ubuntu-studio> driver from the site maybe? i dont know how to install it
[17:44] <ubuntu-studio> ive even tried to install propritary drivers upon initial install when that option arises to try other drivers.
[17:45] <ubuntu-studio> funny, i cant right click EVER in 12.04 either, but the one time i was able to upgrade to .10 and 13 the rigt clicking came right back
[17:45] <zequence> on 12.04, the proprietary drivers are in deed an option
[17:45] <ubuntu-studio> well, the ones listed wouldnt install
[17:46] <zequence> actually, I'd just use regular Ubuntu and add Ubuntu Studio meta packages to it
[17:46] <zequence> would just make things simpler
[17:47] <zequence> ubuntu-studio: you're mostly interested in audio applications?
[17:47] <zequence> sudo apt-get install ubuntustudio-audio linux-lowlatency
[17:47] <ubuntu-studio> well, let me ask you a few questions about that.  first of all, what does that mean?  i have grown fond of the application menu, its organized perfectly, audio producton > effects > mixers, etc
[17:47] <ubuntu-studio> ok, thats for regular ubuntu?  gotcha
[17:48] <ubuntu-studio> ill have to write this down but its worth it if this solves my issues.
[17:48] <zequence> you can't get the menu with Unity, but at least the screen will work
[17:48] <ubuntu-studio> yeah, true.  I will have ALL the same apps?
[17:48] <zequence> ubuntu-studio: let me write it down for you
[17:48] <ubuntu-studio> okay, thank you.
[17:49] <ubuntu-studio> I will save it on a usb drive in a text
[17:49] <ubuntu-studio> im running off the live cd anyway now
[17:49] <ubuntu-studio> which i suppose is obvious by the nick
[17:50] <ubuntu-studio> also, not sure the title for the bottom menu in studio, is that available in ubuntu?  lol, i loved the ubuntu menus till i saw what i could do in studio, ehhh, but, sometimes you gotta give a little to get a little.  its worth it.
[17:52] <zequence> ubuntu-studio: paste.ubuntu.com/5762175/
[17:52] <zequence> paste.ubuntu.com/5762175/
[17:52] <zequence> ah, damn
[17:52] <zequence> http://paste.ubuntu.com/5762175/
[17:53] <zequence> ubuntu-studio: I forgot one more thing. After you did those things, reboot
[17:53] <zequence> then you're all ready for audio production on any Ubuntu flavor
[17:53] <ubuntu-studio> so, I will do the sudo usermod before the other part?
[17:53] <ubuntu-studio> to be a member
[17:53] <ubuntu-studio> aw man, you rule!
[17:53] <zequence> doesn't matter in which order
[17:53] <ubuntu-studio> ok
[17:53] <ubuntu-studio> Now, what of all the installed apps, I download each individually?
[17:54] <zequence> ubuntustudio-audio will install all the UBuntu Studio audio applications
[17:54] <zequence> there are more
[17:54] <zequence> ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-graphics, etc
[17:54] <zequence> you can see them all if you do: apt-cache search ubuntustudio
[17:55] <zequence> you won't need ubuntustudio-desktop
[17:55] <ubuntu-studio> phone, one sec, sry
[18:03] <ubuntu-studio> sorry about that, catching up now
[18:04] <ubuntu-studio> ok, out of this what is it I'll need, everything but ubuntustudio-desktop?
[18:05] <ubuntu-studio> http://paste.ubuntu.com/5762213/
[18:05] <zequence> ubuntu-studio: if you only do audio, ubuntustudio-audio is enough
[18:06] <zequence> it depends on all the audio applications
[18:06] <ubuntu-studio> well, i enjoy all the aspects
[18:06] <zequence> then, also install -video and -graphics
[18:06] <ubuntu-studio> of studio, mainly i will be using audio but all
[18:06] <zequence> you only need those three
[18:06] <zequence> then you get all the applications
[18:07] <ubuntu-studio> ok but not the other stuff, generations, look, icon, menu?
[18:07] <ubuntu-studio> okay, right on.
[18:07] <zequence> -audio depends on -generation, recording and -audio-plugins
[18:07] <zequence> the rest, you don't need
[18:07] <ubuntu-studio> do you have any idea how it installs these?  seeing as there are so many apps, they are organized in menu for studio, how do i access a list of them?
[18:09] <ubuntu-studio> and, lastly, id like to take screens of the menu, as backup o make sure i get everything, and help me organize it properly.... i cant get my print screen to work - normally does maybe because i am on live cd, any thoughts?  i just want pics of the 4 main menu audio, graphics, video, etc
[18:15] <zequence> ubuntu-studio: if you want to see what is included, just do: apt-get show ubuntustudio-audio
[18:16] <zequence> since there are sub packages, you will need to check them too
[18:16] <zequence> ubuntustudio-audio is a meta package
[18:16] <zequence> that means, it is really just some textfiles explaining dependencies
[18:17] <ubuntu-studio> okay i think i got this, let me see here... and, you have been the BIGGEST help, without which I'd still be swearing like a sailor.
[18:17] <zequence> ubuntustuidio-recording is also a meta package
[18:17] <zequence> misspell there
[18:17] <zequence> so, if you do: apt-cache show ubuntustudio-recording
[18:17] <zequence> you will see a bunch of applications
[18:17] <ubuntu-studio> looking like this is what i need out of the list
[18:17] <ubuntu-studio> http://paste.ubuntu.com/5762255/
[18:19] <ubuntu-studio> So do you think i should go with 12.04, .10 or 13?  And, I know I don't do any of this stuff we've discussed till I am fully upgraded to where I intend to stay.
[18:20] <ubuntu-studio> gotcha
[18:26] <wip> didn't know that a2jmidid -e takes so much cpu!
[18:37] <ubuntu-studio> zequence, you know whats weird, when i did apt-cache show for ubuntustudio-video i got audacity as one of the depends (apps I assume)... as thats an audio only app i was confused.  no biggie, just curiosity
[18:38] <zequence> ubuntu-studio: It is used by video editor, when wanting to edit audio
[18:38] <zequence> That is the logic for why it is included there
[18:38] <zequence> video editors*
[18:38] <ubuntu-studio> right on, thanks man!