[00:39] <Steven-> erm.. i have no sound and tried to follow a hand full of different sound troublshooting tutorials out there to no avail. I'm not sure how to go about fixing it.
[00:39] <Steven-> any sugggestions
[00:40] <Steven-> It was working then somthing happend
[00:42] <Steven-> Shockwave flash also stopped working
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[03:33] <holstein> !audio | Steven-
[03:33] <ubottu> Steven-: If you're having problems with sound, click the Volume applet, then Sound Preferences, and check your Volume, Hardware, Input, and Output settings.  If that fails, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Sound - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshooting - http://alsa.opensrc.org/DmixPlugin - For playing audio files,  see !players and !mp3.
[03:33] <holstein> Steven-: i would just elaboarate.. *what* specifically happened? when? and how?
[03:34] <holstein> Steven-: remove flash from the euqation, since, adobe doesnt provide a current linux version
[03:35] <holstein> http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ you can use the chrome browser, which adobe provides a current version of flash for.. you can use that flash with chromium
[03:37] <Unit193> Lubuntu comes only with alsa by default, if sound never worked you can try pulse.
[03:37] <Unit193> !info pepperflashplugin-nonfree
[03:37] <ubottu> pepperflashplugin-nonfree (source: pepperflashplugin-nonfree): Pepper Flash Player - browser plugin. In component multiverse, is optional. Version 1.7ubuntu1 (utopic), package size 10 kB, installed size 69 kB (Only available for i386; amd64)
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[04:00] <Steven-> Sound worked then I must have broke it. I couldn
[04:01] <Steven-> I couldn't tell you what software I was installing or what I was doing to break it
[04:01] <Steven-> lol
[04:01] <holstein> Steven-: ok.. then, i suggest you back up and reinstall
[04:02] <holstein> Steven-: try and keep notes on what commands you run, and why.. and what packages you install, or PPA's
[04:02] <Steven-> I'll think I'll go without sound
[04:02] <holstein> cool.. enjoy!
[04:02] <holstein> there are a couple easy tips at that link above ^
[04:02] <holstein> lspci or lsusb to see the interface.. then, aplay -l
[04:03] <holstein> those in a terminal.. then, check alsamixer to make sure all is up or at an expected level
[04:03] <holstein> check the bios.. test the hardware with a supported operating system.. try a live CD.. see if the hardware is working properly
[04:03] <Steven-> hw is fine
[04:04] <Steven-> checking out the linl
[04:04] <Steven-> link
[04:05] <holstein> Steven-: sure.. just dont assume the hardware is fine. actually try and test it, otherwise, you can be wasting time trying to address a hardware problem in software
[04:05] <holstein> i only say this becuase i have done it at least a half-dozen times.. and a few times with audio devices..
[04:05] <Steven-> I did a live cd to check it
[04:06] <Steven-> i think im having permission errors
[04:07] <holstein> Steven-: what makes you think that? you can try playing audio as a new user, or the guest user.. please dont test audio with the web browser..
[04:07] <Steven-> **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
[04:07] <Steven-> Home directory not accessible: Permission denied
[04:08] <Steven-> what returns after  sudo aplay -l
[04:08] <holstein> Steven-: who said sudo?
[04:08] <Steven-> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshooting
[04:09] <holstein> anyways.. you'll be able to see if you have devices to playback on using "aplay -l".. and you can test as another user
[04:09] <holstein> that will troubleshoot your user permisions vs the hardware/software config
[04:10] <Steven-> ya I guess I wasn't supposed to use sudo lol
[04:16] <Steven-> holstein, the command to refresh/reinstall the drivers on the ubuntu wiki used aptitude. Should I install that and use that instead of apt-get?
[04:23] <holstein> Steven-: you shouldnt have any drivers you have installed for the audio
[04:23] <holstein> Steven-: the kernel is modular, and just has drivers basically "baked" into it.. and you didnt add any to make it work, so you should need to mess wit hthat
[04:24] <holstein> Steven-: it would be helpful to know what you did before this happened.. like, a kernel update, or adding a PPA, or whatever.. you can easily try booting the older kernel from grub, and running the guest account and checking the audio
[04:27] <Steven-> I could probably try that
[04:27] <holstein> could? no.. you can easily try all of those, if you feel it will help you figure out what is up with your system
[04:27] <Steven-> I did  upgrade from 14.04 LTS to 14.10 to see if that would fix it
[04:28] <holstein> Steven-: i suggest a fresh install of 14.04, after backing up, since, you should have a backup regardless
[04:28] <holstein> its likely something with the user account, and is a common element between the 2 versions..
[04:29] <Steven-> ya I got a back up and will likely reinstall later. Was just trying to see if I could figure out how to fix it
[04:29] <holstein> does it work as another user?
[04:30] <Steven-> I only have one user. can I just create a new user to test?
[04:30] <holstein> Steven-: there is a guest user
[04:30] <holstein> Steven-: you can create one if you like..
[04:47] <Steven-> Holstein I appreciate the time and help. Will have to work on it tomorrow.
[07:08] <|aaron> i have a really old dell (2003) with an intel integrated "3d extreme graphics". any chance of getting this to work?
[07:50] <|aaron> so the answer is YES! booted up fine!
[10:37] <Garbonzo> hi all, was just installing on a virtualbox vm and this is what the installer looked like! http://picpaste.com/what-have-you-done-to-me-lenny-VbyMkJAc.png
[10:42] <dkessel> Garbonzo: switch to vt1 using crtl+alt+f1, then switch back to vt7 using ctrl+alt+f7
[10:44] <Garbonzo> dkessel: thanks, good tip. was just checking dmesg in vt1 when you suggested that! now have a desktop... any idea what caused the screenburp?
[10:44] <dkessel> or, in virtualbox that often is right ctrl+f1, then right ctrl+f7
[10:44] <dkessel> Garbonzo: it's a known issue with virtualbox
[10:45] <Garbonzo> ah, ok. likely to carry over from the live cd or will i be ok on install? had 14.04 working perfectly in virtualbox until i went too far playing with lxqt -- shame to have to vt each boot...
[10:47] <dkessel> Garbonzo: if i remember correctly it is gone after installation
[10:47] <Garbonzo> dkessel: great, thanks. halfway through install so i'll see what happens
[11:00] <Garbonzo> dkessel: all working fine in new vm, thanks
[11:01] <dkessel> Garbonzo: you're welcome :)
[20:50] <fasted> Hi everyone.
[20:51] <fasted> I am running ubuntu 14.04, and have just installed lubuntu-desktop.
[20:52] <fasted> I need help with turning capslock to control.
[20:53] <fasted> This works for me: xmodmap -e 'clear Lock'
[20:53] <fasted> xmodmap -e 'keycode 0x42 = Control_R'
[20:53] <fasted> xmodmap -e 'add Control = Control_R'
[20:54] <fasted> But how do I make it permanent?
[21:00] <testdr> fasted: there is no way to make it permanent - you have to set it every time in your session - if you do the setting systemwide, then you have to ensure that no other thing (like x11-keymapping etc.) makes any changes
[21:01] <fasted> Ok, can I make it happen automatically whenever I start a new session?
[21:08] <testdr> fasted: you have to try (i dont use this and wont test it for you): one way is to set it systemwide in an init-script (probably that runs after start of keyboard initialization - for example in /etc/rc2.d    but if anything later changes the keyboardsettings, then it has to be done after this or the changes have to be disabled (for example in the language-keyboard-setting lxpanel-icon)
[21:31] <fasted> testdr: ok, thank you