| ubuntu-studio | hi. what was the ubuntu studio root passwort for the live version? i would like to use the su command | 15:20 |
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| cfhowlett | !root | ubuntu-studio | 15:20 |
| ubottu | ubuntu-studio: Do not try to guess the root password, that is impossible. Instead, realise the truth... there is no root password. Then you will see that it is 'sudo' that grants you access and not the root password. Look at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo | 15:20 |
| ubuntu-studio | thanks for answer | 15:21 |
| nixnine | hey guys, I am having a problem with sound. I am only showing a dummy output. | 19:55 |
| holstein | nixnine: in jack? | 19:55 |
| nixnine | in the sound properties | 19:56 |
| holstein | !audio | 19:56 |
| ubottu | 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. | 19:56 |
| holstein | if audio *used* to work, maybe share what happened when it stopped working | 19:56 |
| holstein | you also cant rule out, maybe the hardware has failed/broken | 19:56 |
| nixnine | Well, it works sometimes but then stops. | 19:57 |
| holstein | so, you can try and rule that out by using an officially supported driver in an officially supported OS.. or, in a live iso that you know used to support the hardware | 19:57 |
| holstein | nixnine: what makes what stop? | 19:57 |
| nixnine | Don't know | 19:57 |
| holstein | anyways, you can use the link above ^ and troubleshoot.. with the terminal.. "aplay -l".. "arecord -l" | 19:58 |
| nixnine | just happens randomnly | 19:58 |
| holstein | nixnine: what happens? | 19:58 |
| holstein | sound crashes? the device breaks? audio stops? what audio? when? | 19:58 |
| nixnine | sound stops | 19:58 |
| holstein | flash? in the browser? related to jack? | 19:58 |
| holstein | im not the kind of person who can either read your mind, or, ask for a log file, and tell you a flashy command | 19:59 |
| holstein | i will need you to give me some facts | 19:59 |
| holstein | are you using jack? are you using ubuntustudio? 14.04? 15.04? what audio breaks what? what audio device? | 19:59 |
| nixnine | It doesn't stop mid stride. It will be playing. I will stop, say a youtube vid, go back later to the vid and no sound anymore system wide | 20:00 |
| holstein | cool | 20:00 |
| nixnine | aplay-l no soundcards found | 20:00 |
| holstein | nixnine: so that can mean the hardware is breaking.. | 20:00 |
| OvenWerks | USB? | 20:01 |
| holstein | nixnine: if the hardware isnt present, you wont have any audio.. you cant "fix" that in ubuntu | 20:01 |
| nixnine | the same with arecord-l the same | 20:01 |
| holstein | nixnine: right.. so, you can reboot, then.. i would power off the machine, and check physical connections.. i would look in the bios.. etc | 20:01 |
| nixnine | ok. sometimes it works, sometimes no. | 20:01 |
| holstein | nixnine: when the device is gone, and not showing in aplay -l, you cant "fix" it, in software | 20:01 |
| holstein | nixnine: sure. thats what i would expect, if it was dying | 20:02 |
| nixnine | nothing software wise needed to recognize the sound card? | 20:02 |
| holstein | nixnine: no | 20:03 |
| nixnine | can it be replaced? | 20:03 |
| holstein | nixnine: as you state, it works, when its present.. and when its not, its not working | 20:03 |
| holstein | nixnine: i dont know what hardware you have, but typically, you dont replace those. you just disable, and get another one.. | 20:03 |
| nixnine | ? | 20:04 |
| holstein | nixnine: *if* the card is bad, to replace it would be soldering a new chip onto the motherboard | 20:04 |
| nixnine | how do you put in another? | 20:04 |
| holstein | nixnine: as i stated, USB, pci.. etc | 20:04 |
| nixnine | really? usb sound card? | 20:05 |
| holstein | nixnine: you dont want to have a new chip soldered onto the motherboard. *if* thats the problem | 20:05 |
| holstein | you dont want to replace the motherboard, if thats the problem | 20:05 |
| holstein | so, yes.. *if* you test, and determine the hardware is failing, and want to address the issue, i suggest, just adding a USB audio device | 20:06 |
| nixnine | how do i test? | 20:06 |
| holstein | nixnine: as i said, i would use the officially supported drivers in the officially supported operating system. and/or a known good linux disto. live. one that i know supported the hardware | 20:07 |
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