[03:12] <studio-user036> hi can someone help me with my wireless network problem?
[03:13] <SlidingHorn> studio-user036: Feel free to ask - if someone has an answer, they'll reply.  Also, you might want to change your nick so you can be referenced easier :)
[03:18] <Bobtheblob> hey can i get help setting up my wireless network... i think i need to change my driver
[03:19] <SlidingHorn> Bobtheblob: what seems to be the problem?  (more detail is better)
[03:22] <Bobtheblob> after i got done installing ubuntu studio it never found my network i have it plugged in my intoo my wired right now... i really want to get the wireless card to work. it used to work when i had windows. my guess is it probly needs a driver but im not sure how to found out how to get the right one
[03:56] <Helpme> hi anyone know if Broadcom Limited BCM4311 802.11b/g WLAN [14e4:4311] (rev 01) will work on ubuntu studio Bionic Beaver 18.04 or is this card not supported?
[04:00] <SlidingHorn> Helpme: Broadcom wifi is notoriously problematic in linux, if I remember correctly.  let me see what I can find
[04:07] <SlidingHorn> Helpme: have you attempted to install any broadcom drivers yet?
[04:09] <SlidingHorn> oh wait, sorry, Helpme - You were just asking if it was supported.  My understanding is that that card *should* work using the firmware-b43-installer package
[04:15] <Helpme> i tried to look for additional drivers in the software updater but the one they found doesnt seem to work and that one says its broadcom 802.11 LinuxSTA wireless driver source from bcmwl-kernel-source (proprietary)
[04:18] <SlidingHorn> Helpme: I believe you'll have to remove those if you installed them and use the firmware-b43-installer package instead.
[04:21] <Helpme> im still very new at this. how do i do that?
[04:22] <SlidingHorn> Helpme: While this is a Linux Mint forum, I believe this should be a similar process for you.  Have a read: https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=232330
[04:23] <SlidingHorn> Helpme: I'd suggest reading all the way through before actually doing anything
[04:24] <Helpme> ok thanks ill read up
[04:40] <helpme> hi SlidingHorn it worked i got my wireless going thank you very much for the help. awesome!
[04:40] <SlidingHorn> helpme: awesome!  happy to help :)
[04:40] <helpme> :)
[10:12] <bob77bhs> i have a problem with ubuntu studio and simple-scan, it is installed but cannot find the starter icon, any ideas?
[14:00] <Glorfindel> Hey all, looking at turning some of my old desktops into  DAWs. is there a list of hw that tends to lend it's self to low latency more than another type (brands, models, whatever)? Or does the audio interface have more to do with that than anything else?
[15:12] <OvenWerks> A hard question to answer. If the audio interface includes direct monitoring, most DAW use does not need low latency.
[15:13] <OvenWerks> I have found that almost all mother boards need some tweaking or at least experimenting to set up. For example PCI or PCIe interfaces often work better in one slot than another.
[15:16] <OvenWerks> with USB interfaces adding a PICe USB card just for the interface seems to help, but at least trying each USB port to find one that works best. Making sure the mouse and keyboard are not using the same internal USB hub or irq helps too.
[15:42] <Glorfindel> OvenWerks: thanks for the insight, I appreciate it. I'm hoping to use the Focusrite Scarlet series as they seemed to be the best budget audio interface that was compatible (not to mention the only budget interface that was a known brand, at least for me) the "compatible hardware" wiki page mentioned they were very low latency, and I was wondering if that was something that changed much from system to system
[15:43] <Glorfindel> the main reason I'm hoping for low latency is because I'd like to be able to use a pc to change the sound for an electric guitar, and then send the output to the amp, for practicing in real time
[15:45] <Glorfindel> that is a fair point though, with the direct monitoring I wouldn't need to have low latency if I was just recording... I'll have to keep that in mind
[15:58] <OvenWerks> most USB IFs can run with buffer size 64 or 128 which is low enough for guitar effects most people find. The absolute minimum is normally 32/2 with some work and maybe the odd xrun. USB runs with 1ms poling so probably one needs double that for reasonable stability.
[16:23] <Glorfindel> OvenWerks: most of what you have said is over my head, but I'll do what you suggested (checking different ports for latency, and etc) and if it's not satisfactory, I'll stop by again and see if there are any solutions to be had. thanks!
[16:25] <rapidwave> How do we edit the Ubuntu Studio applications menu?
[16:25] <Glorfindel> rapidwave: edit in what way?
[16:25] <Glorfindel> adding more programs to the favorites section? color scheme?
[16:26] <OvenWerks> rapidwave: best not to at all.
[16:30] <OvenWerks> neither alacarte or menulibre work right
[16:31] <OvenWerks> you are left with learning the whole xdg set of directories and config files and manually editing them.
[16:32] <OvenWerks> xfce, lxde and gnome all come with broken system menu config files
[16:33] <OvenWerks> the one in Studio is fixed. KDE has a correct one too.
[16:33] <OvenWerks> rapidwave: are you using the actual application menu or whisker?
[16:43] <rapidwave> Umm, it's the round blue icon with white lines through it.
[16:45] <OvenWerks> OK, that is just an icon and can point to either.
[16:45] <OvenWerks> is it just a straight drop down menu or does it have two panes?
[16:46] <OvenWerks> And a search box and some extra icons and...
[16:52]  * OvenWerks can't remember cause he doesn't use whisker
[17:09] <rapidwave>  It's just one pane that has categories for applications and a search box at the bottom
[19:44] <studio-user374> hi, wondering if anyone can help me, stereo sound works but no audio through headphones even though volume control registers sound and shows no sign of being muted