[00:02] Greetings fellow *ubuntu users, it's safe uninstalling "mugshot"? [00:03] Yeah, it's just for setting avatars and whatnot. [00:03] Thank you! [01:55] Hola alguien en español? [02:02] Hola alguien en español? [14:23] what could cause a "Scratchy" sound on an audio jack? [14:23] it happens at times when I open a new tab in firefox [14:23] I haven't had it happen on kubuntu, so I thought it is some pulseaudio unrelated issue [14:24] Only when you do this ? [14:24] yes it happens at random when I open a new tab and go to some site [14:24] it doesn't happen every time I use firefox [14:25] And only for firefox ? [14:25] I don't use other browsers and no it doesn't happen with mpv or vlc [14:25] nor with some unrelated irc action [14:28] Strange. Do you have a plugin which tries to make a sound when opening a new tab ? [14:29] nope I just have the openh264 plugin that's about it [14:29] and I doubt ublock origin extension does something like this [14:30] bodiccea, are you the queen of celts? [14:31] Hum. strange. Firefox does not access audio normally when opening a new tab. You may try restarting in safe mode, just for a quick test [14:31] diogenes_: Queen of the Iceni ;-) [14:32] i knew that :) [14:33] what if you try a different browser to see if you get the same behaviour [14:33] Yeah I will see [14:37] To restart FF in safe mode (temporarily) go to the right menu (the 3 horizontal lines icon), then "help", then "restart with addons disabled" [14:42] it doesn't happen right now, I checked dmesg for recent messages but there was nothing in there, maybe it happens during long idle periods [15:00] Try to restart with no addons when it happens again (and also try another browser, opening the same tabs), and come back then ;-) [16:17] hi, after upgrading to 18.10 pulseaudio hasn't an output-device anymore. I tried to purge and reinstall pulseaudio but with no success. [16:47] i purged now alsa-base as well, after an alsa force-reload if have my audio-device back until i reboot, but after a reboot I have to force-reload alsa again. [16:48] ah pulseaudio [16:48] bane of everyone's existence [16:48] to sad that there aren't any proper alternatives [17:09] arec: to be honest IDK why pulseaudio even exist, but anyway i'll try to help, so what does { systemctl status | grep pulseaudio } output? [17:10] https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/gnDt9VMdGv/ [17:11] ossv4 does everything that pulseaudio does [17:11] well, it's working (for now) after i force-reloaded alsa [17:11] should I reboot? [17:12] mine is just 5905 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start --log-target=syslog [17:12] no no, you can probably just kill everything [17:12] probably you dont have an inidicator in your panel? [17:13] I do [17:14] if i kill pulseaudio, it will autospawn again and have a device and plays sound [17:15] try {pulseaudio --kill;pulseaudio --start --log-target=syslog} [17:16] also pulseaudio --dump-conf | pastebinit [17:17] it doesn't need to --daemonize=no if its properly configured [17:18] first command doesn't change anything (except the pid of course) [17:18] https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/3vsDZVdncb/ [17:21] the internet said i should remove timidity-daemon, but i haven't have it installed [17:21] arec: can you ask in #ubuntu [17:23] I found just this: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1801538 [17:23] Launchpad bug 210472 in timidity (Ubuntu) "duplicate for #1801538 Timidity daemon doesn't play nice with pulse audio" [High,Confirmed] [17:23] ill try and ask otherwise in #ubuntu. hopefully they will not forward me to here :D [17:24] thanks for your help! [17:24] nah, never [17:24] hey I tried :) [17:26] lol, just /join #ubuntu [17:26] arec: [17:26] disableing timidity-service seems to work, but I think this shouldn't be the perfect solution [17:26] i thought you didn't have it installed [17:27] timidity-package is installed. otherwhere it where suggested to remove timidity-daemon, which i haven't installed [17:27] ah [17:27] do you need timidity? [17:28] tbh i'm not sure [17:29] try removing it, unless you're playing midi files or connecting a midi instrument I don't think it's necessary [17:29] if you are then you might need a solution [17:29] i still think you should /join #ubuntu [17:30] I'm not sure if any game need it [17:30] don't have to leave the channel btw [17:30] I haven't left the channel, I reboot ;) [17:30] ah [17:31] i cannot join #ubuntu [17:32] they are forwarding me to #ubuntu-unregged, even after i have registered my nick [17:32] ah [17:32] nevermind then [17:35] pacmd list-source-outputs | pastebinit [17:36] 0 source output(s) available. [17:36] but now i have sound output [17:37] pacmd info then [17:38] https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/SFJJ3nwW8Q/ [17:39] ah, now i can join ubuntu, i had to mail-verify my account [17:44] I'll ask them how I have to configure timidity properly. [17:44] don't ask that, ask your first question and paste that last pastebin [17:45] i don't timidity is the problem [17:46] however i don't have it installed, if you want just remove it [17:49] timidity can work with nice soundfonts which makes midis sounds much better [17:50] did you try to remove timidity to see if it actually is the problem? [17:50] The problem disappeared after disabling the timidity service [17:51] ah [17:51] as i wrote above ;) [17:53] https://askubuntu.com/questions/822303/timidity-and-pulse-audio-playback [17:54] i think this references to the timidity application, not to the midi playback service, or im wrong? [18:06] no clue, anyway i'm giving up, also you can select soundfonts in audacious amidi plugin, I'm sure other players as well [18:06] yes, but this will not work in openttd [18:06] thank for your help, at least i have sound now after stating my system [18:07] about this timidity-think i'll try to figure out more. at least we have narrowed the problem to that [18:07] but probably you are right and the working sound after diableing timidity is just a side-effect of a deeper problem [18:09] I do not have 18.10 so I can't check to see if its reproducible, you're better off notifying in #ubuntu that the timidity service in 18.10 disables output devices [18:10] if you make it sound urgent, someone might actually help :P [18:10] yes, I'm trying, but for now nobody responsed to my questions [18:22] arec: and that's how you ask a question :) [18:22] arec: try out Ioria's suggestion [18:23] arec: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/timidity#Daemon [18:24] let me know how it goes, off to eat! [18:24] i'm trying, but it seems not enables midimusic again... im try to figure out where there problem is [18:35] I had a unexpected shutdown. My battery was running out and the computer shut down. Is all ok or will there be some files corrupted ? [18:35] bahahaha [18:35] everything is fine [18:36] xubuntu96w: depends on your filesystem [18:37] xubuntu96w: if you were using a text editor, vim tends to keep a backup of everything you write as well [18:37] in case of that [18:37] xubuntu96w: you should however configure xfce-power-manager to go to sleep when the battery goes into critical status and so on [18:38] I dont work with anything.. I change battery, it needed to be uncharged before first use and i forget to turn it off manually. [18:39] In windows files can be corrupted.. that is why i ask... But linux is another thing i guess. [18:39] they can be corrupted as well [18:39] but whenever you boot fsck auto launches [18:40] and does a file integrity check and fixes if it finds errors [18:41] Are there any log i can chec for that ? [18:41] *check [18:41] arec: did you end up uninstalling a soundfont when you uninstalled timidity? [18:42] All works fine anyway. [18:42] xubuntu96w: you can check /var/log/syslog to see boot system messages [18:42] xubuntu96w: if you are in a laptop install laptop mode tools [18:44] Kumool: yes i unistalled but reinstalled also [18:46] the missing midi sound seems to be an openttd-related problem [18:48] openttd has a channel in fnode i think [18:48] never used it, i think you need to have the data files so [18:51] yes, i found the channel and have the data files [18:52] Kumool: When all works as normal and no error messages then all is ok ? What will you do use it and dont care anymore ? [18:59] I guess all is ok.. thank you.. [19:00] ?? [19:00] yes, don't care about it and move on [19:01] however, you should always have a backup in places, the hdd might fry or mobo or w\e [19:07] put a bunch of printf statements on your program [19:07] woops [23:17] Hi. I'm trying to figure out how to set the login screen background. I tried the lightdm greeter app, but when I logged out and logged back in, it still showed the old login screen. I tried editing lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf and yeah, it already has the path to the image I selected. [23:17] Could it be a problem with the image being in a personal user account? Do I have to stick it in /usr/share somewhere, or something?