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    To make linux perfect....

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by Gintoki, Jun 5, 2008.

  1. TRAFFICBLOWS

    TRAFFICBLOWS Notebook Geek

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    Blink my eyes very fast :)

    No idea- never fixed it..... just dealing.... not sure for how long I can do it though!
     
  2. Gintoki

    Gintoki Notebook Prophet

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    This is a serious problem, i'll go see if i can update to the SVN version of mplayer and try to use Flash 10 beta but this is pretty depressing how things get ruined by something like this.
     
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    Well, try the MPlayer fix anyway - it just might work. That fix is a general one for when you have video problems. It's not specific to stuttering video.
     
  4. Gintoki

    Gintoki Notebook Prophet

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    Could you explain what it does so i remember to do it if i get any video problems? I use the GUI so i'm clueless with this. Also, i asked over at Ubuntu forums and i found a fix. I just want to get more information on this because this is puzzling me even more now (i also love Compiz).
     
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    Oh, so you're having problems with it while running Compiz. I thought it was a problem with the Flash Player and MPlayer. This is why I don't run beta software like Compiz :p

    And I have no idea what that command does, just that it works. I asked someone for help on IRC and they told me to try that, and it worked.
     
  6. Gintoki

    Gintoki Notebook Prophet

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    You really should be careful with that kind of stuff, although IRC is generally safe if you go to the Ubuntu IRC channel. Compiz is a beta software? I thought it was stable, i got more info on it and it seems i don't have to wait for flash 10 or a new version of Mplayer. I have to wait for a new version of Compiz. At least find a version that uses my GPU instead of CPU, maybe in the SVN. I love Compiz, i sorta can't live without it anymore. I sure hope that the next version of Compiz with GPU support or Flash with GPU support will be out soon...
     
  7. srunni

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    IRC is perfectly safe, I was on the MPlayer channel on Freenode. There's nothing wrong with asking for help there. I know better than to run a command that I understand nothing about. I just don't know exactly what those flags do.

    As for Compiz, the entire idea behind compositing window managers is new, and the software is far from stable. Just because they released something and called it 'stable' doesn't mean much. Stable is subjective, and could mean something completely different to the developers than it does to the users.
     
  8. Gintoki

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    Darn, i love Compiz. I love new stuff, go figure. I hope i can find an SVN version or something that enables GPU support so i can have it enabled, Compiz is one of the main reasons i switched from boring old Vista to Linux, it looks so cool.
     
  9. Gintoki

    Gintoki Notebook Prophet

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    <del>Okay, i'm having some issues playing media on the web with the Mplayer plugin, the video is messed up entirely as if i'm watching tv and there's a hurricane outside, the dish gets messed up signals, there isn't even audio. I tried fooling around with the settings and it didn't do anything for it at all. Anyone have any insight?</del> FIXED
     
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    <del>Also, I've got a new issue. On my other desktop with Mint on it i need some help getting it to use the native resolution. It's currently using 1280x780 (i think) and not the native it should which is 1440x900. It's an LG W1952TQ - 19 inches monitor and this is my xorg.conf file. EDIT: I forgot to say that this machine has a very old integrated GPU so that may be the problem but i'd like some confirmation on this. If necessary i may have to look into buying a cheap gfx card or something.</del> FIXED

    PHP:
    # xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
    #
    # This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
    # values from the debconf database.
    #
    # Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
    # (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
    #
    # This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
    # if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
    # package.
    #
    # If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
    # again, run the following command:
    #   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

    Section "InputDevice"
        
    Identifier    "Generic Keyboard"
        
    Driver        "kbd"
        
    Option        "XkbRules"    "xorg"
        
    Option        "XkbModel"    "pc105"
        
    Option        "XkbLayout"    "us"
    EndSection

    Section 
    "InputDevice"
        
    Identifier    "Configured Mouse"
        
    Driver        "mouse"
        
    Option        "CorePointer"
        
    Option        "Emulate3Buttons"    "true"
    EndSection

    Section 
    "Device"
        
    Identifier    "Configured Video Device"
    EndSection

    Section 
    "Monitor"
        
    Identifier    "Configured Monitor"
    EndSection

    Section 
    "Screen"
        
    Identifier    "Default Screen"
        
    Monitor        "Configured Monitor"
        
    Device        "Configured Video Device"
    EndSection

    Section 
    "ServerLayout"
        
    Identifier    "Default Layout"
        
    Screen        "Default Screen"
    EndSection
     
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  12. Gintoki

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    I haven't tried running Flash and Compiz yet, i might test it out soon. I already have Flash 10 beta 2 though. Does anyone know how long or big the .wav file for the login/logout sound can be? I seems to be having problems using a custom one that i want.
     
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