Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-factory (1233 mails)

["Fred A. Miller" <fmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Basil Chupin wrote:
> Fred A. Miller wrote:
> > Basil Chupin wrote:
> >   
> > > Fred A. Miller wrote:
> > >     
> > > > After the update today, there appears to be some work done on Xorg.
> > > > Screen savers (openGL) would frequently hang the desktop after running
> > > > awhile and sometimes only run in a small window. Both of those look like
> > > > have been fixed.....this with Intel video chipset. Also, Frozzen-Bubble
> > > > would totally seize the system.....that no longer happens.
> > > >
> > > > Someone else reported today that he's having problem with sound....not
> > > > very loud on his laptop. I have the same problem with Intel audio
> > > > chipset. Also, ANY moving video, i.e., Utube or file clip of any type
> > > > "stutters".....video and audio isn't smooth.
> > > >   
> > > >       
> > > Re sound: go to Control Centre and check that the Volume setting(s) are
> > > still set to the correct (~max) levels. I've found that upgrades
> > > sometimes alter the settings.
> > >     
> > Was that way since the initial install.
> >   
>
>
> OK.
>
> The other thing I found is that I couldn't get any sound (I have an
> Audigy 4 card) with external speakers attached until I installed and ran
> alsamixergui and unmuted the Digital Output Jack. While this for you is
> only academic since you do have sound, you could check in alsamixer at
> what levels your various channels are set.

Did that, but I also have the same card so this is important for me when
I install 11.1 when it's gold...also for some clients who also have it.

> > > Re stuttering. Same thing happened to me yesterday. I rebooted the
> > > system and the problem seems to have vanished. Try it.
> > >     
> > 'First thing I tried....nada. It's either the Intel driver isn't as
> > quick as it should be, or there's a problem with "x".
> >   
>
> You stated that both audio and video were stuttering. Somehow I wouldn't
> connect audio stuttering with "x" - video, yes.

'Not sure. If I pay close attention they seem to be in sync.

> Rather an interesting error I seem to be getting when I boot the set of
> HDs with 11.1 Beta on them: the auto check of new upgrades fails and
> when I look at the reason why it failed I see something along the lines
> of "DBus error - daemon not running" or words to this affect.

Hasn't this been an error a number have reported? I haven't had, however.

> My gut feeling is that some application is excessively using the dbus
> causing the stuttering of both audio and video. Perhaps you know of a
> way of checking this out.

No....I don't. I've read all the log files trying to find something
somewhere to give me a clue....nada.

Fred

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