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KDE 3.0.3 upgrade problems
by John Sved 03 Oct '02

03 Oct '02

After installing the KDE upgrade as per http://www.suse.com/us/private/download/linuks/i386/update_for_8_0/index.ht… certain apps crash. For example find files the Crash Handler dump says: (no debugging symbols found)...(no debugging symbols found)... (no debugging symbols found)...0x40f05099 in wait4 () from /lib/libc.so.6 #0 0x40f05099 in wait4 () from /lib/libc.so.6 #1 0x40f7fbd8 in __DTOR_END__ () from /lib/libc.so.6 #2 0x40d9a072 in waitpid () from /lib/libpthread.so.0 #3 0x405c1ade in KCrash::defaultCrashHandler () from /opt/kde3/lib/libkdecore.so.4 #4 0x40d97a74 in pthread_sighandler () from /lib/libpthread.so.0 #5 <signal handler called> #6 0x407fb851 in QWidget::checkChildrenDnd () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3 #7 0x407fb96d in QWidget::setAcceptDrops () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3 #8 0x4099416e in QTextEdit::init () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3 #9 0x40993dbd in QTextEdit::QTextEdit () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3 #10 0x40415a30 in KAboutContainerBase::addLicensePage () from /opt/kde3/lib/libkdeui.so.4 #11 0x40417e85 in KAboutDialog::addLicensePage () from /opt/kde3/lib/libkdeui.so.4 #12 0x404583a1 in KAboutApplication::buildDialog () from /opt/kde3/lib/libkdeui.so.4 #13 0x4045713a in KAboutApplication::KAboutApplication () from /opt/kde3/lib/libkdeui.so.4 #14 0x08055ff3 in QScrollView::mouseReleaseEvent () #15 0x0805698f in QScrollView::mouseReleaseEvent () #16 0x40e7a9ed in __libc_start_main () from /lib/libc.so.6 Similar output is given when some apps like package manager encounter a problem such as a zero result for a search. But the worst of the problem is that Yast2 will not start. The sand clock revolves for a while .......then nothing. I first noticed that Yast2 was sick when I was going to reinstall webcam apps which would not load. i.e. the KDE 303 upgrade did something to the webcam (video) apps. Since Qt3 looks to be involved I installed it again and the option Qt3 stuff , to be sure. But it has not helped. Main apps such as StarOffice, QCad, Mozilla, Digikam are OK I will post this Suse-kde list. ....... After a quick look ....it seems that KDE 3.0.3 is now old. Any suggestions 1) to stop the crashes 2) regain "lost" apps like Yast2 -- John

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RE: [suse-multimedia-e] Realplayer 8 stopped working
by Jonathan Cowherd 03 Oct '02

03 Oct '02

I believe that realplayer8 uses the native kernel drivers soundcore.o, etc to produce sound. You may want to read the kernel documentation for your card to see if there is any standing issues for your soundcard's chipset and the driver it uses. You can also do a google search for your card's chipset and linux and you should be able to find remarks people have made with problems they've had. Jonathan Paul Cowherd Linux and Java Administrator Genscape, Inc. Email: jonathan.cowherd(a)genscape.com Office: (502) 583-3730 Mobile: (502) 314-0444 -----Original Message----- From: John Sved [mailto:JohnSved@compuserve.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 5:58 PM To: Eduard Avetisyan Cc: 'suse-multimedia-e(a)suse.com' Subject: Re: [suse-multimedia-e] Realplayer 8 stopped working Eduard, OK.. I finally found the Options etc and have enabled the ALSA output plugin. So XMMS now works. Real Play 8 still does not (as discribed in my earlier post). Thanks, John Eduard Avetisyan wrote: > > > Hi John, > > >>I tried. I lookede into a XMMS config file. I saw nothing related to >>arts plugin. > > Try from the GUI: Options->Preferences->Output plugins... There are a > lot of interesting options there :) > > >>I could find nothing about how to enable the arts plugin. > > This is the KDE sound server, and can be enables/disables from KDE > Control center... A rough way would be killall -9 artsd (not > recommended :) > > Good luck > Eduard > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com > -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-multimedia-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-multimedia-e-help(a)suse.com

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RE: [suse-multimedia-e] Realplayer 8 stopped working
by Jonathan Cowherd 01 Oct '02

01 Oct '02

What type of sound card are you using? Are you using ALSA or just the kernel driver? I assume that all other sound software works as expected? Mp3 streams via xmms, etc? Jonathan Paul Cowherd Linux and Java Administrator Genscape, Inc. Email: jonathan.cowherd(a)genscape.com Office: (502) 583-3730 Mobile: (502) 314-0444 -----Original Message----- From: John Sved [mailto:JohnSved@compuserve.com] Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 1:25 PM To: suse-multimedia-e(a)suse.com Subject: [suse-multimedia-e] Realplayer 8 stopped working Hi, Using SuSe 8.0 (previously 7.2) and the RealPlayer 8. Only problem in the past was the processor clock rate on my laptop. If energy saving was not disabled it could cause the Realplay to play at the wrong speed. Now there is a wierd problem. The "welcome" plays for only 0.2 seconds and there is no audio. This occurs for all real media. i.e. A video will play for a frame or two and then stop - no sound. The aRTs in KDE control center - sound - server is set on at startup as always. The sound I/O was set to autodetect. I have now set it to ARTS. Realplayer is set to use native sound driver - as always. Trying the other two sound driver preference options does allow RP8 to play video or audio but there is no audio output. I had a look at the real.com community support (UNIX) site and tried the various posted suggestions that looks relevant but there has been no fix. I uninstalled and reinstalled RP8. Once it worked almost correctly with only poor sound quality even though the sound quality settings were the usual (16 bit etc.) But it did no last. Again there is no sound as described above. A fresh unistall, restart, install of RP8 did not help. The only recent change was the installation of Mozilla 1.1 (previously I had 0.9.8) for many months with RP8 working OK. and Java 1.4 RE I suspect that the problem may be caused by a SuSe 8.0 configuration bug or such but I do not know what to look for and I do not want to experiment ! Any suggestions please ? -- John -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-multimedia-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-multimedia-e-help(a)suse.com

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Re: Re: [suse-multimedia-e] TV tuner noisy audio
by reg＠ryue.freeserve.co.uk 01 Oct '02

01 Oct '02

Hi, I have just found out from bttv list that because my card has a PAL-BG tuner and the TV standard in UK is PAL-I, I will not be able to tune into both image and sound at the same time. Reg > > From: Mel Steinberg <saxofon(a)pacbell.net> > Date: Mon 23/Sep/2002 19:10 CEST > To: reg(a)ryue.freeserve.co.uk, suse-multimedia-e(a)suse.com > Subject: Re: [suse-multimedia-e] TV tuner noisy audio > > By the fact that you're able to get clear audio through tuning sounds > like the connection is good. Are you absoulutely sure that you have > the correct broadcast standard for the UK set in your preferences > (Options>TV Norm in MoTV)? You might want to try deleting the existing > .xawtv and .kwintvrc files from your /home directory and using YaST (I'm > also running SuSE8.0) to reconfigure your TV card (there's a provision > in it to match the selected card with different types of tuners mounted > on it (PAL/NTSC/SECAM). Good Luck! > > /mel > > P.S. - You mentioned that you manually configured the card. Does YaST > recognize it at all, with a different name? It could be that PixelView > PlayTV is a name a distributor slapped on it, and YaST is identifying it > under it's true identity. Just a thought. > > > reg(a)ryue.freeserve.co.uk wrote: > > >Hi, > > > >Unfortunately, there is no internal connector on my TV card. > > > >However, I have tried fine tuning the channels and found the following: > >For most channels, if I increase the freq by 1 or 2 MHz, I can get a channel with very > >clear audio but no picture. I wonder if it is hardware problem or software (driver) > >problem. > > > >Have anyone come across this problem or have a explanation for it? > > > >By the way, I am using SuSE 8.0. The drivers, kwintv and motv are of the versions that > >come with the distribution. > > > >Regards, > >Reg > > > > > >>From: Mel Steinberg <saxofon(a)pacbell.net> > >> > > >>Date: Fri 20/Sep/2002 22:53 CEST > >>To: reg(a)ryue.freeserve.co.uk > >>CC: suse-multimedia-e(a)suse.com > >>Subject: Re: [suse-multimedia-e] TV tuner noisy audio > >> > >>I had a similar problem when I installed a Pinnacle (Miro - in Europe) > >>StudioPCTV Pro in my sister's computer. I got around it by using the > >>internal connectors in both the tv card and the audio card, instead of > >>the external 1/8" short stereo cable. I didn't have the same problem > >>on my computer, but using the internal connection leaves the external > >>line input free for recording, which is always handy. > >> > >>/mel > >> > >>reg(a)ryue.freeserve.co.uk wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Hi, > >>> > >>>I have got a PixelView PlayTV Pro TV (mono) tuner card and have installed the driver modules through > >>>YaST (the exact card model was selected manually). When I try to watch TV in motv and kwintv after > >>>scanning the channels, the picture is quite clear but the audio is very noisy (I can hardly hear > >>>the original audio of the programme). Does anyone come across this problem or have any suggestions > >>>what I can do? > >>> > >>>Regards, > >>>Reg > >>> > >>>_______________________________________________________________________ > >>>Freeserve AnyTime, only £13.99 per month with one month's FREE trial! > >>>For more information visit http://www.freeserve.com/time/ or call free on 0800 970 8890 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > >_______________________________________________________________________ > >Freeserve AnyTime, only £13.99 per month with one month's FREE trial! > >For more information visit http://www.freeserve.com/time/ or call free on 0800 970 8890 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________________________________ Freeserve AnyTime, only £13.99 per month with one month's FREE trial! For more information visit http://www.freeserve.com/time/ or call free on 0800 970 8890

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Realplayer 8 stopped working
by John Sved 29 Sep '02

29 Sep '02

Hi, Using SuSe 8.0 (previously 7.2) and the RealPlayer 8. Only problem in the past was the processor clock rate on my laptop. If energy saving was not disabled it could cause the Realplay to play at the wrong speed. Now there is a wierd problem. The "welcome" plays for only 0.2 seconds and there is no audio. This occurs for all real media. i.e. A video will play for a frame or two and then stop - no sound. The aRTs in KDE control center - sound - server is set on at startup as always. The sound I/O was set to autodetect. I have now set it to ARTS. Realplayer is set to use native sound driver - as always. Trying the other two sound driver preference options does allow RP8 to play video or audio but there is no audio output. I had a look at the real.com community support (UNIX) site and tried the various posted suggestions that looks relevant but there has been no fix. I uninstalled and reinstalled RP8. Once it worked almost correctly with only poor sound quality even though the sound quality settings were the usual (16 bit etc.) But it did no last. Again there is no sound as described above. A fresh unistall, restart, install of RP8 did not help. The only recent change was the installation of Mozilla 1.1 (previously I had 0.9.8) for many months with RP8 working OK. and Java 1.4 RE I suspect that the problem may be caused by a SuSe 8.0 configuration bug or such but I do not know what to look for and I do not want to experiment ! Any suggestions please ? -- John

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Konq file asociation
by Klaus Slott 27 Sep '02

27 Sep '02

Damm.. This must be a simple question. I just cant get it right: I would like to associate 'm3u' files at mp3.com to xmms insted of the build in player in konqueror. I've added xmms to the audio/mpegurl in file asociation inside konq. and moved it to the top. But when I hit a link konqueror still opens some other build in player. What did I miss? And by the way: Can I do this for all my users in some common kde file? -- Regards Klaus V. Slott

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Re: Re: [suse-multimedia-e] TV tuner noisy audio
by reg＠ryue.freeserve.co.uk 23 Sep '02

23 Sep '02

Hi, Unfortunately, there is no internal connector on my TV card. However, I have tried fine tuning the channels and found the following: For most channels, if I increase the freq by 1 or 2 MHz, I can get a channel with very clear audio but no picture. I wonder if it is hardware problem or software (driver) problem. Have anyone come across this problem or have a explanation for it? By the way, I am using SuSE 8.0. The drivers, kwintv and motv are of the versions that come with the distribution. Regards, Reg > > From: Mel Steinberg <saxofon(a)pacbell.net> > Date: Fri 20/Sep/2002 22:53 CEST > To: reg(a)ryue.freeserve.co.uk > CC: suse-multimedia-e(a)suse.com > Subject: Re: [suse-multimedia-e] TV tuner noisy audio > > I had a similar problem when I installed a Pinnacle (Miro - in Europe) > StudioPCTV Pro in my sister's computer. I got around it by using the > internal connectors in both the tv card and the audio card, instead of > the external 1/8" short stereo cable. I didn't have the same problem > on my computer, but using the internal connection leaves the external > line input free for recording, which is always handy. > > /mel > > reg(a)ryue.freeserve.co.uk wrote: > > >Hi, > > > >I have got a PixelView PlayTV Pro TV (mono) tuner card and have installed the driver modules through > >YaST (the exact card model was selected manually). When I try to watch TV in motv and kwintv after > >scanning the channels, the picture is quite clear but the audio is very noisy (I can hardly hear > >the original audio of the programme). Does anyone come across this problem or have any suggestions > >what I can do? > > > >Regards, > >Reg > > > >_______________________________________________________________________ > >Freeserve AnyTime, only £13.99 per month with one month's FREE trial! > >For more information visit http://www.freeserve.com/time/ or call free on 0800 970 8890 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________________________________ Freeserve AnyTime, only £13.99 per month with one month's FREE trial! For more information visit http://www.freeserve.com/time/ or call free on 0800 970 8890

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TV tuner noisy audio
by reg＠ryue.freeserve.co.uk 20 Sep '02

20 Sep '02

Hi, I have got a PixelView PlayTV Pro TV (mono) tuner card and have installed the driver modules through YaST (the exact card model was selected manually). When I try to watch TV in motv and kwintv after scanning the channels, the picture is quite clear but the audio is very noisy (I can hardly hear the original audio of the programme). Does anyone come across this problem or have any suggestions what I can do? Regards, Reg _______________________________________________________________________ Freeserve AnyTime, only £13.99 per month with one month's FREE trial! For more information visit http://www.freeserve.com/time/ or call free on 0800 970 8890

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Question
by Gary Counsellor 14 Sep '02

14 Sep '02

Why would This happen I open grecord, record "mary had a little lamb" in 16bit pcm, 44100 stereo upon playback, everything is played rather quickly When I record at 16bit pcm, 44100 mono everything plays back at like half speed or slower all sugestions, guesses and tea leaf readings greatly appreciated. -- Gary Counsellor http://www.musician2000.com sineigs.all.attitudes(a)eskimo.com Please remove .all.attitudes before replying

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Re: AW: [suse-multimedia-e] RICOH DVD/CDRW MP9120 unter Linux zum Laufen bringen...
by Juliane Bergmann 12 Sep '02

12 Sep '02

Hello, thank you for your readiness to help! I was not aware, that this is an english list, as I did the subscription on the german web-page of suse. Sorry. My question was, how to install the Ricoh DVD/CDRW MP9120 using linux 7.0 (yast does not yet contain this device). As I am not at all a linux expert, I would need some kind of step-by-step description. Unfortunately, I did not find a web page or anything dealing with this problem on the world wide web, so I had the idea to subscribe to this list and ask, if anybody could help me... Fortunately, John Monaghan is alreadey willing to give me some instructions :-) so I hope, it will work in the end! Best regards, Juliane > Hi, > > I'd love to help but I don't understand German. > However I am going to take a guess and suggest: > > hwinfo --cdrom > > to check which device it is, that ide-scsi is being > used and then you can check if the links are correct > for cdrom and cdrecord. also run hwscan --cdrom. > > so you can see which device it is connected to. > > but the problem could be anything for all I know. Let > us know in English, after all this is an English list > > --- Juliane Bergmann <Juliane.Bergmann(a)gmx.de> wrote: > > Hi! > > > > :-) > > Das Problem ist, daß ich mich nicht besonders gut > > mit Linux auskenne... Ich > > verwende es zwar, um unter Linux zu programmieren, > > habe mich aber noch nicht > > weiter damit beschäftigt, wie man es "per Hand" > > konfiguriert (der > > Ricoh-DVD/CDRW ist im Yast leider noch nicht dabei). > > Mit fstab, idescsi-Modul etc. kann > > ich deshalb leider nicht viel anfangen, und im > > Internet habe ich auch keine > > Info-Seite gefunden, wo drinsteht, was man wo > > eintragen muß, damit das ganze > > läuft. Irgendwie schwierig, da Infos > > herzubekommen... Ich bräuchte also quasi > > eine Art Anleitung, was der Reihe nach zu tun ist. > > Wäre nett, wenn mir da > > jemand weiterhelfen könnte! > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Everything you'll ever need on one web page > >from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts > http://uk.my.yahoo.com > -- GMX - Die Kommunikationsplattform im Internet. http://www.gmx.net

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