Debian bf24-XFS correct APT-GET server???

[Spyro]

apt-get install gnome

Errrr.... Atleast thats how its supposed to go..............

 

[DaveR]

Originally posted by: Spyro
apt-get install gnome

Errrr.... Atleast thats how its supposed to go..............

Yes, I know but won't that "only" give me Gnome 2?

🙂 I can't break anything with that, I was hoping for Gnome 2.2!

 

[Spyro]

Originally posted by: DaveR

Originally posted by: Spyro
apt-get install gnome

Errrr.... Atleast thats how its supposed to go..............

Yes, I know but won't that "only" give me Gnome 2?

🙂 I can't break anything with that, I was hoping for Gnome 2.2!

The gnome package (and the kde package too) are meta-packages (i.e. fake) that depend on the core utils for gnome and a few other things. Although they do seem to get broken every once in a while.....

 

[DaveR]

Originally posted by: Spyro
If you're still having problems with the menu then make sure that the pdmenu package is installed. BTW, unless you're using the sources that I gave youe, I would like to warn you that the KDE packages in testing are a little patchy at the moment.

Well, I installed pdmenu and I still get an error when I do an update-menus.

debian:~# update-menus
sh: dpkg-query: command not found
Cannot open file /etc/X11/twm//menudefs.hook
Unknown Error
/etc/menu-methods/twm: Aborting
update-menus[1199]: Script /etc/menu-methods/twm returned error status 1.
debian:~#

 

[DaveR]

...also I added aRts and did a sndconfig and test sound was fine...just none in KDE yet.
And no menu updates!

 

[Nothinman]

Does /usr/bin/dpkg-query exist?

 

[DaveR]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
Does /usr/bin/dpkg-query exist?

It does NOW! I did a synaptic system-upgrade for the hell of it! Menus are fine now. I did an update-menus and it worked as well! Next I need to see what's up with sound.

P.S. VERY long upgrade but the ISO was older.

 

[civad]

originally posted by: DaveR
Next I need to see what's up with sound.

Soundblaster should work without problems. And in addition to saying the mandatory RTFM, here's

Linux Sound Howto

 

[DaveR]

I knew an RTFM would get in there somewhere! 😀

I get this on kde 3.1.1a startup.

Can't find sound card 1...was going to paste message but it is gone! Will look again.

Originally posted by: civad

originally posted by: DaveR
Next I need to see what's up with sound.

Soundblaster should work without problems. And in addition to saying the mandatory RTFM, here's

Linux Sound Howto

 

[Spyro]

One more note about the sound, could you try running an audio-heavy app from the cli, so you can get a better idea of what's hapenning (or not happening as the case may well be).

 

[Spyro]

Originally posted by: DaveR
I knew an RTFM would get in there somewhere! 😀

I get this on kde 3.1.1a startup.

Can't find sound card 1...was going to paste message but it is gone! Will look again.

Originally posted by: civad

originally posted by: DaveR
Next I need to see what's up with sound.

Soundblaster should work without problems. And in addition to saying the mandatory RTFM, here's

Linux Sound Howto

Hmmm, can't find sound card??? Could it be that the modules aren't loaded or something like that? If so then you could use modconf to get them.

 

[DaveR]

Originally posted by: Spyro
One more note about the sound, could you try running an audio-heavy app from the cli, so you can get a better idea of what's hapenning (or not happening as the case may well be).

I believe I get this...I think there is help on debianhelp.org. Will try their suggestion tomorrow. They say to add the drivers.

Can't locate module sound-slot-1
Can't locate module sound-service-1-0

 

[DaveR]

Still no sound. The cdplayer even starts and the timer shows but no sound. I can get a wav to play.

I can not get the arts commands to work...they all are missing a lib!

dave@debian:~$ artsplay
artsplay: error while loading shared libraries: libvorbisfile.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
dave@debian:~$

 

[Nothinman]

install and run something like aumix, tkaumix and make sure nothing is muted or turned all the way down
type 'lsmod' to see what modules are loaded.

 

[Spyro]

artsplay: error while loading shared libraries: libvorbisfile.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Are you using sarge, stable, unstable, or what? Make sure that you have libvorbis0 installed.

 

[DaveR]

Will try tomorrow.

Originally posted by: Nothinman
install and run something like aumix, tkaumix and make sure nothing is muted or turned all the way down
type 'lsmod' to see what modules are loaded.

 

[DaveR]

I believe sarge...bf24-XFS.
Also, I believe I did install libvorbis0.

Originally posted by: Spyro

artsplay: error while loading shared libraries: libvorbisfile.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Are you using sarge, stable, unstable, or what? Make sure that you have libvorbis0 installed.

 

[DaveR]

Found this...may try it when I get home.

I was root and in the /usr/lib directory and entered the following commands:

ln -s libvorbisenc.so.0 libvorbisenc.so.2
ln -s libvorbisfile.so.0 libvorbisfile.so.3
(hope I spelled everything correctly!)
then I had sound.

Originally posted by: Spyro

artsplay: error while loading shared libraries: libvorbisfile.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Are you using sarge, stable, unstable, or what? Make sure that you have libvorbis0 installed.

 

[Nothinman]

Then the drivers always worked, you just had problems with apps linked against the vorbis libs.

 

[DaveR]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
Then the drivers always worked, you just had problems with apps linked against the vorbis libs.

That did not work either. I have sb module loaded but a few others do not show as being used.

May try this on PIII system. It has a 3dfx voodoo 3000 card (AGP) I hear that is an issue also. Is there a place to select tdbfx...or some driver like that?

 

[DaveR]

OK...I can NOT get this bf2.4-XFS audio to work on this P200 system. Funny, I have the latest Knoppix and it works just fine!

Why, when I do a uname -r does Knoppix come up with 2.4.20-XFS and my Debian is 2.4.18?

Any way to get the latest Debian 2.4.20-xfs, or is that considered Unstable?

I would think Debian would be at a higher level with better support than Knoppix, but Knoppix does give me sound!

 

[Nothinman]

To get 2.4.20 you'll need the kernel source from kernel.org and the XFS patches, there may be Debian packages for both but I can't remember. You'll also have to learn how to patch and compile your own kernel.

Boot into knoppix and type:

lsmod

See what driver it's using for sound.

 

[DaveR]

Yes, I had done that. It shows all that I have. I believe it also has awe32 and I added it to mine and get a module missing.

I went to the XFS site and there is a new ISO dated Feb 2003. I may want to try that...I suspect it may have the new 2.4.20 in it.

I can start from scratch and see what happens.

Originally posted by: Nothinman
To get 2.4.20 you'll need the kernel source from kernel.org and the XFS patches, there may be Debian packages for both but I can't remember. You'll also have to learn how to patch and compile your own kernel.

Boot into knoppix and type:

lsmod

See what driver it's using for sound.

 

[DaveR]

Well, I have sound. I tried a fresh bf24 without XFS (I am sure XFS had nothing to do with it) and sound in KDE is fine. BUT, I now have a d/l EVERYTHING. X is 4.1 and KDE is 2 something. Now I can add sarge to sources and update some stuff to see what broke the sound!