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Posted by: valtam
07-25-2014, 07:29 AM
Forum: On Topic
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Firstly, thank you to Scott for bringing this to my attention.

Linux Lite 1.0.8 was release with the HWE - Hardware Enablement Stacks which includes the 3.8 kernel.
Support for the kernel and the graphics drivers end on Aug 8, 2014. This means that you will no longer receive kernel or graphics updates for 1.0.8, but you will continue to receive the rest of your systems updates. As the kernel is a core component of your system, we strongly advise that you proceed in the following manner.

Open a terminal and do:

Code:
sudo apt-get install bzr -y cd ~ bzr co --lightweight  lp:~mvo/update-manager/hwe-support-status cd hwe-support-status ./hwe-support-status --verbose

This tool will check your system and report back with the advised update procedure. For example, you may get a message that says the following:

Code:
To upgrade to a supported (or longer supported) configuration: * Upgrade from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS by running: sudo do-release-upgrade OR * Install a newer HWE version by running: sudo apt-get install linux-generic-lts-trusty linux-image-generic-lts-trusty and reboot your system.

I would recommend the second option of doing: sudo apt-get install linux-generic-lts-trusty linux-image-generic-lts-trusty as I have no idea how the command of sudo do-release-upgrade will effect each persons system. More information can be found here - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/1204_HWE_EOL

To be perfectly honest, a more risk-free and smarter option would be to back up all your data first and install a fresh copy of Linux Lite 2.0



Posted by: hcasarrubias
07-25-2014, 12:42 AM
Forum: Video Cards
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Smile Hello fellow Linux Users, im a novice with linux in general and im getting to know many lightweight distros like Lite, im using as a test hose my own AMD E350 built by me computer, as many of you know this new AMD procesors have a GPU inside from ATI Radeon and im guessing that implies very specific drivers, can any of you give me hitns on which drivers to use to make the most of my Linux Experience?

Regards

Hector Smile



Posted by: crunch182
07-24-2014, 06:32 PM
Forum: Start up and Shutdown
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Re from previous post:  https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/index...;topicseen

As prior mentioned in the link above I relatively installed a hardware support update through the update manager in Ubuntu 12.04 and since then have been unable to access the OS, at all but continually use LL and WinXP.

I pointed out that I could boot into the non-GUI ttyl version of Ubuntu but am unable to figure how to get into the lovely GUI version I like.

I have tried using the Boot Repair utility (as suggested on the official Ubuntu forums) and have had no luck, I also tried deleting the new kernel but that didn't work either.

This was the output I received from Boot Repair:
http://paste.ubuntu.com/7837640/

FYI, this supposed hardware output was released for the following reason, if you care to read the Ubuntu webpage - I can kind of being careless and lazy didn't really follow to reading it as understanding that it was hardware support I made the conclusion it had to be good.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/1204_HWE_EOL

When I deleted the newest Ubuntu kernel I used the synaptic package manager and looked under kernels and went to the most recent of these.  I should state that upon using the Boot Repair utility that LL controls the grub whereas it was Ubuntu previously.

If you have any questions or need more info just tell me, I'll try get back to you as soon as I can.

Finally, I do appreciate all comments, suggestions and solutions guys so thanks.



Posted by: Colicos
07-24-2014, 05:58 PM
Forum: Sound
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Yesterday, my laptop worked great with sound. Today, it has no sound at all. I've made no changes that I know of since last successful audio use.

I have looked at the information found here: https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/index...opic=574.0

It does not appear to be my volume keys on the keyboard and I also verified that all audio levels are set to 100 through the sound settings. As music is played,  I can see the sound bar moving up and down as if it recognizes the audio.

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Here is the output of my lspci (lspci -v | grep -A7 -i "audio"):

Code:
00:01.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Device 9840   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 216f   Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 80   Memory at f0340000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]   Capabilities: <access denied>   Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel 00:02.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 16h Processor Function 0 -- 00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH Azalia Controller (rev 02)   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 216f   Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 32, IRQ 81   Memory at f0344000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]   Capabilities: <access denied>   Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel 00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge (rev 11) 06:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5229 PCI Express Card Reader (rev 01)

Audio Info
Code:
sudo aplay -l **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]   Subdevices: 0/1   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0


It seems like it just stopped working. Anyone have any ideas why this happened and how to get sound back on? Thanks!



Posted by: then70
07-24-2014, 04:50 PM
Forum: Start up and Shutdown
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I installed V2 on a HP Pavilion ze4610US laptop (768 megs of ram & 40 Gig HD).  The lappy runs pretty well.  However, the unit will not shut down properly.  I get circles of green and red on a black background with an indicator bar near the middle of the screen.  I can see movement on the bar, but after going about 20% of the way across--it hangs.  I tried pressing the enter key multiple times, but nothing.  The only way to shut down the computer is to hold the power button down until the screen goes black. 

When I click restart instead of shutdown, I get a black screen with Gray and white outline of a small feather or multicolored circles that looks like a bulls-eye and the progress bar stops at 20-25%.  When pressing the down arrow key, these messages appear on the screen:

Quote: wait-for-state stop/waiting
* Stopping rsync daemon rsync
* speech-dispatcher disabled; edit .etc/default/speech-dispatcher
* VirtualBox Additions disabled, not in a Virtual Machine
* Asking all remaining processes to terminate...
* All processes ended within 300 seconds...
[ 5722.745921]

After the bracketed number above there were 3 or 4 other words, but since the screen blacked out I couldn't get them.  But computer still had not shut down.  All the lights were still lit.  I have tried the above several times and it doesn't have the same message every time.  It is always a little different.  But the machine never shuts down or reboots.

The MD5SUM of the downloaded iso is correct and I verified the CD burn against the downloaded iso file.  I have used the same CD to load 2 other laptops and a desktop machine with no problems.

Following the instructions on another post, here is the output of "inxi -Fxz" from the Terminal:
Code:
xxxxx@xxxxx-Pavilion-ze4610:~$ inxi -Fxz System:    Host: xxxxx-Pavilion-ze4610 Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic i686 (32 bit, gcc: 4.8.2)           Desktop: Xfce 4.11.6 (Gtk 2.24.23) Distro: Ubuntu 14.04 trusty Machine:  System: Hewlett-Packard product: Pavilion ze4600 (DS518U) version: KAM1.50           Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 0024 version: PQ1A81 Bios: Phoenix version: KAM1.50 date: 10/16/2003 CPU:      Single core mobile AMD Athlon XP2500+ (-UP-) cache: 512 KB flags: (pae sse) bmips: 1060.08 clocked at 530.040 MHz Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RS100 [Radeon IGP 320M] bus-ID: 01:05.0           X.Org: 1.15.1 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: [email protected]           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI R100 (RS100 4336) x86/MMX+/3DNow!+/SSE NO-TCL DRI2 GLX Version: 1.3 Mesa 10.1.3 Direct Rendering: Yes Audio:    Card: ULi M5451 PCI AC-Link Controller Audio Device driver: snd_ali5451 port: 8400 bus-ID: 00:06.0           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.13.0-24-generic

Any help with this problem is greatly appreciated.



Posted by: valtam
07-24-2014, 02:04 PM
Forum: On Topic
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Posted by: m7
07-24-2014, 01:19 PM
Forum: Network
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Newbie question here.  I've installed the samba gui via the package manager and have designated a folder to share from pc 1 on my home network.  How do I find this shared folder from pc 2?  Each pc has one user configured.  Thanks.



Posted by: anon222
07-24-2014, 08:49 AM
Forum: Scripting and Bash
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This is really interesting, if  anyone wants to experiment.
I figured out how to customize whisker menu buttons.
First enable compositing, then edit .gtkrc-2.0 and add this:
#.gtkrc-2.0
#Whisker

    style "darkback"
    {
          engine "pixmap"
            {
                 
                    }
                    image
                    {
                            function                = BOX
                            recolorable            = TRUE
                            state                  = PRELIGHT
                            file                    = "hover.png"
                            border                  = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }
                            stretch                = FALSE
                    }
                    image
                    {
                            function                = BOX
                            recolorable            = TRUE
                            state                  = ACTIVE
                            file                    = "hover.png"
                            border                  = { 1, 1, 1, 1 }
                            stretch                = FALSE
                    }
            }
            bg[NORMAL] = "#404040"
            bg[ACTIVE] = "#606060"
            bg[PRELIGHT] = "#808080"
            fg[NORMAL] = "#ccc"
            fg[ACTIVE] = "#fff"
            fg[PRELIGHT] = "#fff"
    }
    widget "whiskermenu-window*" style "darkback"
#end of file

Save this image to your home folder and rename it to hover.png
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log out and then back in, and see what happpens with whisker.

Next: Instead of using only one hover.png try using 2 different
For PRELIGHT use hover.png and for ACTIVE hover1.png
Adwaita gtk2 theme works great with this.



Posted by: asa
07-24-2014, 01:42 AM
Forum: Video Cards
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i'm not sure if this is a driver issue because i have been using this graphic card with full success, but now my monitor starts making like a "thunk" sound blacking sound for a second or two and turning back on. i've had this happen once or twice and ignored it, but today it got to the point where it would do it non stop. under drivers im using "the recommended driver" and seeing its a new issue i'm not sure if i should just go choosing new ones unless someone knows if this is a unrelated issue? weird how it started out of no where i've been using linux lite since 1.0.

"the divice is using the recommende driver."
"nvida corporation: G69 [GeoForce 9500 GT]

anyone have any ideas? find it weird that it is something that just started... :\



Posted by: arunp
07-23-2014, 12:11 PM
Forum: Installing Linux Lite
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Dear Valtam,

Can LL 2.0 run in ARM based CPU's

Arun