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Re: Nvidia Geforce 8400GS Rev.3 - Driver
« Reply #23 on: August 10, 2014, 08:09:33 AM »
 

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bitsnpcs, you can install them in several ways, with synaptic package manager, aptitude etc...
Here are some of them Banshee, umplayer, SMPlayer, QMPlay2, gnome media player, Miro... I can't remember right now but there are more media players.
Some of these are just frontends to mplayer.
You can install them with terminal with sudo apt-get install or sudo aptitude install.
Banshee
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sudo apt-get install bansheeumplayer
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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/apps && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install umplayer SMPlayer (with Smtube)
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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rvm/smplayer && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install smplayer smtube smplayer-themes smplayer-skins QMPlay2
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sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:samrog131/ppa && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install qmplay2GNOME media player
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sudo apt-get install gnome-media-playerMiro
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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/ppa &&  sudo apt-add-repository ppa:jon-severinsson/ffmpeg && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install miroKaffeine
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sudo apt-get install kaffeineTotem
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sudo apt-get install totem
You can search for software package names in Synaptic or install them with synaptic.
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sudo synaptic
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Re: Nvidia Geforce 8400GS Rev.3 - Driver
« Reply #22 on: August 10, 2014, 07:12:38 AM »
 

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Hello Valtam,
I have only just bought this graphics card.
The RAM would be free for me (as would part of the cost of a graphics card if they sold it, but they don't) as I do an "error finding contest" on Chinese website, they have run it for 3 months and I have won it each of those 3 months, I get $40usd prize each month as I find the most errors,  it has to be spent that month you cannot save it up.

What are the compatible graphics card for PCI slot (it's not PCIexpress) with 512MB please ?
I will look at the prices and get one as soon as is possible.

Hello misko_2083,
I haven't tried any other media players, I am unsure which other ones there are, or how to find them or install them.
In the first install I followed a guide to install the Ubuntu Software Centre so I could browse for software that I didn't know the names of by subject area.
I read today on the forum its not a good idea to install this.
It was a future question I would have needed to ask, how to locate /browse for software and install it.
 

Re: Nvidia Geforce 8400GS Rev.3 - Driver
« Reply #21 on: August 10, 2014, 05:45:13 AM »
 

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Hi bitsnpcs,
Is this the problem with vlc only? How about other media players?
 

Re: Nvidia Geforce 8400GS Rev.3 - Driver
« Reply #20 on: August 10, 2014, 05:38:41 AM »
 

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bitsnpcs, right now, at this moment you are at a turning point. If you are willing to get x3 of 1GB RAM, would that not be better spent on a compatible video card? These days, people do whats easier instead of whats right. Join the free software community and make a stand. You turned to linux for a reason, trust that instinct.
 

Re: Nvidia Geforce 8400GS Rev.3 - Driver
« Reply #19 on: August 10, 2014, 05:34:45 AM »
 

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Okay thank you.
It seems even though I don't want to I have no choice but to put windows on that computer :-(
It is a real pain and frustrating that the manufacturers are so uncooperative.

 

Re: Nvidia Geforce 8400GS Rev.3 - Driver
« Reply #18 on: August 10, 2014, 05:06:40 AM »
 

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Ram is not the issue, the focus as stated is the video card.
 

Re: Nvidia Geforce 8400GS Rev.3 - Driver
« Reply #17 on: August 10, 2014, 05:03:47 AM »
 

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More power - would more RAM be likely to help solve video for me or not ?
Currently it has a P4 2Ghz processor, 512mb RAM on graphics card , and 1GB RAM (x2 of 512MB)(system) , the board can take up to 3GB of RAM. So if it is likely that more RAM would solve it then I can get x3 of 1GB RAM.(removing the current 1GB as only 3 slots).

Or would the video still not work due to the driver for graphics card ?



 

Re: Nvidia Geforce 8400GS Rev.3 - Driver
« Reply #16 on: August 10, 2014, 02:27:36 AM »
 

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If linux were as big as MS, we would have tremendous driver support, as it is we have to make do with what we are offered. The situation is what it is. The fact is that as linux matures, support for older hardware wanes. If you had a newer machine with more power chances are you would be trouble free on the hardware front and be enjoying a much better linux experience. Please don't think I'm saying to go buy a new machine, because I am not. I'm explaining the 'state of linux' at the moment as it is in the desktop world. Linux works on 1000's on different computer configurations, our own hardware list https://www.linuxliteos.com/hwdb.html has nearly 800 machines listed, and is growing.

MS has a monopoly on desktops, and until that changes our driver support from hardware vendors will not be on par.
 

Re: Nvidia Geforce 8400GS Rev.3 - Driver
« Reply #15 on: August 09, 2014, 09:40:31 PM »
 

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Hello,
I have done a clean install now, done the updates and avoided the Ubuntu lightdm one. Added java and restricted extras from the install additional software.
Changed keyboard to English UK.
I have made no other changes at all not even the wallpaper and installed no software, below line one of the text in this text box various parts of the menu such as half the height of the smileys appears when I type the next line.

I have not changed any drivers, I played a video in VLC, it crashed the player to a black screen with no video at all displayed and music that stutters on the same words, I had to use the reboot button on tower to stop that as only the black screen was visible.
On reboot I checked the driver being used it is X.Org X Server Nouveau open source.

Is there anything else that might work to enable video ?
 

Re: Nvidia Geforce 8400GS Rev.3 - Driver
« Reply #14 on: August 07, 2014, 06:20:36 PM »
 

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Hello misko_2083,
I still have video playback issues.
I will do a clean install of Linux Lite tomorrow.






 

Re: Nvidia Geforce 8400GS Rev.3 - Driver
« Reply #13 on: August 07, 2014, 10:10:41 AM »
 

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Hello misko_2083,
thank you for your help on the correct way for installing the 340.24 driver , the process went well without any problems :-)
The driver didn't resolve video playback issues for me as I had hoped it would.

Hi bitsnpcs,
It's not the correct way, but it works. :)
Are video playback issues gone now?
 

Re: Nvidia Geforce 8400GS Rev.3 - Driver
« Reply #12 on: August 07, 2014, 08:50:18 AM »
 

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Hello Valtam,
thank you for you help.
 

Re: Nvidia Geforce 8400GS Rev.3 - Driver
« Reply #11 on: August 07, 2014, 01:52:50 AM »
 

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Hello Valtam,
it seems I will need to do a fresh install.
Do I need to data wipe/overwrite the hdd first, or just use the install disc?


Hi bitsnpcs,
Just use the install disc, you will get the option to wipe during the installation wizard.
 

Re: Nvidia Geforce 8400GS Rev.3 - Driver
« Reply #10 on: August 06, 2014, 10:13:55 PM »
 

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Hello misko_2083,
thank you for your help on the correct way for installing the 340.24 driver , the process went well without any problems :-)
The driver didn't resolve video playback issues for me as I had hoped it would.

Hello Valtam,
it seems I will need to do a fresh install.
Do I need to data wipe/overwrite the hdd first, or just use the install disc ?
 

Re: Nvidia Geforce 8400GS Rev.3 - Driver
« Reply #9 on: August 06, 2014, 07:52:16 AM »
 

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This is getting quite messy, I would either start with a fresh install and stick with the open source drivers or try misko_2083's approach. I'm using the open source drivers on Steam and playing Counterstrike and they work very well.
 

 

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