[frgeek-michiana] Installed Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - Part 2
- From: Tom Brown <tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: FreeGeek Michiana <frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 05 May 2010 19:34:20 -0400
5. Video/Sound
Ubuntu chose 800x600 instead of 1024x768. The desktop gui utility
fails to reconfigure X windows at 1024x768 so it can only be done
manually. I think Mike pointed this out earlier.
I downloaded an AVI format video and tried to play it with the default
movie player. Ubuntu automatically asked me if I wanted to install
restricted files. I said 'yes', and the package manager downloaded and
installed the minimum files to play the video. The libraries also
suport mpg/mpeg videos.
The sound subsystem is not working. Fr. Robert fixed Marc's sound by
disabling the modem. The sound and modem chip are the same chip, a
DSP. The modem software had grabbed the DSP and wouldn't let go.
:: Video
The Ubuntu installer chose a refresh rate (85 Hz) that was too high to
manage any resolution greater than 800x600. I lowered the refresh rate
to 75 Hz and increased the resolution to 1024x768 using the desktop gui.
Video works.
I needed Flash to vote for a friend's video submission in the the
GoDaddy commercial contest. A Flash icon appeared on the blank screen. I
clicked it. The browser landed at Adobe's Flash site, and a dialog box
asked if I wanted to install third party software (didn't say
"proprietary" or "unfree"). I said "yes", and Synaptic added the "third
party" to the sources list (I think), downloaded Flash and installed it.
[If you'd like to help my friend win the contest and waste some time
watching GoDaddy commercials:
1. Go to http://www.GoDaddy.com/Contest.
2. In the search box to the right of the Flash window, enter "Bryon
DeVolder" or "Feeling Trapped". Press the Go button.
3. Give Bryon's commercial a 5 rating, please.
Bryon submitted two videos (a) Feeling Trapped: Comic Book Style, and
(b) Feeling Trapped. He would like everyone to vote for the Comic Book
version -- again, rate it 5 on the scale. You can vote once per day from
any unique IP. The contest ends Friday.]
:: Sound
The Ubuntu installer apparently mutes the sound subsystem by default. I
unmuted the sound and it works.
Tom
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