On Wednesday 01 August 2018 17:47:39 Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Wednesday 01 August 2018 13:49:32 Michael wrote:
> > On Wednesday 01 August 2018 10:44:07 am Pisini, John wrote:
> > > Not a fix but give MPV a try it seems a little nicer to me than
> > > mplayer especially if you are on an older distro like Jessie.
> >
> > Second that.
> >
> > I use both mplayer and mpv under SMPlayer.  Open 'Preferences' to
> > switch the 'Multimedia engine.'
> >
> > Overkill but I copy/pasted the 3 aptitude show's below.
> >
> > Do note SMPlayer phones home for self update info, which you can
> > disable by following:
> >
> > https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1188099&s=73e8a8809da60f5e49
> >641129388c7658
> >
> > and modifying the '/usr/bin/ni' script to:
> >
> > michael@local [~]# cat /usr/bin/no-internet
> > #!/bin/bash
> > COMMAND="$1"
> > shift
> > for arg; do
> > COMMAND="$COMMAND \"$arg\""
> > done
> > sg no-internet "$COMMAND"
> >
> > Then changing the SMPlayer menu entry to:
> >
> > no-internet smplayer %U
> >
> > *  I changed 'ni' to 'no-internet' so I'd know what it was later,
> > everything else came from the Internet...
> >
> > Best,
> > Michael
>
> This is all on a 32 bit wheezy install. As this is the main machine for
> my local network, its always the last to get updated. This install is
> somewhat debian, but its been filtered thru what it takes to at least
> run the simulation of linuxcnc.
>
> I am so far, not terribly impressed with debian stretch, 99% of what I
> can do from a wheezy box to another wheezy box in flat out rejected by
> stretch, even an ssh login is problematic and despite using a -Y
> argument for the login, nothing that needs X is allowed to run, so if I
> want to write gcode from a comfortable chair, I am stuck with nano for
> an editor. Frankly thats BS thats so poor it can't even grow weeds.
>
> But I always install to a new drive, so I can move things I need to the
> new drive with mc. But with an invalid wife, (COPD, and broken bones
> from falling, so as the chief and only cook and potty/bottle washer here
> I don't often find the time to do a new release install and make it all
> work again. I've already done one stretch install and just getting
> networking usable is a cast iron bitch, nothing will take a gateway
> assignment until you get a wad of Kentucky Twist adjusted just right,
> and if you spit it out, the network goes away again. And I don't chew,
> haven't even had a cigarette in my face in 29+ years.
>
> All this is of coarse not your fault, just jeering from the bleachers.
>
> Summary
> 310 pkgs upgraded
> 5 new installed since smplaer wasn't
> All this will of course need a reboot, but I've 25 day uptime, so it
> about due anyway.
>
> Thanks Michael.
>
> I didn't catch the mpv, so I'll see if thats available for wheezy 32 bit.
> Then reboot.


I've also had some problems getting into Debian Stretch (or Devuan Ascii), but 
Jessie runs pretty well for me (although I still use a couple of Wheezy 
packages). But if you've tried Stretch, then I assume you've also tried 
Jessie, right? 

Bill