On Wednesday 01 August 2018 19:25:14 Gene Heskett wrote: > On Wednesday 01 August 2018 21:43:26 William Morder wrote: > > 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=73e8a8809da60f > > > >5e49 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 > > Right Bill, in fact the jessie flavored raspian on an r-pi3b is probably > the most stable install on the premises in spite of a pinned ancient > kernel. But its also realtime built. The r-pi is running lcnc and moving > an 11x36 Sheldon lathe quite nicely. Barring power outages which exposed > an order of detection of the two SSD's plugged into it (I need to > convert fstab to use Label= to remove the detection order so it didn't > reboot, hung at trying to mount what should have been /dev/sdb2 > as /dev/sda3. Hung the boot and I finally remembered where I had written > the root pw, got into that and commented those 2 lines back out of > fstab, rebooted, moved cables from usb-2 jack tio usb-2 jack and > rebooted till dmesg showed them in the proper order, and everythings > cool again. Not having a ups on that one shows config errors when the > lights go out unexpectedly. :) > > Pi's don't need much of a ups, 100 watts is a sublime overkill. I should > get a little one for it, but if I fix the mounts, its fine. And thats > about $100 cheaper. Call me cheap, I'll probably answer. ;-) > > Thanks Bill. Not cheap, but rather thrifty; that used to be a compliment, not an insult. But now if we don't buy more than we need, we are not good consumers. If we have a contest for cheap and/or thrifty, I would bet that I am cheaper than you. But I'm not cheap about everything. I have been known to spend exorbiant sums on things I really want, but then I don't want much. Bill