[SOLVED]Serious frustrations with MPD-Pulse and ncmpcpp

There are a couple of problems I'm having. First and foremost, I can't access any sort of flash video without mpd stopping and not working until a full system reboot, I've tried "sudo mpd --kill && sudo mpd --no-create-db" as well as "sudo /etc/rc.d/mpd restart" and they don't work. I've noticed several people with this problem while using alsa, I've tried normal mpd and tried some of the suggestions that I found for mpd.conf but to no avail and got the added bonus of play on startup which annoys me (mpd-pulse for whatever reason doesn't do that) so I was wondering if there exist any sort of work around for mpd-pulse or pulse in general (I'll take whatever).
Moving onto the more minor problem with ncmpcpp, there was an update today and upon installing I've noticed a serious decrease in speed, particularly when scrolling through the library and stumbling upon a certain artist that has a lot of albums/songs, but also when first playing a song after a system boot ncmpcpp will wait ~6 seconds before playing any sound (while the progress bar for the song is moving forward). The first issue is more important as I have several discographies and going from one end of my library to another is rather difficult at present, but the latter is still really annoying.
I'm mainly trying to see if any one has a suggestion for my mpd-pulse issues with flash, and I'm curious if the ncmpcpp things are something everyone is experiencing or if it's just me.
Thank you in advance,
--Wes
Last edited by Wesman26 (2010-06-19 03:52:55)

About flash:
If I'm correct in saying that all audio is out after using flash in a browser, and nothing works until the browser is closed, then the problem is indeed OSS. Here's what you do: before starting any audio applications, (as root)
# rmmod snd-pcm-oss
# rmmod snd-mixer-oss
# rmmod snd-seq-oss
Add these into your /etc/rc.conf module list, with a ! before them (this blacklists them):
MODULES=( <...other modules...> !snd_pcm_oss !snd_seq_oss)
I found this thread because of ncmpcpp is gone really slow for me too. Gonna have to try this unix socket stuff. I don't really understand it if I'm honest B-)

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I'm wondering if anyone has had an experience like this before, and if so, how they resolved it? Also, does anyone have any sort of customer service phone number (not tech support), where I could reach a supervisor, or someone who deals with issues like this on a regular basis?
Let me start from the beginning, and give a quick run-down of my problems.
*First let me say that the first Apple Store I went to is almost two hours away from where I live, and the second store is just about two hours.*
I bought a 17" Macbook Pro (Unibody, 2.8ghz, 4GB, 500GB, antiglare display, etc.), in September of 2009. I had problems from the beginning, originally some problems with both the wireless card, and a general slowness of the machine, combined with a cosmetic defect in the screen. I made an appointment at the Apple Store. At the first appointment, they said they had to order a new display assembly to fix the cosmetic defect. So I drove home, got a call a few days later that the part was in. I called a few days later to say I wouldn't be down for another few weeks, and could they please hold the part for me. I was assured that they would. I drove down about a week and a half later, and was told the part was sent back; apparently the message the gentleman I spoke with on the phone had not gotten passed along adequately. I was a little miffed, but figured accidents do happen, so I'd give the benefit of the doubt.
When I returned to get the display put on, I reiterated the wireless issues I was having (the wireless signal strength was spotty, while my 3 yr old Macbook had perfect strength sitting in the same location [yes, I both alternated which one was on, to make sure there was no interference, as well as had them both on at once]). I was told that because they could not reproduce it there, they couldn't really do much. I also reminded them that the machine was still slow, and they recommended an OS re-install. They then took the machine in back and replaced the display assembly. When they brought it out a while later, the new display had the same problem. I mentioned this, and she said that all the ones that were in back seemed to have the same problem, so there's not much they could do at the store.
I went down again a few months later to let them know that the OS re-install hadn't helped, and that I really couldn't keep driving two hours each way to not get anything fixed. They apologized profusely, and said they could mail the machine to their depot center, where it would be repaired and mailed back to the store, upon which they'd mail it to me. They also ran some tests at this appointment, and discovered that the processor heatsink may be failing. They made a note, and sent it out. I got a call a week later from the technician at the depot location, quizzing me on the exact problems I was having, and spoke to him for almost twenty minutes while waiting for a doctors appointment. (We'd played phone tag for a few rounds before we finally spoke to each other). I described everything as best I could without having the machine in front of me, but I felt that I was a little ridiculed by the technician. The attitude I sensed was "our tests didn't find any hardware failures, so you must be wrong, or lying." He didn't use those words of course, but he didn't exactly hide it too well either. As I was called into my doctors appointment, (so had to hang up) I asked him over the phone to please do as many tests as possible, and use the machine if necessary to reproduce the effects. He said he'd try, and hung up. I received the machine a week later or so, with a sheet listing what had been done. The list reads:
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Obviously, I wasn't actually charged for either of them, but absent a more detailed list of what they'd done, the only difference I could detect was that they finally replaced the defective display with a non-defective part.
After another month or so, I returned to the store to let them know I was still having problems, and to get advice. They told me that they'd have to reproduce the issue there in order to do anything. They proceeded to reproduce the issue, and told me that a CLEAN install should do the trick. I did a clean install, and copied things back on very slowly, a few things at a time. The problem persisted even before I'd put much back on.
About a month later, I made an appointment with the other Apple Store (I have two, both about two hours away), and took it down. They reproduced the issue, and said it could be due to a faulty hard drive. They took it in back and replaced the hard drive. I was a little unhappy how many appointments it had taken, but was hopeful that it had finally been fixed.
I got a survey in my email about my satisfaction with my last appointment, so I filled it out honestly: that I had been extremely frustrated and disappointed, but I hoped that the fix that was finally provided would be successful. I was contacted the next day by the Head Genius at the most recent Apple Store I'd visited. She was very nice, and spent some time quizzing me on approximate times of hangups and delays. I told her that it did seem like the problems were still there, but I wanted some more time to verify the specifics, and that they had in fact persisted through the HDD replacement, and that I'd call her back if they persisted.
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I called her back about three weeks after the last call, and explained that the problems were still happening. She was very nice again, and quizzed me about the problems, and durations of delays and hangups. She said that she'd order a few parts that it could be, and if I brought it down, they'd keep it there until they fixed it. I explained that after six trips of two hours and 90 miles, I'd put a lot of time, energy, lost work, and gas money and tolls into this computer, only to have it still not be fixed. I told her I wasn't sure that I would be able to come down again, and asked if there was any other way we could arrange this, or any other available options. She was very nice, but asserted that this was the only option.
Today, I went down again, and explained to them that I really can't come down again. After $150+ in gas and tolls, plus 28 hours of driving, plus lost wages, I just couldn't do that any more. They were very friendly, and kept telling me they really wanted to help me, but theres not much they could do as far as me not having to come down and pick it up again. A few minutes later, we were discussing the specific issues, and it was actually working for once, and they said that they couldn't replace it without verifying the issue, because Apple would throw a fit. (Understandably). This combined with overheard conversation, and other snippets of things said directly to me, led me to believe that if the issue could be reproduced, the computer would be replaced, and I wouldn't have to drive down again.
A few minutes later, after showing them the screenshots taken previously, we reproduced the issue. Aperture caused a system hang bad enough to prevent showing the dock, quitting, or force quitting (including the keyboard shortcut). I then told them that I had to leave in ten minutes (My sister had a birthday party starting at noon, and they needed adult supervision by that time). They talked for a few minutes and after continually assuring me there was no way around me driving down again to pick it up, told me that they would mail me a box, I could mail it back to the store, and then once it was fixed, we could discuss how to get it back to me. Being in a huge hurry, I grudgingly accepted this, and left.
I guess I'm a little confused that they didn't replace it after reproducing the issue, which they seemed like they were willing to do until I reproduced it.
On a whole, I've been extremely disappointed in Apple Service on all ends, both depot and store, and I'd like to know if there's a number I can reach to get some sort of escalation to at least talk to someone, and maybe get some sort of explanation of how it's okay to have someone make seven (almost eight) four hour trips for one single computer problem with a computer that is under warranty.
At this point, I'm so frustrated, if I could get my money back, and never buy an Apple computer again, I would actually think seriously about it. I was a recent convert (bought a macbook for college in 2007), and thought I would never even think twice about going back, but after this... I'm really not so sure. The only thing that would really prevent me from doing so is probably the $1000's in software I'd have to re-buy for windows, especially since you can't get student discounts twice on one title from most companies.
I think it's pretty unreasonable to expect someone to spend that much money on a computer that is under warranty, even if it's just on gas and tolls. I frankly can't see the logic in that.
Do I have any recourse? Even though it's only been technically "repaired" twice for the same problem (this will be the third) It's been looked at and analyzed seven times. I don't know much about lemon laws or consumer protection/warranty laws, but it seems to me that this should qualify.
If anyone has a phone number or email address of someone a little higher up on the food chain than a head genius at a NH Apple Store, I'd love to get this taken care of. Even a non-tech support customer service number would be helpful.
Thanks in advance, and sorry for the long novel up there.

I would suggest contacting AppleCare and briefly explain your frustration and ask to speak to a senior manager. Be articulate, have all of your facts organized including receipts, case numbers, etc. so when you talk to someone in charge you have your facts in a row. You should be also patient and persistent until you get a solution to your problem.
We are users just like yourself and cannot do anything other than provide some advice.
Had I been you with all the issues you seem to have been experiencing I would have asked to speak to a store manager. However hindsight is 20/20 so that doesn't do any good. If you do decide to go back to one of the stores make an appointment and when you arrive let them know you want to speak to the store manager. Again be articulate, organized and have all your facts ready including ALL documentation.
Good luck,
Roger
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Last edited by Zulfe (2015-01-27 08:44:26)

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MPD
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log_file "/home/damon/.mpd/mpd.log"
pid_file "/home/damon/.mpd/mpd.pid"
state_file "/home/damon/.mpd/mpdstate"
audio_output {
type "alsa"
name "My Audio"
path "/tmp/mpd.alsa" #I just assumed that you could replace mpd.fifo with mpd.alsa to use ALSA with the visualizer
format "44100:16:2"
ncmpcpp
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mpd_crossfade_time = "5"
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incremental_seeking = "yes"
autocenter_mode = "yes"
header_visibility = "yes"
statusbar_visibility = "yes"
fancy_scrolling = "yes"
follow_now_playing_lyrics = "yes"
display_screens_numbers_on_start = "yes"
ignore_leading_the = "yes"
lyrics_database = "1"
song_columns_list_format = "(10)[blue]{l} (30)[green]{a} (30)[magenta]{b} (50)[yellow]{t}"
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header_window_color = "cyan"
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progressbar_color = "cyan"
statusbar_color = "white"
color1 = "cyan"
color2 = "cyan"
active_column_color = "cyan"
active_window_border = "blue"
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visualizer_type = "spectrum"
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[Solved] Unbootable USB with both BIOS and UEFI setup

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Disk /dev/sda: 57.9 GiB, 62176362496 bytes, 121438208 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: 7AF2949B-01DA-4A5D-96B5-C716601BF56B
Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/sda1 2048 10487807 10485760 5G EFI System
/dev/sda2 10487808 10489855 2048 1M BIOS boot
/dev/sda3 10489856 121438174 110948319 52.9G Linux filesystem
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ESP partition with Gummiboot (/boot): (ls -LR /boot)
EFI grub initramfs-linux-fallback.img initramfs-linux.img intel-ucode.img loader vmlinuz-linux
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./EFI/Boot:
BOOTIA32.EFI BOOTX64.efi
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gummibootia32.efi
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arch.conf
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ESP partition with Grub (/boot): (ls -LR /boot)
EFI grub initramfs-linux-fallback.img initramfs-linux.img intel-ucode.img loader vmlinuz-linux
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./EFI/grub:
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grub.efi
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BLKID
/dev/sda1: UUID="E3BA-7D68" TYPE="vfat" PARTLABEL="EFI System" PARTUUID="d3619522-56c7-4a18-9997-3a9649809506"
/dev/sda2: PARTLABEL="BIOS boot partition" PARTUUID="40132eb6-2994-44b8-a6c4-8380fbd45a98"
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UEFI configuration with Gummiboot:
gummiboot --path=/boot install
/boot/loader/loader.conf
default arch
timeout 4
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I have done all of these steps on a BIOS machine, and a UEFI machine, both with the same results. The machine recognizes the flash drive in the bootup menu and lists it as an option to boot from, but it tells me no bootable device was found. I don't care which method I need to use to get the flash drive to bootup over UEFI, gummiboot or Grub, I'm just trying to get it to work.
Last edited by awbs (2015-05-17 18:25:19)

It sounds like you are on the right track. I got it to work using a similar method. Here is my setup: 16GB USB 2.0 Corsair Voyager.
gdisk -l /dev/sdb
GPT fdisk (gdisk) version 1.0.0
Partition table scan:
MBR: protective
BSD: not present
APM: not present
GPT: present
Found valid GPT with protective MBR; using GPT.
Disk /dev/sdb: 31950720 sectors, 15.2 GiB
Logical sector size: 512 bytes
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Number Start (sector) End (sector) Size Code Name
1 2048 206847 100.0 MiB EF02 BIOS boot partition
2 206848 616447 200.0 MiB EF00 EFI System
3 616448 31950686 14.9 GiB 8300 Linux filesystem
As you can see, I made 3 partitions on a GPT labeled USB stick. You need to format the EF00 and 8300 partitions:
mkfs.vfat -F32 /dev/sdb2
mke2fs -t ext4 -L isofiles /dev/sdb3
"isofiles" is the label I used for the ext4 partition. You can change this. Now install Grub for EFI on the ESP partition:
mount /dev/sdb2 /mnt
mkdir -p /mnt/boot
grub-install --target x86_64-efi --efi-directory /mnt --boot-directory /mnt/boot --removable
Place your grub.cfg file in /mnt/EFI/BOOT.
Install GRUB for legacy BIOS on the bios_boot partition:
umount /mnt
mount /dev/sdb3 /mnt
mkdir -p /mnt/boot
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Place your grub.cfg file in /mnt/boot/grub. On some systems, it is /mnt/boot/grub2.
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This is because we are using a UUID search method to find the ISO's before loop mounting them. You can obtain the grub menu entries for various distros here. I used the following grub.cfg to boot arch and gparted in EFI mode:
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function load_video {
insmod efi_gop
insmod efi_uga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_fb
insmod video_cirrus
insmod all_video
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set gfxpayload=keep
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insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set timeout=10
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set isofile='/gparted-live-0.22.0-1-amd64.iso'
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set root=loop
linuxefi /live/vmlinuz boot=live username=user config components quiet noswap noeject ip= nosplash findiso=$isofile
initrdefi /live/initrd.img
submenu 'Arch Linux -->' {
menuentry 'Install Arch Linux' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class os {
set isofile='/archlinux-2015.04.01-dual.iso'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root YOUR_UUID
loopback loop $isofile
set root=loop
linuxefi /arch/boot/x86_64/vmlinuz archisolabel=ARCH_201504 img_label=isofiles img_loop=$isofile earlymodules=loop
initrdefi /arch/boot/x86_64/archiso.img
The legacy grub.cfg file is identical to the above, except that you use "linux" and "initrd" instead of "linuxefi" and "intrdefi". Note that unfortunately you have to use two grub.cfg file, one for UEFI and the other for legacy placed in the locations described above. However, they are very similar.
When you boot the machine, if it is an ASUS board, let's assume, press F8 during POST. You should see "Corsair - UEFI" and "Corsair". They should both work. Good Luck.

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Hi,
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Agnes,
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=108049
If you haven't upgraded your pc to XP Service Pack 2.
As far as running the admin utility from the Mac, connect to the base via ethernet. You have indicated that you can do that and get to the internet, therefore you should be able to see the base station with the admin utility. If you are seeing your neigbor's that is wirelessly. But the wired connection Mac->Ethernet->Base-LAN-Port should allow the base to show up with a Name and an IP Adress.
Once in the admin utility for the base station (either by pc wirelessly or by Mac via ethernet) you can then make changes. You should be able to see the Base Station Name and the Airport network name. You can then change the channel: 1, 4, 7, 11 (try three apart from each other). Is your base set up to configure TCP/IP using ethernet, configure using DHCP (select the Internet tab at the top to get to this page)? On the Network tab page, is the base configured to Distribute IP addresses, Sharing a single IP address using DHCP and NAT?
As far as your Mac's System Network Preferences, you are not selected to Connect using PPoE are you? Are you set to "Automatically join an open network"? Are you configured for Using DHCP? To join a specific network (your airport network name and password)?
By the way, if RF interference is a possible problem, you can check out:
AirPort: Potential sources of interference
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58543
Gino
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[SOLVED] Routing problems with ssh server and openvpn client

My current setup is an arch box behind my wireless router. My wireless router is running scripts to update the dynamic dns for my internet connection and forwarding incoming requests to port 22 on the arch box. Simple so far.
Now I'd like to setup OpenVPN on the arch box to connect to a 3rd party vpn service but still listen for ssh connections. This way I can have my arch box always connected to the vpn but be able to access it from anywhere. I believe the problem is that openvpn sets up a default route to send all outgoing traffic out over the tunnel, but I don't know enough about routing to make this work. I saw another solution in the forum was running virtualbox and I find that so inelegant. I'm planning on eventually learning more about ip route and iptables but I was also hoping that a networking guru could help me get this set up quickly in the meantime.
ip route while not connected to vpn
default via 192.168.1.1 dev eth0 metric 202
192.168.1.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.11 metric 202
ip route while connected to vpn
0.0.0.0/1 via 10.120.62.9 dev tun0
default via 192.168.1.1 dev eth0 metric 202
10.120.62.1 via 10.120.62.9 dev tun0
10.120.62.9 dev tun0 proto kernel scope link src 10.120.62.10
23.29.126.102 via 192.168.1.1 dev eth0
128.0.0.0/1 via 10.120.62.9 dev tun0
192.168.1.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.11 metric 202
Last edited by ricka (2012-11-05 17:14:48)

First, meop, thanks for your reply. I did not use that method to solve the issue, but I'm going to do some more research into it (I'll speak to why I went another direction after the solution).
My solution so far has come from this resource http://forum.linode.com/viewtopic.php?t=8737
Since my server is behind a router, I do not have to worry about the public IP address changing and I was able to use the private IP in the route statements. Therefore, in my case, the solution was these three lines:
ip rule add from 192.168.1.11 table 128
ip route add table 128 to 192.168.1.0/24 dev eth0
ip route add table 128 default via 192.168.1.1
Keep in mind, as the article states, that applies to all ports (not just ssh). If you want to block other traffic, you need some extra iptables entries.
This also solves my end goal: Being able to connect to this 3rd party VPN with a simple ssh redirect from my always connected server. I can now ssh -D <port> <myhost>, set up chrome to use <port> as a proxy, and have everything redirecting over this VPN connection without any hassle.
meop, this setup is connecting to a 3rd party VPN service and they provided the config scripts for the client. I considered tinkering with that, but found this solution to work and I'm going to do some more reading about each solution to figure out which is the best overall.
enovak, I grepped dmesg and did not see any entries about martian source.
Now another question that comes to mind: What if this server were actually NOT behind a firewall and it's public IP changed? I think you'd somehow have to have a script to check to see if your Dynamic IP address changed and also have a route that only that script would use (send everything else out the VPN route). Then, if your IP address changed, you'd have to change these routes around. I'll leave that solution to someone else :-)

[SOLVED] Need help with dzen2, conky and xmonad.

Hey all. I've recently been using XMonad and have found it to be a really useful tool, especially when it comes to keeping me on task and dealing with screen real-estate. However, I've been having difficulty setting up a dzen2 status bar that displays what conky pipes into it.
Here is my xmonad.hs file :
import XMonad
import IO
import XMonad.Util.Run
import XMonad.Hooks.ManageDocks
import XMonad.Hooks.DynamicLog
import XMonad.Layout.NoBorders
import XMonad.Util.EZConfig
main = do
bar <- spawn myConkyBar
xmonad $ defaultConfig
borderWidth = 2
, terminal = "urxvt"
, normalBorderColor = "#343434"
, focusedBorderColor = "cyan"
, workspaces = ["www","lp","letter","else"]
, manageHook = manageDocks <+> manageHook defaultConfig
, layoutHook = avoidStruts $ layoutHook defaultConfig
} `additionalKeys`
[ ((0, xK_F12), spawn "urxvt")
, ((mod4Mask.|. 0, xK_w), spawn "firefox")
, ((mod4Mask .|. shiftMask, xK_w), spawn "scrot -s")
, ((0, xK_Print), spawn "scrot -d 2")
myConkyBar = "conky -c .conkyrc | dzen2 -fn 'Clean' -bg #343434 -x 0 -y 768"
And the relevant .conkyrc file:
out_to_console yes
text_buffer_size 512
mpd_host localhost
mpd_port 6600
update_interval 1.0
cpu_avg_samples 2
net_avg_samples 2
TEXT
^fg(cyan)^i(/home/greg/.icons/mpd.xbm) ^fg(#E0EEEE)$mpd_smart ^fg(#343434)| ^fg(cyan)^i(/home/greg/.icons/cpu.xbm) ^fg(#FF69B4)${cpu cpu1}% ^fg(cyan)^i(/home/greg/.icons/cpu.xbm) ^fg(#FF69B4)${cpu cpu2}% ^fg(#343434)| ^fg(cyan)^i(/home/greg/.icons/mem.xbm) ^fg()$mem ^fg(#343434)| ^fg(cyan)^i(/home/greg/.icons/down.xbm) ^fg(#FF69B4)${downspeed wlan0} ^fg(cyan)^i(/home/greg/.icons/up.xbm) ^fg(#FF69B4)${upspeed wlan0} ^fg(#343434)| ^fg(red)${battery_percent BAT0}% ^fg(#343434)| ^fg(red)$acpitemp C ^fg(#343434)| ^fg(#CD5555)$kernel ^fg(#343434)| ^fg(cyan)${time %m-%d-%y %l:%M%p}
The main problem I'm having is that Xmonad will make the space for dzen, but conky will write to the root window, and not dzen. So the long string of text is written on the root window without any formatting, and dzen is (usually) just a black bar. I'm not the best with Haskell, but I am im
proving, so any help would be appreciated.
Also, I've noticed that dzen2 only updates when switching workspaces. Was I supposed to define an update interval somewhere?
Last edited by camphor (2009-12-23 04:53:35)

i think you have to use the logHook,
this is part of my configuration, although i'm not using Xmonad anymore (haven't found the time to really configure it)
-- XMonad:
main = do
xmobar <- spawnPipe myStatusBar
dynHooksRef <- initDynamicHooks
xmonad $ myUrgencyHook $ defaultConfig
{ terminal = myTerminal
, focusFollowsMouse = myFocusFollowsMouse
, borderWidth = myBorderWidth
, modMask = myModMask
--, numlockMask = myNumlockMask
, workspaces = myWorkspaces
, normalBorderColor = myNormalBorderColor
, focusedBorderColor = myFocusedBorderColor
, layoutHook = myLayout
, manageHook = myManageHook <+> manageDocks <+> dynamicMasterHook dynHooksRef
, handleEventHook = myEventHook
, logHook = dynamicLogWithPP $ myXmobarPP xmobar
, startupHook = myStartupHook
is using Xmobar, but the config from where i took this was using dzen, maybe you can use that:
http://haskell.org/haskellwiki/Xmonad/C … _xmonad.hs
ps: sorry for the awful english.

Serious issues with motu interface and logic, advice?

i use a motu 828 mk2, updated to logic pro 7 from 6, everything worked fine for awhile. Sometimes I can spend hours playing and recording software instruments before the program malfunctions. All of a sudden the audio being played becomes out of tune and crackly, fading in and out. Then the screen of the motu begins flipping out, the faders become dim and move kinda erratic and sometimes theres letters that appear NIAG. If I save and close logic, turn off the interface then back on again the problem is gone. (actually sometimes it will work fine again and others it won't. Right now for example I will use logic for a minute and then it comes back again. I keep up on all the mac and logic updates. does my computer cause the problem to the interface or vice versa. Is the interface broke? Do I have the wrong driver?( I downloaded it from motu so I don't believe thats the case). does it have to do with the way all my folders are organized on the hard drive? Has anyone ever heard of anything like this? No? who else could I ask. motu's forum wasn't much help. I almost want to call the geek squad or something like that but I thought all you could give me some ideas. thank you for reading this. I really hope someone replies, even if it's to say which set up you have that works fine, maybe I'll reconsider mine.

Hey, thanks for the tip. Though, that didn't work. How frustrating, The same problem has occured. Today is the fourth day in a row that I can't use logic. In the past it would act up for a day two then work again. Tuesday ( tomorrow) I'm supposed to have a recording session, It doesn't look too hopeful that this issue will be resolved. Please , if anyone has another suggestion I would greatly appreciate it. Maybe some ideas to isolate the problem. does anyone out there use an mk2? I lost my install disk and downloaded the driver from motu's website, could their universal driver be the problem? I'm getting pretty burnt out with this b/s. Maybe resetting something in logic would help. Any ideas. thank you. I think any response could help.

So frustrated with Droid Charge and the Customer Service

Going to receive my 5th Droid Charge tomorrow! Phone drops calls, phone shuts down when taking pictures, battery last for 2 hrs and there are no batteries in stock. The CSR told me to go to Amazon and order on and then Verizon will reimburse me...yeah, right! Or they will give me a Thunderbolt which I checked out after I got off of the phone and it doesn't sound any better. Can't understand why I have to settle for a phone that doesn't work most of the time. I have never been late on paying my bill and expect better quality and service than I am receiving.
No real recourse...take it or leave it attitude when speaking to ALL Verizon employees! They say they care but the service doesn't reflect their words. Been a customer for over 17 years and hate to move to another company and sure don't feel I should have to pay to get out of a contract on a phone that I have to shut down and bring up again when I need to make a call or send a text. SO FRUSTRATED!!!!!!!

We have two droid charge phones that we got in April on Amazon. We are trying to troubleshoot with Samsung and getting not much help. Phone dies quickly at times, but not other times. It consistently shuts off when taking pictures, though, on both phones. It is clear to us that the phone has a problem because we have two. I've seen two work-arounds. One is getting a bigger battery that requires a new larger phone back. The other is to put the phone in Airplane Mode. Apparently, this problem is due to a "power load" issue. So, the phones are inherently defective.
We likes the phones and at times we have fooled into thinking they are working fine... because at times the camera works fine. We haven't had any replacement phones because it seems that so many have this issue and therefore, what is the point. We would like to know if other Droid Charge cameras don't have this issue because we expect to be able to use the camera. We have 3 little boys and we already have lost pictures from the last day of school because we counted on this phone. Sounds like a small problem until you look at it that way.
Really wish Amazon, Verizon or Samsung could get us a good solution.

[SOLVED]"fontconfig conflicts with fontconfig-ubuntu" and other issues

Almost every program I have has stopped working. If I run a program from a terminal (one of the virtual terminals, gnome-terminal wont work either), they either complain about not being able to find libpng or libjpeg. I read the news posting about these and some forum posts, but none of them mentioned people having problems. What I understood from reading is that I just need to update my system.
This is where the problem lies. I cannot run "pacman -Syu" as usual. When I do, I get the following error:
fontconfig conflicts with fontconfig-ubuntu. Remove fontconfig-ubuntu?
If I answer yes, I get:
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: kdelibs: requires phonon
:: cairo-ubuntu: requires fontconfig-ubuntu>=2.6.0
:: libxft-ubuntu: requires fontconfig-ubuntu
If I answer no, I get:
error: unresolvable package conflicts detected
error: failed to prepare transaction (conflicting dependencies)
:: fontconfig: conflicts with fontconfig-ubuntu
Either way, nothing is upgraded. How can I resolve this, as well as the libpng/libjpeg issue? I cleaned my cache and tried re-installing them, but it didn't help.
Last edited by DWilliams (2010-02-11 00:35:07)

DWilliams wrote:
Surgat_ wrote:
Or you can check AUR, get the latest pkgbuilds and rebuild your -ubuntu (or -lcd) packages. After installing them, the update should go flawlessly.
Also, if you have KDE installed you should check the news frontpage to see the KDE 4.4 announcement
Alright I installed fontconfig-ubuntu from the AUR and that resolved my initial conflict. It started complaining about gtk-qt-engine and kdelibs and they weren't depended on by anything so I just removed them (I assume I can re-install them later) and now my system upgrade is underway. Hopefully things will be fixed when it finishes.
Does anyone know what caused this and whether I can avoid similar issues in the future?
It happens because you are using a modified version of fontconfig (the ubuntu one). When a new version of fontconfig reaches [extra], pacman tries to update fontconfig (because fontconfig-ubuntu provides fontconfig, and fontconfig from [extra] is newer than the version you have installed) and finds that it conflicts with fontconfig-ubuntu.
The way to go is the one that you have followed: when there is an update in fontconfig, update your fontconfig-ubuntu package to the latest in AUR (hopefully the same version as the new one in [extra], else you'll have to wait or modify the PKGBUILD) and then update the rest of the system.

Having serious problems with Google Adsense and iWeb

Ok, I'm totally ignorant when it comes to web work. I can direct friggin' movies but this web stuff, forget it.
However, I am playing around with a video podcast and would like to try and do the website myself. But I can't seem to have any luck setting up Google's adsense on the site. I've followed the steps in the following link...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=399399&tstart=0
...and the results are not good.
One thing, since I'm no longer using my .mac account to host (can't use ads on there?) I am hosting the site through powweb. I don't know if that has anything to do with why it's acting like this.
My web address is offthestriplv.com. If anyone could check out the site and shed a little light on why it's so messed up, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Thanks for your time everybody.

wolfwill23
There are several problems. The code is showing, and also the positioning is off.
To exactly position where you want the ad to go, you need to position the text box of the exact same dimensions as the completed ad (or slightly larger to be on the safe side) exactly where you want it on the page.
Then type some text in the box. When you've published, you need to replace the text you've typed with the code. You obviously managed it once with the centre strip of google ads, but the top and bottom ones, it seems you've just pasted the code into the iWeb page. You can't just paste code into an iWeb page, only after publishing.
Another reason for the code showing is that you've not replaced the text properly and missed out some tags, so when the browser comes to render the page, it's treating it like text.
Hope that helps
Michael
Quicksilver G4 Dual 1GHz Mac OS X (10.4.5) http://www.rowan-cottage.co.uk

I need some serious help with MPEG Streamclip and iMovie 11

Hello, everyone!
I hope that some kind soul here is able to help me. My sister-in-law asked me if I could help her re-edit a video that they made of a conference she gave because she didn't like the way some parts were edited. I oh-so-kindly (and perhaps stupidly) offered to help her out!
A little background: even though I studied audiovisual communications in college, I leaned (a LOT) towards the audio production part of it and, lately, photography, too. That means that I'm not very good at the whole creating-a-movie-in-iMovie thing, even though I know it's supposed to be easy.
So, here goes: I have a DVD from her which has the typical TS files for audio and video. I downloaded a program called MPEG Streamclip and then it said I needed to buy the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component so that I could rip the DVD my sister-in-law gave me. I bought the component.
I've converted, done small, 1-minute tests, of the DVD with MPEG Streamclip to DV and also to MP4 (just in case). I do it, then import them to iMovie 11. I don't edit anything at all, just a test to see how it looks, so I immediately send the project to iDVD to see how it looks. It DOES NOT look good.
Compared to the DVD she gave me, which looks all smooth (picture-wise), mine has a certain amount (NOT HUGE) of pixelation. I can tell especially because there are some slides that were added to her project, so I can see the pixelated parts around the edges of the letters.
The DVD she gave me does NOT look HD. In fact, it looks SD (4:3), so I don't believe it's that.
If anybody here knows about this, what am I doing wrong? Am I not ripping it correctly using MPEG Streamclip? Am I not making the iMovie 11 project right? Am I burning in the "wrong way"?
If it's the MPEG Streamclip ripping that I'm doing wrong, what are the settings I should be using? What format should I be using so that it is VERY iMovie-friendly?
I want the final video that I would edit to look exactly as the one she gave me. That IS possible, right?
For extra information, if needed, I am running a MacBook Pro, 13", i7 with 4 GB of RAM and am running OS 10.6.6. I've been a Mac user since the OS 9 days.
Thanks in advance for anyone who helps me out.
Serge

Ok. Got it!!!
Z, thanks a lot!! Now things don't look pixelated and my test burn looks exactly like the dvd my sister-in-law gave me... except for ONE THING:
There are these graphics done in I-don't-know-what program with a cube transition. They look like when you do 3D cube transitions in virtual desktop, you know?
Anyway, HER dvd looks completely smooth when you see these transitions but MY dvd looks... well, not right. It looks a bit like the screen or the letters "tremble" or shake a bit. I hope you can understand what I'm saying.
I followed your advice to the letter and everything is perfect with the exception of those transitions (because after the transition passes and you see the slide with the writing, it looks completely smooth).
Do you know of something that I can do to help with this problem?
Thanks again!
Serge

Having some serious issues with my iPhone and need some advice

I'm going to these two issues which have been occuring with me for the past weeks-
1.) I am facing a problem with my iPhone 5's lightning port or the cable. This started happening all of a sudden; one second my phone is charging, and the other it is not. Even if it is slightly moved from its position, it would stop charging, and further shaking starts it again, so on and so forth. At first I thought the issue might be with my cable, so I asked my friend to bring his lightning cable to my house so we could test that. It happened again- one shake the phone will charge, another shake stops it. (Note that any kind of movement does this, not only shaking) I'm a bit skeptical about his (my friend's) cable too, though- it shows NOT CHARGING on his iPad while it is in fact actually charging. His cable is only 3-4 weeks old though, so this confuses me even more. I think the issue might be with my port, but as of now I cannot draw a valid conclusion to my problem.
2.) The second problem is that I've noticed my battery drains a **** lot faster now- ever since the first issue started. I manage to get my phone charging by placing it very carefully on the table and it charges overnight. However, when I pick it up in the morning, and read some news, it drains from 100% to 99% in ~60 seconds. This never happened before. Before this, it used to be at 100% for at least 10-15 minutes (might be even more). If I reboot my phone, it shows 100% again, but it still drains a lot faster now. I know because I've been using this phone for the past 4 months now, and I know when it drains and when it does nots
Please, help! I need some advice as to how I should approach this problem. My phone is in the warranty period, however, I would like to have an expert's opinion first.

Hello,
First: I've experienced the same problem with my iPhone 5. I've bought a new charger and it still did the same thing. I went to the Apple Store to get my iPhone checked out and they said that the pins inside my iPhone we're damaged, and I had to get a replacement.
~ Josh

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