Hi guys 
This is my very first attempt at any Linux based OS, and I have to say that I really like it.
I am using an old Acer Aspire One ao751h and the OS looks good and runs quick.
However, I got one issue:
I am trying to watch youtube videos on firefox and they are slightly choppy but watchable (unless in fullscreen, that lags badly), but sound skips alot, making the experience terrible.
Any idea on how this could be fixed?
Please, I am really ignorant in Linux, I can barely use the Terminal and I have no idea on how to fix this.
Firstly, check here: Menu > Settings > Install Drivers to see if there is any driver for the VGA. I think there is a topic somewhere in the forums discussing Flash issues and watching YouTube on low-end machines but I can't find it right now.
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Thank you guys!
I tried to find Driver Updates, but it only found stuff for the network card, which works perfectly.
Valtan, I looked at the topic you linked...can I just download that deb file and run it (after I delete the old flash, which if I got it right, is described in the first part of Goldfinger's post)?
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Read through the post from the beginning line by line. Follow the instructions first. You may not need flashplugin-legacy after running the first command in the tutorial.
(09-22-2014, 04:29 AM)Valtam link Wrote: Read through the post from the beginning line by line. Follow the instructions first. You may not need flashplugin-legacy after running the first command in the tutorial.
Valtam, I started from the beginning of Goldfinger's post and ran that grep flags command: it does show sse2. Does it mean that I don't need to use the old flash?
Then I tried this SMplayer and I had the same issue: acceptable video performance, but unbearable and choppy audio.
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So to quote what it says, "You are looking specifically to see if "sse2" is listed? If it is NOT listed and you only see "sse", then you need to use an older version of the flashplugin." You say it is not listed, therefore you don't need the older flashplugin.
The next step is to run Menu, System, Create System Report and attach it in your next post.
09-22-2014, 09:45 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-22-2014, 09:47 AM by Valtam.)
Thanks Valtam, please bear with me, English is not my native language, so I may be a little "slow" :-[
Here's the report:
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Report Date: 11:41:49 AM, 22 - 09 - 2014
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Bios & Motherboard Information
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BIOS:
# dmidecode 2.12
SMBIOS 2.5 present.
Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 24 bytes
BIOS Information
Vendor: Acer
Version: V0.3211
Release Date: 01/20/2010
Address: 0xE6DE0
Runtime Size: 102944 bytes
ROM Size: 1024 kB
Characteristics:
ISA is supported
PCI is supported
PC Card (PCMCIA) is supported
PNP is supported
BIOS is upgradeable
BIOS shadowing is allowed
ESCD support is available
Boot from CD is supported
ACPI is supported
USB legacy is supported
AGP is supported
BIOS boot specification is supported
Targeted content distribution is supported
MOTHERBOARD:
# dmidecode 2.12
SMBIOS 2.5 present.
Handle 0x0002, DMI type 2, 8 bytes
Base Board Information
Manufacturer: Acer
Product Name: JV11-ML
Version: Not Applicable
Serial Number: 033HVJMBQTF001EA
# dmidecode 2.12
SMBIOS 2.5 present.
Handle 0x0003, DMI type 3, 17 bytes
Chassis Information
Manufacturer: Acer
Type: Other
Lock: Not Present
Version: N/A
Serial Number: None
Asset Tag:
Boot-up State: Safe
Power Supply State: Safe
Thermal State: Safe
Security Status: None
OEM Information: 0x00001234
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CPU Information
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model name : Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU Z520 @ 1.33GHz
model name : Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU Z520 @ 1.33GHz
Architecture: i686
CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit
Byte Order: Little Endian
CPU(s): 2
On-line CPU(s) list: 0,1
Thread(s) per core: 2
Core(s) per socket: 1
Socket(s): 1
Vendor ID: GenuineIntel
CPU family: 6
Model: 28
Stepping: 2
CPU MHz: 1067.000
BogoMIPS: 2660.00
Virtualization: VT-x
L1d cache: 24K
L1i cache: 32K
L2 cache: 512K
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Memory Information
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RAM SPEED:
Speed: Unknown
PHYSICAL RAM DETAILS (one section per ram slot):
# dmidecode 2.12
SMBIOS 2.5 present.
Handle 0x0014, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x0013
Error Information Handle: No Error
Total Width: 32 bits
Data Width: 32 bits
Size: 1024 MB
Form Factor: SODIMM
Set: 1
Locator: DIMM0 J6D1
Bank Locator: Bank 0
Type: DDR2
Type Detail: Synchronous
Speed: Unknown
Manufacturer: Not Specified
Serial Number: Not Specified
Asset Tag: Not Specified
Part Number: Not Specified
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Graphics Chip Information
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*-display
description: VGA compatible controller
product: System Controller Hub (SCH Poulsbo) Graphics Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
version: 07
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
configuration: driver=gma500 latency=0
resources: irq:16 memory:b0080000-b00fffff ioport:1800(size=8) memory:c0000000-cfffffff memory:b0000000-b003ffff
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Sound Information
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**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: MID [HDA Intel MID], device 0: ALC272X Analog [ALC272X Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
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Hard Drive/SSD Information
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Filesystem Type 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda1 ext4 152682596 3346752 141556928 3% /
none tmpfs 4 0 4 0% /sys/fs/cgroup
udev devtmpfs 495668 4 495664 1% /dev
tmpfs tmpfs 101656 1164 100492 2% /run
none tmpfs 5120 0 5120 0% /run/lock
none tmpfs 508268 80 508188 1% /run/shm
none tmpfs 102400 28 102372 1% /run/user
MOUNT:
/dev/sda1 on / type ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
none on /sys/fs/cgroup type tmpfs (rw)
none on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
none on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw)
none on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
udev on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=0620)
tmpfs on /run type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,size=10%,mode=0755)
none on /run/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,size=5242880)
none on /run/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
none on /run/user type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,size=104857600,mode=0755)
none on /sys/fs/pstore type pstore (rw)
systemd on /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd type cgroup (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,none,name=systemd)
FDISK:
Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312581808 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
Disk identifier: 0x000c5bd5
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2048 310503423 155250688 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 310505470 312580095 1037313 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 310505472 312580095 1037312 82 Linux swap / Solaris
HDPARM:
/dev/sda:
Model=ST9160310AS, FwRev=0303, SerialNo=5SV8N4VJ
Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs RotSpdTol>.5% }
RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=4
BuffType=unknown, BuffSize=8192kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16
CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=312581808
IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 *udma5 udma6
AdvancedPM=yes: unknown setting WriteCache=enabled
Drive conforms to: unknown: ATA/ATAPI-4,5,6,7
* signifies the current active mode
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Groups Information
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rita : rita adm cdrom sudo dip plugdev lpadmin sambashare
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PCI Information
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00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation System Controller Hub (SCH Poulsbo) (rev 07)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation System Controller Hub (SCH Poulsbo) Graphics Controller (rev 07)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation System Controller Hub (SCH Poulsbo) HD Audio Controller (rev 07)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation System Controller Hub (SCH Poulsbo) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 07)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation System Controller Hub (SCH Poulsbo) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 07)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation System Controller Hub (SCH Poulsbo) USB UHCI #1 (rev 07)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation System Controller Hub (SCH Poulsbo) USB UHCI #2 (rev 07)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation System Controller Hub (SCH Poulsbo) USB UHCI #3 (rev 07)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation System Controller Hub (SCH Poulsbo) USB EHCI #1 (rev 07)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation System Controller Hub (SCH Poulsbo) LPC Bridge (rev 07)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation System Controller Hub (SCH Poulsbo) IDE Controller (rev 07)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02)
03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY (rev 01)
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USB Information
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Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0c45:62c0 Microdia Sonix USB 2.0 Camera
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 0a5c:2151 Broadcom Corp. Bluetooth
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
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Kernel Modules Information
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Module Size Used by
ctr 12905 1
ccm 17496 1
gpio_sch 12959 0
i2c_isch 13241 0
acer_wmi 31735 0
sparse_keymap 13708 1 acer_wmi
snd_hda_codec_realtek 51029 1
arc4 12536 2
b43 356470 0
snd_hda_intel 42730 3
uvcvideo 71309 0
bcma 42043 1 b43
videobuf2_vmalloc 13048 1 uvcvideo
snd_hda_codec 164067 2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
videobuf2_memops 13170 1 videobuf2_vmalloc
mac80211 545990 1 b43
dm_multipath 22402 0
coretemp 13195 0
snd_hwdep 13272 1 snd_hda_codec
videobuf2_core 39258 1 uvcvideo
kvm_intel 132549 0
scsi_dh 14458 1 dm_multipath
videodev 108503 2 uvcvideo,videobuf2_core
kvm 388083 1 kvm_intel
snd_pcm 85501 2 snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
snd_page_alloc 14230 2 snd_pcm,snd_hda_intel
snd_seq_midi 13132 0
snd_seq_midi_event 14475 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_rawmidi 25135 1 snd_seq_midi
cfg80211 409394 2 b43,mac80211
btusb 27580 0
joydev 17101 0
snd_seq 55383 2 snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_midi
rfcomm 53664 12
serio_raw 13230 0
bnep 18895 2
bluetooth 342263 22 bnep,btusb,rfcomm
snd_seq_device 14137 3 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi
snd_timer 28584 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
lpc_sch 12784 0
snd 60871 16 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_seq_device,snd_seq_midi
soundcore 12600 1 snd
mac_hid 13037 0
parport_pc 31981 0
ppdev 17391 0
lp 13299 0
parport 40836 3 lp,ppdev,parport_pc
dm_mirror 21756 0
dm_region_hash 20121 1 dm_mirror
dm_log 18072 2 dm_region_hash,dm_mirror
psmouse 91033 0
pata_acpi 12886 0
gma500_gfx 168634 2
r8169 61562 0
i2c_algo_bit 13197 1 gma500_gfx
ssb 51854 1 b43
pata_sch 12711 2
mii 13654 1 r8169
drm_kms_helper 46907 1 gma500_gfx
drm 243792 3 drm_kms_helper,gma500_gfx
wmi 18673 1 acer_wmi
video 18903 2 acer_wmi,gma500_gfx
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Kernel & Operating System Information
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Linux rita-AO751H 3.13.0-24-generic #47-Ubuntu SMP Fri May 2 23:31:42 UTC 2014 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Codename: trusty
Based on:
Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS
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Network Information
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eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 60:eb:69:28:53:97
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1
RX packets:2568 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:2568 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:303020 (303.0 KB) TX bytes:303020 (303.0 KB)
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 0c:60:76:15:99:d7
inet addr:192.168.1.69 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::e60:76ff:fe15:99d7/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:26812 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:16532 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:32000600 (32.0 MB) TX bytes:2020977 (2.0 MB)
# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
logical name: eth0
version: 02
serial: 60:eb:69:28:53:97
size: 10Mbit/s
capacity: 100Mbit/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=half latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=MII speed=10Mbit/s
resources: irq:40 ioport:2000(size=256) memory:d0110000-d0110fff memory:d0100000-d010ffff memory:d0120000-d012ffff
*-network
description: Network controller
product: BCM4312 802.11b/g LP-PHY
vendor: Broadcom Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
version: 01
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=b43-pci-bridge latency=0
resources: irq:17 memory:d0000000-d0003fff
*-network
description: Wireless interface
physical id: 2
logical name: wlan0
serial: 0c:60:76:15:99:d7
capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=b43 driverversion=3.13.0-24-generic firmware=666.2 ip=192.168.1.69 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg
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Environment Variables Information
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XDG_VTNR=7
SSH_AGENT_PID=1242
XDG_SESSION_ID=c1
CLUTTER_IM_MODULE=xim
SELINUX_INIT=YES
XDG_GREETER_DATA_DIR=/var/lib/lightdm-data/rita
SESSION=xfce
GLADE_PIXMAP_PATH=:
TERM=xterm
SHELL=/bin/bash
XDG_MENU_PREFIX=xfce-
SSH_AGENT_LAUNCHER=upstart
UPSTART_SESSION=unix:abstract=/com/ubuntu/upstart-session/1000/1153
USER=rita
XDG_SESSION_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Session0
GLADE_MODULE_PATH=:
XDG_SEAT_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Seat0
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/ssh-qPAuI0NoEqg5/agent.1240
DEFAULTS_PATH=/usr/share/gconf/xfce.default.path
SESSION_MANAGER=local/rita-AO751H:@/tmp/.ICE-unix/1314,unix/rita-AO751H:/tmp/.ICE-unix/1314
XDG_CONFIG_DIRS=/etc/xdg/xdg-xfce:/usr/share/upstart/xdg:/etc/xdg:/etc/xdg
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games
DESKTOP_SESSION=xfce
QT_IM_MODULE=xim
JOB=dbus
PWD=/home/rita
XMODIFIERS=@im=ibus
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
GDM_LANG=en_US
MANDATORY_PATH=/usr/share/gconf/xfce.mandatory.path
IM_CONFIG_PHASE=1
GDMSESSION=xfce
SESSIONTYPE=
SHLVL=1
XDG_SEAT=seat0
HOME=/home/rita
LANGUAGE=en_US
UPSTART_INSTANCE=
UPSTART_EVENTS=started xsession
LOGNAME=rita
QT4_IM_MODULE=xim
XDG_DATA_DIRS=/usr/share/xfce:/usr/share/xfce4:/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/:/usr/share
DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:abstract=/tmp/dbus-uNHh20Vw4p
INSTANCE=
UPSTART_JOB=startxfce4
TEXTDOMAIN=im-config
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000
DISPLAY=:0.0
GLADE_CATALOG_PATH=:
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=XFCE
GTK_IM_MODULE=ibus
TEXTDOMAINDIR=/usr/share/locale/
XAUTHORITY=/home/rita/.Xauthority
_=/usr/bin/printenv
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It's not a particularly powerful computer. Try this, open a terminal and type in: vlc followed by the youtube link.
eg. Code: vlc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bmj7tHzXFU
(09-22-2014, 09:55 AM)Valtam link Wrote: It's not a particularly powerful computer. Try this, open a terminal and type in: vlc followed by the youtube link.
eg. Code: vlc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bmj7tHzXFU
Oh, I know, it's a terrible machine...that's the reason why I decided to remove that Windows xp hog.
Before Linux lite I tried lubuntu and it was the only distro that played videos fine, but it simply did not recognized any wifi, so I was forced to use an Ethernet cable.
I did what you suggested and it opened a vlc window with a Linux lite review...unfortunately, the video doesn't play at all, it appears to stay stuck at 00:00 no matter what I press.
Here's the terminal output:
Code: VLC media player 2.1.4 Rincewind (revision 2.1.4-0-g2a072be)
[0x97128f8] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
Could not resolve property : linearGradient4837
Could not resolve property : linearGradient4837
Could not resolve property : linearGradient4837
[0x98785c0] main playlist: stopping playback
Fontconfig warning: FcPattern object size does not accept value "0"
Fontconfig warning: FcPattern object size does not accept value "0"
[0xaa4497f0] xcb_xv vout display error: no available XVideo adaptor
Fontconfig warning: FcPattern object size does not accept value "0"
Fontconfig warning: FcPattern object size does not accept value "0"
[0xaa4497f0] main vout display error: Failed to resize display
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