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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: trinity-users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: trinity-users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Read list messages on the web archive: http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/ Please remember not to top-post: http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting
