topic title: minor problems, annoyances
Posts: 73
zpimp
Joined: 20 Jan 2014
#1
havent been very active here on the forum, been busy spreading antix and linux in general __{{emoticon}}__
and giving people back their computers

but a couple of problems i encounered not necessarely with antix but linux in general

1). wallpaper, i use icewm, and if i move/rename the image i cant change the wallpaper anymore,in control center, when i click 'choose wallpaper', nothing happens

2). youtube, flash version has controls mixed up, and if i select html5 i dont have sound, also i would have like webm cause its a free format

3). sometimes, wifi drops connection, might be hardware, but on windows doesent happen

4). i use mc, and if i open a big archive (>1gb) by mistake or open from ftp it first downloads , i want to know it there is some emergency abort, i tried ctrl+c and other

i realise these are not about antix, more about linux, but its stuff wich annoy people, and make them avoid

on the good side: i have spreaded linux to people of all ages and proffessions i came in contact with
not all switched, but some did
oldest is a grandmother of 67yo browsing the web on antix linux
Posts: 4,164
rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#2
1. No spaces allowed in renaming. Moved Where? I have no problem accessing mine in ~/Wallpapers.
2. What version of AntiX are you running and is it fully updated. inxi report needed in this thread with a inxi -r to show repos I think.
3. Not enough info
4. ? Now we are all confused. Emergency abort? In Mindnight commander. Using unrar or what?
Posts: 73
zpimp
Joined: 20 Jan 2014
#3
1) i have fixed it, by searching in files and manually editing
/home/user/.desktop-session/wallpaper-list.conf

2)

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System:    Host: toshiba Kernel: 4.0.5-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit)
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8
           Distro: antiX-15-V_386-full Killah P 30 June 2015
Machine:   System: TOSHIBA product: Satellite C650 v: PSC10E-00J004G5
           Mobo: TOSHIBA model: Portable PC
           Bios: INSYDE v: 1.70 date: 07/07/2011
CPU:       Dual core Pentium T4500 (-MCP-) cache: 1024 KB 
           clock speeds: max: 2300 MHz 1: 2300 MHz 2: 1600 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Mobile 4 Series Integrated Graphics Controller
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1366x768@60.05hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Mobile Intel GM45 Express x86/MMX/SSE2
           GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 10.3.2
Audio:     Card Intel 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.0.5-antix.1-486-smp
Network:   Card-1: Qualcomm Atheros AR8152 v1.1 Fast Ethernet driver: atl1c
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: 00:26:6c:75:ea:84
           Card-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express)
           driver: ath9k
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: 70:f1:a1:de:91:6e
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 250.1GB (45.6% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: TOSHIBA_MK2565GS size: 250.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 22G used: 5.4G (27%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 55.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 123 Uptime: 12 min Memory: 261.0/1889.7MB
           Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.2.25

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$ inxi -r
Repos:     Active apt sources in file: / etc / apt / sources.list.d / antix.list
           deb http://antix.daveserver.info/jessie jessie main nosystemd
           Active apt sources in file: / etc / apt / sources.list.d / debian.list
           deb http : / / ftp.ro.debian.org / debian / jessie main contrib non-free
           deb http : / / security.debian.org / jessie / updates main contrib non-free

3). dont know what other details to give, sometimes connection drops

4). in midnight commander, if i have a big archive wich i can open, enter as a directory
if i try to open it, it probably extracts in temporary location
but i want to be able to cancel that operation
Posts: 521
Shay
Joined: 20 Apr 2015
#4
Toshiba had installed some real weak wireless nic's about that time. Has to use a EnGenius EUB9603H Wireless Adapter with 5dBi antenna 600mW High Power USB 2.0 even with Windows to get any distance or through a single wall.
Posts: 4,164
rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#5
For midnight commander
If you want to use ESC to cancel things you have to press it twice i.e. ESC-ESC.
Which I read from here


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I guess
Card-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express)
driver: ath9k
IF: wlan0 state: up mac: 70:f1:a1:de:91:6e
ath9k is as good a driver as atheros chips get according to Debian


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Your wireless chip has been supported since kernel 3.16. So maybe you have something wrong in your wireless connection preferences setup? That is my best guess I can think of for right now. I never had a problem with AR9285 chips myself. But maybe another member can jump in and give some better advice on what to look for.
Posts: 1,062
Dave
Joined: 20 Jan 2010
#6
Does your wireless drop out on all WiFi networks or just one in particular? I know that it is possible to have the wireless access point blip off and back on. Windows does not normally notice and when it does it generally reconnects sometimes with a little bubble notification where as antix and wicd may (but really slow) or may not reconnect automatically after a network loss.
Posts: 1,445
skidoo
Joined: 09 Feb 2012
#7
youtube, flash version has controls mixed up
Yes, I too experienced that (pause/play/etc icons squashed to left and overlapping) but that was last (?) november.
I haven't installed flash in antix16 & haven't found a single youtube video which is non-playable as html5.
also i would have like webm cause its a free format
Firefox47 supports webm

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and is available from MX linux repository

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but it is compiled for use with gtk3 (may drag in some additional packages if installed onto an antix system)
Posts: 1,445
skidoo
Joined: 09 Feb 2012
#8
if i move/rename the image i cant change the wallpaper anymore,in control center, when i click 'choose wallpaper'
Yep, bug. already reported (this subforum, 7 or so topics further down)

Topic: bug in wallpaper.py script (controlCenter"ChooseWallpaper") Jun 30, 2016
bug-in-wallpaper-py-script-controlcenter-choosewallpaper-t6449.html?

space in filename should not break the script.
absence of default/previously/last -used imagefile should not break the script.
Posts: 1,445
skidoo
Joined: 09 Feb 2012
#9
i use mc, and if i open a big archive (>1gb) by mistake or open from ftp it first downloads ,
i want to know it there is some emergency abort, i tried ctrl+c and other
what other(s) did you try?

If faced with an annoyance like that, I would

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and within the verrrrry first search result (a mc doc/faq page) my face would find:
2.4 Why does the ESC key behave funny?

Midnight Commander uses the ESC key as a prefix for simulating the Meta and Alt keys (for terminals which don't have Meta or Alt, see the three previous questions). For example, pressing ESC-a is the same as pressing Meta-a. In addition most terminals use ESC for internal representation of arrow keys, function keys and other enhanced keys. If you want to use ESC to cancel things you have to press it twice i.e. ESC-ESC. If you find this cumbersome you can generally use F10 to cancel. Alternatively turn on the old_esc_mode setting in the ~/.mc/ini file. The old_esc_mode setting makes ESC work as a prefix only if another key is pressed within 0.5 seconds. After 0.5 seconds the ESC key cancels. There is no way to make ESC cancel immediately (if we want to be able to use arrows keys and function keys).