Ubuntu issue unable to show contents of the folder - Ubuntu Forums

Had a strange issue that just started with my Archos.
When attaching the USB connection to update my podcast subscriptions, it would give an error "Failed to get file list: -8: Fixed limit exceeded". A few searches on the Ubunutu forums I found the below thread which found a workaround to start Rhtymbox before connecting the media player. Hope this bug gets fixed soon, but need a note here to check back if I get this issue again.

[all variants] unable to show contents of the folder - Ubuntu Forums: "I am able to open it in Rhythmbox now. It only works if I open Rhythmbox first, and then attach the mp3 player. Between the gphoto thing and Rhythmbox all folders are usable now."

How to end an unresponsive app in Ubuntu

Here's a link to the different ways on how to kill an unresponsive program UBUNTU.

1. GUI way: Right-click on an open portion of either panel and click on "add to panel", double click on the "Force quit" app.

2. System--->Administration--->System Monitor

3. Full screen lock out ctrl + alt + f2
ps -e

then find the process' ID I needed to kill, then type in

kill [pid]


Origianally from here:
http://tinyurl.com/lxbbw3

SKipping SOund in Linux my attempts to correct.

Linux Online - What Else?

This is the key stuff that I am trying.... Just want to make note in case I forget what I changed...

3.3. Fix for sound skips and other problems

Thank you to Michael Hamilton for submitting me the idea how it works.

The working of this Fix was confirmed by two People, so it looks like it works, but it may not work for everyone. Please feel free to submit further experiences!

Lets go: It looks like at least the sound skips are curable by maximizing the pci latency timer of the device.

First you have to find the "pci-address" of your Soundcard. This could be done with lspci. You have to look for something like "Multimedia audio controller" or "AudioPCI". Take the "pci-address" of the device (looks like something like that: 01:06.0 -> it stands for: bus:slot.function) and maximize the latency timer for it. This is done by setpci:

setpci -v -s "pci-address" latency_timer=ff

For additional Information on the Latency Timer you could look here.

Maybe this works also for other problems like USB-Problems and Harddisk-Transfer-Slowdowns, but this hasn't been tested for now. Feel free to test it (but don't blame me, if it doesn't work or makes everything worse) and report whether it works. The problem is, that i have none of this problems and so can't test this by myself.

If it works, you have to perform this setpci command at every startup/reboot of the Computer. So it would be wise to put it in one of the init-scripts (after the driver module is loaded!).

Howto Set Up and sync a Palm PDA [Archive] - Ubuntu Forums

Howto Set Up and sync a Palm PDA [Archive] - Ubuntu Forums

From the above linked article:

1 - Plug the usb cable into the usb port on your computer.

2 - Put your Palm in the cradle or plug in the cable.

3 - Go to System->Preferences->Palm OS Devices

4 - In the Pilot Settings pop-up select the Devices tab and click Add.

5 - In the Device Settings pop-up enter info as follows:

Name: Cradle
Port: /dev/ttyUSB0 <--*see bottom Speed: 57600 Timeout: 2 Type: USB Click OK and then click Add again and enter: Name: Cradle1 Port: /dev/ttyUSB1 <--*see bottom Speed: 57600 Timeout: 2 Type: USB 6 - Now, back in the Pilot Settings window select Pilots and click Add 7 - Once the new pop-up appears, press Synchronize on your PalmPDA While it is searching, select "Get from pilot" in the pop-up window just mentioned. Your computer should synchronize and get a Name, ID and username from your PDA. Now your device officially exists in the gpilot database on your computer. 8 - Close the most recent pop-up. You should still have the main Pilot Settings window open. Click the Conduits tab to decide what you want to synchronize and so on...this is essentially the same as what you may have used on other OS's. Finally: Every time you want to sync, make sure gpilot is running and then hit the sync button on your PDA.

This started to work on my Palm TX but is currently stopping the middle. I had this working a few months back, but don't regularly sync up. Just a quick note here so I would know where I found the original information

Update on my Ubuntu experience

So, I've just read an interesting article that Dell is now going to be offering Ubuntu as an option to some of their newest PCs. I don't follow these trends that closely, but did not think that Dell would be the first to attempt this (although they've tried previously according to the article).

Well, I've been playing around in Ubuntu for a few weeks now and why I find the interface pleasing and have gotten used to navigating around the platform a little better, I am still having a little difficulty getting a few items working. I have yet to successfully get Beryl working, fortunately the crash recovery works well. The instructions found (will need to edit this in Ubuntu as I have the link there) here were pretty good.