Kmix won't open.

[DERG]

Just discovered this one, Kmix doesn't open.
Anyone else?

[zenarcher]

Re: Kmix won't open.

Kmix is working fine here.

Cheers,
zenarcher

[andybleaden]

Re: Kmix won't open.

I had all sorts of sound card hassle at home with jaunty at first. Then recompiled alsamixer and then reinstalled kmix and it was fine and dandy

[DERG]

Re: Kmix won't open.

I'm using SB Audigy 2 card.
I have installed a number of multimedia packages in an effort to remedy the issue including alsa mixer but still no fix.
I take it that Alsa is standard on kde. Is it ok to mix alsa with pluseaudio?

[Monster_user]

Re: Kmix won't open.

Open the Konsole, and Run kmix from there, does it report any error messages?

K Menu -> type "konsole" -> type "kmix".

[DERG]

Re: Kmix won't open.

Please understand that I'm a newbie to linux. I think I did this right.

george@kgeorge-desktop:~$ kdesudo kmix

kmix(5019) KToolInvocation::klauncher: klauncher not running... launching kdeinit
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/kde4/libexec/klauncher
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/bin/kded4
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/bin/kbuildsycoca4
kbuildsycoca4 running...
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/bin/kbuildsycoca4
kbuildsycoca4 running...
kdeinit4: preparing to launch /usr/lib/kde4/libexec/kconf_update
kded(5036) KDEDModule::setModuleName: registerObject() successful for "kdedglobalaccel"
kmix(5019) Mixer::setGlobalMaster: Mixer::setGlobalMaster() card= "" control= ""
kmix(5019) Mixer:penIfValid: Mixer:pen() detected master: "Master:0"
kmix(5019) Mixer::getGlobalMasterMD: Mixer::masterCardDevice() returns 0 (no globalMaster)
kmix(5019) Mixer::setGlobalMaster: Mixer::setGlobalMaster() card= "ALSA::Audigy_2_Platinum__SB0240P_:1" control= "Master:0"
george@kgeorge-desktop:~$

George

[Monster_user]

Re: Kmix won't open.

Don't type kdesudo, just "kmix" by itself.

george@kgeorge-desktop:~$ kmix

You shouldn't have to run kmix with "Administrative Priviledges" (a.k.a. kdesudo).

Also, some programs can behave unexpectedly by running it via 'kdesudo'.

[DERG]

Re: Kmix won't open.

OK. Sudo kmix opens the mixer. Curious why it doesn't work from the application launcher, but, at least it works!
Thanks

[dibl]

Re: Kmix won't open.

OK. Sudo kmix opens the mixer. Curious why it doesn't work from the application launcher, but, at least it works!
Thanks

Kmix is a "user space" application, and you are adjusting it in root mode -- that's a no-no. You will change the permissions on it and lock out all users.

[DERG]

Re: Kmix won't open.

Posted by: dibl
Kmix is a "user space" application, and you are adjusting it in root mode -- that's a no-no. You will change the permissions on it and lock out all users.

I didn't know that. Point taken.
Actually, upon further review, the only way it has ever opened is with sudo kmix; & that's after opening something else first. Typing in konsole in the open terminal for example then typing sudo kmix (kmix won't do it).

[Monster_user]

Re: Kmix won't open.

(kmix won't do it).

Does it do anything?

george@kgeorge-desktop:~$ kmix
Error
... ... ... ... ...
george@kgeorge-desktop:~$

Or nothing at all.

george@kgeorge-desktop:~$ kmix

george@kgeorge-desktop:~$

[andybleaden]

Re: Kmix won't open.

if it helps when I had the trouble that I had with it , when I tried to open it from the k launcher menu the icon would start bouncing away and then it would appear in the panel and then nothing at all.

It might benefit from a reinstall

after you uninstall it via konsole via typing

sudo apt-get remove kmix

Next I reinstalled using a .deb file from launchpad

( I pasted this link in an internet browser which you can do by pasting this in your browse

http://launchpadlibrarian.net/225558...untu2_i386.deb


which downloaded the files needed and then I right clicked on the icon and selected install via gdebi installer. Did this and it worked a treat. Do not know why. Should work from KMENU but does not however this is alpha software I guess

Anyway give it a try if you wish and see if it makes any difference. Let me know how you get on as it worked for me and has been fine and dandy since

[DERG]

Re: Kmix won't open.

(kmix won't do it).

Does it do anything?

george@kgeorge-desktop:~$ kmix
Error
... ... ... ... ...
george@kgeorge-desktop:~$

Or nothing at all.

george@kgeorge-desktop:~$ kmix

george@kgeorge-desktop:~$

No error, just-
george@kgeorge-desktop:~$ kmix
george@kgeorge-desktop:~$
I doesn't open.

george@kgeorge-desktop:~$ konsole
konsole(6507): Attempt to use QAction "change-profile" with KXMLGUIFactory!
Another Konsole opens.

george@kgeorge-desktop:~$ kmix
nothing

george@kgeorge-desktop:~$ sudo kmix
[sudo] password for george:
Error: "/var/tmp/kdecache-george" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.
Error: "/tmp/kde-george" is owned by uid 1000 instead of uid 0.
kmix(6528) Mixer::setGlobalMaster: Mixer::setGlobalMaster() card= "ALSA::Audigy_2_Platinum__SB0240P_:1" control= "Master:0"
E: core-util.c: Home directory /home/george not ours.
kmix(6528) Mixer:penIfValid: Mixer:pen() detected master: "Master:0"
The above error.

george@kgeorge-desktop:~$ konsole
konsole(6536): Attempt to use QAction "change-profile" with KXMLGUIFactory!
Another Konsole opens.

george@kgeorge-desktop:~$ kmix
nothing.

george@kgeorge-desktop:~$ sudo kmix
george@kgeorge-desktop:~$
OPENS!

So, here are the results;
Open Kmix from Application Launcher - fails.
From Konsole (terminal);
kmix - fails.
sudo kmix - fails
konsole - opens
sudo kmix - opens

The procedure that works is to open Konsole (terminal), type in any application (in this case konsole) & open that; then type in sudo kmix & kmix will open. I've tried just kmix after launching konsole in the above example & it fails without the prefix sudo.

This isn't a big deal. My overall volume was noticeably lower than normal & I hadn't tried to adjust it since installing alpha 5. Now that I've been able to open it & make some adjustments, I probably won't open it again for quit some time. It's just a minor thing that needs fixing.

[PJJ]

Re: Kmix won't open.

I had the same problem. Konsole method did not work.
The method described by andybleaden worked for me.

Kmix is operational now again.

[DERG]

Re: Kmix won't open.

I had the same problem. Konsole method did not work.
The method described by andybleaden worked for me.

Kmix is operational now again.

Thanks.
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/225558...untu2_i386.deb is for 32 bit & I use 64 bit. I tried to find a 64 bit version but failed to do so.