If you need special programs, which don't run under linux, like
speech-to-text programs or professional film-cut or the like, you have
the choice to install vmware-server (which is free) or another
virtualization program, which allows you to run windows safely under
linux. You may install vmware-server via Synaptic.
You should activate the software resources: main, universe, restricted,
multiverse and add the medibuntu packages provided by Canonical to your
software resources. You find them here including Howto:
> http://www.medibuntu.org/
In my case, speechrecognition as well as soundproblems I had in Gutsy in
the beginning, I had not in XP running in vmware. Vmware functions like
another program in Ubuntu. So I used this instead as well as for Dragon
Naturally speaking, which only runs under windows (Speech to text
program) and switch between the windows.
Good tutorials with screenshots you get here: >
http://www.howtoforge.com/installing-vmware-server-1.0.4-on-ubuntu-7.10

Hope it helps - I don't want to miss my ubuntu ;-) though it needs some
time to get familiar and understand what to do and what better not (One
more Tipp: Fingers off from Automatix - it seems to be a smart program,
but causes problems)
There are so many excellent functions and programs provided by the
ubuntu opensource movement and one has full control and literally no
virus problems and its always and fast getting better and even more
comfortable ...
Toby




Toby schrieb:
> One more point: The Ubuntu teamers are working very hard to fix any
> bugs, so this problem might disappear very quickly as irt did with me by
> the regular updates provided automatically. My audio system works fine now.
> 
> uga schrieb:
>> As usual, your problem stems from the fact that you are trying to run
>> Linux on Windows hardware. Before buying any piece of hardware, first
>> make sure it works with Linux. Yes this is one more step you have to
>> go through that you normally don't have to with Windows, especially if
>> you are buying from the likes of bestbuy, etc. The same is true vice
>> versa. Windows won't run out-of-the-box on Linux hardware. Try running
>> XP on EEE PC or OLPC.
>>
>> Obviously you will rarely find Linux support information on the
>> package, but you can find it either on the manufacturer's web site or
>> public user forums. For most of the hardware problems I've had in
>> Ubuntu I could find an answer on Ubuntu forums. Sometimes a piece of
>> hardware is rebranded, but internally runs the same chips and circuits
>> as many other similar products. Sometimes is helps to check the
>> technical specs of the product and make sure that the chipset is
>> supported by Linux. A good example is M-Audio. Their sound cards are
>> branded as M-Audio products, but they are based on envy24 chipset
>> which is supported in Linux.
>>
>> I hope that this helps in your future Linux endeavours and that you
>> won't give up on Linux that easily. I didn't, and like you I had to
>> learn it the hard way. But now that Ubuntu works on all my home PCs
>> and laptops I enjoy the full power and flexibility of Linux at no cost
>> and no lock-ins, and listening to other people's Windows problems :)
>>
>> Yegor
>>
>>
>> On Feb 10, 2008 6:24 AM, ptoye <email address hidden> wrote:
>>>  I have to agree.I'm a complete Linux (but not Unix) newbie. Having just
>>> acquired an old system box I thought I'd give Linux a play, so put
>>> Ubuntu Gutsy on it.
>>>
>>> Then plugged in my USB sound card. Couldn't find anything about how to
>>> configure sound cards, so tried recording. Was told that "Your audio
>>> capture settings are invalid. Please correct them in the Multimedia
>>> settings". Gusty doesn't have Multimedia settings, so tried the Sound
>>> settings instead. Found the card, and changed the "chat" setting (and
>>> why "chat" - the last thing I want to record?) to point to it. Then
>>> clicked "Test" and got the Failed to construct pipeline...." message.
>>>
>>> Poked around the conferences and fora and found that I had to enable ESD
>>> (whatever that is?) and found it was already enabled. Enabled everything
>>> in the volume control. Still the same message.
>>>
>>> So can we please have some support for USB sound in both directions? Or
>>> at least some documentation? The Help file for Sound Preferences does
>>> not correspond with the software, and I cannot find any tutorial
>>> documentation on what the various components of the sound system work
>>> and fit together. (Get onto the Alsa-project site, and you're bombarded
>>> with techno-babble on the first page).
>>>
>>> And, as Casey J Peter wrote, in Windows it just works first time.
>>>
>>> Sorry if this sounds like a whinge, but I'm finding Linux VERY
>>> frustrating to work with.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> [gutsy] no sound: Failed to construct test pipeline in sound recording
>>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/131711
>>> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
>>> of a duplicate bug.
>>>
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