On Monday 14 July 2008, Arthur A wrote: > Hal Vaughan wrote: > > On Monday 14 July 2008, Andrei Popescu wrote: > >> On Sun,13.Jul.08, 18:29:25, Hal Vaughan wrote: > >>> I'm using Kubuntu, but not the latest version, the one before it > >>> (Gutsy, I think) and KDE 3.5.8 and have been using OSS. > >> > >> Should we assume alsa doesn't work on your machine? > > > > I may be behind the times, but I thought that OSS was superseding > > Alsa. Am I wrong? I've never really done anything with sound > > before and haven't really kept track of it. Would I be better off > > installing Alsa? I'm not wedded to using OSS and have no problem > > switching to something that would work better. > > > > Hal > > My understanding was: > > Hardware <----> ALSA <--> OSS <--> Apps > > Which was replaced on gnome with something like > > Hardware <----> ALSA <--> ESD & Gstreamer <--> Apps > > Which is now being replaced by > > Hardware <----> ALSA <--> Pulse Audio <--> Gstreamer & Apps > > I'm not sure how helpful and accurate that is. KDE, AFAIK, doesn't > look anything like this after the ALSA part. > > Did you walk through the Complete Sound Troubleshooting Guide on the > UbuntuForums? > > I know that under Hardy Heron they half-deployed pulse audio, the > main pieces are there but apps to control the pulse sound server > aren't installed by default (LTS = Long Troubles with Sound). > > I've never used KDE, but a quick google search leads me to believe > nothing of my experience with gnome, ubuntu or debian can be directly > applied.
Thanks for the info. It's a HUGE help. I have no idea where I got the idea that Alsa was outdated but it's likely I read a post on a list like this (or even this one) from someone who seemed to know what they were saying. Just the info on how Alsa fits in gives me a better sense of what is going on. It'll take me a bit to go through and process even the few suggestions I've gotten, but all of this gives me more to work with. I'll post if/when I solve this. Hal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]