On Fri, Jan 09, 2009 at 07:56:20AM -0800, Linux Canuck wrote: > Sound problems are complex and hard to resolve. First off there are different > sound cards. Then each distro and desktop handles them differently. Finally > there are different servers in use such as ALSA, OSS and PulseAudio. The > implementation of the last one is an on-going issue with most distros except > Fedora, which seems to have got it down right with Fedora 10. Ubuntu's > implementation is in the words of the developer "less than stellar". I would > remove PulseAudio in Synaptic and see if that improves things. >
(Sound of loud coughing). Got it right???? Don't tell me you're believing the pulse audio developer's writings. Or worse, the fact that Fedora claims it's not glitch free. We (well, I confess, I) even added a note to the effect on a fedoraforum sticky about common problems, with one question being, "Pulseaudio is supposed to be glitch free now, but I'm having problems." The answer is, "It's called advertising, people. They lied. Get over it." :) Yes, got it right--IF--you accept all defaults, use Gnome and only have one user. Sigh, this is a regular rant of mine. Sorry Roy, hope I didn't shout. I'm sorry--it's not that Fedora has more or less permanently broken sound for non-Gnome or KDE users, it's that they regularly close bug reports saying it's not a bug, despite the fact that since November of 2007, sound is no longer trivial in Fedora. I would estimate that they managed to break sound for at least 10 percent of their users. Funny though, I thought Ubuntu was actually doing a better job. CrunchBang, a great little Ubuntu variant, using OpenBox, doesn't use pulseaudio. So, of course sound works. Ok, I'm calm now. I feel so much better. Thanks for listening. Serious answer--I know Roy's not an RPM distro fan, so is probably going by hearsay in this case. (Or if he did try Fedora recently, got lucky.) Seriously, despite the claims of Fedora and the pulseaudio developers, there is still this all too common thread on the forums. Post 1. Sound isn't working. Post 2. Try removing pulseaudio Post 3. (From OP) Great, thanks that fixed it. As Roy said, sound in Linux can be problematic for many reasons. Unfortunately, they often create solutions in search of problems <cough>pulseaudio</cough> that break previously working solutions. Laptops, especially, can be problematic. Sometimes doing something like adding model=<modelname, e.g. acer, toshiba--not sure about the HP designation> to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base (creating the file if it doesn't exist) can fix it. For example, on my Acer Aspire, I have (though not on Crunchbang, where sound Just Works(TM)--see above about pulseaudio) options snd-hda-intel model=acer (Obviously, replacing acer with whatever is proper for HP, and the module with your module.) Then, sometimes, you can get away with alsa force-reload but often, you have to restart. Also, the obvious--check the volume with alsamixer. (Another interesting design decision--alsa starts off muted by defalt--I keep thinking it was probably created by someone who watched naughty things online while living with their parents). Make sure that master, pcm and any other likely culprits are not muted. -- Scott Robbins PGP keyID EB3467D6 ( 1B48 077D 66F6 9DB0 FDC2 A409 FA54 EB34 67D6 ) gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys EB3467D6 Angelus: You know, I never properly thanked you for sending me to Hell. Buffy: No... Angelus: I'm wondering, where do I start? A card, fruit basket, hmm? Evisceration? ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
