Hi Jean-Michel, > There is now a better solution than using esddsp... > it is not better, it is way better! > I just relased full Esound and PulseAudio support for Flash 9 based on > the additional interface support library. > It works perfectly on mdv2007. I recommand all ltsp flash users to switch to flash9beta + Jean Michel's audio layer. > What's more, the PulseAudio layer features full synchronization between > audio and video. (ESD still sucks, I can't do miracles ;-) > Yeah, esd sucks, synchronization if awfull. Yet I haven't had time yet to switch to pulseaudio on thin client. > The driver has built-in autodetection code, so it will automatically > select the best output available based on environment variables > (PULSE_SERVER, ESPEAKER, etc). > > It's still experimental, but it works for me. > Works for us too ! > You can get the source, RPMS and more information on: > http://pulseaudio.revolutionlinux.com/ > mdv2006 rpm does not work on mdv2007. Compilation was very easy though (all devel dependencies are available through main or contrib source). > I'll try to push the source to Macromedia, but I want to have a couple > of beta-testers first. > Beta testing went like a charm here (for the esd part). Is there any available drop-in pulseaudio server to install in the lstp tree?
Kudos to Jean Michel and the Revolution Linux team ! Cheers, Denis > Regards, > > Jean-Michel Dault > Revolution Linux inc. > > >> Well, here is what comes from lurking on the list. I have combined the bits >> of >> information as they came in to summarize what is needed to get sound on LTSP >> diskless terminals from the Macromedia Flash 9 plugin. I thought others >> might >> benefit from collecting the info in one place. Make any use of this that you >> will. >> >> ============================================================================== >> >> Upgrading to Macromedia Flashplayer Plugin v9 Beta for K12LTSP >> >> When Macromedia released the beta of the Flash 9 plugin for Linux, the >> support >> for ESD that was in Flash 7 turned up missing. This was a situation of one >> step forward (Flash 9 for Linux) and one step back (no Flash sound on >> diskless >> terminals). >> >> There is a work-around. Macromedia has released "Additional Interface Support >> for Linux" that can be used to work around the problem until something better >> (pulse audio?) comes along. By compiling this additional shared library and >> installing it, the "esddsp" utility can be used to re-direct sound from OSS >> to >> ESD, meaning we can get our sound back on diskless terminals. >> >> Overview of Steps: >> >> 1. Install the Flash Beta 9 plugin >> 2. Compile and install the Additional Interface Support for Linux >> 3. Invoke Firefox with esddsp >> >> First, download and install the Flash 9 beta from the Download Center: >> >> http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash >> >> Then follow the directions in the release notes: >> >> http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer9/releasenotes.html >> >> Next, follow the directions for downloading, compiling, testing, and >> installing the additional interaface support library on the "Flash >> Player:Additional Interface Support for Linux" site: >> >> >> http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Flash_Player:Additional_Interface_Support_for_Linux >> >> Finally, you will need to invoke Firefox with "esddsp". Here is an example >> invocation from an IceWM menu entry: >> >> prog Firefox firefox esddsp firefox >> ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ >> >> The five parameters are (in order left to right): >> >> 1. Application entry in menu (prog keyword) >> 2. Name as it appears on menu >> 3. Name of Icon to appear on menu >> 4. Name of program to run (assumes that it is in path) >> 5. Argument(s) to supply to program on command line >> >> In this example it is also assumed that "firefox" is in the execution path. >> The full pathname can also be supplied if needed. >> >> With other desktop managers the details will be different, but the idea is >> the >> same: you will be running "esddsp" with "firefox" (or it's complete path) as >> an argument to "esddsp". In this case Firefox is the sound player that esddsp >> will be re-directing the output from. See the man page for esddsp for more >> details. >> >> This works on K12LTSP v5 with LTSP v4.2 and Firefox v2.0. The sound is set up >> as at: >> >> http://wiki.ltsp.org/twiki/bin/view/Ltsp/Sound >> >> ============================================================================== >> >> >> -- >> "History doesn't repeat itself; at best it rhymes." >> - Mark Twain >> >> | John Lucas [EMAIL PROTECTED] | >> | St. Thomas, VI 00802 http://mrjohnlucas.googlepages.com/ | >> | 18.3°N, 65°W AST (UTC-4) | >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT >> Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your >> opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash >> http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss >> For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net >> -- Denis Cardon Tranquil IT Systems 10 rue du Docteur Bouchard 49400 Saumur tel : +33 (0) 2.41.67.56.99 fax : +33 (0) 2.40.56.09.81 mob : +33 (0) 6 81 66 27 62 http://www.tranquil-it-systems.fr ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
