[Bug 632583] Re: audio stops playing when switching to VT

2010-09-09 Thread David Henningsson
@Rolf, it's not impossible, just slightly inoptimal, and I'm not sure of the best way to set it up. However, I believe most people find the default reasonable - if a user does not currently access the screen, (s)he should not currently access the sound card either. -- audio stops playing when swi

[Bug 632583] Re: audio stops playing when switching to VT

2010-09-08 Thread Rolf Leggewie
Thank you both for the explanation. I would hope this can be done better. I am logged in, just not on the console in question. Is it technically impossible to multiplex multiple audio streams in case more than one user was logged in? -- audio stops playing when switching to VT https://bugs.lau

[Bug 632583] Re: audio stops playing when switching to VT

2010-09-08 Thread David Henningsson
Rolf, this is expected behaviour. If you wan't it otherwise, you can read this article: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Audio/TheAudioGroup -- audio stops playing when switching to VT https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/632583 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

[Bug 632583] Re: audio stops playing when switching to VT

2010-09-07 Thread Daniel T Chen
This pulseaudio behavior is based on consolekit, i.e., the active seat has permission to access the sound device. When a user switches to a getty instance but has not completed the login, that tty is not listed as an active seat. ** Package changed: audacious (Ubuntu) => pulseaudio (Ubuntu) ** Ch

[Bug 632583] Re: audio stops playing when switching to VT

2010-09-07 Thread Rolf Leggewie
as kind of expected by now, the situation is no different for banshee -- audio stops playing when switching to VT https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/632583 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to totem in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs ma

[Bug 632583] Re: audio stops playing when switching to VT

2010-09-07 Thread Rolf Leggewie
In fact, it seems that all players that I test are affected, including rhythmbox, plain xine and VLC. VT where the user is logged seem to work, but not those waiting for a login. -- audio stops playing when switching to VT https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/632583 You received this bug notification