Re: No sound in GNOME !!!
On Mon, Oct 25, 2004 at 05:01:11PM +0200, xerces8 wrote:
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> From: Matt Kraai <kraai@ftbfs.org>
> To: xerces8 <xerces8@butn.net>
> Cc: debian-testing@lists.debian.org, debian-boot@lists.debian.org
> Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 19:40:04 -0700
> Subject: Re: No sound in GNOME !!!
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> > On Wed, Oct 20, 2004 at 07:14:38PM +0200, xerces8 wrote:
> > > Installed sarge from with the debian.installer pre-rc2 netinst CD.
> > > Used the official weekly binary snapshot from 20040925 for the rest.
> > >
> > > I selected Slovene keyboard, "GNOME destop" package and mostly
> > > accepted the default settings.
> > >
> > > I log into the destop ( X11 / GNOME ) and ...
> > >
> > > No sound !
> > >
> > > No devices detected etc ... mixer does not work...
> > >
> > > Hardware is VIA 82cxxxx ( works since ages under linux )
> > >
> > > The mixer (volume control) in the upper right corner does not work.
> > >
> > > The preferences/advanced/multimedia applet fails for testing.
> > > ( when pressing the test button it shows an error dialog )
> > > The only choice in this dialog is ALSA.
> > >
> > > lsmod suggests that the OSS modules are loaded.
> > >
> > > I remember seeing OSS ( and esound and artsd ) as options in the
> > > mentioned preferences applet in a previous installation of sarge
> > > ( using different options, settings, packages ..., but same versions,
> > > except kernel was 2.6.x )
> > >
> > > Known issue ? Submit a bug ?
> >
> > Does it work if you install gstreamer0.8-oss?
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> Yep, it works. Except the volume applet on the top of the desktop.
> Maybe it will work after a restart ...
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> So who should be notified, so that they don't forget to fix fhis ?
Please file a bug against gstreamer0.8-plugins, requesting a
dependency on gstreamer0.8-oss.
--
Matt
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