Re: VLC missing sound [solved]
The installation of a graphical user interface makes pulseaudio the
default sound provider, or in your case the default silence provider.
Glad you got this one solved.
On Tue, 29 Nov 2011, Porcia Silvia wrote:
> This problem was caused by VLC selecting the 'default' output module under
> audio settings [menu: Tools-Preferences-Audio Settings-Output]
>
> The drop down menu shows in this case: 'default' and I thought ALSA was the
> default but apparently not..anyway I selected ALSA in the menu this then
> materialized two other options: a S/PDIF select box and Device: with another
> drop down menu. Audio came under the selection: Xonar D1: Multichannel
> (hw:0,0)
>
> [not] default, Xonar D1: Digital (hw:0,1) or Audioengine (etc. etc)
>
> One might ask what made 'PulseAudio Output' the default on this system?
>
> Where does one go to see what is the 'default' for these necessary things?
>
>
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