Re: ALSA instead of pulseaudio on new sid
On 25/01/12 10:45, Walter Hurry wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:32:34 +0100, Raven wrote:
>
>> Hi guys.
>> I have a fairly new install of sid with the new fancy gnome3 and all the
>> eye-candy tweaks. I don't really like it, but that's another story..
>>
>> Anyway, before reinstalling sid I used to have the sound coming from
>> ALSA..it was working great. Mic worked, SPDIF worked and I had real
>> control over the volume level.
>> Now I'm running pulseaudio. Which sucks!
No - it's just different to what you're used to.
People said the same thing about ALSA (and aRTS). If OSS is all you'll
ever need - it works fine with kfreebsd.
But the strength of Pulse is that it allows you to use all the different
sound systems.
>> Digital out is mute, sound
>> level seems to be reduced by 60-70% and I haven't even started trying to
>> configure it for HDMI.
Because you're trying to use ALSA as the master sound system.
>> I would really want to go back to ALSA, but I'm kind of afraid that it
>> might break my install.
Good move. You'll discover the minor pain of learning Pulse is a very
profitable investment.
>> I tried following some ubuntu howtos but I
>> always end up with aptitude wanting to remove gnome-desktop-environment.
Ignore Ubunto documentation - it's fine for Ubuntu but when you're using
Debian... (tail - dog, organ-grinder - monkey).
>> Does any one have experience on how to go about for replacing
>> pulseaudio?
Yes. There are no shortage of audio flat-earther luddites :-)
I'd suggest you read Aesop's fable about the fox losing it's tail before
automatically following their advice.
The real question is "should I replace pulse?" and the answer is "no". :-)
> Or maybe some tips?
Yes. You should start by searching this list - the same question has
been asked before. If it's not immediately howto do so - look at my
signature.
http://pulseaudio.org/wiki/PerfectSetup
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=12497
>
> ALSA is not an alternative to PulseAudio; PA sits *on top of* ALSA and
> directs traffic. By default you probably have both installed, which is as
> it should be.
>
> When PA was first released, it was a bit awkward to deal with, as Lennart
> Poettering's stuff tends to be. Hence there were many wails and howtos on
> removing PA, which can easily be found by Googling.
>
> But PA is fine now. Perhaps the fine ALSA and PA manuals will help.
>
>
Exactly as Walter says.
Cheers
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