Re: PulseAudio (was Re: Sid Foibles)
On Mon, 9 Jun 2014 19:51:53 +1000
Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 7:38 PM, <berenger.morel@neutralite.org>
> wrote:
> > except that each time I have read a reference to PA, it was to say
> > that it does not work correctly, and often, removing it seemed to
> > solve the problem?
>
> PulseAudio does have its problems (I don't use it, because my sound
> card is a bit weird; I uninstalled PA and built ALSA from source, and
> everything's working, if a little fragile - this should not be taken
> as indicative), but with anything that's often installed by default,
> you'll hear advice to remove it more often than to install it, because
> the posts you're reading start from a standpoint of "my system has a
> problem". (People don't go around saying, "Hi, my system's working
> perfectly, what should I keep?". At least, I haven't heard much of
> that.)
>
> So, what's the general feeling? Is PA something that should be removed
> at first whiff of a problem, or is it a perfectly good program that
> cops an unfair reputation because of that selection bias?
>
> ChrisA
Hi Chris,
I've always figured (mistakenly, apparently) that one *needs*
PulseAudio, so I've always had it plus ALSA. I have no Mental Model of
the Linux sound system, so when my sound goes out, I keep messing with
everything until I get it fixed. One thing I use a lot of is text mode
alsamixer. I'll often find something muted.
I look forward to hearing how other people do or don't work with
PulseAudio (and ALSA) in this thread.
SteveT
Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/
Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance
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