Re: should I get rid of pulse audio ?
On Sun, 16 Aug 2015, briand@aracnet.com wrote:
> first there was the obsure changes to the pulse audio config that so
> that my USB speakers would be made default.
>
> then there was the fact that it automatically idled my USB speakers,
> so i had to disable that "feature".
>
> now on resuming from suspend it decides to switch to different
> speakers and not restore THE DEFAULT sink (it's a laptop, so instead
> fo restoring the default sink, it restores to the laptop speakers).
>
> so rather than go into the mess that is pulse audio and figure it
> out, i'd really rather get rid of it.
>
> However it's been my experience that i'll simply exchange one set of
> problems for another.
>
> so soliciting opinions on whether or not getting rid of pulse audio
> is a good idea.
Which version of Debian are you running?
Which laptop?
Before you blame pulseaudio, look elsewhere. Maybe, the USB speakers
are not available soon enough coming out of the suspend, and you get the
laptop speakers which are, etc. Check the logs and configs.
Set pulseaudio, not to run at all, reconfigure, and see if the same
problems occur.
B
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