2007/11/17, Paulo Cavalcanti <promac@xxxxxxxxx>: > Hi, > > I am trying to adapt myself to pulseaudio (F8 x86_64). > > I had to change > /etc/security/console.perms.d/50-default.perms > so I can use another X screen (:1) without being root, and without using > pulse. > Otherwise, I hear no sound using mplayer (this is how I send a movie to an > ordinary TV). > > After testing several applications, this is what I got so far > trying to use pulseaudio with plugins (not using alsa generic plugin): > > MythTV: NO sound at all (therefore, pulse can not be a global default for > me) > mplayer (patched): OK > mplayerplug-in: OK > rhythmbox: OK > amarok: OK > xmms: OK > audacious 1.4: OK with ESD (stutters a lot with its own pulse plugin). > mpd 0.13: NO sound (it has the plugin, though). > ampache (flash player): OK > xine: NO. Sound disappears after a few seconds. > vlc: NO plugin available. vlc can uses the ESoundD plugins (if compiled in) - the livna version has it, and raised it to be tried by default with Fedora 8... But..., some users reported crackles noises when used with PA see livna bug #1711... This tweak seems to solve the problem: (need to confirm: works for me) http://www.pulseaudio.org/wiki/PerfectSetup#ESOUNDApplications Add this to your .bashrc: if [ ! -e /tmp/.esd-${UID} ]; then ln -fs /tmp/.esd /tmp/.esd-${UID} fi Nicolas (kwizart ) Solution consist to add this lines to your .bashrc : (seen if [ ! -e /tmp/.esd-${UID} ]; then ln -s /tmp/.esd /tmp/.esd-${UID} fi That > > Also, after an interval of time of maybe 10 to 20 min I hear a fast hiccup > using amarock. I mean, the sound vanishes (but it is very fast), and it will > happen > again 10 min later, and so on... > > I also noticed that using > > arecord -D hw:0.0 -d 0 -f S16_LE -c2 -r48000 | aplay -D pulse & > > for capturing from line in. > > I have two sound cards: > > [cascavel:~/SRPMS/vlc] more /proc/asound/cards > > 0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel > HDA Intel at 0x92300000 irq 22 > 1 [VirMIDI ]: VirMIDI - VirMIDI > Virtual MIDI Card 1 > 2 [Bt878 ]: Bt87x - Brooktree Bt878 > Brooktree Bt878 at 0x92000000, irq 18 > 3 [CMI8738 ]: CMI8738-MC6 - C-Media CMI8738 > C-Media CMI8738 (model 55) at 0x1000, irq 21 > > The good part, is that I can switch between sound cards very easily and > switch users and resume what I was playing before in gnome. > > Sorry if I am writing to the wrong list, but I think this kind of > information > can be useful for the developers. > > Thank you. > > -- > Paulo Roma Cavalcanti > LCG - UFRJ > -- > fedora-devel-list mailing list > fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list > -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
