I believe you can just specify the environment variables and then run the app. So try this: export PULSE_SERVER=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Another variable option is PULSE_SINK. I forget where I found this little tidbit, but it works for me! Matt Paul Fox wrote: > can pavucontrol be used to control the volume or streams of a > remote server? if so, how does one specify the server? there's > no usage message, and PULSE_SERVER doesn't seem to be honored. > > so, assuming it must be local, i still can't get it to work. when > i run it on the same machine as the server, i get a "Connection > failed: invalid server" error. > > any ideas? (i'm on ubuntu, so the version is 0.9.6) > > paul > p.s. is there more documentation planned for the pulseaudio > utilities and commands? honestly, a statement (quoting from > the website) like "There is not much to say. Just run > pavucontrol and see for yourself." is kind of insulting to a > user looking for help -- why have a documentation link at all? > even a usage message in the program saying "there are no options" > would be more useful. > > =--------------------- > paul fox, pgf at foxharp.boston.ma.us (arlington, ma, where it's 31.5 degrees) > _______________________________________________ > pulseaudio-discuss mailing list > pulseaudio-discuss at mail.0pointer.de > https://tango.0pointer.de/mailman/listinfo/pulseaudio-discuss >
