matthew wrote: > 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 > well, i was about to point out that i'd already tried PULSE_SERVER, but i tried it again, and now it works. dammit. :-) i have no idea why it didn't work before. i found the command in my shell history to re-run it, so it wasn't a typo. i've used pulse to listen to some music in the meantime, but i'd be surprised if that affected how pavucontrol works. :-/ well.... wait. it now works remotely, but not locally. okay. i'm confused. paul > > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > pulseaudio-discuss mailing list > pulseaudio-discuss at mail.0pointer.de > https://tango.0pointer.de/mailman/listinfo/pulseaudio-discuss =--------------------- paul fox, pgf at foxharp.boston.ma.us (arlington, ma, where it's 23.7 degrees)
