>>Patti Clark wrote: >> The graphics folks here are moving away from QuickTime streaming to >> Flash. They have created their first application and requested testing >> on various platforms and browsers. I can tell you that it's at times >> like these that I actually have warm feelings for Windows. Of course >> firefox on XP works just fine presenting the flash app. I go to a linux >> box with RHEL4 Update 4 and the current versions of firefox and >> flash-plugin and video is fine, there is no audio. Google suggests this >> is an issue across distros. I've not found anything in the RH lists to >> confirm...are folks here having the same issues? >> >> Also, just to add another layer into the fray, I have VMWare Workstation >> v5.5.3 which is documented to support RHEL4 Update 4. The test on my >> instance simply aborts the browser alltogether. <grimace> >> >> Patti Clark >> Unix System Administrator - RHCT >> Office of Scientific and Technical Information >> Flash is usually a pretty straightforward installation for FF, I'm surprised to hear of such problems. However, if it is sound related only, this may have less to do with "Linux" and more to do with your "window manager" whatever that might be. For myself, I use the enlightenment window manager for no particular reason other than I liked it when I started using it years ago. That is only relevant because of the way I fixed a similar problem. One of the problems with the default install of some window managers is that sound is only audible from one software app at any given time. If you have xmms, for example, playing some music, your sound card will be busy doing that, and will not allow for flash audio. Start by ensuring that you have only one application using the sound card. If that turns out to be your problem, you may need to add a layer in between your app and the sound driver. In my case, the solution was to add the enlightened sound daemon, libesd0 and libesd-alsa0 come to mind. This resolved my issue and since I setup that config, I no longer have an issue with sound being blocked from one app, because another is running. I really don't know about the specific sound configs for other window managers since I don't use them often, but this concept may point you in the right direction for your specific window manager/application. wilson ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Notice: This e-mail message, together with any attachments, contains information of Merck & Co., Inc. (One Merck Drive, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, USA 08889), and/or its affiliates (which may be known outside the United States as Merck Frosst, Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD and in Japan, as Banyu - direct contact information for affiliates is available at http://www.merck.com/contact/contacts.html) that may be confidential, proprietary copyrighted and/or legally privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity named on this message. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and then delete it from your system. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
