Re: [SOLVED] Re: [gentoo-user] Plasma sound devices
On Sunday, 25 November 2018 16:24:21 GMT Peter Humphrey wrote: > On Saturday, 24 November 2018 10:06:37 GMT Peter Humphrey wrote: > > On Friday, 23 November 2018 19:28:19 GMT Dale wrote: > > > Peter Humphrey wrote: > > > > Hello list, > > > > > > > > Over the last few days I've trimmed my plasma setup - to slightly > > > > below > > > > the > > > > minimum, by which I mean that sound notification has stopped working. > > > > I > > > > can > > > > hear streamed radio, but the plasma control panel doesn't show any > > > > devices > > > > so I don't hear notifications. > > > > > > > > I've scanned the list of packages I removed but I can't see a likely > > > > suspect, and google just returns results about having no sound at all, > > > > which is not my case. > > > > > > > > Can anyone tell me which plasma module I need to install to hear > > > > notifications again? > > > > > > > > Again, the hardware and low-level drivers are fine: it's just plasma > > > > that's > > > > missing a component. > > > > > > Could you be missing Kmix? Since it controls volume/mute settings, I'd > > > think it would be needed, maybe anyway. > > > > Good idea, but no cigar. > > > > Mick suggested pulseaudio. I don't think it can be that because there's no > > sign of it in my backups; neither in world nor under /etc/portage. I'll > > try > > it though; I just need to decide whether to set the USE flag globally or > > just on certain packages - or just emerge pulseaudio. The global setting > > causes 10 rebuilds, including ffmpeg and firefox, as well as 9 new > > packages, so don't hold your breath. > > That didn't help either. In fact I had to install phonon-gstreamer. > > I hope that helps somebody one day. Interesting ... I don't have phonon-gstreamer, but media-libs/phonon with USE="pulseaudio vlc", which brings in media-libs/phonon-vlc here. Either way, one or the other phonon backend seems to be necessary to be able to produce sound. -- Regards, Mick signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
[SOLVED] Re: [gentoo-user] Plasma sound devices
On Saturday, 24 November 2018 10:06:37 GMT Peter Humphrey wrote: > On Friday, 23 November 2018 19:28:19 GMT Dale wrote: > > Peter Humphrey wrote: > > > Hello list, > > > > > > Over the last few days I've trimmed my plasma setup - to slightly below > > > the > > > minimum, by which I mean that sound notification has stopped working. I > > > can > > > hear streamed radio, but the plasma control panel doesn't show any > > > devices > > > so I don't hear notifications. > > > > > > I've scanned the list of packages I removed but I can't see a likely > > > suspect, and google just returns results about having no sound at all, > > > which is not my case. > > > > > > Can anyone tell me which plasma module I need to install to hear > > > notifications again? > > > > > > Again, the hardware and low-level drivers are fine: it's just plasma > > > that's > > > missing a component. > > > > Could you be missing Kmix? Since it controls volume/mute settings, I'd > > think it would be needed, maybe anyway. > > Good idea, but no cigar. > > Mick suggested pulseaudio. I don't think it can be that because there's no > sign of it in my backups; neither in world nor under /etc/portage. I'll try > it though; I just need to decide whether to set the USE flag globally or > just on certain packages - or just emerge pulseaudio. The global setting > causes 10 rebuilds, including ffmpeg and firefox, as well as 9 new > packages, so don't hold your breath. That didn't help either. In fact I had to install phonon-gstreamer. I hope that helps somebody one day. -- Regards, Peter.
Re: [gentoo-user] Plasma sound devices
On Friday, 23 November 2018 19:28:19 GMT Dale wrote: > Peter Humphrey wrote: > > Hello list, > > > > Over the last few days I've trimmed my plasma setup - to slightly below > > the > > minimum, by which I mean that sound notification has stopped working. I > > can > > hear streamed radio, but the plasma control panel doesn't show any devices > > so I don't hear notifications. > > > > I've scanned the list of packages I removed but I can't see a likely > > suspect, and google just returns results about having no sound at all, > > which is not my case. > > > > Can anyone tell me which plasma module I need to install to hear > > notifications again? > > > > Again, the hardware and low-level drivers are fine: it's just plasma > > that's > > missing a component. > > Could you be missing Kmix? Since it controls volume/mute settings, I'd > think it would be needed, maybe anyway. Good idea, but no cigar. Mick suggested pulseaudio. I don't think it can be that because there's no sign of it in my backups; neither in world nor under /etc/portage. I'll try it though; I just need to decide whether to set the USE flag globally or just on certain packages - or just emerge pulseaudio. The global setting causes 10 rebuilds, including ffmpeg and firefox, as well as 9 new packages, so don't hold your breath. -- Regards, Peter.
Re: [gentoo-user] Plasma sound devices
On November 23, 2018 8:12:34 PM Mick wrote: On Friday, 23 November 2018 17:44:00 GMT Peter Humphrey wrote: Hello list, Over the last few days I've trimmed my plasma setup - to slightly below the minimum, by which I mean that sound notification has stopped working. I can hear streamed radio, but the plasma control panel doesn't show any devices so I don't hear notifications. I've scanned the list of packages I removed but I can't see a likely suspect, and google just returns results about having no sound at all, which is not my case. Can anyone tell me which plasma module I need to install to hear notifications again? Again, the hardware and low-level drivers are fine: it's just plasma that's missing a component. I have the kde-plasma/plasma-meta installed here, although I do not run the plasma desktop. It has the USE flag pulseaudio enabled, which I suspect is needed to get things like desktop notifications working: [+ C] pulseaudio kde-plasma/plasma-meta: Install Plasma applet for PulseAudio volume management [+ ] (5) 5.13.5 [gentoo] [+ ] (5) 5.14.3-r1 [gentoo] -- Regards, Mick For what it's worth, I don't have PulseAudio at all on my system and plasma still does audible notifications. I think Dale may be closer to the solution with the suggestion about kmix.
Re: [gentoo-user] Plasma sound devices
Peter Humphrey wrote: > Hello list, > > Over the last few days I've trimmed my plasma setup - to slightly below the > minimum, by which I mean that sound notification has stopped working. I can > hear streamed radio, but the plasma control panel doesn't show any devices so > I don't hear notifications. > > I've scanned the list of packages I removed but I can't see a likely suspect, > and google just returns results about having no sound at all, which is not my > case. > > Can anyone tell me which plasma module I need to install to hear > notifications > again? > > Again, the hardware and low-level drivers are fine: it's just plasma that's > missing a component. > Could you be missing Kmix? Since it controls volume/mute settings, I'd think it would be needed, maybe anyway. Dale :-) :-)
Re: [gentoo-user] Plasma sound devices
On Friday, 23 November 2018 17:44:00 GMT Peter Humphrey wrote: > Hello list, > > Over the last few days I've trimmed my plasma setup - to slightly below the > minimum, by which I mean that sound notification has stopped working. I can > hear streamed radio, but the plasma control panel doesn't show any devices > so I don't hear notifications. > > I've scanned the list of packages I removed but I can't see a likely > suspect, and google just returns results about having no sound at all, > which is not my case. > > Can anyone tell me which plasma module I need to install to hear > notifications again? > > Again, the hardware and low-level drivers are fine: it's just plasma that's > missing a component. I have the kde-plasma/plasma-meta installed here, although I do not run the plasma desktop. It has the USE flag pulseaudio enabled, which I suspect is needed to get things like desktop notifications working: [+ C] pulseaudio kde-plasma/plasma-meta: Install Plasma applet for PulseAudio volume management [+ ] (5) 5.13.5 [gentoo] [+ ] (5) 5.14.3-r1 [gentoo] -- Regards, Mick signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
