On Friday, 25 March 2022 16:34:30 GMT Michael wrote: > On Friday, 25 March 2022 16:16:10 GMT Peter Humphrey wrote: > > On Friday, 25 March 2022 09:31:44 GMT Peter Humphrey wrote: > > > I went through Jack's points one by one and answered each of them as I > > > went. I got almost to the end before finding the answer. Jump straight > > > to > > > the end if you just want to see the fix, or read on for the detail. > > > > Hey, not so fast! In fact I have to rm -r ~/.config/pulse && pulseaudio -k > > after every login. > > > > Next step. Find out what .config files change at login. I did that with a > > seven- step procedure which I won't repeat because I've now found that > > starting the streaming of audio in Firefox kills the audio: I have to > > reset > > pulseaudio AFTER starting the audio stream. > > > > So, is it reboot or Firefox that's making the mess? > > Have you tried playing an audio file from the disk with a medial player > (e.g. vlc or mpv), to see if sound is produced as expected? > > Then did you try to play the same file with Firefox (from within Dolphin use > 'Open with')? > > If both of the above work, as they should, the problem is not with your > desktop sound settings. Using some plugin on Firefox may come with its own > sandbox/isolation which complicates matters.
I'll have to go looking for a suitable file - I don't have any lying around here. > PS. If it is BBC or some such you want to listen/watch, have you considered > using get_iplayer? Yes, and I didn't like it. -- Regards, Peter.
