On 11/26/07, Daniel T Chen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As Chris implied, the preferred method in Hardy is to install the > pulseaudio-esound-compat binary package, which avoids the invocation of > a system-wide daemon. A user will need to have the "Enable software > sound mixing" checkbox enabled in GNOME's System> Preferences> Sound > menu.
This is a very non-obvious step. Especially since the choice in the UI says ""Enable software sound mixing (ESD)'. I just replaced ESD with pulseaudio, why would I want to turn it back on? Can the install script change the string in the dialog? > The alsa-lib pulse plugin is useful, but I don't foresee (myself) > mangling a user's asoundrc in a postinst script. At the very least, the > updated libflashsupport source needs to be imported into LP and fixed up > (see bug 94233). > > Moreover, a reboot is necessary[0] between Hardy's 0.9.7-3ubuntu1 and > 0.9.7-3ubuntu2. I mistakenly enabled a patch that caused a regression > for the esd socket; Martin has fixed that mistake, and updated packages > are available in Hardy proper. > > Finally, yes, you should remove the explicit pulseaudio invocation from > your user's gnome session. > > [0] Strictly speaking, a user can avoid rebooting simply by logging out > of GNOME, killing the pulseaudio daemon(s), forcibly removing > /tmp/.esd*, and logging back into GNOME. > > ** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Won't Fix > > -- > Pulseaudio install options need help > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/164226 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Pulseaudio install options need help https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/164226 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
