On Monday 25 August 2008, Timothy Murphy wrote: >Tim wrote: >> I've had mixed results with pulseaudio. I have wondered if we can >> totally rip it out, or if it's become another one of those "required" >> things. > >What I find completely baffling about pulseaudio >is that in my case it doesn't seem to make the slightest difference >whether it is working or not. > >Some days what I boot I get the message that pulseaudio is not working, >and sound is reverting to something else. >Other days like today I get no such message >and pulseaudio (-D) is running fine. > >But sound works for my modest needs just as well, >and in exactly the same way as far as I can tell, >whether pulseaudio is working or not. > >What exactly is pulseaudio meant to give someone like me, >who is only interested in the most basic aspects of computer sound? >The furthest my ambitions would ever reach >would be to plug headphones into my laptop and listen to Bob Dylan. Or in my case, plugging in a headset to use skype or whatever, while listening to something from Dylan to Cash on the speakers. >-- >Timothy Murphy >e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie >tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 >s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) There are some things worth dying for. -- Kirk, "Errand of Mercy", stardate 3201.7 -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
