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with the recognition of the HDMI itself.


>
> Alsa is the low level layer that actually communicates with the sound
> h/w. Pulseaudio uses alsa to talk to the sound h/w. ...
>
> Anyway enough of the background. There are plenty other sources of
> information out there on the web if you want to know more.
>

I didn't find anything that could be easily understable for a non
audio-geek; and unfortunately, I've no regular internet connection so
looking for information is not easy at the time.


>
>
> > Why are there 2 different programs?
>
> Because you run more than one program at a time on a multi-tasking
> operating system....
>

Is it safe do remove PulseAudio? Because, as far as I understand things, I
don't need it (at least for the beginning) for my basic utilisation. I thin=
k
I can always re-install it once I the HDMI works, or not?


Thanks,
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<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">2011/6/10 Colin Guthrie <span dir=3D"ltr=
">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:gmane at colin.guthr.ie">gmane at colin.guthr.ie</a>&gt;<=
/span><br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.=
8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">

<br><div class=3D"im">
&gt; My guess is it goes to the &quot;normal&quot; one, as I barely hear an=
ything with<br>
&gt; the volume at 100%. Any other way to know for sure?<br>
<br>
</div><br>Erm, by listening which sound card from which the sound comes out=
.... It<br>
should be very obvious which sound card a given app is using.<br>
<br></blockquote><div><br>I&#39;ve never heard anything apart :<br>=A0- som=
e very bad sound I guess comes from the &quot;normal&quot; card,<br>=A0- or=
 no sound at all.<br>I don&#39;t know the sound of the HDMI card.<br>=A0</d=
iv>

<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; borde=
r-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
But, if you cannot tell then run:<br>
<br>
sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/pcm*<br></blockquote><div><br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 UTIL.=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 PID ACC=C8S=
=A0 COMMANDE<br>/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p:=A0=A0 marie-noelle=A0=A0 3119 F...m plug=
in-containe<br>/dev/snd/pcmC1D3p:=A0=A0 marie-noelle=A0=A0 2375 F...m pulse=
audio<br>

<br><br>Your distribution should<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"=
 style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 2=
04); padding-left: 1ex;">
ensure this is all configured for you, so assuming they have done that<br>
and assuming you&#39;ve not messed with that config it *should* work, but<b=
r>
it&#39;s worth double checking and asking your distro support channel how<b=
r>
they expect it to work in their deployment of PA.<br></blockquote><div><br>=