[pulseaudio-tickets] [PulseAudio] #824: Multiple users.

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#824: Multiple users.
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  Reporter:  olek    |       Owner:  lennart 
      Type:  defect  |      Status:  reopened
 Milestone:          |   Component:  daemon  
Resolution:          |    Keywords:          
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Changes (by frodeseverin):

  * status:  closed => reopened
  * resolution:  wontfix =>


Comment:

 Thakn you for your prompt response.

 Now I thihk I had H/W mixing with Linux kernels 2.4 and corresponding
 alsa, but those are days gone by, never to return.

 I do not mind the sound from the first X session being muted/suspended
 when the other is active on the console. I'd rather like it that way.
 There is a bigger problem in that I use "fast user switch" to switch back
 to the fist X session, and the sound does not seem to follow the active X
 session.

 Use case:
 I log in using KDM to lauch KDE.
 I lock the screen with KScreensaver
 My wife starts a new X session; KDM happily serves her a KDE display.
 She locks the screen, also using KScreensaver.
 I then reactivate my KDE session, and find that my sound system is not
 working.

 There is then no sound until my wife logs out. This is not very
 satisfying.

 I suppose this might be fixed with the proper setup, but I do not know how
 to do this. As I said, there is little use for simultaneous I/O from the
 different X sessions of the two (or more) users. My concern is to get
 sound working for the X session currently active on the console display.

 I hope you can help me with this. I suppose pasuspender couldbi a way to
 go, but how do I set my sytem up for this to work seamlessly? I have not
 configured Konsole Kit or Udev in any particular way, but I believe I am
 up to the task if I get some instructions on the needed modifications
 neccessary.

 Thank you in avance.
 ;)Frode
 Frode Severin Hatlevik

 PS: If you can gife me som starting points for looking into the setup of
 ALSA to cater for H/W mixing I will be happy to persue this as a solution.
 I guess setting up Jackd as a system backend for pulse could be an option
 too?
 DS.

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