[pulseaudio-discuss] Pulseaudio in general - does it make sense?
Gene Heskett
gene.heskett at gmail.com
Sun Jan 3 13:56:34 PST 2010
On Tuesday 22 December 2009, Gene Heskett wrote:
>On Tuesday 22 December 2009, Colin Guthrie wrote:
>>'Twas brillig, and Gene Heskett at 22/12/09 20:49 did gyre and gimble:
>>> On Tuesday 22 December 2009, Arun Raghavan wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 2009-12-22 at 12:47 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote:
>>>> [...]
>>>>
>>>>> Coding is kewl, I do it myself on smaller systems, but where are the
>>>>> man pages that should allow us to make it Just Work(TM)?
>>>>
>>>> [...]
>>>>
>>>>> I think the majority of us are interested. And contrary to rumors
>>>>> extant all over the web, the majority of us _can_ read and follow
>>>>> directions. We just don't have a thing to read yet.
>>>>
>>>> [...]
>>>>
>>>> Have you seen this: http://www.pulseaudio.org/wiki/PerfectSetup ?
>>>
>>> Now I have. And it seems awfully complex for something that should just
>>> work.
>>
>>This is more aimed at distro's to ensure their packages are configured
>>correctly out of the box.
>>
>>This is why a lot of perceive PA problems are really the fault of
>>configuration.
>>
>>> Also printed for reference since I have no sound on the mandriva 2010 64
>>> bit install
>>
>>Have you got a bug number for this... it must have slipped under my
>>radar, sorry :(
>>
>>Obviously I'm running Mandriva and I also use the 64 bit version, so
>>fundamentally there is nothing broken, but there can obviously be
>>numerous places where problems can arise so we should be able to narrow
>>down where the problem is.
>>
>>Col
>
>Well, before I attack the sound, I must have it working well enough for
> email to work, and when I next boot it, I will likely concentrate on that
> before I come crawling back for help with the silent audio. Once email is
> working, and I have moved my /root/.mozilla here to /me/.mozilla on the
> mandriva install and fixed any perms that discloses, then I'll be ready to
> rumble on this. Thanks Colin.
>
Ok, on the mdv install now.
a pacmd ls is quite verbose, about 17.5k and attached. From the looks of it,
it really should be aware of the Audigy2.
Now, I probably should go start fetchmail so I can get replies.
--
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)
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Default sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
Default channel map: front-left,front-right
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Default source name: alsa_input.1.analog-stereo
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name: <module-device-restore>
argument: <>
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module.version = "0.9.19-7mdv2010.0"
index: 1
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argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
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index: 2
name: <module-card-restore>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Automatically restore profile of cards"
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index: 3
name: <module-augment-properties>
argument: <>
used: -1
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index: 4
name: <module-alsa-card>
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load once: no
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index: 5
name: <module-alsa-card>
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load once: no
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name: <module-udev-detect>
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load once: yes
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module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
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name: <module-bluetooth-discover>
argument: <>
used: -1
load once: yes
properties:
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argument: <>
used: -1
load once: no
properties:
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index: 9
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argument: <>
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argument: <>
used: -1
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properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "mDNS/DNS-SD Service Discovery"
module.version = "0.9.19-7mdv2010.0"
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name: <module-gconf>
argument: <>
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name: <module-rescue-streams>
argument: <>
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module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
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module.author = "Colin Guthrie"
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* index: 0
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suspend cause: IDLE
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0.00 dB
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Stereo
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linked by: 0
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alsa.card_name = "SB Audigy 2 Value [SB0400]"
alsa.long_card_name = "SB Audigy 2 Value [SB0400] (rev.0, serial:0x10011102) at 0x9c00, irq 17"
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0: -8.00 dB 1: -8.00 dB
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channel map: front-left,front-right
Stereo
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linked by: 0
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device.description = "SB Audigy 2 Value [SB0400] Analog Stereo"
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index: 0
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index: 0
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device.string = "1"
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profiles:
output:analog-mono: Analog Mono Output (priority 100)
output:analog-mono+input:analog-mono: Analog Mono Duplex (priority 101)
output:analog-mono+input:analog-stereo: Analog Mono Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 160)
output:analog-mono+input:iec958-stereo: Analog Mono Output + Digital Stereo (IEC958) Input (priority 155)
output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (priority 6000)
output:analog-stereo+input:analog-mono: Analog Stereo Output + Analog Mono Input (priority 6001)
output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Duplex (priority 6060)
output:analog-surround-40: Analog Surround 4.0 Output (priority 700)
output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-mono: Analog Surround 4.0 Output + Analog Mono Input (priority 701)
output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 4.0 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 760)
output:analog-surround-41: Analog Surround 4.1 Output (priority 800)
output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-mono: Analog Surround 4.1 Output + Analog Mono Input (priority 801)
output:analog-surround-41+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 4.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 860)
output:analog-surround-50: Analog Surround 5.0 Output (priority 700)
output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-mono: Analog Surround 5.0 Output + Analog Mono Input (priority 701)
output:analog-surround-50+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 5.0 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 760)
output:analog-surround-51: Analog Surround 5.1 Output (priority 800)
output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-mono: Analog Surround 5.1 Output + Analog Mono Input (priority 801)
output:analog-surround-51+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 5.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 860)
output:analog-surround-71: Analog Surround 7.1 Output (priority 700)
output:analog-surround-71+input:analog-mono: Analog Surround 7.1 Output + Analog Mono Input (priority 701)
output:analog-surround-71+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 7.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 760)
output:iec958-stereo: Digital Stereo Duplex (IEC958) (priority 5500)
output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-mono: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output + Analog Mono Input (priority 5501)
output:iec958-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output + Analog Stereo Input (priority 5560)
input:analog-mono: Analog Mono Input (priority 1)
input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Input (priority 60)
input:iec958-stereo: Digital Stereo (IEC958) Input (priority 55)
off: Off (priority 0)
active profile: <output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo>
sinks:
alsa_output.1.analog-stereo/#0: SB Audigy 2 Value [SB0400] Analog Stereo
sources:
alsa_output.1.analog-stereo.monitor/#0: Monitor of SB Audigy 2 Value [SB0400] Analog Stereo
alsa_input.1.analog-stereo/#1: SB Audigy 2 Value [SB0400] Analog Stereo
index: 1
name: <alsa_card.0>
driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
owner module: 5
properties:
alsa.card = "0"
alsa.card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI"
alsa.long_card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfddfc000 irq 16"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
device.bus_path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0f.0/0000:03:00.1/sound/card0"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0f.0/0000:03:00.1/sound/card0"
device.bus = "pci"
device.vendor.id = "1002"
device.product.id = "aa10"
hal.udi = "/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_1002_aa10_sound_card_0"
hal.product = "HDA ATI HDMI Sound Card"
hal.card_id = "HDA ATI HDMI"
device.string = "0"
device.description = "HDA ATI HDMI"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
profiles:
output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (priority 5400)
off: Off (priority 0)
active profile: <off>
0 sink input(s) available.
0 source outputs(s) available.
0 cache entrie(s) available.
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