Talk:PulseAudio

Bugs or Out-Dated Configs within Gentoo PulseAudio Wiki

 * Adding "load-module module-oss" to "/etc/pulse/default.pa" results in pulseaudio complaining about an unknown option during start. And, I think it's desired for a package to just work with default configs without editing such files -- for which I think is already implemented, but this wiki hasn't been updated to reflect a possible fixed bug requiring this config hack?


 * Adding ao=pulseaudio to /etc/mplayer.conf or $HOME/.mplayer/config seems not needed! (Again, seems like it might have been required in the past, to work around some pulseaudio or sound application lacking or bug.)


 * Consolekit appears to be called or started already on a default Desktop Profile Gentoo system dated 2012.11.30 without the need for "rc-update add consolekit default" here. And adding or trying to start the consolekit service manually results in a failure -- likely because it's already called and running by another service?  (ie. "ps ax |grep consolekit" already shows it running)


 * The Important Note about removing users from the audio group seemed not to work for me and doesn't really make sense as it appears to be more of a workaround for a past bug within pulseaudio. Removing users from the audio group here for a Gentoo system as of 2012.11.30 caused a permissions denied on /dev/dsp.  Readding the user(s) to the audio group resolved this.  And, it would make more sense if a group exists for both audio and pulse audio, so users can listen/play audio through /dev/dsp and chosen users can manage pulseaudio -- for which I think is already integrated, but I am no pulseaudio geek by far!


 * Something missing from this Wiki; Users should be advised sound programs automatically (somehow magically) call and start pulseaudio if it is not already started when the user logs in! (ie: "ps ax|grep pulseaudio")

Roger 21:40, 30 November 2012 (UTC)