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On Friday, 25 March 2022 16:34:30 GMT Michael wrote: |
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> On Friday, 25 March 2022 16:16:10 GMT Peter Humphrey wrote: |
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> > On Friday, 25 March 2022 09:31:44 GMT Peter Humphrey wrote: |
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> > > I went through Jack's points one by one and answered each of them as I |
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> > > went. I got almost to the end before finding the answer. Jump straight |
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> > > to |
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> > > the end if you just want to see the fix, or read on for the detail. |
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> > Hey, not so fast! In fact I have to rm -r ~/.config/pulse && pulseaudio -k |
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> > after every login. |
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> > |
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> > Next step. Find out what .config files change at login. I did that with a |
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> > seven- step procedure which I won't repeat because I've now found that |
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> > starting the streaming of audio in Firefox kills the audio: I have to |
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> > reset |
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> > pulseaudio AFTER starting the audio stream. |
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> > |
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> > So, is it reboot or Firefox that's making the mess? |
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> Have you tried playing an audio file from the disk with a medial player |
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> (e.g. vlc or mpv), to see if sound is produced as expected? |
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> Then did you try to play the same file with Firefox (from within Dolphin use |
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> 'Open with')? |
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> If both of the above work, as they should, the problem is not with your |
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> desktop sound settings. Using some plugin on Firefox may come with its own |
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> sandbox/isolation which complicates matters. |
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I'll have to go looking for a suitable file - I don't have any lying around |
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here. |
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> PS. If it is BBC or some such you want to listen/watch, have you considered |
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> using get_iplayer? |
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Yes, and I didn't like it. |
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Regards, |
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Peter. |
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