<OT> Re: Sound not working, how to troubleshoot

[Ric Moore]

On Mon, 2011-04-25 at 08:02 -0700, Pastor JW wrote: 
> On Friday, April 22, 2011 9:55:51 am Ric Moore wrote:
> > On Fri, 2011-04-22 at 14:32 +0200, Nils Kassube wrote:
> > > stan wrote:
> > > > I just upgraded to the latest LTS, and sound is not working on this
> > > > machine. I do get a kind of "clunK out of the speakers when I login
> > > > to the X session.
> > > > 
> > > > How can I trooubleshoot this?
> > 
> > Install pavucontrol, as I mentioned in another thread. I dunno how it's
> > figured that would be optional. Maybe it just wouldn't fit on a DVD... I
> > dunno. But, it really needs to be part of the after install scripts.
> 
> I agree, on the fifty machines I take care of, sound problems were all fixed 
> just by the installation of pavucontol.  Really, if we are going to use Pulse 
> Audio, it would seem required that you included its control!  Especially as 
> the default settings have the sound turned off!!

Well, I HAD that problem some time ago with Kubuntu. Which is why I
don't use it anymore... they have the sound system creeped out with
~another~ controller bit of K-software. But, they said it would be
"fixed" on 10.10. to use pulse by default. So, I now install ubuntu
first, then add KDE4 after. When I did a fresh install of 10.10 to some
of our office machines, no pavucontrol. That really hurt! It's a
conspiracy. 

And, yes, I complained about the 10.4 LTS version of Kubuntu not
becoming fixed for LTS towards the default use of pulse. It did no good.
So, I get all sore-headed and install KDE later as an afterthought, on
top of a gnome install. It makes me feel better, one more gnome install
and one less kubuntu install, for the records. 

-- 
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"There are two Great Sins in the world...
..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad.
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