On Mon, Dec 04, 2023 at 04:18:30PM -0800, Marc Shapiro via Dng wrote:
>
> On 12/4/23 14:31, Joel Roth via Dng wrote:
> > On Mon, Dec 04, 2023 at 12:11:01PM -1000, Joel Roth via Dng wrote:
> > > On Mon, Dec 04, 2023 at 01:22:31PM -0800, Marc Shapiro via Dng wrote:
> > > > My sound has recently stopped functioning.  This seems to be all sound,
> > > > Youtube on Firefox and Xine are both silent.
> > > >
> > > > I am using Pulseaudio.
> > > For diagnostic purposes, you could try removing pulseaudio,
> > > and seeing if you can get output from your soundcard using
> > > ALSA.
> > >
> > > Depending on your use habits, you might be able to manage
> > > comfortably without PA at all.
> > >
> > > AAUI, the main benefit of PA is centralized volume controls.
> > > For decades the default ALSA device has performed software
> > > mixing of multiple streams.
> > Also, I had experiences recently that Firefox completely
> > captured the sound device while producing no sound, I had to kill and restart
> > FF to restore sound. Or delete and restore an individual
> > tab where the process had captured the soundcard.
> > The FF plugin Switch to Audible Tab can be helpful.
>
> The problem was not with pulseaudio, but with alsa.  The playback volume was
> set to 0, which is why it was disabled in pulseaudio.

Ack, that's a common problem, a FAQ even!

> I have a related question, however.  Does sound on Firefox now work without
> pulseaudio.  Years ago, I went with pulseaudio because Firefox switched to
> requiring it for sound output.  If that is no longer the case, then
> eliminating pulseaudio becomes a really viable option.

I don't have PA installed, and FF works fine.

>
> Marc
>
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> Mrac
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