Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@alice-dsl.net> writes:
On Sat, 2012-02-25 at 06:27 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
If somebody should install PA depends to the usage of the computer. It's not wise to install it, just to get an issue regarding to a special usage of mplayer fixed, if the computer e.g. is used for pro-audio.
- Ralf
PS: Btw. my sound card has no audio output, as soon as PA is installed. The PA issue isn't related to pro-audio usage only, but also to the used hardware. Recommending to install PA is like recommending to install an ATI driver, if there should be issues for NVIDIA drivers, with a mounted NVIDIA graphics. PA can break an install.
Linux audio is only for the brave at heart, it seems - unless everything works out ot the box. I now started mplayer -ao like suggested in this thread, and all of sudden I do have youtube sound again after shutting down mplayer (that works too). I can't say anything about pro/contra alsa, but it seems my problems is solved (permanently?) Thanks to everybody -- cheers, Thorsten