[arch-general] Audio quirks

[Mauro Santos]

On 16-01-2012 15:10, Peter Nikolic wrote:
> On Monday 16 Jan 2012 11:02:00 Mauro Santos wrote:
>> On 16-01-2012 08:52, Peter Nikolic wrote:
>>> 1 :  no audio from firefox on most sites or absolute full volume with no
>>> control over it at all   ie   no sound from youtube but if i download
>>> the
>>> video it is ok   or go to another site   try
>>> "quinton-mc.org.uk/vindex.html" just a few car club bits on a test /
>>> Play ground HTML5 page tey are all full volume  and that is a lot when
>>> it comes on 4x140 watt  .
>>
>> Do you have alsa-plugins installed? Firefox seems to work fine here on
>> the page you mention. Mind you that firefox does use an alsa plugin to
>> output to pulse.
>>
>> My /etc/asound.conf
>> pcm.pulse {
>>     type pulse
>> }
>> ctl.pulse {
>>     type pulse
>> }
>> pcm.!default {
>>     type pulse
>> }
>> ctl.!default {
>>     type pulse
>> }
> 
> 
> Hi Mauro
> 
> My   etc/asound.conf conatins the following
> 
> # Use PulseAudio by default
> pcm.!default {
>   type pulse
> }
> 
> ctl.!default {
>   type pulse
> }
> 
> # Explicit PulseAudio device
> pcm.pulse {
>   type pulse
> }
> 
> ctl.pulse {
>   type pulse
> }
> 
> # vim:set ft=alsaconf:
> 
> If this throws any light 
> 
> Pete .
> 
> 

Not many ideas here, have you tried with a clean profile (try with a new
user).

I'm using xfce here and it works fine. You should be able to see on
pavucontrol how firefox is producing sound and you should be able to
adjust it. Don't forget to check on your home if you have any
asound.conf too (long shot but worth checking).

-- 
Mauro Santos