I spend the last 2 hours messing around with this problem, so I want to throw it out there in case someone else is doing the same:
The problem:
flash9+pulseaudio+libflashsupport = there is sound in flash (in youtube.com) but on some sites (dailyshow.com) firefox completely crashes.
flash9+pulseaudio (libflashsupport deinstalled)= no sound in any flash video (but no crashes).
The solution:
???
The workaround:
Windows XP on Virtualbox
I tried suggested installation of flash10 beta but ran into dependecies issues with libcurl3 (too old) and libalsa (yast2 claims this doesnt exist).
At the end of the day i am happy i got all 6 channels in pusleaudio for mp3 and movies, so flash is just a minor issue.
What is the default alternative to pusleaudio for KDE?
Is it recommended running Gnome environment without pulseaudio? I have a very basic sound setup needs, play mp3s, movies and flash. Are any of the alternatives (jack, etc) more stable?
can i set up flash to bypass pulseaudio and go directly to alsa?
On Mon, 2008-09-15 at 16:16 +0000, paradox82 wrote:
> thanks for the link (somehow i never found it).
>
> Is it recommended running Gnome environment without pulseaudio? I have
> a very basic sound setup needs, play mp3s, movies and flash. Are any of
> the alternatives (jack, etc) more stable?
>
> can i set up flash to bypass pulseaudio and go directly to alsa?
>
>
well one more work around, go to /etc/asound-pulse.conf and mode out the lines with !default. Set up everything else to use pulseaudio (VLC,amarok and virtualbox) Make sure it is not alsa since there will be no automatic rerouting.
Of course there is problem with this too. Since flash will now go directly to alsa, and my sound card (****ty motherboard AC’97) doesn’t mix the sounds, if you play at the same time any pulseaudio your system will crash. But why would you be playing two audio streams at the same time anyway.