[Bug 61587] In edgy knot 3, Epiphany uses /dev/dsp, despite global sound settings or FIREFOX_DSP setting in /etc/firefox/firefoxrc

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Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: epiphany-browser

Epiphany uses /dev/dsp directly instead of the settings specified in
Preferences->Sound, or, like Firefox, in the FIREFOX_DSP setting in
/etc/firefox/firefoxrc. This potentially disables any other sound-
dependent applications.

To reproduce:
1. Open epiphany, go to some web page that uses sound, e.g., your gmail account at http://mail.google.com (the IM on the gmail page uses sound notifications).
2. Try to play music, e.g., with mplayer

mplayer reports, among other things: /dev/dsp: device or resource busy
Also issue the command lsof /dev/dsp, and epiphany will appear as the culprit.

I did not have this problem in Dapper or Breezy. I have tried changing
the gstreamer settings, as well as the firefoxrc file, to no avail. The
only thing that worked was installing alsa-oss, and running epiphany
under the `aoss' wrapper.

** Affects: epiphany-browser (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Untriaged
         Status: Unconfirmed

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In edgy knot 3, Epiphany uses /dev/dsp, despite global sound settings or FIREFOX_DSP setting in /etc/firefox/firefoxrc
https://launchpad.net/bugs/61587