Removing pulseaudio

[R Kimber]

On Sat, 11 May 2013 03:32:42 -0400
Ric Moore wrote:

> On 05/10/2013 06:18 PM, R Kimber wrote:
> > On Fri, 10 May 2013 21:22:01 +0100
> > pete smout wrote:
> >
> >> But when I plug an audio out device in via usb all I have to do is go
> >> into 'Sound Settings' and select the output devise from the bar on the
> >> left;
> >
> > OK, perhaps it's a desktop issue.  I'm using mate and I don't have a
> > 'Sound Settings' that I can find.
> If you have synaptic or Software Center, you want pavucontrol installed. 
> For whatever reason, this crucial package is NOT installed by default. 
> It is what sets up pulse to your hardware. Works a blooming charm. 
> Anything related to USB and sound has worked perfectly for me, from USB 
> headphones to USB Webcams with built in Mikes. It picks up on them as 
> soon as you insert them.
> 
> I think you'll be happy as a clam once you have pavucontrol installed. 
> Let us know if this fixes it for you. Ric

Thanks, but I did have pavucontrol installed. The problem was that it
didn't have any USB options in the configuration section.

In the end I used Tom H's suggestion of just disabling pulseaudio, and all
is fine.

- Richard.
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Richard Kimber
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