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Topic: Why is sound so wonky on Linux?

brie !uXWPG0MygI started this discussion 11 years ago #45,419

Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

What's the deal?

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 5 minutes later[^] [v] #599,380

I’d just like to interject for a moment. What you’re referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called “Linux”, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.

There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine’s resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called “Linux” distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.

r04r joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 4 hours later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #599,555

I have had zero issues, and I even regularly switch audio outputs from laptop speakers to bluetooth. You either have incompatible hardware, fucked something up yourself, or are using a distro which ships shitty drivers.

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Doctor Dick !DEePerQmUQ joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 1 hour later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #599,556

@previous (r04r)

He's using Ubintu Studio lol

r04r replied with this 11 years ago, 48 seconds later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #599,557

@previous (Doctor Dick !DEePerQmUQ)
> We provide the full range of multimedia content creation applications for each of our workflows: audio, graphics, video, photography and publishing.

Guess he shouldn't have any issues, then!

Doctor Dick !DEePerQmUQ replied with this 11 years ago, 2 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #599,558

Op did you install Ubuntu-restricted-extras

r04r replied with this 11 years ago, 3 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #599,559

@previous (Doctor Dick !DEePerQmUQ)
That's just codecs for non-free formats. Unless OP is using a very twisted definition of "sound so wonky" that doesn't seem too relevant. But then again, it's brie so who the hell knows.

Doctor Dick !DEePerQmUQ replied with this 11 years ago, 1 minute later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #599,560

@previous (r04r)

He might be trying to play mp3s and they aren't working

r04r replied with this 11 years ago, 44 seconds later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #599,561

@previous (Doctor Dick !DEePerQmUQ)
sound so wonky

Doctor Dick !DEePerQmUQ replied with this 11 years ago, 27 seconds later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #599,562

OP go into driver settings and change the drivers for your sound card to a proprietary one of it is available

Doctor Dick !DEePerQmUQ double-posted this 11 years ago, 6 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #599,563

@599,561 (r04r)

Ah so

FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 2 hours later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #599,588

> Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
I have never had this issue with Linux.

Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 5 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #599,589

@previous (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)
maybe OPs schizophrenia carried over to his sound card

iHate !R3jQvKbkxw joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 3 hours later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #599,609

Thanks for the advice, all.
I will try to get sound working again today.

Metæ joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 2 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #599,610

You could just listen to music on a Walkman.

Anonymous I joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 6 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #599,611

@previous (Metæ)

I do!

Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 22 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #599,619

Maybe you are trying to run alsa and pulse at the same time, unless things have changed in the last 3 years, you can only run 1 at a time.
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