Re: [tlug] No sound in Flash... help not helping [SOLVED]

[Scott Robbins <scottro@example.com>]

On Tue, Mar 27, 2007 at 11:41:59AM +0200, Godwin Stewart wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:53:47 +0900, Dave M G <martin@example.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > As Scott suggested, I checked to make sure I have alsa-oss installed,
> > and I do.
> 
> I'd have reacted had I seen that. What alsa-oss does is allow software
> written for OSS to work on a system running ALSA. It wouldn't have
> helped you in the least for FP9, which is written exclusively for ALSA
> according to Adobe's site.


If you say so, I'm sure you're right, you're far more interested in
audio (and know far more about it) than I do.   However, just adding
that fixed sound in Flash 9 on an ArchLinux installation. 

I had gotten the suggestion from the ArchLinux forums, and it had fixed
the problem.    

However, on a fresh Arch install last night, it didn't work.  (On the
other hand, sound didn't work at all till I enabled and unmuted alsa,
which was no doubt another factor. )  :)

On the first installation, I had been using, AFAIK, oss, and sound had
worked in Flash 7 but stopped working after upgrading to Flash 9.
Adding alsa-oss and doing absolutely nothing else, fixed it.  

On the other hand, Dave, Godwin knows far more about sound, and
multimedia in general, than I do, so if ever countermands a suggestion
of mine concerning audio, listen to him.  :)



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