I just encountered an oddity... it may have been this way for millennia :)
but somehow I've never noticed it before...
say I'm using X (which is pretty normal these days) and I have VLC
playing a "radio" station.
I do CTRL-ALT-Fx to switch to a text console THAT HAS NO ONE LOGGED IN
on it, and voila:
no sound!
as soon as I log in, the audio returns.
what gives here?
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On 2014-12-28, Fred Smith <fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us> wrote:> I just encountered an oddity... it may have been this way for > millennia :) but somehow I've never noticed it before... > > say I'm using X (which is pretty normal these days) and I have VLC > playing a "radio" station. > > I do CTRL-ALT-Fx to switch to a text console THAT HAS NO ONE LOGGED IN > on it, and voila: > > no sound! > > as soon as I log in, the audio returns. > > what gives here? >Are you using pulseaudio? I believe what you describe is the intended behaviour. -- Liam
On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 01:29:28AM +0000, Liam O'Toole wrote:> On 2014-12-28, Fred Smith > <fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us> wrote: > > I just encountered an oddity... it may have been this way for > > millennia :) but somehow I've never noticed it before... > > > > say I'm using X (which is pretty normal these days) and I have VLC > > playing a "radio" station. > > > > I do CTRL-ALT-Fx to switch to a text console THAT HAS NO ONE LOGGED IN > > on it, and voila: > > > > no sound! > > > > as soon as I log in, the audio returns. > > > > what gives here? > > > > Are you using pulseaudio? I believe what you describe is the intended > behaviour.if that's the default, then yes I am. thanks! -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ----------------------------- "For him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy--to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen." ----------------------------- Jude 1:24,25 (niv) -----------------------------