[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#768383: Bug#768383: Bug#768383: (alsa-base: sound is mixed with crackling static)

[Elimar Riesebieter]

Control: severity -1 minor
Control: tags -a wontfix

* Alan McConnell <alan at his.com> [2014-11-07 16:39 -0500]:

> On Fri, Nov 07, 2014 at 09:13:27PM +0100, Elimar Riesebieter wrote:
> > * Alan McConnell <alan at his.com> [2014-11-07 14:05 -0500]:
> > 
> 
> > > > tools -> preferences -> Audio -> Output module -> ALSA audio output
> > > I don't understand this line.  Can you be more specific?
> > 
> > Run vlc and set the output to "ALSA audio output"

> I tried all the possibilities.  Each gave a worse
> noise.   :(

Then it is ALSA's fault.

[...]

> Do you think I should submit another bug report, this time about
> pulseaudio?

No.

> I don't understand why an "upgrade" is necessary.

Wheezy is too old.

> Maybe I should go back to Squeeze;  I still have the set of
> DVDs.

Your decision. Not adviced.

> Do you perhaps know of a Debian expert who really knows about
> how sound works, on Wheezy?

No.

Please update to latest kernel and alsa packages. We don't support
Wheezy installations anymore.

Elimar
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