Bug#352658: gnome-media: Solved!

[Loïc Minier]

        Hi,

On Thu, Feb 16, 2006, Manuel Bilderbeek wrote:
> I didn't try downgrading, but I did find the solution on some Gentoo
> forum. The whole problem seems to be caused by the installation of
> Linux kernel 2.6.15. It seems that it doesn't load any OSS modules
> anymore. The solution:
> $ sudo apt-get install gnome-media 
> (if you didn't have it already)
> $ sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.8-alsa 
> (not 100% sure this is necessary)
> $ gstreamer-properties
> Now select ALSA Sink or Autodetect instead of OSS Sink. After this,
> remove the gnome-volume-control from the panel and add it again and
> voila: it works!
> 
> So, the problem is there if you still use an OSS setting (and used OSS
> before the kernel upgrade).

 Thanks for the feedback, this looks like a sensible explanation.

 I'm afraid we can't do much to guard against this problem, ideas are
 welcome.

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Loïc Minier <lool at dooz.org>
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