Bug#689525: marked as done (vlc loses audio if I play, pause and play)

[Benjamin Drung]

Am Donnerstag, den 25.10.2012, 09:06 +0200 schrieb Fabian Greffrath:
> > This bug was discussed on our mailing list [1]. The problem was that vlc
> > was configured to use the alsa output plugin. The solution is to install
> > vlc-plugin-pulse and to use the Pulseaudio output plugin (Tools ->
> > Preferences -> Audio -> Output module: Pulseaudio audio output).
> 
> But doesn't this indicate a bug in the ALSA output plugin then?

The problem is that pulseaudio and VLC both try to access the hardware,
but not every audio hardware support that.

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Benjamin Drung
Debian & Ubuntu Developer