Bug#801428: pulseaudio: on stock workstation with normal left/right speakers, bass is stripped, unless using headphones jack

[Stephen Dowdy]

$ apt-cache policy pulseaudio
pulseaudio:
  Installed: 7.1-2~bpo8+1
  Candidate: 7.1-2~bpo8+1
  Version table:
 *** 7.1-2~bpo8+1 0
        100 http://debian.rap.ucar.edu/ jessie-backports/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     5.0-13 0
        500 http://debian.rap.ucar.edu/ jessie/main amd64 Packages

Ah, didn't notice that the .debs you had me download manually before
got pushed and updated into backports ;)

Btw, i'm also trying to push another memory leak bug with policykit
that causes 'kded' to consume all available physmem in short order.
it appears that they may be pulling in upstream to Jessie on that
(unless i'm reading wrong).  OpenSSL is also looking like it's getting
similar treatment.  I understand the issues behind stable release
platforms, and the idea behind backports, but the world is really
getting complicated faster and faster, and some of these bugs (esp the
Systemd MegaSAS timeout bug - now fixed) in Jessie are really throwing
some wrenches into our environment (admittedly, having "bass"
frequencies on audio (esp with headphone-jack workaround) is far less
important than being able to boot at all, but my users are definitely
complaining).  I fully appreciate all the developers do on a volunteer
basis, so i don't want to sound like i'm demanding or expecting
anything.  I really appreciate your prompt responses!

It would have been nice to figure out what was broken in the main
Jessie release version or pulseaudio (Can't believe we're the only
site having the problem.) We moved to pulseaudio, as we were having
different problems on some systems with whatever we were relying on
before (ALSA?), so, i guess we'll have to work out balancing our
corporate security policy ("security support" SLA type stuff) with apt
configurations that target specific packages from the backports repo.

Thanks, again!
--stephen

On Sun, Dec 13, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Felipe Sateler <fsateler at debian.org> wrote:
> Control: fixed -1 7.0-1
> Control: tags -1 - moreinfo
>
> Hi Stephen,
>
> On 13 December 2015 at 18:01, Stephen Dowdy <sdowdy at ucar.edu> wrote:
>> On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 10:59 AM, Stephen Dowdy <sdowdy at ucar.edu> wrote:
>>> I have not re-installed stock packages, rebooted, and confirmed that the
>>> bass "disappearance" bug reverts.   I'll check that later.
>>
>>
>> Felipe,
>>
>> Still didn't get around to backing out to stock, but while i was
>> thinking about it, what is the chance this updated libpulseaudio
>> package might get into the Jessie 8.3 point update coming up in
>> January?  (let me know if you want me to backout to stock, to see if
>> the problem recurs, but i suspect it will.  I have been running my
>> workstation with the backported libpulseaudio for months now, without
>> problem, but i'm a limited functionality user (listen to music via
>> Amarok through crummy speakers on my desktop at work))
>
> Unfortunately, new upstream versions generally do not make it to
> stable updates (which is one reason there are backports). I suggest
> you keep using backports, I will continue to update that when new
> upstream versions are uploaded.
>
>
>
> --
>
> Saludos,
> Felipe Sateler



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