[K12OSN] Re: Flash sound gone after installing Xine and mplayer

[Krsnendu dasa]

I tried running make install with the flash sound hack but it didn't fix it.

On 15/01/07, Krsnendu dasa <krsnendu108 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Client Sound Update
> Rythmbox plays mp3 well. I haven't tried other codecs yet.
>
> Mplayer
> Got Mplayer working following the trust Fedora mplayer guide.
>
> http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mplayer-fedora.html#intro
>
> Had problems playing this rm file though.
>
> http://www.bkgoswami.com/realmedia/audio/Laugh_Therapy/Laughtherapy.rm
>
> And now flash has lost its sound!!!!!
>
> How can I fix it?
>
> On 14/01/07, Krsnendu dasa < krsnendu108 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Goal:
> > I am doing a fresh install for the new year. This time as well as
> setting up
> > our children on K12ltsp I am trying to migrate our secretary. After the
> hard
> > drive failed on her windows computer I thought it would be a good time
> to do
> > it.
> > The secretary needs MS Office, MS Publisher, MYOB (accounting package),
> ASB
> > Fastnet Office. She also likes to listen to Realmedia lectures. She has
> been
> > using realplayer to do this
> >
> > Approach:
> > So we are trying Crossover Linux for the office apps.
> > If I can't get the tricky apps (MYOB, Publisher) to install with
> Crossover
> > Linux I will use Windows XP in VMware server.
> > I am thinking of using mplayer and mplayer plugin for media. Realplayer
> > would also be nice  as that is what she is used to and I heard it is
> better
> > than Mplayer at playing realmedia files.
> > Also Flash 9 with sound.
> >
> > Results:
> > Flash sound:
> > I have already installed Flash 9 beta 2 using esd modification from
> > Jean-Michel Dault at Revolution Linux inc. It's working great so far.
> >
> > MS Office under Crossover Linux:
> > So far MS Office is OK (including MS Access) but I haven't figured our
> how
> > to get the Crossover linux sound to the clients.
> > When I add a sound to Powerpoint the sound works fine on the server when
> I
> > use alsa driver. The esd driver makes sounds on the server but then
> freezes
> > powerpoint. No sound at all on the clients.
> >
> > Openoffice
> > I also tried OpenOffice.impress  to compare the sound. No luck there. It
>
> > seems you have to install a java applet to make it work. Don't know if
> if
> > works with remote sound. I've heard that in Ubuntu there is a gstreamer
> > version. That sounds more promising.
> >
> > Tuxmath, Tuxpaint, Gcompris have sound fine. So does Tuxtype2, and
> > Childsplay although they are not listed in the gnome menu and when
> started
> > they lead to "out of range" message on the monitor.
> > xmms works when esound is set for remote host: host name.
> >
> > All the K... educational games etc. have no sound. blinKen complained
> that
> > it couldn't open arts.
> >
> > I haven't installed Mplayer yet, but I know that it has native esd
> > capability so there shouldn't be any problem.
> > Also haven't tried VLC or totem with xine.
> >
> >
> > Summary:
> > Works:
> > Flash in Firefox, Tuxtype2, Tuxpaint, Tuxmath, Gcompris, Childsplay,
> xmms,
> > mplayer
> > Doesn't work yet. K... programs, MS Powerpoint under Crossover Linux,
> > Openoffice.org Impress
> > Untested: Realplayer (v. 8 with esd) or (v. 10),  VLC, Totem, Xine
> >
> > Hope this is useful for someone. Hopefully we can get more of the
> programs
> > to run with sound too.
> >
> > Krsnendu dasa
> >
>
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