Thing is, it didn't use to be this way. I've been using the same equipment for several years now (I think I started with OpenSuse 9.2 on this particular laptop) and the sound has gotten worse with each new release. The current version does not expose all of the channels the sound chip supports, no base/treble controls, no ability to control PCM separate from digital audio or even show the other channels in Kmix, and it lets the center woofer speaker in the bottom of the lap top run wild, uncontrolled by any volume sliders.
So its shedding capability AND sounding worse with each new version.
The intel/sigmatel sound chip is NOT THAT BAD of a chipset. Any noise you hear was pro
But every tweek you do puts the whole thing at risk. Its a house of cards right now.
I admit I haven't been keeping up with developments in this area and I don't fully understand all the new pieces and where they fit in.
Phonon? Pulse? Alsa? GStreamer Backend ? Xine Backend (Really? load A video player for sound output?!?!!)
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And I thought it was just me.... :-) I have tried using the different backends, with varying degrees of success... Still find that xine seems to be the best "all round" one, (even though it is now deprecated..??) Spent hours the other day trying to figure out how to successfully rip a CD - kept getting them breaking up - only to change the backend (to xine), and found the problem was with the 'playing' not the 'ripping'.... John. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org