On Sunday 06 October 2013 01:03:47 Felix Miata wrote: Hi Felix,
This is the first in thread where I used a regular user instead of root, thinking maybe the problem could have something to do with VLC being denied run access absent a bunch of extra hoop jumping to do so. It didn't help. Note the data is before installing VLC and its 4 or so extra deps over what vlc-noX requires, with only vlx-noX, phonon-backend-vlc and their deps installed. I tried again after installing VLC, but it didn't help. Still YaST2 can produce sound, but on this host, kcmshell4 phonon's #2 tab is for backend. There is no tab that provides an opportunity to test sound, even if done logged in as root.
Let's put one thing clear. Trying to produce sound in YaST2 doesn't have anything to do with the phonon setup, nor the fact that if it works in YaST2 it will work in KDE as well. Two different setups that are 80% different from eachother. The only thing they have in common is the computer hardware (speakers, soundboard). So given that YaST2 works, we can rule out that it is an hardware problem. So based on this there are three possible situations: 1) VLC does not work. Could you try to open VLC and play any mediafile (mp3, ogg, etc). If the media file is played correctly, then VLC is installed correctly. 2) Phonon might be installed wrong. Please open systemsettings, go to MultiMedia and select there Audio/Video settings. You should see now which devices phonon has recognized for which output category (notifications, music, etc). As that we are looking at system notifications, please click on notifications and see which device has been setup as default. Also click in the bottom part on "Test" to see if there is a sound output. If the device is correct and by using "Test" there is sound, then Phonon is setup correctly 3) Are the notifications enabled ? Again in systemsettings, go to Application and System notifications In the Event Source, select there "KDE Workspace" to see the notifications for login, logout, etc. Check if for the login the "Play a sound" is activated and if there is a soundfile indicated. Before the file is a button that you can press to test the sound. Please check if the sound plays correctly. Also check the Tab (Player Settings) and make sure that the option "Use the KDE Sound System" is active. Regards Raymond -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kde+owner@opensuse.org