OMG the pulse audio thing! I mean first there was OSS, then ALSA - and I understand this transition and thought that ALSA was doing OK. But then the pulse audio thing! UGH! What a pain.... and why?!?! I don't get the point of having yet another layer of audio code/protocols.
Dunno. I suppose eventually it will work... but for now it's a royal pain if you want aything else other than "Default". It is configurable but... only when the device is actually accessing the pa backed. Otherwise.. nope. So like for Skype, you have to initiate a test call, switch over to the PA setup tool and hope that you catch each event at the right time to reset which device it's directed to. It took me about 40 minutes to set up my USB headset and get it actually working with Skype on Ubuntu 9.10... switched over to 11.2RC2, with the sam scenario and Skype worked with no futzing.. but 11.2RC2 doesn't seem to be using Pulse... which in my case is a MAJOR improvement. Overall, I'm very pleased with the 11.2RC2 install.. and am already confident enough with it that I'm using it as my only OS on my netbook... and am using it on the road where it's critical that it works right for me for my presentation at the OOoCon2009... . In fact, it's generally so good that I'm already recommending it to some of my friends at the RC2 stage (ones who can deal with the minor quirks of an RC). C. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org