FF sound gimped on ALSA-only Linux installs, I've heard

>>59501419
>muh freedumbs
You're already running on pain-in-the-ass mode just trying to get anything working on Linux.

>Need to troubleshoot just to get browser to play audio
This is why Linux will never break 3% market share

>>59501531
if you don't understand what op is saying, don't respond.

>>59501445
Lot of people carry that torch, I am not one of them. It's free and hasn't given me any major issues until now. That's why I continue to use it. This is the first time I've had major issues with sound using ALSA. Not saying it's for everyone, but it works for me.

>>59501598
Make me

>>59501794
I don't make trash

>>59501419
>ALSA-only Linux installs
What is the reason for doing alsa only?

I have very little experience working with alsa/pulse, it usually just werks. I'm not even sure if pulseaudio is an alternative to alsa or a different animal all together...I'm assuming it is an alternative. Guess I'll skim wikipedia.

Probably shouldn't post this.

>>59501818
All humans make trash
Whatever you're posting with came in some sort of wrapping and you've thrown it away

>>59501880
OP here, no worries. Honestly I bailed on Pulse a few months back as I simply didn't need it. Everything Just Werks™ with ALSA once you take the 60 seconds required to set up a proper asound.conf file.

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>>59501880
Ok nevermind.
Alsa = Part of the kernel
Pulse = Middleware

>>59501419
>Is there anything specific I need to do?
Install PA

>>59501956
>Everything Just Werks™ with ALSA
Except Firefox

>>59501880
also, to answer the Pulse vs ALSA relation, I believe Pulse essentially just sits on top of ALSA. ALSA is part of the kernel IIRC.

>>59501956
>need to set up a config file
>just werks
pick one

>>59501913
Im not human, goy

>>59502117
Even if you identify as trans-species furkin, you're still a human

>>59502220
How patriarchal of you to assume my gender and my species.
I'm a shekel loving-white exterminator-international clique-memetic energy-reality warper-intergalatic alien, you problematic oppressive sack of atoms insignificant oppressive shitlord

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op here. Looks like no one had any pointers so Chromium botnet, here I come.

>>59504157
Just use Iceweasel

>>59504558
Tried IceCat and IceWeasel. No dice.

>>59501419
>alsa only
But why?

>>59504157
My pointer would be to use a fucking sound server.

But hey...

>>59501419
Just fetch the audio by sending mail to a program that extracts it and mails it back to you. Easy.

>>59501419
sick of this trash

just using chromium now

>>59501419
>sound problems
maybe because you're using linuxmint.

I think you neet to enable something in about:config and also configure your de's volume control.

>>59501880
pulse is a shit high latency middleware shit and if you listen to hq audio you'll notice stuttering and latency due to bad software resampling. terrible defaults too.

systemd/pulse is windows in the making

>>59501419
Just use PulseAudio m8
At some point you're going to run into actual bugs in programs.
I remember awhile back I was getting massive latency in Discord on Linux with ALSA because there was a bug with WebRTC in Discord.
Contrary to popular belief, systemd and PulseAudio ARE NOT the devil