Debian Bug report logs - #510620
ltsp-server: No Sound in Adobe Flash

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Jonathan Hutchins <hutchins@opus1.com>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: ltsp-server: No Sound in Adobe Flash

Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:14:38 -0600

Package: ltsp-server
Version: 5.1.10-1~40.etch.0
Severity: normal


Flash video works fine, but there is no sound.  Sound is generally working on the client.
This appears to be a problem with hardcoding in Flash for ALSA, which is the industry standard sound system.  It would be reasonable to expect that if packagers wish to use an alternative, non-standard sound system, they would provide emulation and or other methods of access for standardised packages.


-- Package-specific info:
packages in chroot: /opt/ltsp/i386
ii  ldm                      2.0.6-1~40.etch.0        LTSP display manager
ii  ltsp-client              5.1.10-1~40.etch.0       LTSP client environment
ii  ltsp-client-core         5.1.10-1~40.etch.0       LTSP client environment
ii  ltspfsd                  0.5.3-1~40.etch.0        Fuse based remote filesystem daemon for LTSP thin clients
lts.conf from chroot: /opt/ltsp/i386
# This is the default lts.conf file for ltsp 5.
# For more information about valid options please see: 
# /usr/share/doc/ltsp-client/examples/lts-parameters.txt.gz
# in the client environment

[default] 
    #SOUND=False
    #LOCALDEV=False
    LOCALDEV=True
    #CONFIGURE_X=False
    X_COLOR_DEPTH=16
#    SOUND=Y
#    SOUND_DAEMON=esd
#    VOLUME=75
#    MIC_VOLUME=75
#    CD_VOLUME=75
    HOTPLUG=Y

	LDM_USERNAME=marilyn
	LDM_PASSWORD=pyewacket

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-etchnhalf.1-686
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages ltsp-server depends on:
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]  1.5.11etch2       Debian configuration management sy
ii  debconf-utils          1.5.11etch2       debconf utilities
ii  debootstrap            0.3.3.2etch1      Bootstrap a basic Debian system
ii  gettext-base           0.16.1-1          GNU Internationalization utilities
ii  iproute                20061002-3        Professional tools to control the 
ii  lsb-release            3.1-23.2etch1     Linux Standard Base version report
ii  nbd-server             1:2.8.7-4         the Network Block Device server
ii  nfs-kernel-server [nfs 1:1.0.10-6+etch.1 Kernel NFS server support
ii  openbsd-inetd [inet-su 0.20050402-6      The OpenBSD Internet Superserver
ii  openssh-client         1:4.3p2-9etch3    Secure shell client, an rlogin/rsh
ii  python                 2.4.4-2           An interactive high-level object-o
ii  squashfs-tools         1:3.1r2-6.1       Tool to create and append to squas
ii  tcpd                   7.6.dbs-13        Wietse Venema's TCP wrapper utilit
ii  tftpd-hpa              0.43-1.1          HPA's tftp server
ii  update-inetd           4.27-0.5          inetd.conf updater

Versions of packages ltsp-server recommends:
ii  openssh-server            1:4.3p2-9etch3 Secure shell server, an rshd repla

-- debconf information:
  ltsp-server/build_client: false

Message #10 received at 510620@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Vagrant Cascadian <vagrant@freegeek.org>

To: Jonathan Hutchins <hutchins@opus1.com>, 510620@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#510620: ltsp-server: No Sound in Adobe Flash

Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:30:42 -0800

On Sat, Jan 03, 2009 at 02:14:38PM -0600, Jonathan Hutchins wrote:

thanks for your report.

> Package: ltsp-server
> Version: 5.1.10-1~40.etch.0
> Severity: normal

> Flash video works fine, but there is no sound.  Sound is generally working on
> the client.

what specific applications work? are they GNOME applications configured to use
esound or pulseaudio?

> This appears to be a problem with hardcoding in Flash for ALSA, which is the
> industry standard sound system.  It would be reasonable to expect that if
> packagers wish to use an alternative, non-standard sound system, they would
> provide emulation and or other methods of access for standardised packages.

/usr/share/doc/ltsp-server/README.Debian.sound documents how to enable the
pulseaudio -> ALSA compatibility layer. did you follow those instructions?

do you also have ltsp-server-standalone installed?

i see that you are using the backported packages, would you be able to try LTSP
on lenny (both server and client), and see if you have the same issue?

live well,
  vagrant

Message #15 received at 510620@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Vagrant Cascadian <vagrant@freegeek.org>

To: 510620-submitter@bugs.debian.org

Cc: 510620@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#510620: ltsp-server: No Sound in Adobe Flash

Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:35:53 -0800

i'm forwarding this information to the bug report. in the future, please just
mail to the bug report- i and others will see it.

live well,
  vagrant

----- Forwarded message from Jonathan Hutchins -----

From: Jonathan Hutchins 
Subject: Re: Bug#510620: ltsp-server: No Sound in Adobe Flash
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:34:03 -0600

On Sunday 11 January 2009 04:30:42 pm you wrote:

> > Package: ltsp-server
> > Version: 5.1.10-1~40.etch.0
> > Severity: normal
> >
> > Flash video works fine, but there is no sound.  Sound is generally
> > working on the client.
>
> what specific applications work? are they GNOME applications configured to
> use esound or pulseaudio?

Amarok works, kde sound in general works, Gnome is not installed on the 
system.

> /usr/share/doc/ltsp-server/README.Debian.sound documents how to enable the
> pulseaudio -> ALSA compatibility layer. did you follow those instructions?

Yes, they do not appear to affect the problem.

> do you also have ltsp-server-standalone installed?

Yes, ltsp-server-standalone    5.1.10-1~40.etch.0

> i see that you are using the backported packages, would you be able to try
> LTSP on lenny (both server and client), and see if you have the same issue?

Not immediately, but I might be able to set up a test environment in the 
future.

----- End forwarded message -----

Message #23 received at 510620@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Vagrant Cascadian <vagrant@freegeek.org>

To: 510620-submitter@bugs.debian.org

Cc: 510620@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#510620: ltsp-server: No Sound in Adobe Flash

Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 11:54:45 -0700

> > i see that you are using the backported packages, would you be able to try
> > LTSP on lenny (both server and client), and see if you have the same issue?
> 
> Not immediately, but I might be able to set up a test environment in the 
> future.

now that lenny is released, have you had a chance to try with a lenny or
squeeze environment?

live well,
  vagrant

Message #31 received at 510620@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Vagrant Cascadian <vagrant@freegeek.org>

To: 510620@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug #510620: ltsp-server: No Sound in Adobe Flash

Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:57:35 -0700

tags 510620 moreinfo
thanks

waiting to hear back from submitter if they tried with lenny...

live well,
  vagrant

Message #38 received at 510620-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Vagrant Cascadian <vagrant@debian.org>

To: 510620-done@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug #510620: ltsp-server: No Sound in Adobe Flash

Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 09:40:24 -0700

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On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 08:57:35PM -0700, Vagrant Cascadian wrote:
> waiting to hear back from submitter if they tried with lenny...

No response after several years, resolving.

live well,
  vagrant

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