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Since I'm running KDE-4.3.3 and recently upgraded, one of the packages had been removed and required that kdemultimedia be reinstalled. Since then, my radio stations skip horrendously. So I need to know how to set the buffer for the sound the way we used to do with KDE-3 in the control panel?
Xavian-Anderson Macpherson
Shingoshi
reinstallation of kdemultimedia is needed because mplayerthumbs was already merged into kdemultimedia, thus it has been removed from -Current. It shouldn't affect others, so it should have worked just like the previous condition
It's the sound buffer that I need to know about...
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Originally Posted by willysr
reinstallation of kdemultimedia is needed because mplayerthumbs was already merged into kdemultimedia, thus it has been removed from -Current. It shouldn't affect others, so it should have worked just like the previous condition
I am certain that I am having issues with the buffering of audio signals coming over the web. My radio stations sound like something from another world. I can only get a small amount of data before the signal is interrupted and needs to be updated. So I really need to know how to set the audio buffer now in KDE. I have not tried to see if everything is working fine in XFCE or not. I try to avoid XFCE as much as possible.
How do I set the amount of time KDE-4.3.3 buffers sound from the internet?
Everything was working as I expected before the upgrade and removal of that package. But the problem I need answered is how to set the audio buffer in KDE's systemsettings, or wherever it is now. So I'm waiting on a definitive answer to that question. If you don't have it, please let some who does answer it.
How do I set the amount of time KDE-4.3.3 buffers sound from the internet?
Everything was working as I expected before the upgrade and removal of that package. But the problem I need answered is how to set the audio buffer in KDE's systemsettings, or wherever it is now. So I'm waiting on a definitive answer to that question. If you don't have it, please let some who does answer it.
Xavian-Anderson Macpherson
Shingoshi
Open alsamixer in a terminal and check PCM - set it to 100 if its not already. If I am not mistaken. PCM controls the hardware buffer. I don't think there is a setting in KDE since arts is no longer used.
Open alsamixer in a terminal and check PCM - set it to 100 if its not already. If I am not mistaken. PCM controls the hardware buffer. I don't think there is a setting in KDE since arts is no longer used.
If that don't work, then call SETI.
I had the settings configured already as you stated. But I adjusted another one of the playback controls also. Still not better. The sound is broken and intermittent. There's a distinct echo in the playback, with a very short interval between the primary and secondary signals. Almost like a CD that's skipping, but not quite as pronounced. I guess the frequency of the playback if off just a bit. But I have no idea how to adjust for that now that ARTS is gone. I remember seeing something in the ARTS settings before about frequency controls. But I don't know if there is anyway to set them now with it gone.
Are you using a custom kernel? Say - 2.6.30? I just read that there is a problem with how cpu frequency scaling is handled in that kernel. If so, revert to 2.6.29 or go ahead to 2.6.31. I am using 2.6.31.1 without sound problems.
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