Pulseaudio
From Sigmon
a quickie on how to forward sound from one pulseaudio enabled machine to another.
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The Setup
- sig-dom0 - *the workstation* -- has no audio cables plugged in. Ie, the client.
- papaya - *the sound server* -- this guy has the speakes. ie, the server
on the client
sudo apt-get install pavucontrol paprefs padevchooser
- run paprefs,
- on [multicast/rtp] tab, check [enable multicast/rtp sender]
- restart pulseaudio
killall -TERM pulseaudio pulseaudio -D
on the server
sudo yum install pavucontrol paprefs padevchooser
- run paprefs
- on Network Access tab, check [enable network access to local sound devices] and also check [dont require authentication]
- on Multicast/RTP tab, check [enable multicast/rtp receiver]
killall -TERM pulseaudio pulseaudio -D
Trouble?
Ubuntu Lucid
Reference http://idyllictux.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/ubuntu-904-jaunty-keeping-the-beast-pulseaudio-at-bay/
Launch this
gnome-settings-daemon
Use gnome-control-center to change settings
sudo apt-get install gnome-control-center gnome-control-center
see also
alsa for alsa related bits