[gentoo-user] Re: rhythmbox plays silently

[Michael Schmarck <michael.schmarck@habmalnefrage.de>]

Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon <at> gmail.com> writes:

> 
> On Tuesday 25 March 2008, Michael Schmarck wrote:
> > Good evening!
> >
> > I've got a problem with media-sound/rhythmbox-0.11.2-r1 on
> > my new ~x86 system. When I play an MP3 file, I see that rb
> > progresses and when I turn on visualization, I see the sound.
> > But I hear nothing at all :/
> >
> > Any ideas about why that's so?
> >
> > The volume slider in rb is all the way up. Also all the sliders
> > in the mixer are all up. And when I use a different player,
> > like Amarok, VLC or MPlayer, I hear sound when I play the song
> > that's silent in Rhythmbox. This happens with all the songs
> > I tried.
> >
> > Well - what to do?
> 
> Easy.
> 
> Don't use rhythmbox. Don't use Gnome.

Why's that? Any particular reason why I should not use good
programs?

> Do use KDE.

Most certainly not.

> Do use Amarok. Do use mplayer.

If it makes sense.

> *especially* do use mplayer.

Nope. Not for that task. You know, unlike you, I'm more into
using tools that are made for a task.

> I know this isn't what you want to hear.

Exactly. I wanted to hear helpful comments.

> I just couldn't resist an open 
> invitation to dig at Gnome.

Oh, you mean you couldn't resist an open invitation to make
yourself look like a fool? You were quite successul in doing
so, I've gotta say, by replying without knowing an answer - or
did you just wanted to look like a moron?

Well - "mission accomplished", as they say.

> I'll crawl back into my KDE and e17 fanboy 
> clubhouse and shut up now.

It would've been better if you would've just shut up right
from the beginning - or simply post helpful comments. The
latter would be the preferred option, as far as I'm concerned.

Michael

PS: Does anyone know if Gmane features a troll filter?

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