[OpenIndiana-discuss] OI and DE's

[Hung Nguyen Gia]

They have known this sound issue for a long time:

https://www.illumos.org/issues/12839

https://www.illumos.org/issues/13005

I found OI works better with speakers.

I had give up the hope with earphones.

If earphones is a hard requirement, better use another OS.

I you don't like Linux. Then I suggest GhostBSD:

http://ghostbsd.org/download




---- On Fri, 22 Jan 2021 14:00:12 +0700 Tony Brian Albers <tba at kb.dk> wrote ----

 > Hi guys, 
 >  
 > I've been following the latest discussions about desktop environments 
 > with great interest. I'm trying very hard to use OI as a daily driver 
 > for my work. I've come a long way: 
 >  
 > 1. I've got email and calendar working towards the Exchange Server we use. 
 >  
 > 2. I've got MS Teams working in FireFox. 
 >  
 > 3. I've got VPN working (vpnc). 
 >  
 > 4. I've got KeePassX. 
 >  
 > 5. I've managed to get clusterssh working. 
 >  
 > 6. I've got sync to/from my NextCloud server working. 
 >  
 >  
 >  
 > 7. I've got my USB webcam passed through to a linux VM in VirtualBox so 
 > that I can use Zoom for meetings. -well that's what I thought.... 
 >  
 > BUT there is an issue that I think is being overlooked: 
 >  
 > https://www.illumos.org/issues/13098 
 >  
 > Sound in OI/illumos is low in general and microphone input is almost 
 > inaudible. (see the mail thread "Microphone and pulseaudio") 
 >  
 > I'd also like to have XFCE4 available, It's my preferred DE, well if 
 > WindowMaker is not available ;) 
 >  
 > Now, if we want to have more DE's available, and get more users to use 
 > OI, I think that making sound work is probably a good idea. 
 >  
 > just my .02 DKK 
 >  
 > /tony 
 >  
 > P.S. I'm willing to help out doing testing and documentation. 
 > Unfortunately I do not have any programming skills to speak of. 
 >  
 >  
 >  
 >  
 > On 01/12/21 05:40 PM, Gary Mills wrote: 
 > > On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 09:34:47AM -0600, Gary Mills wrote: 
 > > 
 > >> The volume on illumos-based systems is always quite low. 
 > > 
 > > Here's the bug report: 
 > > 
 > > https://www.illumos.org/issues/13098 
 > > 
 > > 
 >  
 >  
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