[CentOS] sound oddity on C6

Wed Dec 31 02:43:17 UTC 2014
Fred Smith <fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us>

On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 01:29:28AM +0000, Liam O'Toole wrote:
> On 2014-12-28, Fred Smith
> <fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us> wrote:
> > I just encountered an oddity... it may have been this way for
> > millennia :) but somehow I've never noticed it before...
> >
> > say I'm using X (which is pretty normal these days) and I have VLC
> > playing a "radio" station.
> >
> > I do CTRL-ALT-Fx to switch to a text console THAT HAS NO ONE LOGGED IN
> > on it, and voila:
> >
> > no sound!
> >
> > as soon as I log in, the audio returns.
> >
> > what gives here?
> >
> 
> Are you using pulseaudio? I believe what you describe is the intended
> behaviour.

if that's the default, then yes I am.

thanks!

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