On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 04:48:02PM -0400, Bill Nottingham wrote:
I see this in the default install - I'm wondering why this needs
to be
there.
>From looking over it:
1) it writes ordering lines to modprobe.conf that will cause problems in
the event of hotplug
2) it offers to reload the audio drivers, which will *never* work in a
standard desktop install with a mixer running (and then tells users
to reboot afterwards!)
3) it has 'Apply' buttons, yet also 'Restore Configuration Files' and
'Reset configuration files', which are instant-action
4) its 'Reset configuration files' actually resets them to a state different
from that of a default install
5) it runs *AS ROOT*, complete with GUI, when such permissions aren't
needed to play sounds
6) there is already a 'Sound Preferences' in the desktop, which allows
users to select their default playback & capture devices, and test sounds
So, why do we need this in the default install?
Once upon a time it was useful for configuring ISA sound cards.
Nowadays I don't think it even does that.
Dave
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