Hello friends of Fedora,
with Fedora 34, the current audio server Pulseaudio will be (probably)
replaced by PipeWire which will handle all system audio. Therefore we, at
Fedora QA, believe that some adjustments should be made to how we test the
basic audio.
The following is a proposal to change the Testcase_audio_basic (
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Testcase_audio_basic) to cover the basic
Fedora audio listening.
Please, let me know what you think about it.
Thanks,
Lukas
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Testcase Audio Basic (change proposal) Description
This test case tests whether sound can be played on Fedora.
Prerequisites
- Make sure your sound device (hardware) is correctly connected to your
computer, so that you can expect that sound will be played, i.e. you have
speakers (or headphones) connected to the sound output of your sound
adapter, or a receiver connected to a *S/PDIF* output.
- Run *Settings* (or your desktop's alternative) and navigate to the
*Sound* tab. Check that your sound device is correctly recognized by the
system. In case you have more sound devices, make sure all of these devices
are listed.
- Select a preferred device for output. If you want to use an *S/PDIF*
connection, set the device's profile to the appropriate choice (the output
should be *Digital Stereo (IEC958)*).
- Shut your system down entirely, then start it up again and log in to
the desktop.
How to test
- Start one of the default desktop media applications, for example
GNOME's *Videos* or *Rhythmbox*. Alternatively, you can use any audio
application of your choice.
- Use the selected application to play a sound file located on your
computer. If you do not have any suitable sound files, you can download an
example from this location (
http://bit.ly/ugVihP). Make sure the sound
file uses a supported format. The *Ogg Vorbis* is a safe choice.
- Try to change the sound level using dedicated tools, such as panel
applets.
- Start another audio application and make it play a sound
simultaneously with the first audio application.
Expected Results
- You can hear the sound playing over the selected sound device. You
should not have to adjust any default volume settings in order to hear the
sound after the computer has started.
- When two audio applications play simultaneously, both sounds can be
heard.
- When you try to adjust the sound volume, it changes accordingly.
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