Public bug reported: This is not an Ubuntu specific bug, but rather a bug in the version of the alsa jack plugin that comes with Trusty (exists in any release before 1.0.28 of the plugin). Here is a bug report from the Mozilla database that describes the problem in more detail:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=812900 The basic issue is that if you use a .asoundrc file to route alsa sound through Jack Audio via the alsa-jack plugin, HTML5 sound doesn't work properly in Firefox. There are probably other affected apps as well. ** Affects: alsa-plugins (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to alsa-plugins in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1411982 Title: Firefox HTML5 Sound Doesn't work with ALSA Jack Plugin Status in alsa-plugins package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: This is not an Ubuntu specific bug, but rather a bug in the version of the alsa jack plugin that comes with Trusty (exists in any release before 1.0.28 of the plugin). Here is a bug report from the Mozilla database that describes the problem in more detail: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=812900 The basic issue is that if you use a .asoundrc file to route alsa sound through Jack Audio via the alsa-jack plugin, HTML5 sound doesn't work properly in Firefox. There are probably other affected apps as well. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-plugins/+bug/1411982/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
