Pulseaudio RTP multicast not working properly on 32-bit Cindy

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Pulseaudio RTP multicast not working properly on 32-bit Cindy

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Hi, found a bug in Cindy32, not a problem with 64 bit.

Where do I report it please? I've done the troubleshooting and investigation.
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Re: Pulseaudio RTP multicast not working properly on 32-bit Cindy

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This document can probably point you in the right direction:
https://linuxmint-troubleshooting-guide ... index.html
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Re: Pulseaudio RTP multicast not working properly on 32-bit Cindy

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Thank you for the guide, I can reproduce the bug but I'm struggling to pin down the component.
The bug happens with 32-bit Cindy with cinnamon or mate desktop
The bug does not happen with 64-bit Cindy.
Also the bug does not happen running 32 bit Cindy on a 64 bit machine.

I'm not sure how to proceed.
Support for my lmde 2 mate RPT multicast receiver boxes ends soon, the Cinnamon lmde 3 doesn't work without making popping sounds.
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Re: Pulseaudio RTP multicast not working properly on 32-bit Cindy

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Update: Installed lmde 2 cinnamon on three RTP receiver boxes and there is no popping sound.

Next step is to upgrade these to lmde 3 Cindy and test.
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Re: Pulseaudio RTP multicast not working properly on 32-bit Cindy

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Are these popping sounds just at the beginning of audio, then normal until something new starts?
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Re: Pulseaudio RTP multicast not working properly on 32-bit Cindy

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The popping sounds occur throughout the audio and also continue if the media playing is stopped or paused.
There's also an additional pop when adjusting volume but that can be worked around easily.

I've discovered another bug while testing, an RTP node can accidentally (or maliciously?) send seriously hard gabba to other nodes, This is scary.
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Re: Pulseaudio RTP multicast not working properly on 32-bit Cindy

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I can't speak to the new issue, but the popping might be fixed by editing /etc/pulse/default.pa and changing the line that says load-module module-udev-detect to load-module module-udev-detect tsched=0

Follow that up with sudo alsa force-reload then test the sound.

Good luck.
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Re: Pulseaudio RTP multicast not working properly on 32-bit Cindy

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That makes sense. Upgraded from lmde 2 to 3, the popping happened, rebooted with the old 3.16 kernel and the popping is gone.
The receiver boxes are all intel sound, the 64bit machine that was fine with lmde 3 cindy 32-bit doesn't have intel sound.

Will try the suggested fix and report back..
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Re: Pulseaudio RTP multicast not working properly on 32-bit Cindy

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Yes, that appears to work. Will try it on a clean install of Cindy and confirm. Thanks MrEen
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Re: Pulseaudio RTP multicast not working properly on 32-bit Cindy

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You're quite welcome MLED4. Happy I could help. :)
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