[mythtv-users] Disable XFCE Volume Daemon and Volume Control in Mythbuntu 9.10 to fix some audio problems

[Richard Shaw]

On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 5:13 PM, Yan Seiner <yan at seiner.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, November 24, 2009 3:10 pm, Johnny wrote:
>> Volume Control adds the little volume applet in the notification area.
>> I don't know what XFCE Volume Daemon is but it was apparently a recent
>> addition and I think it is responsible for the extra OSD popups.
>>
>> I hope this helps somebody else. It has been driving me crazy for a
>> few weeks now.
>
> Whiule XFCE is my desktop of choice, for Myth I use openbox.  About as
> minimalist as you can get.
>
> No daemons, no applets, no popups.  Heck, no toolbar, no status bar.
>
> --Yan

Yup, same for me. I stumbled across Openbox in the GDM sessions list
after installing LXDE and have been using it ever since. If I do want
to pull up an application (gnome-terminal or firefox) they are only a
right click away.

Richard