Re: How to get browser to produce audio output?

[Paul Goyette <paul%whooppee.com@localhost>]

On Fri, 4 Jul 2025, Michael van Elst wrote:

> > ==========================================================================
> > The supported build options for firefox are:
> >
> >         alsa dbus debug debug-info jack mozilla-jemalloc
> >         official-mozilla-branding pulseaudio speechd
> >         sunaudio webrtc
> >
> > The currently selected options are:
> >
> >         alsa dbus pulseaudio sunaudio webrtc
>
>
> The default built option for NetBSD is:   sunaudio webrtc
>
> sunaudio is for the NetBSD audio driver (based on the SunOS api)
> and just works.

OK I will rebuild without alsa and pulseaudio.

> The other audio options (alsa, pulseaudio, jack) work with additional
> daemons that require their own configuration.


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