On Aug Fri 22 2003 20:14, Thomas Otto wrote: > >While it usually plays sound fine the first time I open the device I get > >ENXIO or EBUSY back from /dev/dsp when trying to read or write from the > >device afterwards. Kernel is 2.4.21-ben2. Any ideas? > >Regards, > > Thats a common Linux problem since the /dev/dsp (IIRC digital sound > port) device can only be opened once, e.g. xmms playing music and xine > playing a movie with sound at the same time won't work. > When the old process is still arround try finding and killing it via > 'fuser /dev/dsp'
Mmmm... I managed to play stuff simultaneously by using esd, and I just stuck to it coz it was easy to setup, but there are other options, like the art one that Thomas mentions. I mean, not that I listen to many things at the same time 8-) but it is quite useful to resolv the greedy xmms paused in the background while I hit the bed watching a DVD with my recently compiled mplayer (Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanks to Christian ;-)))))))). So, just give it a try... it works with ALSA (my system), and it works with most of the programs around (there is usually a plugin or something to play with esd). > I have a better soundcard (or drivers? emu10k1 fyi) on my x86 which > provides multiple dsp's so xine and xmms simultaneously does work. > I don't know if this will ever work (alsa?) My setup works with ALSA... do you mean that it might be possible that ALSA puts such a layer for multiaccess the sound device without running a daemon? Now, that would be cool :-) Cheers, -- J. Javier Maestro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://rigel.homelinux.com P.S. BTW, anyone know of any way I could play a movie remotely in a server, and listen to the sound locally? Coz if I export an X session, then, the movie is played on the remote server and I can view it in the terminal, but the sound plays in the server! If I could "stream" the audio, then I can use an old laptop to watch DivXs from another room 8-)
