Does it occur even if you use Native sound drivers in RealPlayer? /Petter
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ursprungligt meddelande <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> skrev 2/21/01, kl. 10:26:01 AM angående ämnet Bug#86837: realplayer: realplayer locks up when xmms is playing (probably other audio software too): > Package: realplayer > Version: 8.0 > Severity: wishlist > hi > an easy mistake to make with realplayer is to have another > program using the audio device. realplayer responds to this > by freezing. in my case it happens when i have xmms in play > or in pause mode. i then try to watch something in realplayer, > and it takes me a while to realise that xmms is clashing > with it. i am using ALSA for my sound, without esd (i found > esd made the music skip more). an even more naive user than > me (i've been using linux for years) mightn't realise that > there was a clash, and think realplayer was broken, as i did > until i realised it was waiting for the audio device. > of course the proper fix is to get realplayer to behave more > sensibly when it can't open the audio device; or to create > a new audio/video streaming format that's open source and > have it become the dominant format. ;) > but meanwhile i added the following line to /usr/bin/X11/realplayer > /usr/bin/xmms --stop > which helps me stay sane for the next time i gut this bug > and forget what causes it. > perhaps somehting more general could be done, e.g. a warning > to users when running realplayer if they don't have esd > installed or something... > -- System Information > Debian Release: testing/unstable > Kernel Version: Linux focus.physics.usyd.edu.au 2.2.17 #1 Thu Aug 17 23:13:16 EST 2000 i686 unknown > Versions of the packages realplayer depends on: > ii cpio 2.4.2-32 GNU cpio -- a program to manage archives of > ii debconf 0.3.65 Debian configuration management system > ii libc6 2.2.1-1 GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone > ii xlib6g 4.0.2-1 pseudopackage providing X libraries > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
