Jeronimo Pellegrini wrote: > :: On Sat, 10 Jun 2000 18:04:17 +0200, Dietmar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > As already postet twice, I have problems with sound after installing > > potato. I'm > > using just the same sound card. (Creative PCI 128-Ensoniq 1371) Whenever I > > use gnome > > or sawfish with sound-support everything on my X-server freezes while I > > play mp3s. > > I still didn't found any solution > > Oh, well... I can play mp3s here. What are you using to play them? In > xmms, try chosing the OSS driver instead of esound. > > The only thing that's not working here is esound. > > BTW, I'm running woody. > > J.
I'm using xmms and it doesn't change anything whether I choose the OSS-driver or esound. In fact I figured out that gnome is not responsible for it in a special way, because similar things happen when I use fvwm95 without gnome. Whenever I'm running a sound-device consuming program and I try to start a second one, the second one will freeze as long as the sound device (/dev/dsp) is given free by the first one. (e.g. I run an mp3-player and try to start xblast: the introductory tcl/tk-script of xblast is running fine, but after pressing "Start XBlast" nothing happens until the mp3-player finishes playing) Under gnome this has the effect that everything freezes. As I don't think that such a behaviour is intended I'd be glad to get any advice how to repair this. Cheers, Dietmar
