On Sunday 01 January 2006 04:48, Dimitar Toshev wrote: > > Skype does not require artsd, it uses OSS. This unfortunately means that > you have to stop all software, that is currently accessing the audio device > in order to use it (ALSA cannot do sw mixing, because it is done in > userspace and the drivers, including the oss emulation layer, run in kernel > space). > Thanks for that info. I have stopped aRts from running by disabling the sound system from control center since last night. The strange part is that Skype is working better without aRts. The only thing I have to make sure is that I don't have any sound playing in background. Now, I'll see whether I face any problems with aRts disabled. If it works for 2-3 days without hitch then I am dumping aRts for good.
btw my other question is still unanswered. Why do we need a sound server at all and if we need one then how does JACK fair compared to aRts? Thanks to everyone who replied Regards, Abhay
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