Public bug reported:
When you have the "Select check box" and "Click on command button" sound
events in GNOME assigned to anything other than "No sound" in
System->Preferences->Sound->Sounds, Ekiga cannot access the audio device
and fails with the following error: "Failed to open device. Impossible
to open the selected audio device (Default) for playing. Please check
your audio setup, the permissions and that the device is not busy".
Observed under Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 and Ubuntu Hardy 8.04.1. Both 32-bit
and 64-bit versions tested with identical results.
Steps to reproduce:
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Phase 1 - Confirm normal operation
- Vanilla Ubuntu has no sounds set in System->Preferences->Sound->Sounds by
default except for the login/logout events.
- Load Ekiga and go to Edit->Configuration Druid.
- Click Forward until you get to the "Audio Devices - 7/10" page.
- Leave audio output & input options as "Default".
- Click on the "Test Settings" button. Test window will appear and will record
and playback audio as expected.
- Close Ekiga.
Phase 2 - Reproduce the bug
- Go to System->Preferences->Sound->Sounds.
- Assign a sound file to the "Select check box" event.
- Log out of Gnome and back in again so the change takes effect.
- Load Ekiga and go to Edit->Configuration Druid.
- Click Forward until you get to the "Audio Devices - 7/10" page.
- Leave audio output & input options as "Default".
- Click on the "Test Settings" button. Test window will NOT appear and you get
an error dialog saying "Failed to open device".
- Close Ekiga.
Phase 3 - correct the bug
- Go back to System->Preferences->Sound->Sounds.
- Assign "No sound" to the "Select check box" event.
- Log out of Gnome and back in again so the change takes effect.
- Load Ekiga and go to Edit->Configuration Druid.
- Click Forward until you get to the "Audio Devices - 7/10" page.
- Leave audio output & input options as "Default".
- Click on the "Test Settings" button. Test window will appear and will record
and playback audio as expected.
- Close Ekiga.
Phase 4 - reproduce the second bug
- Go to System->Preferences->Sound->Sounds.
- Assign a sound file to the "Click on command button" event.
- Log out of Gnome and back in again so the change takes effect.
- Load Ekiga and go to Edit->Configuration Druid.
- Click Forward until you get to the "Audio Devices - 7/10" page.
- Leave audio output & input options as "Default".
- Click on the "Test Settings" button. Test window will NOT appear and you get
an error dialog saying "Failed to open device".
- Close Ekiga.
Phase 5 - prove that the other events do not impact Ekiga
- Go to System->Preferences->Sound->Sounds.
- Assign a sound file to EVERY event EXCEPT for the "Select check box" and
"Click on command button" events.
- Log out of Gnome and back in again so the change takes effect.
- Load Ekiga and go to Edit->Configuration Druid.
- Click Forward until you get to the "Audio Devices - 7/10" page.
- Leave audio output & input options as "Default".
- Click on the "Test Settings" button. Test window will appear and will record
and playback audio as expected.
- Close Ekiga.
I'm guessing that the audio device is indeed being kept busy under those
two sound events, so the bug is likely to be in the GNOME Sound Prefs
app rather than Ekiga.
** Affects: ekiga (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Audio device cannot be accessed by Ekiga when certain sound events are enabled
in GNOME Sound Prefs
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/246996
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