Bug#86837: realplayer: realplayer locks up when xmms is playing (probably other audio software too)

[Matthew Arnison <matthewa@Physics.usyd.edu.au>]

yes i currently have "native sound drivers" selected.  then i started
playing with the three different sound driver settings in realplayer, and
i find for two options in real player (native, older OSS) i get a freeze
when xmms is in pause mode, and when realplayer is in esd mode, i get an
error message:

"Cannot open the audio device. Another application may be using it."

and

/dev/dsp: Device or resource busy

gets printed on the command line.

so i may leave it set in esd mode, because atleast then it tells me what
is wrong, and starts working fine after i stop xmms (even though i have
esd installed but not running), and that means i'll be safe from the
realplayer script getting overwritten in the next upgrade and me losing
the "xmms --stop" i just put in there.

thanks.

cheers,
m.


On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, Petter Norrman wrote:

> Does it occur even if you use ?Native sound drivers? in RealPlayer?
> 
> /Petter
> 
> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ursprungligt meddelande <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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> <matthewa@Physics.usyd.edu.au> 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):