Bug#232466: arts: Sound server fatal error: cpu overload, aborting
Package: arts
Version: 1.1.5-2
Severity: normal
A few seconds after KDE starts up I get a pop up window with "Error
-artsmess" visible on the title bar (I assume it's artsmessage, but I
can't resize it to see).
The error is
"Sound server fatal error:
cpu overload, aborting"
Despite this warning, I still have at least some sound: I hear sounds
when I open and close windows, for example. However, the "Test Sound"
button on the KDE Control Center/Sound System/aRTS tab is greyed out.
If I set the Sound I/O method to non and then restart it with
autodetect, I get the CPU overload popup again.
This problem could well be with another package (e.g., alsa), but I'm
filing this here because that's where I see the symptoms. I posted a
question about this to debian-user
(http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2004/debian-user-200401/msg07177.html)
a couple of weeks ago. My only response has been from someone saying
they have the same problem.
Some clues:
The problem started coincident with upgrading to a new kernel (2.4.24,
Debianized) with a new alsa-source (1.0.1-1). I also patches for
evms, device-mapper, i2c, and lm-sensors.
I'm not sure exactly which version I had before, but here are some
*excerpts* of recent changelog entries in alsa-driver that seem notable:
alsa-lib (1.0.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
* New upstream release (closes: #228102).
+ NOTE! This version includes source incompatibility with previous
versions. We tested a great many packages and filed bugs, but you may
want to check your own package too if it Build-Depends: on
libasound2-dev. The change is briefly documented at
/usr/share/doc/libasound2-dev/NOTES.
* David B Harris:
+ Bump libasound2.shlibs to this release (>> 1.0.0) as a new
symbol (snd_seq_port_subscribe_set_voices)
+ Install "NOTES" file as documentation in libasound2-dev, which documents
the recent source-incompatible change
-- Jordi Mallach <jordi@debian.org> Mon, 26 Jan 2004 14:18:06 +0100
[note this was from libasound2]
alsa-driver (0.9.8-2) unstable; urgency=low
* Steve Kowalik:
- Drop debconf question about loading OSS compatibility modules. We now
perform auto-detection during boot-up. (Closes: #222350)
alsa-driver (0.9.8-1) unstable; urgency=low
* Steve Kowalik:
- Patch #16: New; compile core/oss/snd-pcm-oss.c with
-fno-omit-frame-pointer. (Closes: #195837, #199991, #201700)
I recall reading on debian-kde there were some issues with alsa
support, but I can't find that now. In the past it's worked fine,
though it may have been using the OSS compatibility layer.
I have a dual-processor Athlon system. Using devfs.
The problem has persisted as I've upgraded from the Debianized
(testing/unstable) KDE packages from 3.1.4 to 3.1.5. I just rebooted
to be sure I was using the new stuff.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux iron 2.4.24advncd #1 SMP Fri Jan 30 14:30:34 PST 2004 i686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C
Versions of packages arts depends on:
ii libarts1 1.1.5-2 aRts Sound system
ii libartsc0 1.1.5-2 aRts Sound system C support librar
-- no debconf information
Here are my current KDE versions:
# dpkg -l '*kde*' | grep ii
ii kde-core 3.1.1 The K Desktop Environment (Core)
ii kdeaddons 3.1.3-1 add-on plugins and applets provided with KDE
ii kdeaddons-kfil 3.1.3-1 KDE file dialog plugins for text files and f
ii kdeadmin 3.1.5-1 KDE Administration tools metapackage
ii kdeadmin-kfile 3.1.5-1 KDE File dialog plugins for deb and rpm file
ii kdeartwork 3.1.5-2 themes, styles and more from the official KD
ii kdeartwork-mis 3.1.5-2 various multimedia goodies released with KDE
ii kdeartwork-sty 3.1.5-2 widget styles released with KDE
ii kdeartwork-the 3.1.5-2 icon themes released with KDE
ii kdeartwork-the 3.1.5-2 window decoration themes released with KDE
ii kdebase 3.1.3-1 KDE Base metapackage
ii kdebase-bin 3.1.3-1 KDE Base (binaries)
ii kdebase-data 3.1.3-1 KDE Base (shared data)
ii kdebase-kio-pl 3.1.3-1 KDE I/O Slaves
ii kdegames 3.1.4-1 KDE Games metapackage
ii kdegames-card- 3.1.4-1 Card decks for KDE games
ii kdegraphics 3.1.4-1 KDE Graphics metapackage
ii kdegraphics-kf 3.1.4-1 provide meta information for graphic files
ii kdelibs 3.1.5-1 KDE core libraries metapackage
ii kdelibs-bin 3.1.5-1 KDE core binaries
ii kdelibs-data 3.1.5-1 KDE core shared data
ii kdelibs4 3.1.5-1 KDE core libraries
ii kdemultimedia 3.1.2-1 KDE Multimedia metapackage
ii kdemultimedia- 3.1.2-1 au/avi/m3u/mp3/ogg/wav plugins for kfile
ii kdemultimedia- 3.1.2-1 Support for browsing audio CDs under Konquer
ii kdenetwork 3.1.4-1 KDE Network metapackage
ii kdenetwork-kfi 3.1.4-1 KFile Email Plugin
ii kdepasswd 3.1.5-1 KDE password changer
ii kdepim 3.1.4-1 KDE Personal Information Management metapack
ii kdepim-kfile-p 3.1.4-1 KDE File dialog plugins for vcf files.
ii kdepim-libs 3.1.4-1 KDE PIM libraries
ii kdeprint 3.1.3-1 KDE Print
ii kdesktop 3.1.3-1 KDE Desktop
ii kdessh 3.1.5-1 KDE ssh frontend
ii kdewallpapers 3.1.5-2 wallpapers released with KDE
ii libkdeedu1 3.1.5-2 library for use with KDE educational apps
ii libkdegames1 3.1.4-1 KDE games library and common files
ii libkdenetwork2 3.1.4-1 KDE Network (common libraries)
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