Re: Sound problems

[Johan Ehnberg <johan@ehnberg.net>]

try 'apt-get install xmmsarts'
Never used it myself, though.


hth,
/johan

Willem-Jan Meijer wrote:
> kdemultimedia packages weren't installed yet, I thougt this was a standard 
> package, Set aRts soundserver, sound runs well now and indeed, XMMS crashses 
> :( That's a pity, it looks better than noatun.
>
> Is there a way to use XMMS and sound in KDE?
>
> HTH,
>
> Willem-Jan
>
> Op zaterdag 1 februari 2003 11:54, schreef Duncan Baynes:
>
> > On Sat, 1 Feb 2003 09:32 pm, Willem-Jan Meijer wrote:
> >
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > Troubles with sound this time.
> > > I did a new installation with debian. I installed the x-server without a
> > > gui, added the line deb http://devel-home.kde.org/~nolden/kde stable main
> > > to my sources.list
> > >
> > > I run 	apt-get update,
> > >        apt-get install kdm
> > >
> > > KDE 3.1 was installed with all packages needed, KDE runs well but I don't
> > > hear sounds by maximizing, minimizing, and so on. When I run Noatun the
> > > same problem. When I start XMMS, sound works well.
> > >
> > > How do I get sound to KDE ?
> > >
> > > My soundcard uses the cmpci driver.
> > >
> > > Kind regards,
> > >
> > > Willem-Jan Meijer
> > > Netherlands
> >
> > Check that you have the "Start aRts soundserver on KDE startup" box ticked
> > in the Control Center > Sound & Multimedia > Sound System dialog.
> >
> > NOTE:   You will probably find that you cannot use XMMS after you enable
> > this!
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Duncan Baynes


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