Re: Unblocking sound card, or adding stream (newbie)
On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 23:11:46 +0000 (UTC)
debian-user-digest-request@lists.debian.org wrote:
> I may have been unclear but its not that i dont get sound from
> these--its that when one source IS playing sound, then i cant use any
> of the others, so if i have XMMS playing i cant watch (that is,
> listen) to YouTube. And then if something that I CANT FIGURE OUT is
> playing, i cant use any of the others and dont know what to do about
> it (ie., if i know im listening to XMMS i can stop if i need to watch
> YouTube but i am getting "sound card in use" messages when i dont
> think im using anything at all).
>
> Several other people have made suggestions, and i thank you and will
> try them when i get back to my Debian machine!
>
> Jen
Ah, I see. Yes, when watching crappy youtube videos, it's important to
be able to listen to Bach or Chopin on xmms simultaneously to keep the
world balanced. Like having a double cheese pizza with expensive wine.
I'm able to watch and listen to films with totem, while listening to
music using xmms, and playing a CD using gnome-cd player, at the same
time. So, I imagine you should be able to as well.
Hating to contradict myself, but perhaps unchecking the "Enable
software sound mixing (ESD)" box would work (followed by restarting), to
allow alsa to do its thing without the so-called Enlightened Sound
Daemon, which perhaps is in conflict with alsa. I myself don't have it
checked, and sound works fine on my system.
Again, good luck.
Mark
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