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Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: Doogee on 24 October 2002, 18:31

Title: Audio Probs in RH 7.3
Post by: Doogee on 24 October 2002, 18:31
Hey all, a prob here.

I think it might be XMMS related cos whn i try to play a song a takes about 100 clicks of the play button to actually get it to play, it keeps saying the audio is blocked, when it isnt. i know the sound is workin cos it Kasteroids (cheesy i know) the sound worked fine. help us out, i would like my one clickiness back...
Title: Audio Probs in RH 7.3
Post by: Calum on 24 October 2002, 21:05
doogee, try running xmms from a terminal and see what the subprocess messages are.
Just a suggestion...
Title: Audio Probs in RH 7.3
Post by: mobrien_12 on 25 October 2002, 04:50
Dougee,

Go to XMMS' preferences and make sure the output plugin is set to aRts driver.
Title: Audio Probs in RH 7.3
Post by: Doogee on 25 October 2002, 14:07
thanks m obrien that worked, what was that actually doing? just a different sound driver?
Title: Audio Probs in RH 7.3
Post by: Doogee on 25 October 2002, 16:55
well fuck man, im still used to windows, where u get one driver for your hardware and it just stays like that. i was actually wondering what the actual change was and why that makes the sound work?

Fuck getting flamed for asking a question, thats just pathetic.
Title: Audio Probs in RH 7.3
Post by: mobrien_12 on 25 October 2002, 20:43
quote:
Originally posted by Doogee:
thanks m obrien that worked, what was that actually doing? just a different sound driver?


Sort of.  By default XMMS talks directly to /dev/dsp.  This approach only allows one program to use the sound card at a given time.  aRts instead runs a sound daemon which talks directly to /dev/dsp.  The daemon can handle multiple inputs and will mix the sounds together.  Using the aRts output plugin lets XMMS talk to the sound daemon instead of /dev/dsp.
Title: Audio Probs in RH 7.3
Post by: Doogee on 26 October 2002, 04:16
lol true true X11. Im an aussie too. so i spoze i shouldve know. I was heaps tired last night from school, had a real shithouse week.

Thanks for explaining that M O'Brien