On Wed, 04 Jan 2006 23:43:08 -0600 Adam Porter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I'm using ALSA and the only issue is if an application is using Sound > > device (/dev/dsp) and another > > application is trying to use it, it says "/dev/dsp" is already in use. > > > > What can I do it share the sound device?? > > If I understand ALSA correctly, you should not be using /dev/anything. ALSA > specifies devices differently, e.g. "hw:0,0" for card 0, device 0. If your > app is wanting to use /dev/dsp, it may not be set up to use ALSA. Either > configure it to use ALSA instead of OSS, or run the program with an ALSA > wrapper, like aoss (man aoss for help). Yeah, thats definitely for OSS apps. The .asoundrc I provided earlier allows OSS apps to get software mixing through alsa, I guess. Alsa-aware apps should work fine and alsa should provide a software mixer automatically. Its tricky though. I think a lot of apps are in transition from oss to alsa. seems to me that a lot of them are buggy with alsa and if they have capability to use oss, sometimes it works better. ymmv. A > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]