I think the original reply had the right idea. Look at http://kerneltrap.org/node/5186
to quote- "Currently the only program that Ted has gotten fully working with the new library is xmms. Comparing the new library to the old, Ted commented, 'when xmms was playing, you could scroll the playlist which would cause the program to read mp3 headers from 100 different files and your music would start skipping. It doesn't do that anymore.'" Dan Farrell Applied Innovations [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Antoine Jacoutot Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 3:04 AM To: Martin Toft Cc: misc@openbsd.org Subject: Re: xmms does not run smoothly On Sun, 21 May 2006, Martin Toft wrote: > Actually, I already use the option "read info on load", so I do not > experience freezes when scrolling my playlist. However, the freezes appear > frequently anyway, e.g. when xmms opens a dialog that reads directory > information from the disk, and therefore still annoys me. I suspect "my > version" of the problem is a bit different from what other people report, > since the execution of heavy programs, such as Mozilla Firefox and > Thunderbird, also disturbs xmms and causes short lags in the sound. I've been experiencing the exact same problem you describe. I've never looked for a solution though since I always took OpenBSD for a server operating system. I have a Linux box lying around for when I want to listen to music, play videos... Maybe the new kernel threads will make the problem go away, I have no idea. Regards, -- Antoine
