On Wed, 3 Sep 2003 11:56:43 -0400 Bryan Phinney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered:
> Check to make sure that mplayer is using the arts output plugin if you > are running KDE. If it is using /dev/dsp, it may not be releasing the > sound device when it is done and that would lock it up for other apps. Doesn't seem to affect Xmms, I guess because that is using OSS, which also causes me to lose sound in games. > Had this problem myself and once I configured mplayer to use arts, I > haven't seen it since. Wouldn't touch KDE with a ten-foot Australian! When I go into the config options, the only ones it will let me choose are OSS and SDL. Do I have to run MPlayer in KDE to use ARTS? -- HaywireMac Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: nodex.sytes.net ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The only difference between a rut and a grave is their dimensions.
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