Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga does not play sound when other applications already play sound, even with ALSA

[Michel Vollebregt <m vollebregt xs4all nl>]

Thanks a lot, the link indeed contained the information I needed.

Turned out I had to use the "default" device instead of "nVidia NForce 2".

Thanks again! I wouldn't have figured this out myself.

Jan Schampera schreef:
> On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 01:13:56 +0100 (CET)
> klmn05d xs4all nl wrote:
>
> > I'm using Ekiga for internet telephony. Everything works perfectly
> > well, except that Ekiga refuses to play any sounds when another
> > application is playing sound. This way, I won't be able to hear
> > incoming calls when I'm playing music.
> >
> > Other applications (e.g. Skype) do NOT have this problem. I am using
> > the ALSA drivers.
> >
> > Is this intended behaviour of Ekiga, or am I doing anything wrong?
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> > If anybody could answer any of the above questions I would be
> > thankful! I AM already using ALSA instead of OSS.
>
> This is not the intended behaviour for the ALSA backend, definitely.
> Maybe
> http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/Getting_several_applications_using_the_sound_card_at_the_same_time_%3F
> helps you.
>
> Regards,
> Jan