> Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 22:12:29 -0500 > From: Christian Jaeger <chrjae gmail com> > Message-ID: > <75514ef21003011912l5014b4dcle94b6aa55fc95aa mail gmail com> > I've finally found out how to cure the problem where applications > using sound like Ekiga (but also Twinkle, QEMU, ...) won't start > anymore but just hang: they are blocking trying to get a SysV IPC > semaphore. Honestly, I didn't expect ALSA to be using SysV IPC. > Anyway, find the attached script which solves the problem for me. That's nice, but you attached a .bin file, not a script or archive file. Also, have you filed a bug report? If this affects multiple applications, well, I don't know which program is supposed to fix it, but someone should. What you described is a serious problem. The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. Get started. |