Re: VMWare, ESD and XMMS?

["Robert L. Harris" <Robert L Harris rdlg net>]

My machine has the Crystal Audio device built in.  Driver is the OSS
driver for this device in the 2.4.14 kernel.

Thus spake Sean Middleditch (elanthis awesomeplay com):

> On Thu, 2001-11-15 at 12:42, Robert L. Harris wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >   I'm running a debian sid box.  I can load up gnome+sawfish and play music
> > just fine.  When I try to load sound in VMWare it says the device, /dev/dsp
> > is busy.  If I do an "esdctl off" sound becomes available to the VMWare 
> > again.  I tried "esdctl unlock" but no luck.  I'm using the OSS drivers
> > built into the kernel.
> 
> Sounds like you might have a cruddy sound card driver that only allows
> one application to use the sound device at a time.  Many more up-to-date
> drivers should allow multiple processes to access the device; which
> sound driver are you using?
> 
> Sean Etc.
> 
> > 
> > Any thoughts?
> > 
> > 
> > :wq!
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Robert L. Harris                |  Micros~1 :  
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> >   at RnD Consulting             |      and security just aren't
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> >       These are MY OPINIONS ALONE.  I speak for no-one else.
> > FYI:
> >  perl -e 'print $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'
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:wq!
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Robert L. Harris                |  Micros~1 :  
Senior System Engineer          |    For when quality, reliability 
  at RnD Consulting             |      and security just aren't
                                \_       that important!
DISCLAIMER:
      These are MY OPINIONS ALONE.  I speak for no-one else.
FYI:
 perl -e 'print $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'