Re: VMWare, ESD and XMMS?

[Sean Middleditch <elanthis awesomeplay com>]

I have no clue which driver the crystal audio would use.  ^,^

Check the documentation in the kernel, but I bet the problem is that the
driver doesn't allow multiple processes to access the device.

The only thing I can suggest to fix it, if that's the case, is get a
better supported sound card, *or* try the ALSA drivers.

Sean Etc.

On Thu, 2001-11-15 at 13:05, Robert L. Harris wrote:
> 
> 
> 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!
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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);'
>