Re: VMWare, ESD and XMMS?

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

Just got an SBLive to play with.  Trying to get it working now.


Thus spake 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);'
> > 
> 



: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);'