Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] Update on GM snapshots w.r.t artsd

[Damien Sandras <damien sandras it-optics com>]

Hi,

Le mar 27/01/2004 à 10:52, Nick THOMPSON a écrit :
> Sorry, I lost the thread, so I had to start a new one...
> 
> Last week I was asked if GM from a CVS snapshot was better behaved when
> artsd was running (so /dev/dsp was busy), as the 0.98.5 version I had
> was locking up at startup and leaving my camera busy forcing me to
> reboot...
> 
> Yes it (20040125-1 on mdk) works much better, reporting that the device
> is busy and enabling me to shut down GM cleanly and freeing up the
> camera. In ALSA mode, it tells me exactly which card it is using (by
> type name "Ensoniq" - not /dev/dsp; same for the webcam - "Phillips
> ToUoCam..." not /dev/video0). This is a really nice touch and adds a
> good bit of polish.
> 
> The only shame of it is that XMMS in ALSA mode works with my card even
> when artsd is running as my card has two PCM outputs and XMMS
> automagically skips to the second. I'm guessing, but this might be
> because my card has only has one PCM input - paired with the first
> device, so maybe GM is forced to the same device as artsd has already
> claimed. Maybe I can force artsd to the second output, leaving the first
> free for GM.
> 

A bit weird, I can try to have a look at this in the ALSA plugin to have
the same functionnality.

> <rant> I _really_ wish that the Linux sound servers would consolidate on
> one standard so sound I/O could be shared by all applications. I don't
> know about gnome (esd?), but I don't fancy arts as a good output plugin
> for GM due to the latency it adds to the sound stream. </rant>
> 
> Thanks,
> Nick.
> 
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