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On Sunday 01 January 2006 04:48, Dimitar Toshev wrote: |
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> Skype does not require artsd, it uses OSS. This unfortunately means that |
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> you have to stop all software, that is currently accessing the audio device |
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> in order to use it (ALSA cannot do sw mixing, because it is done in |
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> userspace and the drivers, including the oss emulation layer, run in kernel |
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> space). |
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Thanks for that info. I have stopped aRts from running by disabling the sound |
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system from control center since last night. The strange part is that Skype |
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is working better without aRts. The only thing I have to make sure is that I |
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don't have any sound playing in background. Now, I'll see whether I face any |
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problems with aRts disabled. If it works for 2-3 days without hitch then I am |
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dumping aRts for good. |
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btw my other question is still unanswered. Why do we need a sound server at |
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all and if we need one then how does JACK fair compared to aRts? |
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Thanks to everyone who replied |
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Regards, |
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Abhay |
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