On Fri, 2003-11-28 at 04:38, gdbnet(a)tin.it wrote:
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>From: Andy Green <fedora(a)warmcat.com>
>To: fedora-list(a)redhat.com
>Subject: Re: xmms & evolution
>Reply-To: fedora-list(a)redhat.com
>Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 10:34:19 +0000
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>On Friday 28 November 2003 10:23, gdbnet(a)tin.it wrote:
>> When i'm using xmms and i press the pause button evolution cannot download
>> email.
>>
>> Is this a knew bug or i've got some problem on my installation?
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>Probably because Evo has spawned aplay/play or whatever to make a "you
have
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>mail" sound, but xmms has ahold of the /dev/dsp. (a)play then sits there
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>waiting on its turn. Switch off mail announce sounds and it'll work.
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I switched off mail announce sounds but problem still remain.
If xmms is runnig and paused evolution even doesn't start, after pressing
play it start correctly.
In var/log/messages i cannot see anything
Do you have gaim running? I've seen gaim lay siege to /dev/dsp. Often.
It could be that when you pause xmms, gaim seizes the sound device. It
happens to me, but it doesn't lock up.
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Bill Anderson
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bill(a)noreboots.com