FC4-test2 latest: Sound stops (alsa/xmms/crossfade/arts)

[Patrick Barnes]

Mary Ellen Foster wrote:

>On 5/7/05, Patrick Barnes <nman64 at n-man.com> wrote:
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>>Paul Dickson wrote:
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>>>After xmms has been running for about a day, it will not start playing a
>>>new track.  This can happen either while xmms is playing or pressing play
>>>after xmms has been stopped for a while.
>>>
>>>Getting it to work again requires exiting xmms, then "killall xmms", and
>>>then a "alsactl restore", and finbally restarting xmms.  If I don't do
>>>the killall, then the buttons on the side of the notebook won't control
>>>xmms ("Couldn't grab XF86Audio{Next,Prev,Play,Stop): another client may
>>>already have done so").  Before killing xmms today (after exiting the
>>>program) there where two process remaining: one started yesterday in
>>>state SLl, the other started 6 hours earlier in state Ss.
>>>
>>>
>>This is probably related to one of a few known bugs.  Have you tried
>>disabling mmap mode in the ALSA output plugin?
>>
>>
>
>I'm seeing something very similar playing DVDs in kaffeine (Xine-based
>KDE media player). Especially when I switch to or from the menu, but
>it also just happened in the middle of playing a disc. Kaffeine stops
>playing any sound, then shortly thereafter freezes, and I have to
>"kill -9" kaffeine and restart it to make it work again.
>
>Should we comment further on the ALSA bug report, or is this something new?
>
>MEF
>
>
>

This may be related, but I personally haven't heard this exact complaint
yet.  Search Bugzilla.  If you think this is related to an existing bug,
add your information (including traces, if possible).  Otherwise, file a
new report.

-Patrick "The N-Man" Barnes
nman64 at n-man.com

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