Sound card for two applications

[Bob Marcan]

Bob Marcan wrote:
> Guillermo Garron wrote:
> 
>> Richard E Miles wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 19:11:42 -0400
>>> Guillermo Garron <ggarron at alketech.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>>> Richard E Miles wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  
>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 17:34:19 -0400
>>>>> Guillermo Garron <ggarron at alketech.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>    
>>>>>
>>>>>> Answer to myself.
>>>>>> :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> the package is esound
>>>>>> i have it installed on my system at least
>>>>>> rpm -qa | grep esound
>>>>>> gives the next answer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> esound-0.2.36-0.fc4.1
>>>>>> but i cant finde the command esound
>>>>>> nor
>>>>>> /etc/init.d/esound
>>>>>>
>>>>>> what am i doing wrong ?
>>>>>> how could i be sure i am running the aplication?
>>>>>> regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Guillermo
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Guillermo Garron wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>      
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi guys,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am using FC4 with an INTEL integrated sound card.
>>>>>>> Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio Controller,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have tried to use skype when my browser have the control of the 
>>>>>>> sound card, and i have to turn off all applications that uses the 
>>>>>>> sound card in order to use the one i want.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> i have read somewhere that it is needed to install a special 
>>>>>>> software to make linux able to run two aplications that uses the 
>>>>>>> same sound card.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> am i right? please tell me what i am doing wrong.
>>>>>>> regards,
>>>>>>> Guillermo Garron
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>            
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> To start the esound daemon the command is /usr/bin/esd. You can 
>>>>> check if it
>>>>> currently running with ps ax|grep esd.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>     
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks Richard,
>>>> it is actually running,
>>>> 4133 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/bin/esd -terminate -nobeeps -as 2 -spawnfd 36
>>>> got this with
>>>> ps ax | grep esd
>>>>
>>>> do i need to configure the applications to use it?
>>>>
>>>> greetings,
>>>> Guillermo.
>>>>
>>>>   
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> No. Gnome startup starts it and it just runs as a daemon.
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>> Thanks you very much.
>> but i am still with the same sympthoms.
>>
>> while i am using realPlayer i do not hear the alarmas of my gaim
>> :(
>> regards,
>> Guillermo.
>>
> 
> Maybe this can help
> http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php?page=DmixPlugin
> 
> Regards, Bob
> 

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