On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 15:56:47 -0400 Guillermo Garron <ggarron@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Richard E Miles wrote: > > >On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 19:11:42 -0400 > >Guillermo Garron <ggarron@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > >>Richard E Miles wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 17:34:19 -0400 > >>>Guillermo Garron <ggarron@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 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. > I dont have realplayer so I can't test that. Do you hear any sounds if you play a .wav file? If you do then sound is working. Maybe someone else can help you with realplayer. -- Richard Miles Federal Way WA. USA registered linux user 46097
