On Sun, 2006-07-23 at 17:39 +0200, Nigel Henry wrote: > On Sunday 23 July 2006 15:52, Ric Moore wrote: > > On Sun, 2006-07-23 at 10:38 +0100, Leon wrote: > > > Ric Moore <wayward4now@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > > If alsa continues to complain about being in use, after you've turned > > > > everything off, is there a lock on it somewhere? Something is amiss, > > > > when I installed, I could view DvD movies and have all the system > > > > sounds on. Now, it's crapping out. Ric > > > > > > Check if /dev/dsp is in use by using `fuser /dev/dsp'. > > > > Evidently not, there was no output using that. It happens with both > > Kaffine, XMMS and Totem. > > > > XMMS, run from command line in a terminal reports this: > > Message: wait_for_helper(): select failed: Interrupted system call > > Message: waiting failed: 1 > > Message: helper_cmd_data(): failed > > Message: helper has not terminated > > Message: Init failed: 1 > > Message: helper_cmd_data(): failed > > Message: helper has not terminated > > Message: wait_for_helper(): select failed: Interrupted system call > > Message: waiting failed: 1 > > Message: helper_cmd_data(): failed > > Message: helper has not terminated > > Message: Init failed: 1 > > Message: helper_cmd_data(): failed > > Message: helper has not terminated > > > > It's gotta be some flag that "helper" isn't quiting? > > > > Mplayer works playing the Dvd, but there is no menu option that I can > > find, which means watching a half hour of trailers. heheehehe... this is > > sure strange. Anyone seen this behavior? Thanx for the help, Ric > > Hi Ric. Anything show up on, ps auxw, that looks like it's using sound? Are > you able to stop Alsa, then restart it? Then trying the failing apps again. > # /etc/rc.d.init.d/alsasound stop > # /etc/rc.s/init.d/alsasound start I re-installed alsa and there is still no /etc/rc.d/init.d/alsasound nothing. Dinking with arts didn't do anything. I can fire up any game and there is no problems. I can play mp3s and oggfiles with nary a burp in the barrel. It's on DVD playback that there is a complaint. Beats the heck outa me. Ric -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ...the Sin of Ignorance, and ...the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net ================================================
