Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] Gnomemeeting failed to work again

[Stephen Liu <satimis yahoo com>]

Hi Damien,

Tks for your advice.

> I believe artsddsp only works with OSS emulation,
> not ALSA.
> 
> Just execute killall -9 artsd before using
> gnomemeeting.

I temporarily solved the problem by running
# /etc/init.d/alsasound restart

before starting Gnomemeeting.


On searching Internet I discovered a suggestion

1) Edit /etc/init.d/alsasound
add splash_late to the line starting with
"Required-Start"
2) Run
insserv -r alsasound

and then
insserv alsasound

This should set alsasound to start last of all
services.

I haven't tested it because "insserv" is not running
on this FC3 box.  It is SuSE package.

B.R.
Stephen

 
> Le vendredi 08 juillet 2005 à 09:23 +0800, Stephen
> Liu a écrit :
> > Hi Allan,
> > 
> > Tks for your advice which worked for me here.
> > 
> > > > $ artsdsp timidity /path/to/midi_folder/
> > > >
> > > > Worked for me with sound output.
> > > >
> > > 
> > > On SuSE I've been having the same problem and
> have
> > > found that the following 
> > > command seems to work.  As root issue the
> command
> > > "/location of 
> > > alsasound/alsasound restart" where location of
> > > alsasound on my system 
> > > is /etc/init.d .  That seemed to work on my
> system
> > > but I've only tried it 
> > > once.
> > 
> > Tried as follows;
> > 
> > $ su -
> > Password:
> > # /etc/init.d/alsasound restart
> > Shutting down sound driver: done
> > Starting sound driver: snd-via82xx done
> > /usr/sbin/alsactl: load_state:1134: No soundcards
> > found...
> > 
> > (remark: must login as "su -" NOT "su")
> > 
> > $ gnomemeeting
> > To connect "h323.voxgratia.org"
> > 
> > It worked again.  
> > 
> > 
> > But now the picture is upside down
> > 
> > $ artsdsp xmms
> > OR
> > $ xmms
> > 
> > can't work with following warning popup;
> > couldn't open audio
> > Please check that:
> > 
> > Your soundcard is configured properly
> > You have the correct output plugin selected
> > No other program is blocking the sound card
> > <<<
> > 
> > Re-run
> > # /etc/init.d/alsasound restart
> > can't help
> > 
> > I haven't figured out the trick how to free the
> sound
> > driver for another application while it is not in
> use.
> > 
> > "artsdsp timidity"
> > OR only running
> > "timidity" 
> > is OK
> > 
> > B.R.
> > Stephen