/dev/dsp busy problem ?

[dave s]

On Friday 30 Dec 2005 13:17, Geert Braekmans wrote:
> it should be in sound options that you use arts(d) isntead of oss or alsa
> or esd.
> If that doesn't work you could always try to enabling software mixing  in
> alsa (this might not work...).
>
> There should be some tutorials on the net for it, just google for it.
>
> Every app using dsp locks the sound to that app, this is on most soundcards
> (not on those expensive creative ones). Arts is an daemon that enables
> software mixing. So if you specify your output driver as alsa or even
> better arts you haven't got the problem. Oss method is since the 2.6 kernel
> depreceated, but some apps (mostly commercial ones) rely on it. So that's
> in short why couldn't hear anything...
>
> As always, I am not the best in making things clear, but hey you should
> know a bit more of your linux system.
>
> Geert.
>

Thanks for your input, I appreciate it and will go a googling along these 
lines. 

Thanks once again

Dave