No Gaim Sounds with Rhythmbox playing.

[Nano]

adx Wrote: 
> Most sound cards do not support hardware mixing so they don't support
> multiple opens of/dev/dsp.
> 
> If you run esd then you can get it all to work.  Here's how:
> 
> 1. Be sure esd is set to startup with Gnome.  
> 
> Open Preferences->Sound Preferences.  Be sure "Enable sound server
> startup" is checked.
> 
> If it wasn't checked, check and logout then back in.
> 
> 
> 2.  Setup gstreamer for esd.  This is what totem and rhythmbox use.
> 
> Open Preferences->Multimedia System Selector.  For "Default Sink"
> select "ESD - Enlightenment Sound Daemon".
> 
> 
> 3. If you use XMMS, make it use the esd output plugin.
> 
> Open XMMS.  Ctrl-P to open the Prferences dialog.  In the "Output
> Plugin" select "eSound Output Plugin".
> 
> 
> 4. Make gaim use esd.  For some reason the auto setting doesn't work in
> gaim.
> 
> In gaim, Tools->Preferences to open the Preferences dialog.  Select
> Sounds.  Select "ESD" in "Sound Method" drop down.
> 
> That's all I got for now.  There's a way to make mplayer used esd, but
> I don't use mplayer.  Also, firefox is suppose to use esddsp to make it
> esd aware, but it doesn't seem to work for me.
Clear and useful reply.
Well done, Adx!


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Nano