Enabling sound in VMWare? /dev/dsp is busy

[Senectus .]

On 6/21/05, Senectus . <senectus at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 6/21/05, pangloss <ulist at gs1.ubuntuforums.org> wrote:
> >
> > Code:
> > --------------------
> >     $ sudo vi /usr/share/applications/vmware-workstation.desktop
> > --------------------
> > And change the line that reads
> > Code:
> > --------------------
> >     Exec=vmware
> > --------------------
> > to Code:
> > --------------------
> >     Exec=vmwareesd
> > --------------------
> 
> For adding this little gem to the discussion I think you.
> Fixed my audio issue's in a five second alteration.
> 

Umm that's working great but I've just realised that now I can't play
any audio on the Host OS (Ubuntu 5.04)... I can't fathom why it steals
the audio from the host OS just from that one change in the vmware
config file..
bizarre!

-- 
Ubuntu Hoary 5.04 
"Luminocity is a cracktastic technology testbed for Metacity." - From
the gnome.org website
www.modmeup.net