[Hoary] Sound and Video Problems

[Daniel Robitaille]

> On a similar note Real Player can't launch.  This is the Linux binary
> for RealPlayer that I downloaded from Real's website and installed in
> /opt.
>          -> typing realplay from the command line simply hangs.
> 
> BUT, I can play Rythmbox and listen to music.
>         I can hear system sounds.

I had a similar problem, and it appears that setting auto_spawn=1 in 
/etc/esound/esd.conf (then logout and login again) solved it in my
case.