Sound card for two applications

[Bob Marcan]

Guillermo Garron wrote:
> Richard E Miles wrote:
> 
>> On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 19:11:42 -0400
>> Guillermo Garron <ggarron at alketech.com> wrote:
>>
>>  
>>
>>> Richard E Miles wrote:
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>> On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 17:34:19 -0400
>>>> Guillermo Garron <ggarron at alketech.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     
>>>>
>>>>> Answer to myself.
>>>>> :)
>>>>>
>>>>> the package is esound
>>>>> i have it installed on my system at least
>>>>> rpm -qa | grep esound
>>>>> gives the next answer.
>>>>>
>>>>> esound-0.2.36-0.fc4.1
>>>>> but i cant finde the command esound
>>>>> nor
>>>>> /etc/init.d/esound
>>>>>
>>>>> what am i doing wrong ?
>>>>> how could i be sure i am running the aplication?
>>>>> regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Guillermo
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Guillermo Garron wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>  
>>>>>       
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi guys,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am using FC4 with an INTEL integrated sound card.
>>>>>> Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio Controller,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have tried to use skype when my browser have the control of the 
>>>>>> sound card, and i have to turn off all applications that uses the 
>>>>>> sound card in order to use the one i want.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> i have read somewhere that it is needed to install a special 
>>>>>> software to make linux able to run two aplications that uses the 
>>>>>> same sound card.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> am i right? please tell me what i am doing wrong.
>>>>>> regards,
>>>>>> Guillermo Garron
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    
>>>>>>         
>>>>
>>>> To start the esound daemon the command is /usr/bin/esd. You can 
>>>> check if it
>>>> currently running with ps ax|grep esd.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     
>>>
>>> Thanks Richard,
>>> it is actually running,
>>> 4133 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/bin/esd -terminate -nobeeps -as 2 -spawnfd 36
>>> got this with
>>> ps ax | grep esd
>>>
>>> do i need to configure the applications to use it?
>>>
>>> greetings,
>>> Guillermo.
>>>
>>>   
>>
>>
>> No. Gnome startup starts it and it just runs as a daemon.
>>
>>  
>>
> Thanks you very much.
> but i am still with the same sympthoms.
> 
> while i am using realPlayer i do not hear the alarmas of my gaim
> :(
> regards,
> Guillermo.
> 

Maybe this can help
http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php?page=DmixPlugin

Regards, Bob

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