Amarok 2: resource or device busy?

[Beso]

2008/6/27 Dâniel Fraga <fragabr at gmail.com>:

> On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:54:22 +0200
> Beso <givemesugarr at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > amarok 1.4 was going directly with alsa or pulseaudio or another sound
> > server. the problem is that phonon needs to be compiled to support the
> sound
> > server that stands behing so that you can use phonon and another player
> at
> > the same time.
> > and as you think if you go directly with alsa also the 1.4 serie locks
> the
> > audio device via xine-lib or helix engine. the fact that you had a sound
> > server under this alsa layer is indicated by the fact that you were able
> to
> > use more than one devices at the same time.
>
>         thanks Beso. I use dmix from alsa to mix the sound, so amarok 1
> works with xine without problems. Phonon also uses xine, but locks the
> sound device.
>
>        I'll try to recompile phonon properly. Thank you.
>

well, if you use amarok with phonon (compile it after compiling a new
version of phonon) you'll be able to use amarok and other xine-lib based
media players at the same time.
ps. phonon locks the audio device only when a program requires it.


-- 
dott. ing. beso
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