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From: Ben Speirs <igiveup@ix.netcom.com>
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To: Jamie Bowden <ragnar@sysabend.org>
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Subject: Re: ESS Maestro 3 and XAnim
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Jamie Bowden wrote:
> 
> Got a wierd one.  If I use xanim (pkg or compile it myself, either way
> yields the same result), it locks the dsp device up when it exits.
> Annoying but liveable, or so I thought.
> 
> I attempted to unload the snd_maestro3.ko module and get told the channel
> is locked and that I can't.  Okay, so I try to unload the snd_pcm.ko
> module instead, thinking that will free up the channel.  It freed it up in
> the form of a kernel panic.  Unfortunately, I don't have that in front of
> me, or I'd include a screen dump.  Anyone else seen this?  It is
> repeatable.
> 
> Jamie Bowden


If you are seeing the same thing I am, xanim starts up two processes
(forks?).  One probably controls the Video and controls, the other
audio.  When you exit the process with the lowest PID goes away but the
second one with the higher PID lives on.  It seems to jam the dsp
device.  Kill it and you get your sound back.  You probably get the
ability to unload sound kernel drivers too.

I have stopped using xanim because of this problem.  Too bad, it was a
cool little utility.
--
-Ben Speirs

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