Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 11:26:24 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Durham <durham@w2xo.pgh.pa.us> To: Scott Long <scott_long@btc.adaptec.com> Cc: Jim Durham <durham@jcdurham.com>, freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: KDE Sound, etc Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0110261124110.28920-100000@w2xo.pgh.pa.us> In-Reply-To: <20011025125741.A2044@hollin.btc.adaptec.com>
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On Thu, 25 Oct 2001, Scott Long wrote: > On Thu, Oct 25, 2001 at 02:08:20PM -0400, Jim Durham wrote: > > Has anyone had success with the sound and multimedia support on KDE2.2 > > with FreeBSD? > > No problems here! That's encouraging... > > > The only way I've been able to get most applications to run is to shut down > > the "artsd" server, which opens the dsp port and won't let timidity, etc , > > open it. Gqmpeg has the same problem. > > This is a FAQ. I belive that artsd will release the dsp port after a minute > of inactivity. What sound card are you using? If it does not support > multiple playback channels, you might be able to use the 'vchan' feature > of the pcm driver. Also, some applications can be configured to talk to > the artsd process. I'm using an ESS Maestro 3 in a Dell Inspiron 4000 laptop. I haven't seen an FAQ on this anywhere. > > > The movie player "aktion" doesn't work at all on my system. I can get xmovie > > to play MPEG movies. > > > > What happened to "esd" ? is "artsd" a replacement? > > artsd is the esd of KDE. If you prefer esd, you can disable artsd from > the KDE control panel, then load esd instead via some startup script. What are the relative features/advantages of ese/artsd ? > > Scott > Thanks, -JD To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-multimedia" in the body of the message
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