Hi,
I am using sarge 3.1 r0a on custom kernel compiled and a alsamodules .deb packages for support for my intel 915GAV.also i got graphics support from XF86 4.5 .debs from ftp.fifi.org .debs.
My problem is every time i boot into debian ,i need to run:
gconftool-2 --type boolean --set /desktop/gnome/sound/enable_esd false
to disable esd for gstreaamer to work properly for games like ppracer,tuxkart or xmms!.
How to solve this ?as i heard ESD got bugs ! and to make alsa as defaults,will i need to make a script for"gconftool-2 --type boolean --set /desktop/gnome/sound/enable_esd false"
in /etc/init.d to run in startup Question Please Help?

Can't you just UNcheck the box in the gnome control panel that says "enable sound server on startup" if you actually don't want esd to run - I think you may have to do some other stuff to compensate for the lack of esd but I don't know enough - sorry

Just disable it. If your card doesn't support hardware mixing you'll need software mixing. The alsasharing wiki page has a file to do that.

You can also try setting all programs to output to alsa.

What is Hardware mixing?any way in windows OS i am getting multiple instances of sound players running.but in sarge ,only alsaplayer will play even when running xmms or rhythmbox.
also 'am not able to play MIDI.WHY?!
plese help?