Hi,

When im surfing the Web, i can hear all the multimedia sounds (espn.com, mtv.com,flashplayer,etc)through the Firefox Browser.

But if i were to open Amoroke, or Kaffiene, or Totem, etc and play a video, or mp3(whatever), that i already have saved on my harddrive,

then it "breaks" my sound in the Firefox Browser. i get no more sounds. it still plays. i can still see everything, but no more sound.

i have to log out. then log back in, and then the sounds works again within the Web Browser... but only until i play an mp3/video on my harddrive with kaffiene, etc...

vicous cycle.



is this common?

Or am i alone?

what about trying without using Kaffeine?
Same thing with XMMS for mp3 or totem for movies?
try mp3blaster not in X too.

yes,
but its not neccessarily "kaffiene" thats the problem.

from what i see, its any program that grabs the Audio device module.
it grabs it, but the Web Browser cant grab it back.

Totem, xmms, amoroke, etc. they all use grab ahold of the audio resources, i guess.


Has anyone scene this problem before?

Okay,
i figured part of this out.

like i said, when i have Firefox open, i can see & hear all th multimedia stuff (espn.com, mtv.com, etc)

as soon as i open Kaffiene, totoem, or any othr program that also uses sound,
then my sound goes away from inside Firefox.

So, basically, its like i can only have sound in one application or the other.

So if i close Totem (or whatvere) and try to play multimedia in Firefox again, i still get nothing.

So i have to log out, and then log back in. and THEN, i will have sound again when i open Firefox.

That was my problem.

But i JUST found out if i close FIREFOX again, and then Open Firefox back up, THEN the sound is back. So, no Logout is required. I just have to close Firefox, and then Reopen it to reinitialize the Sound, i guess.

Confused? Probably.

But i am posting this anyway just in case it ever helps anyone else.

Good Night!