xmms hanging.

saturn_vk · 03-16-2003, 11:45 AM

one of my machines is a slack 8.1 machine with an onboard sound. that's why i have compiled the kernel with a via82cxxx_audio module and the ac97_codec module. they load fine, however, when i run xmms, and try to play an mp3, it just hangs. it doesnt give any error messages, just hangs.

why is it doing that?

MasterC · 03-16-2003, 11:48 AM

which wm? check permissions on /dev/dsp and also look at the output device in preferences and make sure it's pointing to /dev/dsp

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saturn_vk · 03-16-2003, 03:18 PM

im root, so i should have the permissions

and i personally set it to /dev/dsp before i came to the forum.

btw, when i am in the console (not thru the X) i can hear sound from the speakers, like when you hit tab to fill a word and such.

MasterC · 03-16-2003, 04:43 PM

Sound from the speakers, like what? just a humm? Check your mixer and make sure line in and mic are muted. Try other players like mpg123 and mp3blaster to see if it's just xmms.

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saturn_vk · 03-17-2003, 03:54 PM

now they are definetely sounds, like the ones from a pc speaker only going thru the sound card.

and xmms definetely hangs, it's not just muted. and also amp hangs too

chrismiceli · 03-17-2003, 04:27 PM

yeah, this happens to me, the only way to BYPASS it is to only click the song twice and wait, before it hangs, it hangs on me if i click it again. i don't know what is wrong. hope that helps.