19 Nov
2003
19 Nov
'03
8:57 p.m.
I'm using a custom 2.4.20 kernel with a mixed testing/unstable version of Debian (based on Woody).
Everything works great except for those programs that try and directly address the /dev/dsp device (which includes esd).
It's OK while one program is doing this but the 2nd and subsequent tasks just hang until the device becomes free.
99.9% of the time this is not a problem just an irritation.
However it does annoy me that if I load up, say, Doom, I have to remember to kill esd or Doom hangs. Also means that I can't have music and sound effects.
I've googled myself to a standstill trying to figure out if I can resolve this or just have to live with it.
Has anyone else had this problem and fixed it?
Keith