Is there some reason you can't use the xmms-coreaudio package?

On 7 Jun 2008, at 7:12 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> It's not good form to bump stuff, I know, but I'd just like to know if
> any one has any suggestions on this.
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> Greetings all,
>>
>> I have a problem getting XMMS to play sound on my MacBook Pro under
>> Leopard (10.5.2).
>>
>> XMMS launches just fine, and renders fine in X11, but when I  
>> attempt to
>> play an audio file (wav, mp3, ogg) using the ESound Output Plugin,  
>> i get
>> an error dialog showing the following text:
>>
>>
>>    "Couldn't open audio: Please check that:
>>    1.You have the correct output plugin selected
>>    2.No other programs is blocking the soundcard
>>    3.Your soundcard is configured properly "
>>
>>
>> I've installed XMMS 1.2.10 and ESound 0.2.38-1.
>>
>> XMMS is launching from the Apple native X11.app, ( X11.app 2.1.1 -
>> (xorg-server 1.3.0-apple5) )
>>
>> I haven't done any patching to X11 (I'm thinking specifically of the
>> available XQuartz updates from http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/wiki) 
>> ,
>> or any customization. It's out of the box as far as I can readily  
>> tell.
>>
>> I've followed along with the instructions in the Fink FAQ, 9.1,  
>> trying
>> to resolve the no sound problem. Sadly to no avail.
>>
>> It seems to be a semi-common thing for folks to run into difficulty
>> using XMMS on Fink, but for each of the problem threads I've come  
>> across
>> that match my symptom, none of the resolutions seem to fix the issue.
>> For example:
>>
>>    1) I've restarted after installing the XMMS and Esound packages
>>    2) I've recompiled both.
>>    3) I've launched X11.app, and typed the following into XTERM:
>>        bash-3.2$ ps -awx | grep esd
>>           59 ??         0:03.83 /System/Library/CoreServices/ 
>> coreservicesd
>>        56654 ttys009    0:00.00 grep esd
>>
>>        bash-3.2$ /sw/bin/esd &
>>        [1] 56655
>>
>>        bash-3.2$ ps -awx | grep esd
>>           59 ??         0:03.84 /System/Library/CoreServices/ 
>> coreservicesd
>>        56655 ttys009    0:00.08 /sw/bin/esd
>>        56658 ttys009    0:00.00 grep esd
>>
>>        bash-3.2$ /sw/bin/xmms &
>>        [2] 56656
>>
>>    4) I also installed the sndplay 1.1 application from Fink:
>>        $ fink list -i sndplay
>>        Information about 6685 packages read in 0 seconds.
>>         i   sndplay                 1.1-1             Simple CLI  
>> sound
>> player for OS X
>>
>>    The following command does indeed replayed audio perfictly (a cute
>> little maxwell house tune):
>>        $ sndplay /Volumes/Southern/Music/MH.wav
>>
>>    I tried the same thing with XMMS, and got the same error message.
>>    Figured I'd try from the command line, and using the same wav file
>> for consistency.
>>    $ xmms /Volumes/Southern/Music/MH.wav
>>
>> I know i've probably missed something obvious, or at least another  
>> trial
>> to test with, but I've been working on this for most of this Sunday  
>> and
>> I'm crying uncle. If any one has any kindly suggestions for what I  
>> might
>> be able to try next to get XMMS working with ESD, I would greatly
>> appreciate it.
>>
>> Also, I *think* I've covered most of the env. info that would be  
>> useful
>> below. If I've left any thing out, please let me know and I'll be  
>> happy
>> to supply!
>>
>>
>> Enormous Environment Data Dump!!:
>>
>> Fink and Fink-Package environment:
>>
>>    $ fink -V
>>    Package manager version: 0.28.2
>>    Distribution version: selfupdate-rsync Sun May 25 11:56:48 2008,
>> 10.5, i386
>>
>>    Copyright (c) 2001 Christoph Pfisterer
>>    Copyright (c) 2001-2008 The Fink Package Manager Team
>>    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
>>    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
>>    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
>>    GNU General Public License for more details.
>>
>>    $ fink list -i esound
>>    Information about 6685 packages read in 1 seconds.
>>     i   esound                  0.2.38-1          Enlightened Sound  
>> Daemon
>>     i   esound-bin              0.2.38-1          Enlightened Sound  
>> Daemon
>>     i   esound-common           0.2.38-1          Enlightened Sound  
>> Daemon
>>     p   esound-data                               [virtual package]
>>     i   esound-shlibs           0.2.38-1          Enlightened Sound  
>> Daemon
>>
>>    $ esd -v
>>    Esound version 0.2.38
>>
>>    $ fink list -i xmms
>>    Information about 6685 packages read in 1 seconds.
>>     i   xmms                    1.2.10-5          Multimedia player
>> headers and libraries
>>     i   xmms-bin                1.2.10-5          Multimedia player  
>> for
>> the X Window System
>>     i   xmms-shlibs             1.2.10-5          Multimedia player
>> shared libraries
>>
>>    $ xmms -v
>>    xmms 1.2.10
>>
>> MacOS X Hardware and Software environment:
>>
>>    $ system_profiler
>>    Hardware:
>>
>>        Hardware Overview:
>>
>>          Model Name: MacBook Pro
>>          Model Identifier: MacBookPro3,1
>>          Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
>>          Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
>>          Number Of Processors: 1
>>          Total Number Of Cores: 2
>>          L2 Cache: 4 MB
>>          Memory: 4 GB
>>          Bus Speed: 800 MHz
>>          Boot ROM Version: MBP31.0070.B07
>>          SMC Version: 1.16f8
>>          Serial Number: <nuked>
>>          Sudden Motion Sensor:
>>          State: Enabled
>>
>>    Audio (Built In):
>>
>>        Intel High Definition Audio:
>>
>>          Device ID: 0x106B00A0
>>          Audio ID: 44
>>          Available Devices:
>>          Speaker:
>>              Connection: Internal
>>          Headphone:
>>              Connection: Combo
>>          Microphone:
>>              Connection: Internal
>>          Line In:
>>              Connection: Combo
>>          S/P-DIF Out:
>>              Connection: Combo
>>          S/P-DIF In:
>>              Connection: Combo
>>    Software:
>>
>>        System Software Overview:
>>
>>          System Version: Mac OS X 10.5.2 (9C7010)
>>          Kernel Version: Darwin 9.2.2
>>          Boot Volume: Benden
>>          Boot Mode: Normal
>>          Computer Name: Pern
>>          User Name: Yennix (yennix)
>>          Time since boot: 3:52
>>
>>
>> MacOS Audio MIDI Setup:
>>
>>    Audio MIDI Setup --> Audio Devices -->
>>
>>        Default Output: Build-in Output
>>        System Output: Built-in Output
>>
>>        Properties for (Built-in Output)
>>            Audio Output:
>>                Source = Internal Speakers
>>                Format = 44100.0 Hz 2CH-16Bit
>>
>>
>>
>> Fink FAQ 9.1 (I get not sound from XMMS) results:
>>    a) Sound turned up to max
>>
>>    b) Run esdcat:
>>
>>
>>        $ ps -axw | grep esd
>>           59 ??         0:03.23 /System/Library/CoreServices/ 
>> coreservicesd
>>        56526 ttys001    0:00.00 grep esd
>>
>>
>>        $ esdcat /usr/libexec/sandbox-compilerd
>>        opening socket, format = 0x00001021 at 44100 Hz
>>        using device Built-in Output for output:
>>            with sample rate 44100.000000, 2 channels and 32-bit  
>> sample
>>        using device Built-in Microphone for input:
>>            with sample rate 44100.000000, 2 channels and 32-bit  
>> sample
>>        Usage:program_name [address][:port]
>>
>>        $ esd &
>>        [1] 56528
>>
>>
>>        $ ps -axw | grep esd
>>           59 ??         0:03.23 /System/Library/CoreServices/ 
>> coreservicesd
>>        56528 ttys001    0:00.08 esd
>>        56530 ttys001    0:00.00 grep esd
>>
>>
>>        $ esdcat /usr/libexec/sandbox-compilerd
>>        opening socket, format = 0x00001021 at 44100 Hz
>>        using device Built-in Output for output:
>>            with sample rate 44100.000000, 2 channels and 32-bit  
>> sample
>>        using device Built-in Microphone for input:
>>            with sample rate 44100.000000, 2 channels and 32-bit  
>> sample
>>        Usage:program_name [address][:port]
>>
>>
>>    c) .esd permissions results:
>>        $ dirs
>>        /tmp/.esd
>>
>>        $ ls -la
>>        total 0
>>        drwxrwxrwt   3 yennix  wheel  102 25 May 15:49 ./
>>        drwxrwxrwt  13 root    wheel  442 25 May 16:05 ../
>>        srwxrwxrwx   1 yennix  wheel    0 25 May 15:49 socket
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Again, thanks very much for any suggestions any one may have.
>>
>>      James McGoodwin
>>
>>
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