Hi, > >PS: I'm now using Redhat 7.2 boxes, and I noticed artsd is started as default. >I don't like this that much because it messes up the correct functioning of >some audio apps. > Hmmm, I see...
> >Eg mplayer AFAIK outputs to OSS (does not support arts output) and while >artsd is running mplayer does not start the video and waits for something. > For the record, mplayer supports alot more audio output formats than OSS, think it uses SDLs if you link against SDL. > >I'm testing on a SB Live card and the driver usually supports more apps >simultaneously. (eg two OSS apps simultaneously works). >So my question is if arts plays with tricks like LD_PRELOADin. > This does not make sense. SB Lives should never suffer from this, atleast all the drivers I've tried (mainly alsa lately) does not block anything. And I don't think Arts does that either... perhaps some strange switch to Arts or the sounddriver? there is also the possibility to use the artsdsp hijacking method, which does LD_PRELOAD tricks I would presume. But the bottom line is, this should not happen, you are not seeing this! ;-D Regards, Robert
