Re: problem identified: Flash locking /dev/snd (Re: F11: I keep losing audio)
On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 5:09 AM, Mikkel L. Ellertson mik...@infinity-ltd.com wrote: Colin Brace wrote: Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: Dumb question - are all the applications configured to use PulseAudio? It sounds like Epiphany is using Alsa instead of PA, so it is grabbing the audio all for itself. It is possible this is what is happening, but I have consciously configured Epiphany and/or Flash this way. Maybe I have it reversed about what programs are using Alsa instead of PA. PA locks the sound ports while it is active, but if I remember correctly from past experience, it releases them when it is not playing anything... (I may not have that part correct...) I don't have a solution for this (other than quitting Firefox) but I've had the same problem on two machines on both FC8 and FC11. The former without PulseAudio and the latter with. Same issue. It would be nice to find a solution! /h -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
problem identified: Flash locking /dev/snd (Re: F11: I keep losing audio)
Hi all, I have determined what has been causing audio to fail on my F11 system: Flash locks the sound device and subsequent applications can't output sound. A typical course of events is: first I play a YouTube video in Firefox or Epiphany. Then I try to listen to some tracks in Rhythmbox. The latter simply refuses to output. (This happens as well with VLC etc) In a terminal this is what I see: $ fuser -v /dev/snd/* USERPID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: colin 29931 F...m npviewer.bin or, with epiphany: $ fuser -v /dev/snd/* USERPID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: colin 15623 F...m epiphany killing epiphany or npviewer.bin fixes things; rhythmbox begins playing music as soon as I do this. Does anyone have any ideas on how to keep Flash from *monopolizing* the sound device? I thought these kinds of issues were settled by ALSA/pulseaudio; that is to say, I didn't encounter this behaviour in earlier Fedoras. Thanks. - -- Colin Brace Amsterdam http://lim.nl -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/F11-I-keep-losing-audio-tp3218945p3478074.html Sent from the fedora mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: problem identified: Flash locking /dev/snd (Re: F11: I keep losing audio)
Colin Brace wrote: Hi all, I have determined what has been causing audio to fail on my F11 system: Flash locks the sound device and subsequent applications can't output sound. A typical course of events is: first I play a YouTube video in Firefox or Epiphany. Then I try to listen to some tracks in Rhythmbox. The latter simply refuses to output. (This happens as well with VLC etc) --[ SNIP ]--- killing epiphany or npviewer.bin fixes things; rhythmbox begins playing music as soon as I do this. Does anyone have any ideas on how to keep Flash from *monopolizing* the sound device? I thought these kinds of issues were settled by ALSA/pulseaudio; that is to say, I didn't encounter this behaviour in earlier Fedoras. Dumb question - are all the applications configured to use PulseAudio? It sounds like Epiphany is using Alsa instead of PA, so it is grabbing the audio all for itself. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: problem identified: Flash locking /dev/snd (Re: F11: I keep losing audio)
Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: Dumb question - are all the applications configured to use PulseAudio? It sounds like Epiphany is using Alsa instead of PA, so it is grabbing the audio all for itself. It is possible this is what is happening, but I have consciously configured Epiphany and/or Flash this way. - Colin Brace Amsterdam http://lim.nl -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/F11%3A-I-keep-losing-audio-tp24372482p25068810.html Sent from the Fedora List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Re: problem identified: Flash locking /dev/snd (Re: F11: I keep losing audio)
Colin Brace wrote: Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: Dumb question - are all the applications configured to use PulseAudio? It sounds like Epiphany is using Alsa instead of PA, so it is grabbing the audio all for itself. It is possible this is what is happening, but I have consciously configured Epiphany and/or Flash this way. Maybe I have it reversed about what programs are using Alsa instead of PA. PA locks the sound ports while it is active, but if I remember correctly from past experience, it releases them when it is not playing anything... (I may not have that part correct...) Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
