I'm not an Ubuntu user, I use Sidux and came accross this page by accident, but as they are both Debian and the symptoms are the same this might work for a temporary fix:
sudo lsof | grep /dev/snd This should just list artsd. Kill it and run your sound app straight after. Once your program has exited artsd is restarted and your program won't have sound again. I know this isn't the answer but, if it does on Ubuntu what it does for my Sidux then, maybe somebody with a bit more knowledge can do something with it. -- /dev/dsp busy, but no program using it https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/76876 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
