[MPlayer-users] libSDL + ARTS detection.

[Steffen Barszus]

On Friday 13 December 2002 12:37, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> Hi!
>
> Balatoni Denes wrote:
> >[Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> >Hi!
> >
> >Try  sdl:artsc
>
> Well... Neither sdl:artsc, nor sdl:arts works
>
> >Is your sdl compiled with arts support?
>
> I suppose, that yes (from installed libsdl1.2debian-all package
> description):
>  This version of SDL is compiled with X11, aalib, svga and ggi graphics
>  drivers and oss, esound, alsa and arts sound drivers.
>
> Using -ao arts isn't a solution, because it has problems with
> controlling the volume.
> Killing /stopping artsd isn't IMHO right method to solve problems.
>
> >Denes
> >
> >On 2002. december 12. 23:42, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote
> >
> >>[Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> >>Hi.
> >>
> >>Balatoni Denes wrote:
> >>>There is arts driver for sdl, maybe try -ao sdl:ar
> >>
> >>No. I tried that, before questioning :(.
> >>
> >>>Maybe it is using oss, and just waits until arts leaves /dev/dsp alone.
> >>
> >>Yes, it waits until artsd suspends and leaves /dev/dsp.
> >>
> >>>But I might be wrong.
> >>>
> >>>bye
> >>>Denes
> >>>
> >>>>Well... I said, that I'm using arts sound daemon, not esd,nas,etc...
> >>
> >>And I _really know_, that I'm using only arts daemon, which outputs
> >>directly to sound devices.
>
> Anyway thanks 2 all for your tries...
>
> Dmitry.


Try to decrease the idle time of artsd to 3-5 sec. This should help in most 
cases. However, artsd sucks. I'd killed him before playing anything ...

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