[mythtv-users] ERROR: something is currently using /dev/dsp

Thomas J. Powell, PE tpowell at tjp.com
Tue Jul 1 21:05:11 EDT 2003


I experience this problem as well.  I looked at the KDE website and it does
not go into much detail on how to disable ARTS.  Can you provide some
guidance or do youknow of a URL that would help?

Thanks

-----Original Message-----
From: mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net]On Behalf Of mojo
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 19:29
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] ERROR: something is currently using /dev/dsp

if you use KDE turn off ARTS... some things dont jive well with arts..
xmms for example...

i think i had that issue once.

Sean

Gennady Yakubovich wrote:
> Hi List.
>
> This error I got every time I am trying to watch live TV or to manually
> record something.
>
> I real, seems, /dev/dsp is not used by anyone (at least  /usr/sbin/lsof
> | grep /dev/dsp shows nothing)
>
> Xawtv works well.
>
> What might be my problem?
>
> Thanks.



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