help me - xmms needs 1 minute to start playing mp3s

Miike · n00b Joined: 06 Dec 2003 Posts: 50

When I want to start playing a song in xmms for the first time after reboot it needs like
one minute to start playing.

I have a K7N2 delta botherboard with onboard soundcard.
I am using alsa and the snd-intel8x0 sound module.

The problem is not happening when I am doing the same with Kaboodle.

Whats wrong with my system ?
Thanks.

SZwarts · Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2003 8:27 am Post subject:

Probably your soundcard is still in use. For example when you use KDE, The KDE soundsystem probably is still using it. If you use something else probably the same problem.
I had the same problem in KDE, till I deactivated the sound system in KDE. This means that KDE isn't making sound at all anymore, (don't need it) but the soundcard is ready.
So either you have to make you soundcard free, or you have to force XMMS to use the sound system which is using the soundcard.
If you have something else than KDE, my best guess is one of the programs started is using it.
Just figure out which one...

Miike · n00b Joined: 06 Dec 2003 Posts: 50

Thanks for the answer SZwarts.
But how can it be possible that

neuron · Advocate Joined: 28 May 2002 Posts: 2371

could be diffrent output used, try to emerge alsa-xmms (or xmms-alsa, I can never remember).

also, if your using alsa, try removing /etc/asound.state and recreating it.

Miike · n00b Joined: 06 Dec 2003 Posts: 50

I emerged that xmms alsa plugin and set
Options --> Preferences --> Output Plugin: ALSA 0.9 output plugin [libALSA.so]

Still have the same problem ... hehe

kamilian · Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2003 12:30 pm Post subject:

My guess would be that you have the aRts sound server running with default settings to autosuspend if idle for 60 seconds (Control Panel -> Sound and Multimedia -> Sound System). Hence aRts has the sound device until it's autosuspended at which time XMMS can gain access, whether XMMS is using OSS or ALSA plugins.

The reason Kaboodle doesn't pause is because it's a part of kdemultimedia (from what I could see) and would default to use aRts, since that's the default KDE sound server.

A couple of options:

You could stop using aRts and leave xmms alone, would probably stop sounds in KDE (and Kaboodle).

You could emerge xmms-arts and use that plugin so XMMS outputs to aRts.

You could start xmms with the command "artsdsp xmms" (may need to set the output plugin in XMMS to OSS).
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Miike · n00b Joined: 06 Dec 2003 Posts: 50

kamilian · Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2003 5:08 pm Post subject: