On Tue, Aug 31, 1999 at 11:32:46AM +0200, Bruno Boettcher wrote: > Hello, > > i just want to make some tests with the mbrola package which needs access to > the /dev/dsp device, but gnome blocks it. > > Which entity of gnome does this, and is there a way to remove the control of > gnome over this device temporarily?
How do you know that it's gnome? I think it should be esound that gnome is using. you could use $esdctl standby and $esdctl resume to release/cause /dev/(audio|dsp|mixer) But if you start esound with $esd -terminate -nobeeps -as 2 It should let other program use sound device within 2 seconds after it finish using sound device. Cheers, Chanop -- ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------. | Chanop Silpa-Anan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | | Australian National University | | Tel. +61 2 6279 8826, +61 2 6279 8837 (office hour) | | +61 2 6249 5240 (home +voice mail) | | Debian GNU Hurd PGP available upon request | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------'
