I'm using the 2.0.1.1-0ubuntu1~ppa1 amarok package for intrepid, but am
seeing exactly the same problem. Phonon is already set up to use
Pulseaudio. Interestingly, I have a laptop with exactly the same package
versions and it works flawlessly through pulse.
Any ideas?
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[jaunty] Amarok crashes
Please change phonon to use pulseaudio (kcmshell4 kcm_phonon). This
should fix that problem :)
When you started your session pulse probably didn't obtain complete
hardware lock yet. After some time (using some apps) it will and then
prevent Amarok (and it's audio subsystem) to access the audio har
I use Pulseadio. My sound card does have hardware mixing. I haven't
noticed any relationship with other applications, IIRC this happened
with just Amarok open.
But it always happens the same time: The first time I run Amarok in a
session everything works correctly, but if I close it then it alway
quote "seems like his soundcard can't do hw mxing and he doesn't have
dmix working and phonon freaks out when it can't get an audio device"
Do you by any chance use pulseaudio? or have it installed? or is there
any pattern to that issue (like open applications for example)?
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