Newsgroups:  gmane.linux.debian.user
Date:        Tue, 09 Nov 2004 01:16:43 -0700

> i use sid 2.4.27 and gnome for desktop.
> recently if i want xmms play my mp3s, i have to kill
> esd first.... :-(

Try opening the XMMS preferences and at the bottom of the "Audio I/O Plugins" tab, where it says "Output Plugin", select "eSound Output Plugin".

> seem that alsa and esd use the same resource

ESD is using ALSA. ALSA is using /dev/dsp, so XMMS can't also use it directly. Tell XMMS to use ESD and then all your GNOME applications can share.

Jules Dubois