[Gllug] RealPlayer and "Cannot open audio device" error

[Simon Stewart]

On Mon, Jan 28, 2002 at 05:28:05PM +0000, Stephen Harker wrote:
> On Monday 28 January 2002 10:03, you wrote:
> > RealPlayer has started to give an
> >
> > 'Cannot open the audio device. Another application may be using
> > it.'
> >
> > error.  This is after a reset. The only thing that I can think of
> > causing some lock is that another logged in use may have tried to
> > access RealPlayer from  their account.
> >
> > How do I search for this 'other application'?
> If you are in KDE, it may have started the artsd (ARTS sound daemon) 
> which ties up /dev/dsp. Either switch off artsd (manually or from 
> inside KDE setup) or use the soundwrapper program (I think) to launch 
> realplayer. HTH

artsdsp is the name of the program that I've only ever seen used.

Cheers,

Simon

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