[techtalk] Slack 8 & Realplayer 8 problem

[Telsa Gwynne]

On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 02:57:10PM -0400 or thereabouts, Jennifer Davis wrote:
> I've been on this list for a week or so now and I haven't written anything
> yet (sorry!).

:) 

> I just purged my Slackware 7.0 and replaced it with Slackware 8.0.  It has
> been my easiest install ever of Slackware, not that installing it is
> terribly difficult.  I installed Realplayer 8, the one that I have used on
> Slackware 7.0.  I thought I configured my sound properties
> properly.  Sound works as both root and regular user.  However, for some
> reason, I can't get it to play sounds.  I get the following message:
> 
> Cannot open the audio device.  Another application may be using it.
> 
> Nothing else that I am aware of is using the sound card at that time. 

lsof might say what has it open? 

At a guess, since you mention Gnome, I would wonder about esd. 

Telsa