[SOLVED] Playing music with xmms doesn't work on another user

wtx · 2014-10-15 05:15:53

Hello,

I have got some problem with playing music with xmms application (under X11) using ALSA driver. While the playing is on and I switch from X11 to VT where I'm logged as another user the music stops playing. Seems like this is a feature of ALSA driver - because the OSS sound driver works fine independently of user.

Can it be somehow turned off?

Last edited by wtx (2014-10-18 05:03:23)

drcouzelis · 2014-10-15 12:29:01

According to this thread, try adding the user to the "audio" group. Does that help?

...also, XMMS? Really?? It's a six year old GTK+ 1 application! Reminds me of the current official FreeBSD documentation:

A popular graphical MP3 player is XMMS.

Made me smile. I'm not sure what their definition of "popular" is, but I bet XMMS flies on a modern computer!

wtx · 2014-10-16 04:48:34

Yes, really - I use xmms since it appeared in '90s. I like it - works fine. It allows me to switch from ALSA to OSS driver which in this case works better.
I tried also similar QMMP app but it doesn't provide OSS as output driver.

Concerning adding user to audio group - unfortunately it didn't help. Still the same.
OK, as far as I can use xmms::oss I think I can treat this problem as solved.

Last edited by wtx (2014-10-16 04:52:26)

phw · 2014-10-16 07:48:04

Could it be that there is pulse audio active somehow and the ALSA driver outputs via the pulse audio compatibility layer? Because the pulse audio server is by default per user it can have this effect and switching from X to the terminal stops the audio output.

I used to like XMMS quite a lot back in the days. But at some point the Winamp style UI just didn't do it for me anymore. But great to see it's still in use. That's really awesome about open source: As long as there is some interest the software lives on.

Radioactiveman · 2014-10-16 11:11:10

wtx wrote:

I tried also similar QMMP app but it doesn't provide OSS as output driver.

Have you tried Audacious?
It has an OSS4 output plugin but you have to rebuild "audacious-plugins"
because the Arch package does not enable it.

drcouzelis · 2014-10-16 11:22:16

wtx wrote:

I use xmms since it appeared in '90s. I like it - works fine.

Sounds good! I'm a big supporter of "use what works for you".

...on that note, I've been considering switching to OSS for some time, although I've never had a reason since I haven't had any problem with ALSA. I guess I just kinda wish Linux would switch back to OSS as being the default.

Last edited by drcouzelis (2014-10-16 11:23:29)

wtx · 2014-10-16 11:49:38

Radioactiveman wrote:

wtx wrote:
I tried also similar QMMP app but it doesn't provide OSS as output driver.
Have you tried Audacious?
It has an OSS4 output plugin but you have to rebuild "audacious-plugins"
because the Arch package does not enable it.

Not yet, but I'll try it.

wtx · 2014-10-17 03:36:23

Ok, I rebuild audacious-git and audacious-plugins-git and it is working fine, however I got OSS3 and not OSS4. But this is not a problem for me. The most important thing is that it provide look and feel like xmms and works when I switch to another user's VT
Thank you

Radioactiveman · 2014-10-17 11:32:38

Glad to help, although I would use the stable version.
This way you can install "audacious" from [extra] and just rebuild "audacious-plugins" with OSS support.
If you have OSS installed, it should be recognized automatically.

Last edited by Radioactiveman (2014-10-17 14:23:11)

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[SOLVED] Playing music with xmms doesn't work on another user

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