[linux-audio-dev] Re: have to restart jack between ecasound sessions

[Eric Dantan Rzewnicki]

I've installed linux 2.6.3 and continue to see the same issue.

If I have time tomorrow or over the weekend I'll build ecasound_debug 
and see if it gives any more clues.

-ERic Rz.

Eric Dantan Rzewnicki wrote:
> I'm starting jack via jackstart like this:
> jackstart -v -R -d alsa -d ice1712 -r 44100 -p 64 -n 2
> 
> I can run ecasound in many ways (different chain settups, via ecaplay, 
> wav or ogg input, etc.) one time only. If I try to run another ecasound 
> session without restarting jack the second ecasound exits like this:
> 
> audiobox:~$ ecaplay /mnt/audio/in_progress/guitar_mix/s2004-0217-2242.ogg
> 
> ***********************************************************************
> * Message from libecasoundc:
> *
> * 'ECASOUND' environment variable not set. Using the default value
> * value 'ECASOUND=ecasound'.
> ***********************************************************************
> 
> (ecaplay) Playing file 
> '/mnt/audio/in_progress/guitar_mix/s2004-0217-2242.ogg'.
> exiting...
> 
> It doesn't return ... just hangs like that until I ctrl-c it. If I 
> strace the ecaplay it's waiting for ecasound:
> 
> audiobox:~# strace -p 450
> Process 450 attached - interrupt to quit
> waitpid(451,  <unfinished ...>
> Process 450 detached
> 
> which is stuck in a futex():