Re: [LAU] old problem: alsa device or resource busy

Hi! Regarding the possibility of opening a device more than once: Yes it's possible, with the correct plugin type (dmix). It doesn't really depend on the age of the application, as long as it supports your current ALSA and opens a PCM-device, instead of a hardware (HW) device. Finding out what grabs your ALSA-device: I'm not sure if this might work, but it's worth a try: lsof (list open files), it should list all files, that are opened by all your processes running. But perhaps the easier solution: ps -ax might be a good starting point. It will print all running processes. If it's too much for one screen: ps -ax | less I hope it helps! Kindest regards Julien -------- Music was my first love and it will be my last (John Miles) ======== FIND MY WEB-PROJECT AT: ======== http://ltsb.sourceforge.net the Linux TextBased Studio guide ======= AND MY PERSONAL PAGES AT: ======= http://www.juliencoder.de