Re: Help with starting Totem

From: [KS] (lists04_at_fastmail.fm)
Date: 09/14/05

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    Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 11:45:39 -0400
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    Seeker5528 wrote:
    > On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 20:01:03 -0400
    > "[KS]" <lists04@fastmail.fm> wrote:
    >
    >
    >
    >>lsof doesn't give me anything :(
    >>~# lsof /dev/dsp
    >>~#
    >>
    >>Any other pointers?
    >
    >
    > Are you using totem-gstreamer or totem-xine
    > Are you using alsa drivers?
    >
    > If you don't know then open a terminal window and type:
    >
    > dpkg -l totem*
    >
    > : you should see 'ii' to the left of one of these packages indicating it
    > is the installed version.
    >
    > If you don't know what audio driver you are using then in a terminal
    > window type:
    >
    > lsmod | grep snd
    >
    > : if this results in several lines of text with snd- in them then you
    > are using the alsa driver.
    >
    > If you are using totem-gstreamer and alsa, make sure the gstreamer-alsa
    > plugin is installed then in a terminal window and type:
    >
    > gstreamer-properties
    >
    > : and select the alsa output option and see if that makes a difference.
    >
    > If you are running totem-xine then try running xine to see if it has the
    > same issue, if it does try fixing the issue there.
    >
    > Later, Seeker
    >

    I was using totem-gstreamer and the changing gstreamer-properties didn't
    make any difference. I was advised in the #debian-women irc channel to
    use totem-xine as gstreamer was a resource hog. I tried totem-xine and
    it works perfectly now.

    Thanks,
    /KS 

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