Re: [Xlog-discussion] Re: Xlog-discussion Digest, Vol 72, Issue 2

[Jan Ditzian]

On 01/03/2010 01:25 AM, Pierfrancesco Caci wrote:
>      Jan>  Here is the error message I get with gMFSK:
>
>      Jan>  sound_open_for_write: opensnd: open: /dev/dsp: Device or
>      Jan>  resource busy
>
> Something else is using the sound device. One such else can
> surprisingly be firefox: if you visit a flash site with audio
> (youtube, for example), the flash plugin will grab your soundcard and
> will not release it until you close firefox. Closing the tab or the
> window will not suffice, you have to close firefox at all.
>
>    

I thank all for the responses.  Fldigi seems to work when gMFSK does 
not.  I have already tried shutting down everything but gMFSK (I think), 
and it still did not work.  My latest wrinkle is that the T/R switch on 
my Omni has gone out, so I have no amp, and that is my next project.  
However, I will try one more thing soon.  I will reboot, and try gMFSK 
as the first program after getting back into Linux.  I strongly suspect 
that it will give me the same error message, but we shall see.

73,

Jan, KX2A