TeamSpeak

[FX]

I have TeamSpeak installed and ET: TrueCombat:Elite mod. If I try to run the two or better if I start TeamSpeak, Elite won't start. I think its a sound driver issue with both programs wanting to use sound. I've done some searching on Google for an answer and from what I see I pretty much have to jump through hoops of fire to get them working together. I just want to know why? I wouldn't have this problem in M$ and I really would rather not use M$, but until Linux can get this straight without being a guru I have no choice!!

 

This is both a "help me" and complain/whine thread.

 

Any help would be nice.

 

FX

[devries]

You don't need to be a guru to solve this :). Your soundcard doesn't do hardware mixing so only one application at a time can use it. You need a software mixer like arts (if you use kde). Start teamspeak and the game from a consoloe with 'artsdsp teamspeak' and 'artsdsp name of game'.

 

Good luck

[iphitus]

Ick, arts is messy.

 

 

http://opensrc.org/alsa/index.php?page=DmixPlugin

 

What's your sound card? there might be a dmix config on this page somewhere.

http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php?page=UserComments

 

The config goes in /etc/asound.conf

 

Try this one:

 

pcm.card0 {
   type hw
   card 0
}

pcm.!default {
       type plug
       slave.pcm "dmixer"

}


pcm.dmixer  {
   type dmix
   ipc_key 1025
   slave {
          pcm "hw:0,0"
          period_time 0
          period_size 4096
          buffer_size 16384 
          periods 128
          rate 44100
   }
   bindings {
          0 0
          1 1
   }
}

 

To make ET use this properly:

 

run this command to start it:

 

export AUDIODEV=default

 

Dont put this in your bashrc or anywhere global, just run it before you run ET - maybe teamspeak too, and things should be cool. Apparently it causes problems with Mozilla and other programs.

 

Edit: This looks usefull too, play with it, play with the above and you will hopefully get a result :)

http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_ALSA_sound_mi...up_dmix_for_OSS

[FX]

Thanks for the tips guys. I haven't had much of a achance to try anything yet. I'll post back when I get some time.

 

FX