mpg123

[Net Llama!]

This is a known 'feature' in KDE, where it takes ownership
of the soundcard, and refuses to relinquish it.

Don't use KDE, and you won't have this problem.

M.W. Chang wrote:
> no. it's not the solution. seems that mpg123 didn't reset the sound card
> after exiting. how could I reset the sound card like xmms?
> 
> m.w.chang wrote:
> 
>>sorry.. the problem goes away after I restart x. I saw some broken pipe
>>errors messages, what XillClient or something..
>>
>>
>>>I just recompiled the mpg123 from source, but it only outputs bursty 
>>>noise when it decodes an MP3 file. However, if I activate XMMS first, 
>>>then it will play the songs properly.

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