Evening Harshal,
depends which kernel and driver you using. Make sure you upgrade your kernel to 2.6, which has Advanced Linux Sound Architecture in lieu of the older sound system. It is completely thread and SMP-safe.
and so as 2.6, with AIO ;)
Animesh.
Harshal p.harshal@gmail.com wrote: hi, is there a way i can use a device blocked by one program, if required by another prog.? the situation is like this, i am running skype on linux and at the same time i want to play xmms for some songs, (i can do it in windows, skype and winamp together so i hear the person as well as some music in backgrond.)
to my knowledge i dont think its possible in linux, but just wanting to wish the i am wrong ;-)
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