XMMS stops after each track

amasidlover · Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2003 10:15 am Post subject: XMMS stops after each track

The title says it all really. It doesn't hang it just stops, pressing pause pr play allows it to carry on.

Is there a setting which controls this behaviour? I've tried switching playlist advance on and off and it makes no apparent difference. This has only happened since I updated my system to the latest versions of everything earlier this week.

Any clues would be much appreciated.

Alex

Vann · Guru Joined: 04 Aug 2002 Posts: 357

Perhaps you should uncheck "No Playlist Advance"

Click on the upper left-hand corner, then go to options, then unclick it. Or just hit CTRL+N

amasidlover · Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2003 2:43 pm Post subject:

I get the same behaviour with no playlist advance checked and unchecked.

-=Blade=- · Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 2:22 am Post subject:

I've heard of this problem before (Read this thread - warning it's anti-linux:) and heard nothing of heart ache.

I guess you can try and remove the ~homdir/.xmms directory and try that.

Not sure what else diagnostic stuff you can try though...

What drivers are you using? Using any plugins like MAD?

ananse · n00b Joined: 28 Feb 2003 Posts: 16

if you're using oss or alsa with xmms, you should try the esd daemon. It worked for me. Configure xmms to use the eSound Output Plugin in your preferences.

good luck

_Edulix · n00b Joined: 09 Dec 2002 Posts: 68

I've got the same problem, and the anase solution (that is to ue esd) funcitoned, but the problem is that when I use esd and I'm p.e. compiling, the sound stops for little time, but several times (do you understand ?

).

amasidlover · Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 8:47 am Post subject:

OK, I've tried deleting my .xmms directory and using esd (including changing the setting XMMS to use ESD and not alsa). Still no luck.

Anyway, I've switched to Zinf for the moment...

pinr · Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2003 3:38 am Post subject:

I had this same problem when using the oss plugin. If you are using kde you can use the arts plugin if you are using alsa I recomend the alsa plugin but go to xmms -> options -> audio i/o plugins select alsa output plugin then configure -> advanced settings tab and disable the Mmap mode or the alsa plugin may crash. I think you will find the alsa plugin has better sound output than esd

sessionID · Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2003 11:03 am Post subject:

Not sure if this is related, but I only have one playlist that does not advance in xmms, and it's in windows format (I mean the line terminations are different on unix/win - so I'm talkin' about the playlist file).

amasidlover · Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2003 11:09 am Post subject:

I have emptyed the playlist and added all the files in the directory without any change in the behaviour

hook · Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2003 12:35 pm Post subject:

this may sound a bit wierd, but try it anyway...

why don't you emerge crossfader and enable it (set it to 5sec or so) ...a friend of mine had a similar (or maybe even the same) problem and it worked

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amasidlover · Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2003 9:42 am Post subject:

Bizarrely that appears to have worked, although I have just had Soundgarden's rusty cage mixed with Copeland's Hoe Down which was wierd to say the least...