In edgy knot 3, Epiphany uses /dev/dsp, despite global sound settings or FIREFOX_DSP setting in /etc/firefox/firefoxrc
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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epiphany-browser (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Low
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Ubuntu Desktop Bugs |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: epiphany-browser
Epiphany uses /dev/dsp directly instead of the settings specified in Preferences->Sound, or, like Firefox, in the FIREFOX_DSP setting in /etc/firefox/
To reproduce:
1. Open epiphany, go to some web page that uses sound, e.g., your gmail account at http://
2. Try to play music, e.g., with mplayer
mplayer reports, among other things: /dev/dsp: device or resource busy
Also issue the command lsof /dev/dsp, and epiphany will appear as the culprit.
I did not have this problem in Dapper or Breezy. I have tried changing the gstreamer settings, as well as the firefoxrc file, to no avail. The only thing that worked was installing alsa-oss, and running epiphany under the `aoss' wrapper.
Thanks for your bug. Do you have the issue using firefox?