[Sound] RH 7.2 + Intel 82801AA

[Mark Palatucci <markmp copera com>]

Hello,

I am running 7.2, 2.4.18, with an "Intel Corporation 82801AA AC'97
Audio (rev 02)" audio device. I am also using KDE. Machine is a DELL
Precision 220.

>From a kde shell, if I do "play somesound.wav", I hear the sound and
get the msg:
sox: Sound card appears to only support singled word
samples. Overriding format
sox: Sound card appears to only support 2 channels.  Overriding format

I'm not sure what causes this msg but that's not what I'm actually
concerned with. If KDE makes any sound, like the beep I get after
hitting backspace on an empty shell command line - then audio no
longer works. If I do "play somesound.wav" after KDE beeps, then I
don't hear anything and get the msg:

sox: Can't open output file '/dev/dsp': Device or resource busy


If I wait about a minute or two, then it will work again.


Is there anything I can do about this problem? It is really
frustrating.


Thanks,
-Mark