Bug#220843: rhythmbox: Takes a long time (~2 sec) to start playing a file

[Jeroen van der Vegt]

Hello all,

I had the same problem on my laptop which also uses the snd_intel8x0 module o=
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kernel 2.6.1. I used Sebastien's hint to run 'gstreamer-properties'. Looks
like a very nice little program!

Selecting Alsa doesn't work however. If I press the test button, I do see a
bar moving from left to right and back, but I don't hear anything.
Using the OSS output (I have the OSS-compatibility modules loaded), I do get
the test sound (I think: is it supposed to be an annoying continuues  Star
Wars-like laser beam beep?). There still is the two-second delay however.
Selecting ESD output gives me almost the same sound, but a little higher. I
suppose this is due to the fact that my sound card only accepts 48000Hz sound=
.
The conversion is wrong for either OSS or ESD I suppose. To good thing about
ESD is that there is no more delay in playing!

Though this is a functioning solution, I suppose all these layers of software
cause some unneccesary overhead:=20

Sound program  <-->  ESD  <-->  OSS  <--> OSS-to-ALSA conversion <--> ALSA
drivers.

Hope this gives someone a clue what's wrong. But thanks for the hint!


Regards,

Jeroen.