On Tue, 11 Dec 2001 05:18:00 +0800 ephemeron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Running 0.9+0beta9 on linux kernel 2.4.16, with a YMFPCI card, I can > play back sound files and hear videos, etc., using common programs like > XMMS and Xine. However this is only true if I select OSS as the audio > driver. None of the programs would work if I specifically invoked alsa > (in xine, for example, by typing "xine -A alsa09"). Since this behavior > affects several other programs, I am convinced this is an alsa > configuration problem. > > Interestingly also, I can't get any of the alsa utitlites, except for > alsamixer, to work. I typically get the following error using aplay > (using various combinations of options). > > $ aplay Nelly_Furtado_-_Like_a_Bird.wav > ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:598:(snd_pcm_hw_open) SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_PVERSION > failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device > aplay: main:445: audio open error: Inappropriate ioctl for device > > Any ideas? Yes, I think you need a newer ALSA version with 2.4.14+ kernels. See the home page http://www.alsa-project.org/, I think it's also true for the 0.9beta series kernels. -Frans _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
