99% of my sound issues are resolved by: sudo aptitude purge pulseaudio
(the remaining 1% tends to be some do-once-and-forget-forever-tweak in alsa config files) On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 5:51 PM, Jude DaShiell <jdash...@panix.com> wrote: > Pulseaudio is needed for sound to the same level as a fish needs a > bicycle.On Tue, 28 Feb 2017, Hans wrote: > >> Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 12:32:30 >> From: Hans <hans.ullr...@loop.de> >> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >> Subject: Re: No sound >> Resent-Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 17:32:56 +0000 (UTC) >> Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org >> >> >> Am Dienstag, 28. Februar 2017, 15:27:46 CET schrieb Rodolfo Medina: >> Hi Rodolfo, >> >> I am not sure, but it looks like you need pulseaudio for sound. Did you >> install the pulseaudio package? >> >> Pulseaudio is the next generation audiodriver and uses alsa as well. >> >> Hope it helps. Good luck! >> >> Hans >>> >>> Please help with no sound issue. I installed the following packages: >>> >>> alsa-oss alsa-tools alsa-tools-gui alsa-utils alsamixergui >>> gstreamer1.0-alsa libalsaplayer0 libasound2 libasound2-data >>> libasound2-dev >>> libasound2-plugins libsox-fmt-alsa python-alsaaudio >>> >>> , then ran alsamixer and unmuted all volumes, but still: >>> >>> $ mplayer * >>> MPlayer 1.3.0 (Debian), built with gcc-6.2.1 (C) 2000-2016 MPlayer Team >>> do_connect: could not connect to socket >>> connect: No such file or directory >>> Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote >>> control. >>> >>> Playing 21-apr-2011.flv. >>> libavformat version 57.56.101 (external) >>> Mismatching header version 57.56.100 >>> libavformat file format detected. >>> [mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2 @ 0x7f4b77ce5d00]Protocol name not provided, >>> cannot >>> determine if input is local or a network protocol, buffers and access >>> patterns cannot be configured optimally without knowing the protocol >>> [lavf] >>> stream 0: video (h264), -vid 0 >>> [lavf] stream 1: audio (aac), -aid 0, -alang und >>> VIDEO: [H264] 400x300 24bpp 30.000 fps 512.0 kbps (62.5 kbyte/s) >>> >>> ========================================================================== >>> Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family >>> libavcodec version 57.64.101 (external) >>> Selected video codec: [ffh264] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg H.264) >>> >>> ========================================================================== >>> Clip info: >>> major_brand: FACE >>> minor_version: 1337 >>> compatible_brands: isomavc1FACE >>> creation_time: 2011-04-21T22:58:18.000000Z >>> Load subtitles in ./ >>> >>> ========================================================================== >>> Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders >>> AUDIO: 22050 Hz, 1 ch, floatle, 36.8 kbit/5.21% (ratio: 4596->88200) >>> Selected audio codec: [ffaac] afm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg AAC (MPEG-2/MPEG-4 >>> Audio)) >>> >>> ========================================================================== >>> AO: [pulse] Init failed: Connection refused >>> Failed to initialize audio driver 'pulse' >>> [AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: pcm_hw.c:1602:(snd_pcm_hw_open) open >>> '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p' >>> failed (-2): No such file or directory [AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: >>> pcm_dmix.c:1052:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave [AO_ALSA] >>> Playback >>> open error: No such file or directory >>> Failed to initialize audio driver 'alsa' >>> [AO SDL] Samplerate: 22050Hz Channels: Mono Format floatle >>> [AO SDL] using aalib audio driver. >>> [AO SDL] Unsupported audio format: 0x1d. >>> [AO SDL] Unable to open audio: No available audio device >>> Failed to initialize audio driver 'sdl:aalib' >>> Could not open/initialize audio device -> no sound. >>> Audio: no sound >>> Starting playback... >>> Movie-Aspect is undefined - no prescaling applied. >>> VO: [vdpau] 400x300 => 400x300 Planar YV12 >>> V: 2.7 0/ 0 9% 3% 0.0% 0 0 >>> >>> Exiting... (Quit) >>> >>> >>> Thanks for any help, >>> >>> Rodolfo >> >> >> >> > > -- > -- darkestkhan ------------------------------------------ Feel free to CC me. jid: darkestk...@gmail.com May The Source be with You.
