On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 10:27:14AM -0400, Willie Wong wrote > On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 02:14:48AM -0400, Penguin Lover Walter Dnes squawked: > > [AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: pcm_dmix.c:996:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave > > [AO_ALSA] Playback open error: Device or resource busy > > DVB card number must be between 1 and 4 > > AO: [null] 22050Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample) > > This points to an issue with your alsa configuration/installation. > > > mpg123 doesn't work > > > > [d530][waltdnes][~] mpg123 > > /home/misc/music/pop_standards/Tennessee_Waltz_-_Patti_Page.mp3 > > ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:996:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave > > [alsa.c:146] error: cannot open device default > > [audio.c:517] error: failed to open audio device > > [mpg123.c:709] error: Failed to initialize output, goodbye. > > Same error as above, a problem with alsa.
Another Google search. In addition to a bunch of people with problems, this time around, someone had a solution... http://www.nabble.com/Re%3A--Bug-37649--pulseaudio%2C-REOPENED%3A-ALSA-lib-pcm_dmix.c%3A996%3A%28-snd_pcm_dmix_open%29-unable-to-open-slave-p16659896.html Namely, restart alsasound (as root). /etc/init.d/alsasound restart I've put this in my /etc/conf.d/local.start -- Walter Dnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
