Re: [gentoo-user] another strange alsa problem [SOLVED]
On 12/7/06, Matthias Langer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Thu, 2006-12-07 at 11:24 -0700, Richard Fish wrote: thanks for your answer that would have been very, very helpful if i hadn't already fixed this problem [1] ;-) Yeah I saw that, but only after I responded. I blame both gmail, for treating messages with different subjects as different threads (so adding "SOLVED" caused a different thread to appear in my inbox, that I didn't read until later), and myself, for using gmail. :-P -Richard -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] another strange alsa problem [SOLVED]
On Thu, 2006-12-07 at 11:24 -0700, Richard Fish wrote: > On 12/7/06, Matthias Langer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > alsa-init: using device default > > alsa-lib: pcm_dmix.c:914:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave > > alsa-init: playback open error: Invalid argument > > Could not open/initialize audio device -> no sound. > > This indicates a configuration error. The default device is > apparently the dmix plugin, but it is misconfigured to open a slave > device that doesn't exist. > > > Now the funny thing is, that the same works as root; so i guess that > > some permissions are not set correctly > > Maybe root doesn't have a ~/.asoundrc, and your regular user account does? > > -Richard thanks for your answer that would have been very, very helpful if i hadn't already fixed this problem [1] ;-) Matthias [1]: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/cutoff=175354 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] another strange alsa problem [SOLVED]
On Thu, 2006-12-07 at 13:18 +0100, Matthias Langer wrote: > I'm using alsa for years now and it has always been fine; especially it > has always been possible without any problems to have multiple apps > running that access the sound card. For example i could start audacious > to play some music and to totem and watch a movie _with_ sound; or play > some music and start a game etc. Yesterday, i noticed, that this is > no longer possible: For example, if i try to play a mp3 in gmplayer > while running audacious i get: > > alsa-init: using device default > alsa-lib: pcm_dmix.c:914:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave > alsa-init: playback open error: Invalid argument > Could not open/initialize audio device -> no sound. > well, it finally turned out that this problems where related to an ~/.asoundrc that has been created by some strange program. removing that file made alsa happy again ... -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
