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On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 the mental interface of Sean told: > Package: alsa-base > Version: 1.0.14-2 > Severity: grave Not really grave;) > Justification: renders package unusable Thousnds of users are happy with alsa 1.0.14! > After upgrading my kernel from 2.6.18-4 to 2.6.21 (now 2.6.22), > I noticed mplayer stoped playing video files, and stalled immediately > after opening. I filed a bug report with mplayer (bug #445731). I later > learned that the problem was not mplayer specific; any application that > attempted to work with alsa stalled (including the gnome sound system). > I tired building modules for alsa using module-assistant, and it > appeared to work. However, I think it only appeared to work because > it cause alsa to reload. After the system rebooted alsa still had the > same problem. When the system is started, to prevent applications > that work with alsa from stalling, I have to run > /etc/init.d/alsa force-reload. This allows sound to start working again. > > However, once sound is working again, if I try to play a movie file, > mplayer works for a few seconds and stalls (as it did before alsa was > reloaded). I tried this with totem, and, though it didn't stall, sound > suddenly cut out. So, alsa starts working after the reload, but then > stops again. If I try playing the file yet again, it will still play > (without locking up immediately), but it still locks up later. I have > tried reinstalling the alsa-base and alsa-utils packages, but > nothing has worked so far. Did you try to play audiofiles with xmms or whatever is your favourit? Mine is moc ;) If you only upgraded the kernel it should be a kernel issue then? Please send output from: $ cat /etc/modules $ lsmod | grep snd Elimar -- On the keyboard of life you have always to keep a finger at the escape key;-) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]