[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#428454: Bug#428454: libasound2: no sound output with 1.0.14-1

[Elimar Riesebieter]

On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 the mental interface of
Tino Keitel told:

> Package: libasound2
> Version: 1.0.13-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I upgraded from 1.0.13-1 to 1.0.14-1 today and no ALSA application was able
> to do any sound output. mplayer -ao oss still worked.
> 
> Here is the error message from mplayer:
> 
> [AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: pcm_hw.c:1242:(snd_pcm_hw_open) open /dev/snd/pcmC0D2p
> failed: No such file or directory
> [AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: pcm_dmix.c:864:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
> [AO_ALSA] Playback open error: No such file or directory
> Could not open/initialize audio device -> no sound.

Please test the following as root:

# rm /var/lib/alsa/asound.state && /etc/init.d/alsa reload \
  && /etc/init.d/alsa-utils restart

Check your mixer settings (none either Master nor PCM has to be
muted).

Try sound app again.

Elimar


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