Bug#566634: libopenal1: pulseaudio deadlocks with latest version

[Michael Gilbert]

reassign 566634 libopenal1
found 566634 1.10.622-1
retitle 566634 libopenal1: pulseaudio deadlocks with latest version of openal
forwarded http://www.mail-archive.com/pulseaudio-discuss@mail.0pointer.de/msg05595.html
thanks

On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:36:25 +0100 Patrick Matthäi wrote:

> Package: alien-arena
> Version: 7.33-1
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable
> 
> Hello,
> 
> after upgrading to 7.33-1 it fails to start here:
> 
> me at exez:~$ alien-arena
> using /home/me/.config/alien-arena/data1/ for writing
> using /home/me/.config/alien-arena/arena/ for writing
> execing default.cfg
> bind <key> [command] : attach a command to a key
> Unknown command "wave 4"
> couldn't exec config.cfg
> Console initialized.
> 
> ------- sound initialization -------
> ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1010:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
> ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1010:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
> AL lib: alsa.c:486: Could not open playback device 'default': Device or resource busy
> AL lib: oss.c:168: Could not open /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy
> AL lib: portaudio.c:196: Pa_OpenStream() returned an error: Invalid device
> AL lib: pulseaudio.c:382: Context did not get ready: Connection refused

this appears to be an incompatibility between the latest version of openal
and pulseaudio; thus i am reassigning to openal.

in the meantime, a solution is to downgrade openal or to remove libpulse0.

mike

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