[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#586150: Bug#586150: alsa-lib: confmisc.c:768:(parse_card) cannot find card '0'

[Elimar Riesebieter]

reassign 564856 libasound2
severity 586150 minor
tags 586150 wontfix
merge 586150 564856
thanks

* Tuco [100616 22:52 +0200]
> Package: libasound2
> Version: 1.0.23-1
> 
> libasound has a funny way of saying that my user doesn't have the
> necessary permissions (audio group) to access /dev/snd/
> 
> googling for this error returns many results for other kind of
> problems, which makes it hard to figure out what's going on.
> 
> $ aplay audiodump.wav
> Playing WAVE 'audiodump.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 44100
> Hz, Stereo
> ^C
> 
> $ sudo sudo -u nobody aplay audiodump.wav
> ALSA lib confmisc.c:768:(parse_card) cannot find card '0'

This is hardcoded from upstream. We should discuss this problem on
http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel

This bug is merged with #564856 and tagged wontfix for now.

Elimar

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