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On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 10:27:14AM -0400, Willie Wong wrote |
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> On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 02:14:48AM -0400, Penguin Lover Walter Dnes squawked: |
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> > [AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: pcm_dmix.c:996:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave |
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> > [AO_ALSA] Playback open error: Device or resource busy |
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> > DVB card number must be between 1 and 4 |
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> > AO: [null] 22050Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample) |
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> This points to an issue with your alsa configuration/installation. |
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> > mpg123 doesn't work |
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> > [d530][waltdnes][~] mpg123 /home/misc/music/pop_standards/Tennessee_Waltz_-_Patti_Page.mp3 |
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> > ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:996:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave |
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> > [alsa.c:146] error: cannot open device default |
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> > [audio.c:517] error: failed to open audio device |
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> > [mpg123.c:709] error: Failed to initialize output, goodbye. |
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> Same error as above, a problem with alsa. |
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Another Google search. In addition to a bunch of people with |
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problems, this time around, someone had a solution... |
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http://www.nabble.com/Re%3A--Bug-37649--pulseaudio%2C-REOPENED%3A-ALSA-lib-pcm_dmix.c%3A996%3A%28-snd_pcm_dmix_open%29-unable-to-open-slave-p16659896.html |
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Namely, restart alsasound (as root). |
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/etc/init.d/alsasound restart |
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I've put this in my /etc/conf.d/local.start |
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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |