[Bug 50603] Alsa mixer crashes

[Matjaz]

Public bug reported:

From: Matjaz Pirnovar <matjazpirnovar at gmail.com>
To: submit at bugs.gnome.org
X-Mailer: bug-buddy 2.14.0
Subject: Crash of Gnome alsamixer, when clicking on icon

Distribution: Ubuntu 6.06 (dapper)
Package: gnome-alsamixer
Severity: major
Version: GNOME2.14.2 unspecified
Gnome-Distributor: Ubuntu
Synopsis: Crash of Gnome alsamixer, when clicking on icon
Bugzilla-Product: gnome-alsamixer
Bugzilla-Component: general
Bugzilla-Version: unspecified
BugBuddy-GnomeVersion: 2.0 (2.14.1)
Description:
Description of the crash:

I nstalled Gnome alsa mixer from Repositiry. Icon showed in
Applications/ Sound&Video. When I click on icon, window opens which is
empty. Then read the steps below:

Steps to reproduce the crash:
1. I click on icon Gnome alsa mixer in Applications --> Sound&Video
2. Empty window opens. I click on  File -- > Preferences and Error note
pops up "system unexpectedly quit. Please inform developers.
3. 

Expected Results:
Alsa mixer would start running.


How often does this happen?
I reinstaled alsa mixer from repository few times and followed the same
procedure as deascribed above with the same crach result. Rebooting
doesn't change it.


Additional Information:
I wanted to install alsa mixer because sound suddenly stopped working,
MUTE by default when I log on.
Perhaps it could be connected??


Debugging Information:

Backtrace was generated from '/usr/bin/gnome-alsamixer'

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[New Thread -1223292704 (LWP 6279)]
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0xffffe410 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#0  0xffffe410 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#1  0xb74e0463 in __waitpid_nocancel ()
   from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#2  0xb7f958e6 in libgnomeui_module_info_get ()
   from /usr/lib/libgnomeui-2.so.0
#3  <signal handler called>
#4  0x0804cae1 in ?? ()
#5  0x080a0d20 in ?? ()
#6  0x08294754 in ?? ()
#7  0xbfae9698 in ?? ()
#8  0x08051366 in ?? ()
#9  0x00000000 in ?? ()

Thread 1 (Thread -1223292704 (LWP 6279)):
#0  0xffffe410 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
No symbol table info available.
#1  0xb74e0463 in __waitpid_nocancel ()
   from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
No symbol table info available.
#2  0xb7f958e6 in libgnomeui_module_info_get ()
   from /usr/lib/libgnomeui-2.so.0
No symbol table info available.
#3  <signal handler called>
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#4  0x0804cae1 in ?? ()
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#5  0x080a0d20 in ?? ()
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#6  0x08294754 in ?? ()
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#7  0xbfae9698 in ?? ()
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#8  0x08051366 in ?? ()
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#9  0x00000000 in ?? ()
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#0  0xffffe410 in __kernel_vsyscall ()

ADDITIONALLY:
When I type "alsamixer" in the terminal I get this:

matjaz at cpc5-cbly1-0-0-cust771Matjaz:~$ alsamixer
ALSA lib conf.c:1592:(snd_config_load1) _toplevel_:29:1:Unexpected char
ALSA lib conf.c:2837:(snd_config_hook_load) /etc/asound.conf may be old or corrupted: consider to remove or fix it
ALSA lib conf.c:2700:(snd_config_hooks_call) function snd_config_hook_load returned error: Invalid argument
ALSA lib conf.c:3066:(snd_config_update_r) hooks failed, removing configuration

alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: Invalid argument
matjaz at cpc5-cbly1-0-0-cust771Matjaz:~$

Sounds like something corrupted.

I totally removed alsa mixer from synaptic manager and installed it
again. The problem remains.

My main problem is getting sound to work which is MUTE by default when I
turn on the computer, but I even can't get alsamixer to work to unmute
the PCM etc.

Thanks for help.

Please get back to me should you need more info.

Matjaz

** Affects: breezy-backports (upstream)
     Importance: Untriaged
         Status: Unconfirmed

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Alsa mixer crashes
https://launchpad.net/bugs/50603