ALSA has fallen and can't get up!

[Lee McLain]

> On Sun, May 29, 2005 at 03:53:13PM -0400, Lee McLain wrote:
> >      XMMS will only play using the eSound output plugin.
> 
> Well at least ALSA's working.

   I guess...I find it really strange that it will play via eSound
plugin but NOT the ALSA plugin.

> 
> >      MPlayer won't play any sound.
> 
   This is what I get when I play a file.  There is the dump messages
and the error dump.
Error:
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Linux RTC init error in ioctl (rtc_irqp_set 1024): Permission denied
The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
[AO OSS] audio_setup: Can't open audio device /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy
New_Face failed. Maybe the font path is wrong.
Please supply the text font file (~/.mplayer/subfont.ttf).
subtitle font: load_sub_face failed.

Dump
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MPlayer 1.0pre7-3.3.5 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel  (Family: 6, Stepping: 8)
Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes
CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 SSE SSE2


Try adding "echo 1024 > /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq" to your
system startup scripts.
Playing /media/cdrom0/Hives_The - Hate To Say I Told You So.mpg.
MPEG-PS file format detected.
VIDEO:  MPEG1  352x288  (aspect 8)  25.000 fps  1150.0 kbps (143.8 kbyte/s)
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3
AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 224.0 kbit/15.87% (ratio: 28000->176400)
Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm:mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3)
==========================================================================
vo: X11 running at 1680x1050 with depth 24 and 32 bpp (":0.0" => local display)
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [mpegpes] MPEG 1/2 Video passthrough
VDec: vo config request - 352 x 288 (preferred csp: Mpeg PES)
Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale...
Opening video filter: [scale]
VDecoder init failed :(
Opening video decoder: [libmpeg2] MPEG 1/2 Video decoder libmpeg2-v0.4.0b
Selected video codec: [mpeg12] vfm:libmpeg2 (MPEG-1 or 2 (libmpeg2))
==========================================================================
Checking audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/s16le -> 44100Hz/2ch/s16le...
AF_pre: 44100Hz/2ch/s16le
AO: [null] 44100Hz 2ch s16le (2 bps)
Building audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/s16le -> 44100Hz/2ch/s16le...
Starting playback...
VDec: vo config request - 352 x 288 (preferred csp: Planar YV12)
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is 1.33:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
VO: [xv] 352x288 => 384x288 Planar YV12 
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Exiting... (Quit)

> Try mplayer -ao esd foo (replace foo, of course).

   This is the error message that I get when I set the switch '-ao esd':

Linux RTC init error in ioctl (rtc_irqp_set 1024): Permission denied
The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
Could not open/initialize audio device -> no sound.
New_Face failed. Maybe the font path is wrong.
Please supply the text font file (~/.mplayer/subfont.ttf).
subtitle font: load_sub_face failed.

> >      Audacity, which I believe uses only ALSA, gives me an error
> > message and states that it won't be able to record or playback any
> > sound.  It's not lying.
> 
> The error message would be nice, but I'm guessing it's the standard
> device is busy one. You need to ,,pkill esd'' prior to starting
> Audacity.

   This is what is in the error window that comes up when I launch Audacity:
   "There was an error initializing the audio i/o layer.
   You will no be able to play or record audio
   Error: Host error"
> 
> Please paste the output from ,,cat /proc/asound/modules'', ,,amixer'',
> and ,,lsof /dev/dsp* /dev/snd/*''.
> 
   All of these files come up 0 bytes...there is nothing to paste.
> --
> Daniel T. Chen          crimsun at fungus.sh.nu
> GPG key:   www.sh.nu/~crimsun/pubkey.gpg.asc