[MPlayer-users] mplayer can't open/init audio device -> no sound

[gabor]

On Wed, 2002-10-23 at 14:38, Zdenek Pizl wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> On Tuesday 22 October 2002 20:38, Marcin Bukat wrote:
> > > a temporary workaround could be:
> > > 	a. 'killall artsd' :-)
> > > 	b. start mplayer with soundwrapper..... for example "soundwrapper
> > > mplayer -ao oss my.avi", but i haven't tried it
> >
> > Command like /opt/kde/bin/artsdsp mplayer -ao oss my.avi fails 'cause it
> > seems
> > that Mplayer sends sound directly to /dev/dsp
> > killall artsd might been a solution but it is unconfortable to kill and
> > restart daemon enytime someone want watch movie.
> 
> strange thing - I've tested it again yesterday evening and sometimes it works, 
> sometimes not. Hmmm, i changed nothing in configs and I cannot reproduce it 
> on demand :(

try harder :-)

are there other sound-applications running that time?
whatabout ( i don't know if it's possible ):
	shutdown kde and go to the console,

start artsd manually
try to "watch" a movie without video:
mplayer -ao arts -vo null my.avi

bye,
gabor
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