[MPlayer-users] NO SOUND ? WHY ?

[The Wanderer]

Zarko Mihajlovic wrote:

> Hi, I have just compiled mplayer, and installed it (make, make
> install) but when loading movie no sound device is detected... WHY
> ??? Look at the output below...
> 
> Must to say: XMMS, or other players, are dealing just fine with
> sound. Please help !!! I don't know what to do, I am new with Linux
> (SuSE 9.1 Pro, apropos, and MotherBoard: Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe 
> (inegrated sound card, but quality one).

> Checking audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/16bit -> 44100Hz/2ch/16bit...
> AF_pre: af format: 2 bps, 2 ch, 44100 hz, little endian signed int
> AF_pre: 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian)
> [pl_eq] Equalizer in use.
> [pl_extrastereo] Extra stereo plugin in use (multiplier=1.00).
> Could not open/initialize audio device -> no sound.
> Audio: no sound

The problem appears to be that other programs are using the sound
device. What -ao method are you using? Do you have ALSA, Arts, ESD or
similar running? If you do, try using that audio-out method (-ao esd,
for instance); if you don't, I don't have much to suggest except that
you kill anything else which might be using the sound card.

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