[MPlayer-users] esd audio output [WAS: mplayer1.0pre3 and kernel 2.6.3 ALSA]

[Kotrla Vitezslav]

> I'm having trouble trying to make mplayer use ALSA audio output. I'm running kernel 2.6.3
> with compiled-in ALSA support for my soundcard.  It work, Gnome and SDL apps make
> sounds pleasantly, but not mplayer:
> 
>  <snip>
>   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)
>   alsa-init: requested format: 44100 Hz, 2 channels, Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian)
>   alsa-init: 1 soundcard found, using: hw:0,0
>   <game over, mplayer locked forever>
> 
> I guess ALSA in 2.6.3 is 1.0.2c, but mplayer is compiled for 0.9, could this be the problem?

Back to trees. Mplayer is being held by ALSA enabled esd. When I disable/kill esd, mplayer
-ao alsa9 plays nicely.

To use esd, one could use mplayer -ao esd. Does anyone use this? I getting corrupted (well,
radio quality sound) and movies stutters every 2s or so.

Does anyone use -ao esd? Gnome? Debian/unstable?

Thanks for any answer.

Vitezslav Kotrla