[MPlayer-users] unable to attach to mixer

[kringla]

Hello.
I compiled the latest version of mplayer v1.0pre4 as described here:
http://www.princessleia.com/MPlayer.html

I am using kernel 2.6.7 with an aureal Vortex (au8820) soundcard working 
very nice. I can play music and change volume with alsamixer, and the 
volume-control in xmms is changing the volume. But mplayer is not able 
to do this.

These messages are coming:
alsa-control: mixer attach  error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib control.c:654:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL

I use udev to create my device-nodes or what they are called.

$ l /dev/snd
totalt 0
crw-rw----    1 root     audio    116,   0 2004-07-09 08:37 controlC0
crw-rw----    1 root     audio    116,   8 2004-07-09 08:37 midiC0D0
crw-rw----    1 root     audio    116,  24 2004-07-09 08:37 pcmC0D0c
crw-rw----    1 root     audio    116,  16 2004-07-09 08:37 pcmC0D0p
crw-rw----    1 root     audio    116,  19 2004-07-09 08:37 pcmC0D3p
crw-rw----    1 root     audio    116,  33 2004-07-09 08:37 timer

$ l /dev|grep mixer
crw-rw----    1 root     audio     14,   0 2004-07-09 08:37 mixer


Another problem I have is that gmplayer alwas starts in fullscreen mode, 
and I am not able to stop this.

Any suggestions?