[MPlayer-users] Invalid CTL /dev/mixer0%

[Reimar Döffinger]

Hi,
> I've recently encountered this error message when playing a video with
> mplayer (it repeats endless times):
> 
>>ALSA lib control.c:654:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL /dev/mixer0%
>>alsa-control: mixer attach /dev/mixer error:
>>Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden

Known problem with GUI. There are patches for it, e.g. 
http://mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-dev-eng/2004-July/027584.html if 
you don't mind to be the first to test it ;-). Or a much simpler patch: 
http://mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-dev-eng/2004-July/027206.html.
Or -mixer-device default should help as well.

Greetings,
Reimar Döffinger