[MPlayer-users] mplayer reads dvd info but does not play anything

[rcooley]

On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 13:18:01 +0200
Wolfgang Polzleitner <wp at sensotech.at> wrote:

> audio_setup: Can't open audio device /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy
> alsa-init: requested format: 48000 Hz, 2 channels, Signed 16-bit 
> (Little-Endian)
> alsa-init: 1 soundcard found, using: hw:0,0

MPlayer is waiting for your soundcard to become available before it
continues.  In other words, another program is using your soundcard,
such as ARTS, ESD, etc.  try "-ao arts" on your mplayer command-line,
or kill artsd.