[MPlayer-users] gmplayer ALSA bug [was Re: [Alsa-devel] [ALSA - driver 0000475]: multiple input streams]

[Lee Revell]

On Fri, 2004-09-03 at 20:21, Lee Revell wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-09-03 at 13:18, bugtrack at alsa-project.org wrote:
> > mplayer gives this result:
> > ==========================================================================
> > Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3
> > MP3lib: init layer2&3 finished, tables done
> > AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, 16 bit (0x10), ratio: 24000->176400 (192.0 kbit)
> > Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm:mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3)
> > ==========================================================================
> > 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)
> > audio_setup: Can't open audio device /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy
> > alsa-init: got device=0, subdevice=0
> > alsa-init: 1 soundcard found, using: default
> > 
> > (. gmplayer freeze .)
> > 
> > (. Closing xmms .)
> > 
> > alsa: 44100 Hz/2 channels/4 bpf/65536 bytes buffer/Signed 16 bit Little
> > Endian
> > AO: [alsa] 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian) (2 bps)
> > Building audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/16bit -> 44100Hz/2ch/16bit...
> > Video: no video
> > Starting playback...
> > ALSA lib control.c:654:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL /dev/mixer
> > alsa-control: mixer attach /dev/mixer error: No such file or directory
> 
> There is an egregious bug in gmplayer, where it blithely tries to open
> ALSA devices (hw:x,x) using OSS device names (/dev/mixer).  I have been
> meaning to file a bug report but didn't have the bandwidth, but now
> people are reporting this as an ALSA bug.  To make matters worse, the
> problem only occurs in gmplayer, and that regular mplayer works fine.
> 
> Is this fixed in a more recent release?

OK, looks like they did not cc: alsa-devel, but this is supposed to be
fixed in mplayer CVS as of a month ago.  Can someone try it and confirm
that gmplayer works with ALSA now?

Lee