amaroK, xine, and alsa...

[Dominic Bonfiglio]

Hello, I am having a problem using the xine-engine and alsa plugin with 
amaroK (suse 10.0 Distribution). I already posted this question to the 
forum on the amaroK Web site but have not yet received a response. So I 
am turning (once again) to the TLUG.

Here is my problem:

Every time I try to set the Xine Engine to alsa, amaroK reports that 
"xine was unable to initialize any audio drivers," after which Amarok 
promptly crashes. Set to autodetect, OSS, or aRts, the Xine Engine works 
fine. I still need alsa, however, because, unlike OSS or aRts, it allows 
me to configure the output device. I am using two sound cards--the 
built-in card and USB speakers--and have configured a .soundrc file that 
looks like this:

pcm.intel8x0 {
type plug
slave.pcm "hw:0"
}
ctl.intel8x0 {
type hw
card 0
}
pcm.usb-audio {
type plug
slave.pcm "hw:1"
}
ctl.usb-audio {
type hw
card 1
}

When I use Xine to watch a movie or use Kaffeine to play music or video, 
everything works fine. I can set the plugin to alsa and set the output 
device to intel8x0 or usb-audio, depending on whether I am using 
headphones or speakers--so the audio drivers for alsa must be 
functioning just fine. But why won't they work with amaroK? I just adore 
this player, and want to give it full functionality. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Dominic
     
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