Problems with sound

[Kareem Shehata]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org [mailto:owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Walter
> Dnes
> Sent: Friday 21 September 2007 14:01
> To: Toronto Linux Users Group
> Subject: [TLUG]: Problems with sound
> 
>   Yes, the account is a member of group audio, and no, I am not running
> PAM. The symptoms when trying to play an mp3...
> 
>   - audacious dies
> 
>   - mpg123 *FAILS* with the output
> initialize_device(): cannot set hw params
> audio: Success
> 
>   - mpg321 gives an error message, but goes on to play the mp3 properly,
>     The error message is...
> ALSA snd_pcm_hw_params error: Invalid argument
> 
>   Yes, that's correct, mpg123 reports "Success" but fails.  mpg321
> reports an error but plays the mp3 properly.

Just guessing off the top of my head: one is using the OSS interface, while
the other is using ALSA.  What device are you pointing each one to?

-kms


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