Re: ALSA doesn't work with XMMS - or alsaplayer either

[Ryan Pavlik <rpav@mephle.com>]

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 15:42:03 -0800
Torrey Hoffman <thoffman@arnor.net> wrote:

> I can now confirm this is an ALSA problem, not just an XMMS problem:
> alsaplayer doesn't work with this driver either.
> 
> [thoffman@moria thoffman]$ alsaplayer -d hw:1:0 12.mp3
> ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1142:(_snd_pcm_hw_open) Invalid value for card
> snd_pcm_open: No such device (hw:1:0)
> Failed to initialize plugin!
> Failed to register plugin: /usr/lib/alsaplayer/output/libalsa_out.so
> Failed to load output plugin "alsa". Trying defaults.
> 
> So... I haven't found any way to play an MP3 file on my M-Audio card
> without using OSS...

I've got an m-audio delta 44, you probably just need to use the xmms
ALSA plugin and tell it to use an ALSA plugin or whatever:

My .asoundrc:

    pcm.ice1712 {
        type hw
        card 0
        device 0
    }
    
    ctl.ice1712 {
        type hw
        card 0
    }
    
    pcm.cdaudio {
        type plug
        slave {
            pcm ice1712
        }
    }

Now in the xmms plugin where it says 'Audio device:' followed by
'[ ] User defined:', check that, and enter 'cdaudio' in the box.
After that it works fine for me.

Most other ALSA stuff should follow similarly; try -d cdaudio with
alsaplayer; with mplayer I use '-ao alsa9:cdaudio', etc.

hth,

-- 
Ryan Pavlik <rpav@mephle.com>

"I take offense at your *slanderous* allegations,
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