[ALSA - lib 0001737]: The field ipc_gid must be a valid group (create group audio)

bugtrack
2006-08-01T12:05:47Z

A NOTE has been added to this issue.
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<https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=1737>
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Reported By: Raymond
Assigned To:
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Project: ALSA - lib
Issue ID: 1737
Category: 0_general
Reproducibility: always
Severity: block
Priority: normal
Status: new
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Date Submitted: 01-11-2006 12:12 CET
Last Modified: 08-01-2006 14:05 CEST
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Summary: The field ipc_gid must be a valid group (create
group audio)
Description:
/etc/group is not exist in Fedora Core 1

if alsa developer recommend application to use "default", the "default"
device should work in all platform including Fedore Core 1.

https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=1617

intel8x0 as card 0

speaker-test -c 2

speaker-test 1.0.11rc2

Playback device is default
Stream parameters are 48000Hz, S16_LE, 2 channels
Using 16 octaves of pink noise
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1135:(_snd_pcm_dmix_open) The field ipc_gid must be a
valid group (create group audio)
Playback open error: -22,Invalid argument
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1135:(_snd_pcm_dmix_open) The field ipc_gid must be a
valid group (create group audio)
Playback open error: -22,Invalid argument

speaker-test -c 2 -D plughw:0,0

speaker-test 1.0.11rc2

Playback device is plughw:0,0
Stream parameters are 48000Hz, S16_LE, 2 channels
Using 16 octaves of pink noise
Rate set to 48000Hz (requested 48000Hz)
Buffer size range from 8 to 16384
Period size range from 8 to 16384
Periods = 4
Buffer time size 2525
To choose buffer_size = 16384
To choose period_size = 4096
was set period_size = 4096
was set buffer_size = 16384
0 - Front Left
1 - Front Right
Time per period = 5.633373
0 - Front Left

aplay test.wav
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1135:(_snd_pcm_dmix_open) The field ipc_gid must be a
valid group (create group audio)
aplay: main:547: audio open error: Invalid argument

aplay -D plughw:0,0 test.wav
Playing WAVE 'outls.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 22050 Hz,
Stereo

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Raymond - 08-01-06 14:05
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Please close this bug report as I had solved the problem

Issue History
Date Modified Username Field Change
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01-11-06 12:12 Raymond New Issue
08-01-06 14:05 Raymond Note Added: 0011374
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