[ALSA - lib 0001184]: xmms/beep "couldn't open audio" on song change

bugtrack
2005-08-18T11:06:42Z

Status: assigned
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Date Submitted: 06-11-2005 21:14 CEST
Last Modified: 08-18-2005 13:06 CEST
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Summary: xmms/beep "couldn't open audio" on song change
Description:
When playing a song in beep sometimes it'll pop up a "couldn't open audio"
box as if the device is in use. This is using dmix, however, so that
seemed a bit weird. I normally have to close and reopen beep to resolve
this. I believe xmms does the same thing because I've read about people
having the exact same issue with xmms.

This starts showing up when I start pressing play again:

ALSA lib pcm_direct.c:196:(make_local_socket) connect failed:
/tmp/alsa-dmix-30443-1118514847-814284: Connection refused
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:834:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to connect client
ALSA lib pcm_direct.c:196:(make_local_socket) connect failed:
/tmp/alsa-dmix-30443-1118514847-814284: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:834:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to connect client
ALSA lib pcm_direct.c:196:(make_local_socket) connect failed:
/tmp/alsa-dmix-30443-1118514847-814284: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:834:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to connect client
ALSA lib pcm_direct.c:196:(make_local_socket) connect failed:
/tmp/alsa-dmix-30443-1118514847-814284: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:834:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to connect client
ALSA lib pcm_direct.c:196:(make_local_socket) connect failed:
/tmp/alsa-dmix-30443-1118514847-814284: No such file or directory

However one thing which I've never seen mentioned in the previous reports,
is that when trying to use another app through dmix it doesn't work
either. Here's what mplayer says, when trying to play a video:

alsa-init: 1 soundcard found, using: default
ALSA lib pcm_direct.c:196:(make_local_socket) connect failed:
/tmp/alsa-dmix-30443-1118514847-814284: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:834:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to connect client
alsa-init: playback open error: No such file or directory
Could not open/initialize audio device -> no sound.
Audio: no sound

so apparently something went wrong with /tmp/alsa-dmix-*. As soon as I
closed beep, all other applications started working properly again, and
when I start it back up again, it works fine again too, until it does this
again. It seems to do it sporadically so it's somewhat hard to test for.

Attached is my asoundrc.
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perex - 08-18-05 12:00
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It seems like similar bug to
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=104884 .

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perex - 08-18-05 13:06
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The official fix is in ALSA CVS and will be available in 1.0.10rc1.

Issue History
Date Modified Username Field Change
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06-11-05 21:14 Xero New Issue
06-11-05 21:14 Xero File Added: asoundrc
06-11-05 21:14 Xero Note Added: 0004994
06-15-05 15:03 tiwai Note Added: 0005030
06-15-05 22:31 Xero Note Added: 0005046
06-15-05 23:55 Xero Note Added: 0005049
06-22-05 18:22 tiwai Note Added: 0005142
06-22-05 19:01 Xero Note Added: 0005144
06-23-05 02:47 Xero Note Added: 0005162
06-26-05 22:08 Xero Note Added: 0005267
06-27-05 16:22 tiwai Note Added: 0005275
06-27-05 22:05 Xero Note Added: 0005288
06-27-05 22:41 Xero Note Added: 0005289
08-01-05 23:43 skandalfo Note Added: 0005597
08-01-05 23:50 Xero Note Added: 0005598
08-15-05 14:59 perex Status new => assigned
08-15-05 14:59 perex Assigned To => perex
08-15-05 15:03 perex Category 0_general => 1_pcm_d -
direct PCM plugins (dmix+)
08-18-05 12:00 perex Note Added: 0005842
08-18-05 13:06 perex Note Added: 0005845
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