Bug#369364: [Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#369364: Alsa doesn't start, ALSA lib control.c:816:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL hw:0

[Elimar Riesebieter]

reassign 369364 libasound2 1.0.10-6
severity 369364 important
merge 369299 369364

stop

On Mon, 29 May 2006 the mental interface of
Kristian Bäckström told:

> Package: alsa-utils
> Version: 1.0.11-4
> 
> kernel: 2.6.16.14, libc-2.3.6.so
> Alsa modules: snd_via82xx, snd_ac97_codec, snd_ac97_bus, snd_mpu401_uart, 
> snd_rawmidi
> 
> 
> The last update broke my alsa. This is what I get when trying
> "/etc/init.d/alsa-utils restart".
> 
> ALSA lib control.c:816:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL hw:0
> amixer: Mixer attach hw:0 error: No such file or director
> (repeated many times)
> 
> 
> ./alsamixer gives:
> ALSA lib control.c:816:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL default
> 
> alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such file or
> directory

This is a bug in libasound2. The fix is in incoming.

Elimar


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