Bug#391041: [Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#391041: libasound2: "ALSA lib pcm_direct.c:1565" ... "ipc_perm must be a valid file permission"

[Wolfgang Pfeiffer]

On Wed, Oct 04 2006, at 19:39 +0200, Elimar Riesebieter wrote:
> tags 391041 unreproducible
> 
> thanks
> 
> 
> On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 the mental interface of
> Wolfgang Pfeiffer told:
> 
> > Package: libasound2
> > Version: 1.0.13-1
> > Severity: normal
> > 
> > 
> > With libasound2 1.0.13-1:
> > 
> > When logging in to KDE I get this message:
> > 
> > *** 1:
> > 
> > Informatinal - artsmessage
> > 
> > "Sound server informational message:
> > Error while initializing the sound driver:
> > device: default can't be opened for playback (Invalid argument)
> > The sound server will continue, using the null output device.
> > 
> > [ ... ]
> [...]
> > Checking for newer versions at packages.debian.org...
> > Your version of libasound2 (1.0.13-1) is newer than that in Debian! Do you
> > still want to file a report [y|N|q|?]?
> 
> Did you install by an apt-get upgrade? 

Yes:  "aptitude -D dist-upgrade", IIRC.

> All your symptoms are not reproduceible on my powerbook running
> 1.0.13 ?
> 
> I choosed alsa explicit as artsd hardware, ans sound works perfect.

How, where did you choose this?

On KDE control Center --> "Sound System" ALSA seems preselected on the
Hardware tab ... and I haven't filled in anything for entries on that tab,
like

"Override device location"
"Use other custom options"
etc.   

Again: Everything works with the version mentioned:

I'll install 1.0.13 and try with FVWM ... let's see ...

OK: I've changed to FVWM now: xine, xmms work ... alsaplayer does not:

$ alsaplayer
ALSA lib pcm_direct.c:1565:(snd_pcm_direct_parse_open_conf) The field ipc_perm must be a valid file permission
snd_pcm_open: Invalid argument (default)
Failed to initialize plugin!
Failed to register plugin: /usr/lib/alsaplayer/output/libalsa_out.so
Failed to load output plugin "alsa". Trying defaults.
ALSA lib pcm_direct.c:1565:(snd_pcm_direct_parse_open_conf) The field ipc_perm must be a valid file permission
snd_pcm_open: Invalid argument (default)
Failed to initialize plugin!
/usr/lib/alsaplayer/output/libalsa_out.so failed to load
NOTE: THIS IS THE NULL PLUGIN.      YOU WILL NOT HEAR SOUND!!


And no sound problems on FVWM with libasound2 1.0.12-1 when starting
alsaplayer.

So what were the changes you've made that it does not work with the
new libasound2 version? I read the changelogs: Nothing I could use.

Thanks in anticipation.

Best Regards
Wolfgang
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