Bug#387171: [Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#387171: libasound2: PCM output doesn't work anymore

[Elimar Riesebieter]

On Tue, 12 Sep 2006 the mental interface of
Javier Kohen told:

> Package: libasound2
> Version: 1.0.12-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> I just upgraded all ALSA packages from version 1.0.11-7 and was
> left out with no audio output in my system. Suddenly all software
> started refusing to play audio. Wine says "ALSA lib
> pcm_dmix.c:846:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to create IPC shm
> instance." Totem-xine and gstreamer's playbin don't say much, but
> they don't work either.


Could you please reinstall libasound2_1.0.12-1 and post the output
of
$ ls -al /usr/lib/libasound*

Else start xmms or your favourite audioplayer from the commandline
and monitor the output in $TERM while loading an audio-file. Post
suspicious output.

Elimar

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