[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#446968: Bug#446968: alsa-base: Alsa only works after /etc/init.d/alsa restart, then fails again later

[Elimar Riesebieter]

446968 severity normal

Thanks

On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 the mental interface of
Sean told:

> Package: alsa-base
> Version: 1.0.14-2
> Severity: grave

Not really grave;)

> Justification: renders package unusable

Thousnds of users are happy with alsa 1.0.14!

> After upgrading my kernel from 2.6.18-4 to 2.6.21 (now 2.6.22),
> I noticed mplayer stoped playing video files, and stalled immediately
> after opening. I filed a bug report with mplayer (bug #445731). I later
> learned that the problem was not mplayer specific; any application that
> attempted to work with alsa stalled (including the gnome sound system).
> I tired building modules for alsa using module-assistant, and it
> appeared to work. However, I think it only appeared to work because
> it cause alsa to reload. After the system rebooted alsa still had the
> same problem. When the system is started, to prevent applications
> that work with alsa from stalling, I have to run
> /etc/init.d/alsa force-reload. This allows sound to start working again.
>
> However, once sound is working again, if I try to play a movie file,
> mplayer works for a few seconds and stalls (as it did before alsa was
> reloaded). I tried this with totem, and, though it didn't stall, sound
> suddenly cut out. So, alsa starts working after the reload, but then
> stops again. If I try playing the file yet again, it will still play
> (without locking up immediately), but it still locks up later. I have
> tried reinstalling the alsa-base and alsa-utils packages, but
> nothing has worked so far.

Did you try to play audiofiles with xmms or whatever is your
favourit? Mine is moc ;) If you only upgraded the kernel it should
be a kernel issue then?

Please send output from:

$ cat /etc/modules
$ lsmod | grep snd

Elimar

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