[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#709106: Bug#709106: [alsa-utils] speaker-test, aplay fail cryptically ("unable to open slave")

[Filipus Klutiero]

On 2013-05-25 05:36, Elimar Riesebieter wrote:
> * Filipus Klutiero<chealer at gmail.com>  [2013-05-24 22:12 -0400]:
>
>> Hi Elimar,
>>
>> On 2013-05-24 04:42, Elimar Riesebieter wrote:
> [...]
>>> See /usr/share/doc/alsa-base/README.Debian.
>> Yes, I already permanently worked around the issue by creating an
>> asound.conf which contains "defaults.pcm.card 1" (thanks anyway).
> So if you solved your configuration problem I can't figure out a bug
> anywere?
As things are currently, *I* have no problem. The bug is that I had to use a workaround to get speaker-test and others to work. It isn't a "configuration problem", it happens in the *default* configuration. In other words, if I was to reinstall today, I would go back to a broken install with the cryptic errors mentioned.

Of course, getting rid of the problem in the default configuration would already be a good improvement. But speaker-test should never fail in this way, regardless of what device is configured as the default.

>
> [...]
>
>>> This sounds more like a driver problem. You can check at [0]
>>> wether soundcards are supported or not.
>> Both audio chips in the PC are not actual sound cards. One is
>> integrated to the motherboard, the other is in the APU.
> At [0] you'll find soundchips as well. In this case "sound card" is a
> synonym for the appropriate soundchip ;-)
>
> [0] http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Matrix:Main
>
Well, if so, it's missing my APU.

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