[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#487719: Bug#487719: alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default:

[peter at easthope.ca]

From:	Elimar Riesebieter <riesebie at lxtec.de>
Date:	Fri, 22 May 2015 08:16:35 +0200
> It seems that pulseaudio took over your sound in general. 

Seems so.  Linphone and others depend upon it.  Aside from dependancies 
I'd be happy to remove pulseaudio.

> You might run pavucontrol to check it. 

Installed that and investigated briefly.  No significant progress.

> It doesn't look like an alsa bug, though.

Seems so.  Nevertheless, sound is a rather ordinary requirement. 
Appears that complexity of the multiple interacting softwares makes 
troubleshooting difficult.  Consequently sound doesn't work in 
spite of alsa being OK.  

The only realistic strategy in the long term is to reconsider the 
sound system in general.  Simplify and consolidate the design.  
Otherwise obscure bugs will consume years of human time  and sound 
will remain a fragile patchwork.

Best Regards,                ... Peter E.


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