[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#827636: Bug#827636: libasound2: ALSA lib control.c:954:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL pulse

[Elimar Riesebieter]

* Lev Livnev <lev.livnev at gmail.com> [2016-06-18 23:45 +0100]:

> Package: libasound2
> Version: 1.1.1-1
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> 
> After the update to libasound2 version 1.1.1-1 from 1.1.0-1, it is no longer
> possible to control audio, the below command, which should adjust the audio
> levels, fails with the following error:
> 
> ~/ amixer -D pulse sset Master 5%+
> ALSA lib control.c:954:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL pulse
> amixer: Mixer attach pulse error: No such file or directory
> 
> I can't be sure if this is related to the package libasound2,
> libasound2-plugins, or alsa-utils, or even something else, so please reclassify
> if necessary.

But you're sure to set severity to grave?

Is sound working? Anyway, what tells:

$ dpkg -l | egrep '(alsa|libasound)'

$ aplay -l

# alsactl init

# alsactl restore

Elimar
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