[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#913045: Bug#913045: Bug#913045: Bug#913045: libasound2: ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1099:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave

[Eugen Dedu]

reopen 913045
thanks

On Wed, 14 Nov 2018 06:10:35 +0100 Elimar Riesebieter 
<riesebie at lxtec.de> wrote:
> * Pedro Silva <pedrofsilva at netcabo.pt> [2018-11-13 23:48 +0000]:
> 
> > On Tue, 13 Nov 2018 23:44:35 +0100 Elimar Riesebieter
> > <riesebie at lxtec.de> wrote:
> > 
> > > Heureka!
> > >
> > > Could you please test also libasound2-plugins 1.1.7-3 which arrived
> > 
> > $ dpkg -l | grep libasound2 | awk {'print $2,$3'}
> > libasound2:amd64 1.1.7-1
> > libasound2:i386 1.1.7-1
> > libasound2-data 1.1.7-1
> > libasound2-dev:amd64 1.1.7-1
> > libasound2-plugins:amd64 1.1.7-3
> > libasound2-plugins:i386 1.1.7-3
> > 
> > If ~/.asoundrc doesn't exist, same error:
> > 
> > ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1099:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
> > 
> > If previous ~/.asoundrc exists, everything works as expected.
> 
> Ok, so it seems to be udev's task to set the priority of soundcards.
> I can't do more here so I am closing this bug hereby.

Hi Elimar,

I have the same problem: sound has always worked, until installing 1.1.7 
version.  With 1.1.7 I have to write the .asoundrc file to make sound 
work.  This happens on both my laptops.

I might be wrong, but it seems to me that the problem has nothing to do 
with udev...  Do all Debian users (at least those with Intel sound card) 
need to write the .asoundrc file to make sound work again?

Reopening, since I use unstable and 1.1.7-3 does not work without 
.asoundrc file.

Regards,
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Eugen Dedu
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