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

[Pedro Silva]

Hi Elimar,

"What is wrong with configuring a
asoundrc?"

It was not required before this package update. Regression?

Best regards,
Pedro Silva

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From: Elimar Riesebieter <riesebie at lxtec.de>
Sent: Friday, November 23, 2018 9:11:52 AM
To: Eugen Dedu; 913045 at bugs.debian.org
Cc: Pedro Silva
Subject: Re: Bug#913045: libasound2: ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1099:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave

* Eugen Dedu <eugen.dedu at univ-fcomte.fr> [2018-11-22 22:57 +0100]:

> 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.

Well, I don't know your environment. Please notice that the
.asoundrc method is usual. What is wrong with configuring a
asoundrc?

And yes, I can't do more here. I'll leave the bug open and maybe tag
it as wontfix in a few weeks....

Elimar
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