Bug#661418: Does not works with ALSA, but it does with Jack

[Lisandro Damián Nicanor Pérez Meyer]

Package: vlc
Version: 2.0.0-3
Severity: important

Hi! After I upgraded to 2.0.0-2 (I just went to -3 to see if the bug is fixed,
but it seems not) I can't output sound using ALSA. If I switch to Jack, it will work
perfectly.

If I downgrade to the version in testing (1.1.13-1+b1), it works perfectly.

To test, try getting an flv with youtubdl and play it.

I'm running KDE with phonon using either the vlc or gstreamer backends, same problem
with both of them.

Interestingly enough, using VLC as a phonon backend, sounds is as good as usual.

Feel free to ask for more info if needed.

Kinds regards, Lisandro.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (990, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (101, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.2.1+edid (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=es_AR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=es_AR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages vlc depends on:
ii  libaa1                    1.4p5-39
ii  libavcodec53              4:0.8-1+b1
ii  libavutil51               4:0.8-1+b1
ii  libc6                     2.13-26
ii  libfreetype6              2.4.8-1
ii  libfribidi0               0.19.2-2
ii  libgcc1                   1:4.6.2-15
ii  libgl1-mesa-glx [libgl1]  7.11.2-1
ii  libice6                   2:1.0.7-2
ii  libqtcore4                4:4.7.4-2
ii  libqtgui4                 4:4.7.4-2
ii  libsdl-image1.2           1.2.12-1
ii  libsdl1.2debian           1.2.15-2
ii  libsm6                    2:1.2.0-2
ii  libstdc++6                4.6.2-15
ii  libtar0                   1.2.11-8
ii  libva-x11-1               1.0.14-1
ii  libva1                    1.0.14-1
ii  libvlccore5               2.0.0-3
ii  libx11-6                  2:1.4.4-4
ii  libxcb-composite0         1.8-2
ii  libxcb-keysyms1           0.3.8-1
ii  libxcb-randr0             1.8-2
ii  libxcb-render0            1.8-2
ii  libxcb-shape0             1.8-2
ii  libxcb-shm0               1.8-2
ii  libxcb-xfixes0            1.8-2
ii  libxcb-xv0                1.8-2
ii  libxcb1                   1.8-2
ii  libxext6                  2:1.3.0-3
ii  libxinerama1              2:1.1.1-3
ii  libxpm4                   1:3.5.9-4
ii  ttf-freefont              20100919-1
ii  vlc-nox                   2.0.0-3
ii  zlib1g                    1:1.2.6.dfsg-2

Versions of packages vlc recommends:
ii  vlc-plugin-notify  <none>
ii  vlc-plugin-pulse   <none>
ii  xdg-utils          1.1.0~rc1+git20111210-6

Versions of packages vlc suggests:
pn  videolan-doc  <none>

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