Bug#803879: vlc: audio doesn't work with some codecs

[Manolo Díaz]

On Tue, 16 Feb 2016 00:37:40 +0200
Rémi Denis-Courmont wrote:

> On Monday 02 November 2015 22:14:10 Manolo Díaz wrote:
> > [00000000013657f8] alsa audio output error: cannot set buffer
> > duration: Invalid argument
> > [00000000013657f8] core audio output error:
> > module not functional
> 
> That´s a fatal error from the ALSA driver: 
> snd_pcm_hw_parms_set_buffer_time_near failed.
> 
> This is not something that VLC can work around; the audio output always must 
> have a buffer duration. It looks to me that your ALSA driver is buggy, as ALSA 
> functions post-fixed with "near" really should never fail.
> 
> Please reassign.
> 
> Meanwhile consider using PulseAudio to work around it.

 
I'm not sure about that: quodlibet and clementine work flawlessly for
me, both using ALSA.

OTOH I realized that vlc can successfully play 44.1 kHz sample rated
sound if "HDA ATI HDMI, HDMI 0 Direct sample mixing device" is chosen
instead of the default (HDA ATI HDMI, HDMI 0 Audio Output).

Do you still think I should reassign the bug report to the Linux kernel
package?

Best regards, 
-- 
Manolo Díaz