Re: ALSA apps only work as root!

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On 12/9/06, Robert Goodkin <rgoodkin2002@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> For some reason alsa doesn't seem to work correctly with some apps or not at all with others unless I run as root.  I checked permissions in /dev/ and everything looks ok.
>
> winecfg for example yields the following error messages...
>
> ALSA lib control.c:910:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL default:0
> ALSA lib control.c:910:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL hw:0
> ALSA lib pcm.c:2143:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM hw:0,0
> ALSA lib pcm.c:2143:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM hw:0,0
> ALSA lib seq.c:936:(snd_seq_open_noupdate) Unknown SEQ default
>
> alsa doesn't work at all in wine, however if I run as root it works like a champ!

It could be _many_ problems, none of which are actually ALSA's fault.
I've had this issue before and it was due to pam not having correct
permissions for my audio group. Though, your user may not be in the
audio group. pam_console maybe an issue, etc...

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