On 22-06-08 22:10, Jerry Geis wrote: > play wavefile.wav works fine "play" is using the OSS interface ... > aplay wavefile.wav shows this: > > ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1046:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave > aplay: main:564: audio open error: Invalid argument ... and this might indicate a permission problem on the ALSA device nodes. What does ls -ld /dev/snd and ls -l /dev/snd say? Are you a member of the group which has access? (try "id" from a terminal if you're not sure). If that's not it things become more involved but it's somewhat likely I guess. Rene. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user