On Fri, 3 May 2013, Joe Armstrong wrote: > On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 7:39 PM, Bill Unruh <unruh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Fri, 3 May 2013, Joe Armstrong wrote: >> >> >> Try running aplay, etc as root, and see if it works, to see if it is some >> permission problem. If that does not work either,then the problem lies >> elsewhere. > > > Well running aplay as non root works (ie does not crash) (but no sound > and really strange behaviour as I explained earlier) > > As root I see this: > > $ sudo aplay -vv sound.wav Try logging on as root su - rather than doing sudo. > Home directory not accessible: Permission denied This suggests that the system is trying to run some process under non-root id, and then trying to use /root as home directory. > ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1018:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave > aplay: main:682: audio open error: No such file or directory Again, strange. > > I've no idea if this is a clue > >> If that also does not work, then I do not know what to suggest. Have you >> looked through the dmesg output to see if there is anything there re >> the sound card? > > Only the message I saw earlier when I ran alsa-info.sh > > [ 4.160206] init: Failed to spawn hybrid-gfx main process: unable > to execute: No such file or directory > > What this message means is a mystery toi me > > Having googled a lot the only (linux) OS where the DC3117IYE sound works > is Arch linux - and this seems to be due to some kernel patches (unclear which) I cannot help there since I certainly have never seen that card, sorry. > > /Joe > > > >> >> >> >> >>> On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 6:45 PM, Bill Unruh <unruh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> >>>> On Fri, 3 May 2013, Joe Armstrong wrote: >>>> >>>>> joe@nuc:~$ grep audio /etc/group >>>>> audio:x:29:pulse,joe >>>>> joe@nuc:~$ whoami >>>>> joe >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Good. So now it works? >>>> >>>> (Note that I removed the alsa users from this mail exchange) >>> >>> >>> (cc'd to the list - I actually sent this reply earlier to Clemens >>> Ladisch but forgot to cc to the list) >>> >>> No - I hear no sounds. >>> >>> Also the alsamixer has no volume controls >>> >>> Another strange thing >>> >>>> aplay -vv sound.wav >> >> >>> >>> Behaves strangely - the song position indicator that indicates the >>> percentage of the file played hops around it just from 28% to 5% to 30% >>> etc. in a wild manner >> >> >> Does sound come out? (I presume not). >> Hopping around does sound weird. Is there anything unusual about sound.wav? >> >> What kind of file is it? >> >> >> >> >>> >>> /Joe >>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Sorry it was a typo - I did do adduser >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> As I said the format of your command does not look like like the >>>>>> correct >>>>>> format for adding a user to a group. I have never used adduser, so >>>>>> there >>>>>> may >>>>>> be subtleties that I do not understand, but from the man page, your >>>>>> command >>>>>> makes no sense. >>>>>> Anyway, look in /etc/group to see if it did what you thought it should. >>>>>> Did >>>>>> it? What is the output of grep audio /etc/group >>>>>> >>>>>> ? >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> /Joe >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 4:44 PM, Bill Unruh <unruh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Fri, 3 May 2013, Clemens Ladisch wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Joe Armstrong wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> This is what I did: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> sudo adduer joe audio >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> What is adduer? If that is supposed to be adduser, that creates a new >>>>>>>> user >>>>>>>> with that name. Just edit /etc/group and put the user name into the >>>>>>>> audio >>>>>>>> group line. Or >>>>>>>> check it now to see if it has been done. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> William G. Unruh | Canadian Institute for| Tel: +1(604)822-3273 >>>>>> Physics&Astronomy | Advanced Research | Fax: +1(604)822-5324 >>>>>> UBC, Vancouver,BC | Program in Cosmology | unruh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>> Canada V6T 1Z1 | and Gravity | >>>>>> www.theory.physics.ubc.ca/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> William G. Unruh | Canadian Institute for| Tel: +1(604)822-3273 >>>> Physics&Astronomy | Advanced Research | Fax: +1(604)822-5324 >>>> UBC, Vancouver,BC | Program in Cosmology | unruh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> Canada V6T 1Z1 | and Gravity | www.theory.physics.ubc.ca/ >>> >>> >> >> -- >> William G. Unruh | Canadian Institute for| Tel: +1(604)822-3273 >> Physics&Astronomy | Advanced Research | Fax: +1(604)822-5324 >> UBC, Vancouver,BC | Program in Cosmology | unruh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Canada V6T 1Z1 | and Gravity | www.theory.physics.ubc.ca/ > -- William G. 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