Dear Vince, I don't think that aplay can handle a .flac file directly ? Try transforming to wav first. Best, Rutger. On sam., 2014-01-04 at 15:29 +0000, Vince Ur wrote: > Hello, > > I am trying to make a usb DAC work onto my debian wheezy. The DAC is > the ARCAM rpac. the DAC is TI5102. It's got an Xmos chip. > > When I try to play anything with aplay i get the result below. > > aplay -D plughw:1,0 /media/E/Musica/Dire\ Straits\ -\ Brothers\ In\ > Arms\ \(Re-Mastered\ 1996\)\ EAC\ Flac\ Level\ 8/Dire\ Straits\ -\ 01\ > -\ So\ Far\ Away.flac > Playing raw data '/media/E/Musica/Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms > (Re-Mastered 1996) EAC Flac Level 8/Dire Straits - 01 - So Far > Away.flac' : Unsigned 8 bit, Rate 8000 Hz, Mono > aplay: set_params:1145: Unable to install hw params: > ACCESS: RW_INTERLEAVED > FORMAT: U8 > SUBFORMAT: STD > SAMPLE_BITS: 8 > FRAME_BITS: 8 > CHANNELS: 1 > RATE: 8000 > PERIOD_TIME: 125000 > PERIOD_SIZE: 1000 > PERIOD_BYTES: 1000 > PERIODS: 4 > BUFFER_TIME: 500000 > BUFFER_SIZE: NONE > BUFFER_BYTES: 4000 > TICK_TIME: 0 > > > I tried configuring .asoundrc as follows, because the output aplay > says channels 1 but channels still says 1: > > pcm.rp { > type plug > slave { > pcm "hw:1,0" > channels 2 > } > } > > > > I need a pointer on what to look at to get this config working. > > thanks > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT > organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance > affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your > Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Alsa-user mailing list > Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349831&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user