Tom Gundersen <teg@xxxxxxx> writes: > On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 10:18 PM, Thorsten <quintfall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: >> my system-sound (alsa) was working, until I installed mplayer. Now >> mplayer is working - but system-sound is gone. No way to regulate volume >> in alsamixer, > > What exactly happens? Are there no mixers, is it not possible to > adjust them, or does adjusting them not make a difference? When playing mplayer, there is a playback mixer in alsamixer, and it works. When mplayer is stopped, the playback mixer is gone, while the other mixers are still there. >> it seems mplayer has occupied the system. > > Just having it installed (very unlikely) or when it is running? After I ran mplayer the first time, system sound was gone. >> How can I use mplayer _and_ have sound for youtube etc again? > > Are you using pulseaudio? If not, do that. If you are, then make sure > that alsa-plugins and pulseaudio-alsa are installed too. yes, I do, and all the libraries are installed. thanks for your answer. cheers -- thorsten
