Re: Sound drop out with totem. mplayer Can't open audio device /dev/dsp[partially SOLVED]

[Mark LaPierre <marklapier@xxxxxxx>]

On 02/18/2012 09:58 AM, John Stanley wrote:
> On Fri, 2012-02-17 at 23:43 -0500, Mark LaPierre wrote:
>
>> mplayer still doesn't want to hear it.
>> mplayer -ao pulse my.mp3 ====>  No Joy
>> mplayer -ao alsa my.mp3 ====>  No Joy
>
> cat .mplayer/config
>
> Should not have anything in it for a default config.
>
> cat /etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf
>
> Should have this for a default config.
>
> # Default video output is xv, then xvidix, then try others
> #vo=xv,xvidix,
> # Default audio output is pulse, then alsa, then try others
> #ao=pulse,alsa,
> -----
>
> So what does 'mplayer -v 3 my.mp3' say to you?
>
> Did you look at the Mplayer Preferences to see what the output driver
> is? "Alsa" Channels by Default?
>
> Have you tried 'rpm -e nodepps mplayer'?  Then 'rpm -Uvh mplayer'.  If
> you 'yum remove mplayer' you will remove the whole lock stock and
> barrel.  So get the mplayer rpm from the repo you use first then do it.
>
>> padsp mplayer my.mp3 works.
>
> Ok odd but it's not finding alsa / pulse.
>
>> My alsa information is at:
>> http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=522b3664bd765b464440dabd18c7b2dda0a5e154
>
> Nice Burr-Brown Decoder on the card your using.
>
>
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That's a USB turntable that I have plugged in.  I've been ripping vinyl 
to mp3 files so I can play them on my mp3 player.  The phono cartridge 
is a bit cheesy.

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