On Wed, 2005-11-02 at 18:41 +0100, Lukas Zapletal wrote: > Dne Wed, 2 Nov 2005 17:03:11 +0100 > Frank Barknecht <fbar@xxxxxxxxxxx> napsal(a): > > > $ alsaplayer -o alsa -d plughw:1,0 test.mp3 > > Nope. Alsaplayer appears with a song opened, but it is not playing at > all. Pressing play button opens load dialog box. > > $ aplay -D plughw:1 /home/lzap/.openoffice/user/gallery/type.wav > Playing WAVE '/home/lzap/.openoffice/user/gallery/type.wav' : Unsigned > 8 bit, Rate 22050 Hz, Mono try this with the command: aplay -N -D plughw:1 /home/lzap/.openoffice/user/gallery/type.wav i suspect you have another process using your audio interface, and that both alsaplayer and aplay are waiting for it to be released. the -N argument to aplay tells it not to wait but to report an error. --p