this is from the latest 1.0.15_rc2 [AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: confmisc.c:768:(parse_card) cannot find card '0' [AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: conf.c:3510:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such device [AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: confmisc.c:392:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings [AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: conf.c:3510:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat returned error: No such device [AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: confmisc.c:1251:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name [AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: conf.c:3510:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such device [AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: conf.c:3982:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such device [AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: pcm.c:2145:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default [AO_ALSA] Playback open error: No such device command was: mplayer -ao alsa test.mpg with alsa-lib-1.0.14 series the first line read [AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: confmisc.c:768:(parse_card) cannot find card '' When using pidgin + alsa, it crashes with the details @ bug #193003
Let's mark this as Cardoe Machine #1. I have this problem with MythTV (via alsa-lib) and mplayer via alsa-lib. I have tested pidgin on this machine and receive the same error as in bug #193003.
*** Bug 193003 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
I have two additional machines that this fails on with >=alsa-lib-1.0.14a with both module and compiled-in in-kernel versions of alsa. I have had success with 1.0.13, 1.0.14_rc1 and 1.0.14_rc2 of alsa-lib. Here are the specs for these machines: #1 - Dell Inspiron 8100 Multimedia audio controller: ESS Technology ES1983S Maestro-3i PCI Audio Accelerator Linux version 2.6.23-gentoo-r3 #2 - Gateway Solo 5300 Multimedia audio controller: ESS Technology ES1983S Maestro-3i PCI Audio Accelerator Linux version 2.6.23-gentoo-r3 @cardoe: Please let me know any additional information you require. I'd love to see this bug squashed. Wendall
Do you have a /etc/asound.conf or ~/.asoundrc ? Is the content of /usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf sane? alsaconf , does that change things and make things works okey (backup /usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf first)
Did you ever happen to figure out what was wrong Cardoe? I just had the same problem, and was able to solve it by fixing the permissions of /dev/snd, in this case setting them to a+rwX. I still have a problem in that I can't modify volume, but I at least got the sound to work in the first place.
This specific error appears to have been resolved in 1.0.16. I'm going to leave the bug opened while I check though.
