Video ok, no sound just for MPlayer (WAS: [MPlayer-users] Re: Oly 3 sec of video)

[Roberto Fernandes Tavares Neto]

> Yes. You're probably running some sound mixing server like esd or arts
> and your MPlayer is set to use /dev/dsp directly (ao=oss in config).
> Either shut down the esd/arts or configure MPlayer to use them.
> Basically, see what audio output XMMS is using and set MPlayer to use
> the same. Unless of course XMMS is using /dev/dsp (OSS), in which case
> you must stop whatever XMMS is playing to be able to use /dev/dsp from
> another application (like MPlayer), because OSS usually allows only one
> process to use /dev/dsp.

The XMMS is using alsa. The .mplayer/config sets ao=oss, as you said.

But how do I set it to alsa? The "mplayer -ao help" gives me:

Available audio output drivers:
        mpegpes Mpeg-PES audio output
        oss     OSS/ioctl audio output
        sdl     SDLlib audio output
        null    Null audio output
        pcm     RAW PCM/WAVE file writer audio output
        plugin  Plugin audio output

Thanks!


On Sun, 4 Apr 2004 15:56:45 +0200, Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski <dominik> escreveu:

> De: Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski <dominik>
> Data: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 15:56:45 +0200
> Para: "MPlayer usage questions, features,  bugreports" <mplayer-users>
> Assunto: Re: Video ok,	no sound just for MPlayer (WAS: [MPlayer-users] Re: Oly 3 sec of	video)
> 
> On Sunday, 04 April 2004 at 15:39, Roberto Fernandes Tavares Neto wrote:
> > Hi again...
> > 
> > I could get the videos working fine, and XMMS plays sound w/ no problem.
> > 
> > But the videos are soundless. The mplayer founds the codec, but...
> > 
> > Checking audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/16bit -> 44100Hz/2ch/16bit...
> > AF_pre: af format: 2 bps, 2 ch, 44100 hz, little endian signed int
> > AF_pre: 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian)
> > Could not open/initialize audio device -> no sound.
> > Audio: no sound
> > 
> > Does anyone knows how to solve this one? Alsa is ok (as far as I can
> > see), but what is the logical reason to MPlayer cannot use the sound
> > device? (I believe there is one, I'm talking about linux over here :-) )
> 
> Yes. You're probably running some sound mixing server like esd or arts
> and your MPlayer is set to use /dev/dsp directly (ao=oss in config).
> Either shut down the esd/arts or configure MPlayer to use them.
> Basically, see what audio output XMMS is using and set MPlayer to use
> the same. Unless of course XMMS is using /dev/dsp (OSS), in which case
> you must stop whatever XMMS is playing to be able to use /dev/dsp from
> another application (like MPlayer), because OSS usually allows only one
> process to use /dev/dsp.
> 
> HTH & HAND
> R.
> 
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