[MPlayer-users] Mplayer with ALSA

[Corey Hickey]

Cool_Zer0 wrote:
> Hi !!!
> 
> I've recently upgraded my kernel to 2.6.1 but know I have a problema
> with some programs that use the audio card.
> 
> For XMMS, I've download a package that installs a output plugin for ALSA.
> 
> Anyone knows how to put MPlayer working with ALSA ?
> 
> The only output plugins that I have now are :
> 
> mpegpes
> oss (the one I use before upgrading my kernel)
> sdl
> null
> pcm
> 
> Tanks
> 

Chances are, you need to install either the alsa development libraries
from your distribution or the alsa-lib from www.alsa-project.org. Then,
recompile mplayer. When you run ./configure, make sure it detects alsa.

-Corey