[MPlayer-users] Invalid CTL /dev/mixer0%

[Reimar Döffinger]

Hi,
>> I've recently encountered this error message when playing a video with
>> mplayer (it repeats endless times):
>>
>>> ALSA lib control.c:654:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL /dev/mixer0%
>>> alsa-control: mixer attach /dev/mixer error:
>>> Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
> 
> Known problem with GUI. There are patches for it, e.g. 
> http://mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-dev-eng/2004-July/027584.html if 
> you don't mind to be the first to test it ;-). Or a much simpler patch: 
> http://mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-dev-eng/2004-July/027206.html.
> Or -mixer-device default should help as well.

My patch is in CVS, although it seems nobody cared enough to test it.

Greetings,
Reimar Döffinger