[MPlayer-users] ALSA lib control.c:654:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL

[Simon Deschenes]

The problem is in ao_alsa.c (or ao_alsa1x.c for pre4)

The alsa output tries to open a NULL device which is not found
and the error is :
ALSA lib control.c:654:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL

here is the buggy code :

      if(mix_name == NULL){
        if(mixer_device) {
          card = strdup(mixer_device);
          mix_name = strchr(card, '/');
          if(mix_name) {
            *mix_name++ = 0;
          } else {
            mix_name = "PCM";
          }
        } else {
          mix_name = "PCM";
          card = "default";
        }
      }

I deleted this crap and replaced with this (now everythings work) :

      card = "default";
      mix_name = "PCM"; //you can change it to "Master" if you like

The problem is reproduced everytime I play a video with output ALSA
There is no problem with oss emulation.

My machine is
Athlon XP 2100 + / 768 DDR 2700 / SB Audigy Rev 3 / Kernel 2.6.6-mm5 / Alsa 
1.04
the problem affects CVS and pre4

Greetings, Simon Deschenes

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