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Thorsten

20 Feb 2012 20 Feb '12

1:18 a.m.

Hi list, my system-sound (alsa) was working, until I installed mplayer. Now mplayer is working - but system-sound is gone. No way to regulate volume in alsamixer, it seems mplayer has occupied the system. How can I use mplayer _and_ have sound for youtube etc again? Thanks for any tips. cheers -- Thorsten

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Tom Gundersen

20 Feb 20 Feb

2:39 a.m.

On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 10:18 PM, Thorsten wrote:

my system-sound (alsa) was working, until I installed mplayer. Now mplayer is working - but system-sound is gone. No way to regulate volume in alsamixer,

What exactly happens? Are there no mixers, is it not possible to adjust them, or does adjusting them not make a difference?

it seems mplayer has occupied the system.

Just having it installed (very unlikely) or when it is running?

How can I use mplayer _and_ have sound for youtube etc again?

Are you using pulseaudio? If not, do that. If you are, then make sure that alsa-plugins and pulseaudio-alsa are installed too. -t

Thorsten

2:50 a.m.

Tom Gundersen writes:

On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 10:18 PM, Thorsten wrote:

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my system-sound (alsa) was working, until I installed mplayer. Now mplayer is working - but system-sound is gone. No way to regulate volume in alsamixer,

What exactly happens? Are there no mixers, is it not possible to adjust them, or does adjusting them not make a difference?

When playing mplayer, there is a playback mixer in alsamixer, and it works. When mplayer is stopped, the playback mixer is gone, while the other mixers are still there.

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it seems mplayer has occupied the system.

Just having it installed (very unlikely) or when it is running?

After I ran mplayer the first time, system sound was gone.

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How can I use mplayer _and_ have sound for youtube etc again?

Are you using pulseaudio? If not, do that. If you are, then make sure that alsa-plugins and pulseaudio-alsa are installed too.

yes, I do, and all the libraries are installed. thanks for your answer. cheers -- thorsten

Tom Gundersen

3:24 a.m.

On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 11:50 PM, Thorsten wrote:

When playing mplayer, there is a playback mixer in alsamixer, and it works. When mplayer is stopped, the playback mixer is gone, while the other mixers are still there.

Something is odd here. When using pulseaudio there should be two mixers in alsamixer, Master and Capture (when you select the view "All"). What do you see? -t

XeCycle

6:34 a.m.

Thorsten writes: [...]

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Are you using pulseaudio? If not, do that. If you are, then make sure that alsa-plugins and pulseaudio-alsa are installed too.

yes, I do, and all the libraries are installed.

So, use `-ao pulse' when running mplayer (or add that to config). Use pavucontrol as the mixer. There should be no problem. -- Carl Lei (XeCycle) Department of Physics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University OpenPGP public key: 7795E591 Fingerprint: 1FB6 7F1F D45D F681 C845 27F7 8D71 8EC4 7795 E591

jeremiah.dodds＠gmail.com

3:11 a.m.

Tom Gundersen writes:

On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 10:18 PM, Thorsten wrote:

Are you using pulseaudio? If not, do that. If you are, then make sure that alsa-plugins and pulseaudio-alsa are installed too.

-t

FWIW, I do not use pulse, and I have zero problems running mplayer and getting sound from other apps at the same time.

Thorsten

25 Feb 25 Feb

7:26 a.m.

jeremiah.dodds@gmail.com writes:

Tom Gundersen writes:

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On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 10:18 PM, Thorsten wrote:

Are you using pulseaudio? If not, do that. If you are, then make sure that alsa-plugins and pulseaudio-alsa are installed too.

-t

FWIW, I do not use pulse, and I have zero problems running mplayer and getting sound from other apps at the same time.

Hallo, sorry for replying so terribly late, I was offline for a while. Thanks for your tips, need to experiment a bit and will give feedback then. -- cheers, Thorsten

Ralf Mardorf

9:27 a.m.

On Sat, 2012-02-25 at 04:26 +0100, Thorsten wrote:

jeremiah.dodds@gmail.com writes:

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Tom Gundersen writes:

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On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 10:18 PM, Thorsten wrote:

Are you using pulseaudio? If not, do that.

If somebody should install PA depends to the usage of the computer. It's not wise to install it, just to get an issue regarding to a special usage of mplayer fixed, if the computer e.g. is used for pro-audio. - Ralf

If you are, then make sure

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that alsa-plugins and pulseaudio-alsa are installed too.

-t

FWIW, I do not use pulse, and I have zero problems running mplayer and getting sound from other apps at the same time.

Hallo, sorry for replying so terribly late, I was offline for a while. Thanks for your tips, need to experiment a bit and will give feedback then.

Ralf Mardorf

9:37 a.m.

On Sat, 2012-02-25 at 06:27 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:

If somebody should install PA depends to the usage of the computer. It's not wise to install it, just to get an issue regarding to a special usage of mplayer fixed, if the computer e.g. is used for pro-audio.

- Ralf

PS: Btw. my sound card has no audio output, as soon as PA is installed. The PA issue isn't related to pro-audio usage only, but also to the used hardware. Recommending to install PA is like recommending to install an ATI driver, if there should be issues for NVIDIA drivers, with a mounted NVIDIA graphics. PA can break an install.

Thorsten

10:20 a.m.

Ralf Mardorf writes:

On Sat, 2012-02-25 at 06:27 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:

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If somebody should install PA depends to the usage of the computer. It's not wise to install it, just to get an issue regarding to a special usage of mplayer fixed, if the computer e.g. is used for pro-audio.

- Ralf

PS: Btw. my sound card has no audio output, as soon as PA is installed. The PA issue isn't related to pro-audio usage only, but also to the used hardware. Recommending to install PA is like recommending to install an ATI driver, if there should be issues for NVIDIA drivers, with a mounted NVIDIA graphics. PA can break an install.

Linux audio is only for the brave at heart, it seems - unless everything works out ot the box. I now started mplayer -ao like suggested in this thread, and all of sudden I do have youtube sound again after shutting down mplayer (that works too). I can't say anything about pro/contra alsa, but it seems my problems is solved (permanently?) Thanks to everybody -- cheers, Thorsten

Ralf Mardorf

10:27 a.m.

On Sat, 2012-02-25 at 07:20 +0100, Thorsten wrote:

unless everything works out ot the box.

;) I had a funny time with X and some tube monitors and I still have a funny time with Wi-Fi. I experience(d) X and Wi-Fi as not workong OOTB too.

it seems my problems is solved (permanently?)

This is good news. - Ralf

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