[opensuse] error with sound device that doesn't exist
I am getting an error for a sound device that doesn't exist and it is causing sound problems. openSUSE 11.2 running KDE 4.5 -- Ken Schneider SuSe since Version 5.2, June 1998
On Wednesday 18 August 2010 19:33:15 Ken Schneider - openSUSE wrote:
I am getting an error for a sound device that doesn't exist and it is causing sound problems.
openSUSE 11.2 running KDE 4.5
Did it work before you upgraded to 4.5? I had another report where it turned out the user started KDE from startx instead of KDM. This bypasses the consolekit-based setting of permissions on the sound devices. We looked at the permissions and ACLs on /dev/snd* and saw he had no access to the sound devices. (using ls -l and getfacl). You can also try wiping out ~/.kde4/share/config/phonondevicesrc - this did not help in the above case though. Other diagnostics to try include disabling pulseaudio. We are working to make PA usable in KDE for 11.4 but we're only testing it on 11.3 at the moment so you are in uncharted waters - the PA version in 11.2 may be too old for the PA integration in KDE 4.5. HTH Will -- Will Stephenson, openSUSE Team SUSE LINUX Products GmbH - Nürnberg - AG Nürnberg - HRB 16746 - GF: Markus Rex -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 08/18/2010 02:44 PM, Will Stephenson pecked at the keyboard and wrote:
On Wednesday 18 August 2010 19:33:15 Ken Schneider - openSUSE wrote:
I am getting an error for a sound device that doesn't exist and it is causing sound problems.
openSUSE 11.2 running KDE 4.5
Did it work before you upgraded to 4.5?
How could it, it does not now nor has it ever existed. The only Nvidia device in my PC is my GeForce 8400 GS graphics card. And the only sound device I have is the USB Soundblaster device. lspci shows no such Nvidia sound device and lsusb only shows the SB usb sound device.
I had another report where it turned out the user started KDE from startx instead of KDM. This bypasses the consolekit-based setting of permissions on the sound devices.
We looked at the permissions and ACLs on /dev/snd* and saw he had no access to the sound devices. (using ls -l and getfacl).
You can also try wiping out ~/.kde4/share/config/phonondevicesrc - this did not help in the above case though.
OK I'll try that.
Other diagnostics to try include disabling pulseaudio. We are working to make PA usable in KDE for 11.4 but we're only testing it on 11.3 at the moment so you are in uncharted waters - the PA version in 11.2 may be too old for the PA integration in KDE 4.5.
The only thing installed WRT pulseaudio is libpulse0-0.9.21-1.2.1.i586.
HTH
I hope so as well.
Will
-- Ken Schneider SuSe since Version 5.2, June 1998 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 08/18/2010 05:16 PM, Ken Schneider - openSUSE pecked at the keyboard and wrote:
On 08/18/2010 02:44 PM, Will Stephenson pecked at the keyboard and wrote:
On Wednesday 18 August 2010 19:33:15 Ken Schneider - openSUSE wrote:
I am getting an error for a sound device that doesn't exist and it is causing sound problems.
openSUSE 11.2 running KDE 4.5
Did it work before you upgraded to 4.5?
How could it, it does not now nor has it ever existed. The only Nvidia device in my PC is my GeForce 8400 GS graphics card. And the only sound device I have is the USB Soundblaster device. lspci shows no such Nvidia sound device and lsusb only shows the SB usb sound device.
I had another report where it turned out the user started KDE from startx instead of KDM. This bypasses the consolekit-based setting of permissions on the sound devices.
We looked at the permissions and ACLs on /dev/snd* and saw he had no access to the sound devices. (using ls -l and getfacl).
You can also try wiping out ~/.kde4/share/config/phonondevicesrc - this did not help in the above case though.
OK I'll try that.
That solved the problem. I believe (failing memory) that the info in the file was carried over from another system when I copied my home dir from a different machine that does have that device. That'll teach me for trying to take shortcuts.
Other diagnostics to try include disabling pulseaudio. We are working to make PA usable in KDE for 11.4 but we're only testing it on 11.3 at the moment so you are in uncharted waters - the PA version in 11.2 may be too old for the PA integration in KDE 4.5.
The only thing installed WRT pulseaudio is libpulse0-0.9.21-1.2.1.i586.
HTH
I hope so as well.
Will
Thanks for all of the help you provide people on this list Will. -- Ken Schneider SuSe since Version 5.2, June 1998 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wednesday 18 August 2010, Ken Schneider - openSUSE wrote:
On 08/18/2010 02:44 PM, Will Stephenson pecked at the keyboard and wrote:
On Wednesday 18 August 2010 19:33:15 Ken Schneider - openSUSE wrote:
I am getting an error for a sound device that doesn't exist and it is causing sound problems.
openSUSE 11.2 running KDE 4.5
Did it work before you upgraded to 4.5?
How could it, it does not now nor has it ever existed. The only Nvidia device in my PC is my GeForce 8400 GS graphics card.
If there is an HDMI output on the card then there is probably a sound device also on the graphics card. Try opening Yast's sound config and if you see it there then "delete" it, and make sure your USB sound device is default. Dx -- “ ‘... but there is so much else behind what I say. It makes itself known to me so slowly, so incompletely! ...’ ” -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Wednesday 18 August 2010, Will Stephenson wrote:
Other diagnostics to try include disabling pulseaudio. We are working to make PA usable in KDE for 11.4 but we're only testing it on 11.3 at the moment so you are in uncharted waters - the PA version in 11.2 may be too old for the PA integration in KDE 4.5.
Pulseaudio is working fine here in 11.3 with KDE4.5 (now that I've discovered how to turn off its desire to play silly buggers with volumes!) Dx
HTH
Will
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