xmms help

[jan1024188]

gentoo:

i get this error when trying to play mp3 file

failed to open audio output:Alsa 1.2.10 output plugin

[techieMoe]

Have you tried swapping to the OSS plugin instead?

[fingal]

Hello - yes ... xmms can't use ALSA unless the ALSA software plugin is installed and enabled. I'm not a Gentoo user but I think this may be available via Portage?

Once installed you can select the plugin from within xmms. The menu structure is a little strange though, and you may need to look under 'visualisation plugins'.

If you have trouble using Portage, the plugin can be found on the xmms website, but the site was down when I checked just now.

::Edit:: Just read Moe's post above. I'm assuming the plugin isn't already installed. This could generate that error message.

[jan1024188]

Have you tried swapping to the OSS plugin instead?

yes ive tryed that

i realised that my ALSA isnt working

[jan1024188]

j

an@localhost ~ $ esd
ALSA lib confmisc.c:672:(snd_func_card_driver) cannot find card '0'
ALSA lib conf.c:3493:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such device
ALSA lib confmisc.c:392:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
ALSA lib conf.c:3493:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat returned error: No such device
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1072:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
ALSA lib conf.c:3493:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such device
ALSA lib conf.c:3962:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such device
ALSA lib pcm.c:2099:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default
jan@localhost ~ $




please help me

[Juan Pablo]

Have you installed ALSA already? Did you compile it as a module? Did you disable OSS completely?
If you have done all that already emerge alsa-utils and use alsaconf to configure your sound card.
Then you can add it to the boot process with rc-update

[jan1024188]

yes i ve installed alsa only...anyway i decided te reinstall kernel and configure it as well