[gentoo-user] [Resolved] Absolutely no sound whatsoever after latest emerge update

["Walter Dnes" <waltdnes@waltdnes.org>]

On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 10:27:14AM -0400, Willie Wong wrote
> On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 02:14:48AM -0400, Penguin Lover Walter Dnes squawked:
> > [AO_ALSA] alsa-lib: pcm_dmix.c:996:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
> > [AO_ALSA] Playback open error: Device or resource busy
> > DVB card number must be between 1 and 4
> > AO: [null] 22050Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
> 
> This points to an issue with your alsa configuration/installation.
> 
> >   mpg123 doesn't work
> > 
> > [d530][waltdnes][~] mpg123 /home/misc/music/pop_standards/Tennessee_Waltz_-_Patti_Page.mp3
> > ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:996:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
> > [alsa.c:146] error: cannot open device default
> > [audio.c:517] error: failed to open audio device
> > [mpg123.c:709] error: Failed to initialize output, goodbye.
> 
> Same error as above, a problem with alsa. 

  Another Google search.  In addition to a bunch of people with
problems, this time around, someone had a solution...

http://www.nabble.com/Re%3A--Bug-37649--pulseaudio%2C-REOPENED%3A-ALSA-lib-pcm_dmix.c%3A996%3A%28-snd_pcm_dmix_open%29-unable-to-open-slave-p16659896.html

  Namely, restart alsasound (as root).

/etc/init.d/alsasound restart

  I've put this in my /etc/conf.d/local.start

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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@waltdnes.org>