On Sat, Mar 08, 2003 at 06:28:54PM +0100, Benny Sjostrand wrote: > Sure you are using the latest and greatest alsa-lib? course: "ac3play: > Unable to update the IEC958 control: No such file or directory", should > not happen.
I wasn't sure, but know I am: I use the latest CVS lib also... So the error come from another point??? > The only period sizes supported by the cs46xx hw are: > 2048 bytes > 1024 bytes > 512 bytes > 256 bytes > 128 bytes > 64 bytes > 32 bytes > Try check which period size the programs wants, as something related to > the period_size seems to be the problem. I suppose it's the -format option of mplayer, if I lauch it that way, mplayer -ao alsa9 -channels 6 -format 1024 -dvd 1 I got: Checking audio filter chain for 48000Hz/6ch/16bit -> 48000Hz/6ch/8bit... AF_pre: af format: 2 bps, 6 ch, 48000 hz, little endian signed int AF_pre: 48000Hz 6ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian) alsa-init: testing and bugreports are welcome. alsa-init: requested format: 48000 Hz, 6 channels, AC3 alsa-init: soundcard set to surround51 ALSA lib pcm.c:1739:(snd_pcm_open_conf) Invalid type for PCM surround51 definition (id: surround51, value: cards.pcm.surround51) alsa-init: playback open error: Invalid argument Could not open/initialize audio device -> no sound. Audio: no sound And with mplayer -ao alsa9 -format 1024 I got: Checking audio filter chain for 48000Hz/2ch/16bit -> 48000Hz/2ch/8bit... AF_pre: af format: 2 bps, 2 ch, 48000 hz, little endian signed int AF_pre: 48000Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian) alsa-init: testing and bugreports are welcome. alsa-init: requested format: 48000 Hz, 2 channels, AC3 alsa-init: soundcard set to iec958:AES0=0x2,AES1=0x82,AES2=0x0,AES3=0x2 alsa-init: unable to set periodsize: Invalid argument Could not open/initialize audio device -> no sound. Audio: no sound Well, now I don't think it's the -format... > Should work fine with xine, almost as it is, out of the box without any > special configuration. Well, I would really like that too ;-) Thank you very much for your answer, Grégoire ________________________________________________________________ http://ulima.unil.ch/greg ICQ:16624071 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The debugger for complex code. Debugging C/C++ programs can leave you feeling lost and disoriented. TotalView can help you find your way. Available on major UNIX and Linux platforms. Try it free. www.etnus.com _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-devel