This is probably due to other apps using your sound system.Close your programs that use sound, like amarok and try again.
+ Upon launching audacity, the following message appears in a dialog box: "There was an error initializing the audio i/o layer. You will not be able to play or record audio. Error: Host error" On 12/20/06, Chris Wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > For anyone else getting this message, also make sure you do not have any > other sound applications open. I was trying to launch Audacity after > killing esd, but it was still failing because Rhythmbox was open on > another workspace. > > ** Summary changed: > > - Can't find sound devices > + Error message when launching audacity and no sound devices listed under > playback/recording preferences > > ** Description changed: > > - No device show up > - > - No device show up. pop-up at startup: > - > + Upon launching audacity, the following message appears in a dialog box: > "There was an error initializing the audio i/o layer. You will not be > able to play or record audio. > Error: Host error" > > - No device are showing in the Playback or Recording preferences. > + No devices show up in the Playback or Recording preferences. > > All other sound applications work fine, but audacity. > > strace file available. > > -- > Error message when launching audacity and no sound devices listed under > playback/recording preferences > https://launchpad.net/bugs/337 > -- -- -Freddy Martinez- Kubuntu. GNU / Linux for human beings. www.chi.ubuntu-us.org </message> -- Error message when launching audacity and no sound devices listed under playback/recording preferences https://launchpad.net/bugs/337 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
