Re: [Alsa-user] dmix-plugin

[Alexander F. <aci...@gm...>]

On Sat, 19 Apr 2003 23:11:43 +0200, Friedrich Ewaldt wrote:

> >$ mplayer -ao alsa9:plugger <file>
> >
> >alsa-init: requested format: 48000 Hz, 2 channels, Signed 16-bit
> >(Little-Endian) alsa-init: soundcard set to plugger
> >alsa-init: unable to set periodsize: Das Argument ist ungültig
> >Could not open/initialize audio device -> no sound.
> >Audio: no sound
> >
> >"Das Argument ist ungültig" means "Invalid argument".

> I also had this periodsize problem with my Terratec DMX XFire. I had
> to start maplayer like this (for 4 channel output):
> 
> mplayer -ao alsa9:surround40 -abs 1 -channels 4
>
> You can try with different values for abs: e.g. -abs 2 ...

-abs <value> (OBSOLETE)
        Override audio driver/card buffer size detection, -ao oss only

..from the man page, and it doesn't work either.