Re: [Alsa-user] '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p' failed (-16): Device or resource busy

[Clemens L. <cla...@go...>]

Bill Unruh wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Oct 2014, Stefan Monnier wrote:
>>>> open '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p' failed (-16): Device or resource busy
>>>
>>> Some other process already has opened this device.
>>> Try lsof or "ls -l /proc/*/fd" to find out which.
>>
>> Hmmm... I think I know which process this is, but I don't want to
>> stop/kill it.  How can I ask ALSA to mix the two?
>
> Alsa does not mix. That is the job of other things, like pluseaudio, jack,...

Or ALSA's dmix.

However, all of these mechanisms require that _all_ programs to be mixed
use them.  This is unlikely to be possible with the Android thingy, let
alone after it has been started.

I would suggest to go through the Android sound mixer, if it weren't for
mplayer.


Regards,
Clemens