Re: [Alsa-user] xine: PCM in use ?

[Frans K. <ket...@wa...>]

On Sun, 2 Dec 2001 19:53:15 +0100
Peter Kirk <pwk...@gm...> wrote:

> Am Sonntag, 2. Dezember 2001 16:36 schrieben Sie:
> > On Sun, 2001-12-02 at 12:46, Peter Kirk wrote:
> > > I did some more research :)
> > >
> > > What I found: xine _allways_ gives the error, no matter what I started
> > > before (even if I do reboot then xine).
> > >
> > > Also, there is a very interesting thing xine gives:
> > > ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:598:(snd_pcm_hw_open) SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_PVERSION failed:
> > > Not matching IOCTL (I/O-Control) for the device
> > >
> > > also:
> > > alsasound stop I get::
> > > Shutting down sound driver: ALSA lib seq_hw.c:451:(snd_seq_hw_open)
> > > SNDRV_SEQ_IOCT
> > > ailed: Inappropriate ioctl for device
> > >
> > >
> > > So, as I have no idea what ioctl stuff means, I would kindly ask for a
> > > tip on this, as it seems to be the problem behing xine.
> >
> > Does it make any difference if you are root or a normal user? Can you
> > run alsamixer or amixer? I had problems with xine and alsa09 but found
> > they were due to not having permission to use the alsa stuff so I
> > changed the ownership of the alsa /dev files and it worked fine.
> >
> > Alec
> No,
> 
> running root and running user gives me _no_ difference (except the ouput is 
> in English with root). I would like to correct the error message from above, 
> that xine gives. In English (not translated by me) it reads:
> 
> 
> ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:598:(snd_pcm_hw_open) SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_PVERSION failed: 
> Inappropriate ioctl for device
> 
> 
> alsa-0.9beta9
> emu10k1
> linux-2.4.16
> ... (ask for more)

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From: Josh Green <jg...@us...>
To: Christophe Baillon <cba...@if...>
Cc: alsa-devel <als...@li...>
Subject: Re: [Alsa-devel] Inappropriate ioctl for device
Date: 01 Dec 2001 17:43:10 -0800
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On Sat, 2001-12-01 at 18:18, Christophe Baillon wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I try to compile several examples of programms using alsa, found
> on the alsa's website, but i have got always a message like :
> 
> ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:598:(snd_pcm_hw_open) SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_PVERSION failed:
> Inappropriate ioctl for device
> Error opening hw:0,0
> 
> alsa version is 0.9.0beta9, and kernel 2.4.16

This is fixed in ALSA CVS (and probably 0.9.0beta10 ??, as it was just
released). Apparently some things got changed with 2.4.14+ (I gather
from the release announcement on the main page on
http://www.alsa-project.org).

-- 
    Josh Green

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The thread ended with 
"Great !

It is working with alsa 0.9.0beta10 !!" HTH,

    -Frans