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Old 12-30-2012, 10:41 AM   #1
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alsactl error with kernel 3.7.1 on Slackware-current


Noticed the following startup error after updating my slackware-current test partition to 3.7.1
Code:
alsactl: set_control:1464: Cannot write control '3:3:0:Playback Channel Map:0' : File descriptor in bad state
The sound works until I run a couple of games under wine, then it starts to crackle at first, then disappears by the time I launch another game. Problem goes away when I reboot with 3.6.11 or 3.2.29

Anyone else running 3.7.1 and having the same error?
 
Old 12-30-2012, 01:31 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by dr.s View Post
Noticed the following startup error after updating my slackware-current test partition to 3.7.1
Code:
alsactl: set_control:1464: Cannot write control '3:3:0:Playback Channel Map:0' : File descriptor in bad state
The sound works until I run a couple of games under wine, then it starts to crackle at first, then disappears by the time I launch another game. Problem goes away when I reboot with 3.6.11 or 3.2.29

Anyone else running 3.7.1 and having the same error?
Same error here. I haven't found any solution yet.
 
Old 12-30-2012, 01:59 PM   #3
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Try moving /etc/asound.state somewhere else (so it's not in /etc) and see if that corrects it. Most likely it's a kernel bug of some kind.
 
Old 12-30-2012, 04:48 PM   #4
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Running alsactl store will likely fix the issue.
 
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Old 12-30-2012, 05:37 PM   #5
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Running alsactl store will likely fix the issue.
Nope. Still there.
 
Old 01-01-2013, 11:38 PM   #6
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Unhappy alsactl store fixes it for a short time

Hi fellow Slackers.

I get the same annoying error. Tried to fix it deleting /var/lib/asound.state and regenerating it with alsactl store. It works... but when I do alsactl restore (as does rc.alsa every boot), it gives me the error again.

Code:
alsactl: set_control:1464: Cannot write control '3:3:0:Playback Channel Map:0' : File descriptor in bad state
alsactl: set_control:1464: Cannot write control '3:3:0:Playback Channel Map:0' : File descriptor in bad state
alsactl: set_control:1464: Cannot write control '3:7:0:Playback Channel Map:0' : File descriptor in bad state
alsactl: set_control:1464: Cannot write control '3:8:0:Playback Channel Map:0' : File descriptor in bad state
alsactl: set_control:1464: Cannot write control '3:9:0:Playback Channel Map:0' : File descriptor in bad state
 
Old 01-02-2013, 04:02 AM   #7
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"alsactl store" needs root privileges.
 
Old 01-02-2013, 02:48 PM   #8
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"alsactl store" needs root privileges.
How is that related to the question of the OP?
 
Old 01-03-2013, 08:48 AM   #9
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How is that related to the question of the OP?
If after upgrading kernel you run 'alsactl store' as user it cannot replace old /var/lib/alsa/asound.state and 'alsactl restore' will complain after reboot.
 
Old 01-03-2013, 09:10 AM   #10
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If after upgrading kernel you run 'alsactl store' as user it cannot replace old /var/lib/alsa/asound.state and 'alsactl restore' will complain after reboot.
If you ran it as user, that's not the kind of error you will get...
 
Old 01-03-2013, 11:51 AM   #11
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If you ran it as user, that's not the kind of error you will get...
If you get errors after upgrading kernel, then run 'alsactl store' as user instead of root, you still continue getting the same errors from 'alsactl restore' on reboots.
 
Old 01-03-2013, 01:05 PM   #12
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If you get errors after upgrading kernel, then run 'alsactl store' as user instead of root, you still continue getting the same errors from 'alsactl restore' on reboots.
How are you able to run 'alsactl store' as user instead of root ???????
 
Old 01-03-2013, 06:36 PM   #13
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Running alsactl store will likely fix the issue.
I always run alsamixer before alsactl store, just throwing it out there.
 
Old 01-05-2013, 03:10 PM   #14
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How are you able to run 'alsactl store' as user instead of root ???????
Nothing special:
Code:
$ /usr/sbin/alsactl store
/usr/sbin/alsactl: save_state:1608: Cannot open /var/lib/alsa/asound.state for writing: Permission denied
Even if user type
Code:
$ alsactl store
-bash: alsactl: command not found
result is the same. In both cases /var/lib/alsa/asound.state stays unchanged and 'alsactl restore' still complains after reboot.
 
Old 01-05-2013, 04:47 PM   #15
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Nothing special:
Code:
$ /usr/sbin/alsactl store
/usr/sbin/alsactl: save_state:1608: Cannot open /var/lib/alsa/asound.state for writing: Permission denied
Even if user type
Code:
$ alsactl store
-bash: alsactl: command not found
result is the same. In both cases /var/lib/alsa/asound.state stays unchanged and 'alsactl restore' still complains after reboot.
That's incorrect. In one case (simple user case), the alsactl didn't even execute, while in the other it failed to write the asound.state. The point is there is no way you can run alsactl without root privileges in Slackware, AFAIK.
 
  


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