mplayer : alsa in kernel
 

hello everyone,

i conplied alsa(no oss) in the kernel, when i ./configure mplayer, i got this
check for alsa -------- no.
but i did hear sound from xmms. what is going on?

plx!

Solution for me was compile alsa from source. Only include sound as a module in your kernel and follow the directions in the alsawiki and it should install. Now I've gotten a few errors in this way which was always when I tried to compile the source. Right now I've got a bit of a strange solution but you should first try the clean way.

I think what I now have is alsa in the kernel. Compiled alsa till it gave the error. Configured mplayer (it showed alsa now for me). Install mplayer. Make uninstall the alsa source files (you don't need them mplayer is configured and alsa in your kernel). Depending on your distro you have to download the alsa packages which include the alsamixer. But this is the "I just want it to work" way not the clean way ;)

Re: mplayer : alsa in kernel
 

hi there,

this is not enough! I mean, compiling the kernel with alsa support.
you need to get the alsa-driver,libraries and utils => here. The last one is not necessary but highly recommended.

xmms is giving you sound through alsa output plugin? :scratch:

regards

slackie1000

modules->OK in kernel->mplayer can't find alsa
 

hello guy,
thanks for reply, I REMOVE alsa form kernel and install it as most post did, everything is OK.

I really want alsa in my kernel. I did apt-get remove alsa-base.
the situation is xmms can play mp3 using alsa, but when i ./configure the mplayer , alsa --- no. But alsa is already in the kernel

how can i fix it?

PLX :confused:

Like I said try to get the source files and compile till mplayer can find it. You can delete them afterwards if it's in your kernel but you need the source thing to make mplayer recognize it.