ALSA WRITE ERROR: input/output error

Michaelx · 07-02-2006, 08:39 PM

hi there,

i need you help to listen to my mp3's again.
i start xmms and the mp3 is recognized but won't play,
the same happens when i tried to use cmdline mp3players amp and mpg123
the error message i get is :

ALSA WRITE ERROR: input/output error

what do i have to do to fix that ???

willysr · 07-03-2006, 06:42 AM

what ALSA packages did you have?
Make sure you have alsa-lib, alsa-utils, and alsa-driver (unless you compile your own kernel and use the ALSA modules included in the kernel) and opsional is alsa-oss

sIn_mAfIje · 07-03-2006, 08:19 AM

in xmms try ctrl+p and then change the driver to oss or arts... until it starts playing ... i was playing mp3 like that ...

Michaelx · 07-04-2006, 02:06 PM

i use the default Kernel vmlinuz for slackware 10.2
and it used to work.

any further tips and hints ?!

p.s. smoking is bad for your health

Michaelx · 07-04-2006, 02:07 PM

sorry, i meant sound used to work. lol

willysr · 07-04-2006, 07:55 PM

Are you upgrading some kind of packages which related to ALSA?

Michaelx · 07-06-2006, 08:06 PM

nop

so many ppl everyday online on this forum.....nobody knows the solution to my problem ?

liquidtenmilion · 07-06-2006, 10:56 PM

What's the output of "lsmod"

Also, did you run "alsaconf" as root before? I think you need to.