Problem solved :-)

In ~/.xmms/config I changed one line:

[ALSA}
pcm_device=hw:0,0       line from linda worked in song
pcm_device=default      did not work in song

I don't know why this worked but xmms is working fine now.

Larry



On Sun, 02 May 2004 17:53:17 -0500, Larry Alkoff wrote:

>I'm running xmms 1.2.10 which I compiled on Slackware 9.1. 
>
>When I play a subdirectory set up with shift-L, the music _appears_ to
>play but I get no actual audio. 
>
>I've checked a lot of things but seem to be missing one critical
>ingredient. 
>
>I have another nearly identical system "master" which is my working
>system. Xmms plays fine on that one but not on "mp3server" to be. 
>So far I can't tell what is different.
>
>What could I be missing? Some dumb thing I bet. 
>
>This is what I've done so far: 
>----------------------------------------------
>
>Removed oss sound:
>I _thought_ I removed the oss sound package but cannot find
>it in /var/log/removed_packages.
>Can't find it with pkgtool either.
>I'm pretty sure it's gone since all my modules that concern sound start
>with snd- except soundcore of course.
>
>Used alsaconf to setup alsa. 
>
>Set Master, MasterM and PCM pretty high in alsamixer 
>and did alsactl store. 
>
>Sound plays fine when KDE starts. 
>
>The ~/.xmms/config is the same in both systems. 
>
>Output plugin is set for alsa not oss.
>
>Did chmod a+rw in /dev/mixer* /dev/dsp* and /dev/audio* 
>
>Made user lba a member of the sys group. 
>
>Used shift-L to select a subdirectory and I can see the title and
>graphics  as each song "plays" but I don't hear anything.
>
>I copied over the "Master" ~/.asoundrc which did not exist on "mp3server"
>for some reason.
>
>I used mpg321 to play an mp3 file and it sounded just fine.
>Maybe the problem is with xmms?
>
>I've run out of ideas. Any help appreciated.
>
>Larry Alkoff
>
>
>
>Larry Alkoff N2LA - Austin TX
>
>
>
>
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