D. R. Evans wrote:
D. R. Evans wrote:Is there some way to find out what process is using ALSA when snd_pcm_open() returns that error? (If indeed there is such a process.)Still, if anyone has any suggestions as to how to discover what is going on, I'd appreciate it. I'm not a great fan of mysterious happenings on my computers.
Maybe you could try this to find out if there is some process blocking the sound device:
$ fuser -v /dev/snd/* /dev/dsp* --Michael
