Re: alsaplayer does not work as normal user

[steef <steefvanduin@zonnet.nl>]

Jose Roberto B. de A. Monteiro wrote:
> steef wrote:
>   
> > Jose Roberto B. de A. Monteiro wrote:
> >     
> > > Hello list,
> > >
> > > I was with my sound (alsa) work perfectly on my laptop, but for an
> > > unremembered reason I ran alsoconf as root. It causes the strange
> > > behavior of alsplayer, aplay, etc., to stop working for normal users.
> > > They only run for root. I checked groups and permissions, and it seems
> > > ok. All users are in group audio, as well as related devices and proc
> > > files. I do not want to install all the system again, so I wonder if
> > > anyone has any idea of what is happening... If I run aplay, for example,
> > > I get the following error message:
> > >
> > > ~ $ aplay wavs/scieh.wav
> > > ALSA lib confmisc.c:769:(parse_card) cannot find card ''
> > > ALSA lib conf.c:3510:(_snd_config_evaluate) function
> > > snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such device
> > > ALSA lib confmisc.c:392:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
> > > ALSA lib conf.c:3510:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat
> > > returned error: No such device
> > > ALSA lib confmisc.c:1251:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
> > > ALSA lib conf.c:3510:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer
> > > returned error: No such device
> > > ALSA lib conf.c:3982:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such device
> > > ALSA lib pcm.c:2144:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default
> > > aplay: main:545: audio open error: No such device
> > >
> > > The wierd thing is that as root, I get no error and the sound is played
> > > perfectly.
> > >
> > > Also, sound in skype was ok, but now, it does not work too.
> > >
> > > My lspci | grep -i audio:
> > >
> > > 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High
> > > Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
> > >
> > > # lsmod | grep snd
> > > snd_hda_intel         239160  1
> > > snd_pcm_oss            39200  0
> > > snd_mixer_oss          15424  1 snd_pcm_oss
> > > snd_pcm                72324  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss
> > > snd_timer              21028  1 snd_pcm
> > > snd                    48324  8
> > > snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
> > > soundcore               7520  1 snd
> > > snd_page_alloc          9512  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
> > >
> > > Any idea?
> > >
> > >
> > >   
> > >       
> > did you register yourself as audio_user in /etc/group?
> >
> > steef
> >
> >
> >     
> I am in audio group, following /etc/group:
>
> audio:x:29:jordeam
>
> Is that ok? Or the correct group is audio_user? I believe the line
knit  <......>

yes

steef