Re: alsaplayer does not work as normal user -> Solved!
steef wrote:
> 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
>>>>
> took the time to study your first email. i agree with andrei. you
> *could* study alsaconf. my hda-intel chip works fine under etch and
> lenny with the latest alsadriver from the alsa-website.
>
> a question: are you using the alsadriver built into in the debian
> kernel in lenny?
>
> reg.,
> steef
Solved! Sorry to spent away your time... the error is because alsconf
created ~/.asoundrc and ~/.asoundrc.asoundconf with something that
crashed alsaplayer and related stuff. I removed them and sound started
working again... Even skype was not working and now it is working...
Thanks!
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