Re: alsaplayer does not work as normal user -> Solved!

[steef <steefvanduin@zonnet.nl>]

Jose Roberto B. de A. Monteiro wrote:
> steef wrote:
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> > Jose Roberto B. de A. Monteiro wrote:
> >     
> > > steef wrote:
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> > >       
> > > > Jose Roberto B. de A. Monteiro wrote:
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> > > >         
> > > > > 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!
>
>
>   
good to read you solved this problem!

good luck,

steef