On 09/23/10 18:42, T o n g wrote:
On Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:11:09 -0700, Marc Shapiro wrote:Usually the fix is to close all instances of Firefox until I find the culprit, and sound returns.The alternative to above headaches is use alsa as much as possible, not oss! E.g., - use aplay instead of play. - install libsox-fmt-alsa so that sox (ie play) uses alsa interface instead of oss. HTH
The last time I tried aplay, it did not work. I don't remember what the problem was. If I simply use aplay to try and play the file I get the same error. I will have to power down the machine and try it again when I get a chance. No time this weekend.
On 09/23/10 19:14, Felipe Sateler wrote: > > lsof /dev/snd/* /dev/dsp /dev/sndstat >This returns nothing, but I am still getting the same error when I try to play the file.