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Re: testing, rhythmbox err msg "Failed to open output device: Unable to prepare device"



On Wed, 2016-06-15 at 10:03 -0400, songbird wrote:
> help!  :)
> 
>   completely up to date on Debian testing.
> 
>   i'm not a sound guru, rhythmbox has not been working
> for a while with the error message:
> 
> Failed to open output device: Unable to prepare device
> 
>   vlc, firefox, games, all play things without errors.
> 
>   i do not have pulse audio installed, (running MATE
> desktop) other than a few bits which seem to be
> required...
> 
>   any ideas?  i've tried other versions going back but
> it seems to not make any difference now.

Most likely a problem with Gstreamer, is gstreamer1.0-alsa installed?

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Cheers,
Sven Arvidsson
http://www.whiz.se

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