Thread: Audio Device Unavailable

Run the User Management tool:

Code:

userdrake

...or System --> Configuration --> Other --> User Administration

Edit your user account, and add yourself to the groups "audio" and "video". Let me know if the problem still persists.

Thanks AT.
Just tried and it didn't work, same error in both apps

Did you log out and log back in before retrying it?

I sure did

Bare with me, I'm honestly trying to troublshoot your problems here because I've never seen that before. Go to System --> Configuration --> KDE --> Sound --> Sound System. Under the Hardware tab, set the audio device to Advanced Linux Sound Architecture.

Already done that
I actually had it working properly at first, then i tried to configure Xine to use 5.1 instead of 2 channel. That didn't work so i opened KMix (as it was not running by defualt with the install), and after that, the sound didn't work!
Do you think it may be KMix confusing the sound system or something?
And if it is, it's really weird because all i did was open it.

Make sure your audio driver in Xine is set to ALSA as well. OSS is a terrible sound system, why it is left in many Linux distros by default is beyond me (I compile it out completely when I build my kernels). That could be your problem.



Notice in my screenshot it says "Auto". That is fine on my system, where it only has ALSA to choose from. On yours, it may be using OSS. Force it to use ALSA rather than giving it the option.

Ok then, it works when i set it back to use 2.1 channel, but as soon as set it to 5.1 or 6 channel i get the same error.
Is there any way i can watch my movies in surround sound?
P.S - Thanks for all this

Originally Posted by pelvis_3

Ok then, it works when i set it back to use 2.1 channel, but as soon as set it to 5.1 or 6 channel i get the same error.
Is there any way i can watch my movies in surround sound?
P.S - Thanks for all this

I can watch movies perfectly in Mplayer or Xine using ALSA and 5.1 surround on my EMU10k2-based Audigy 2. What kind of sound card do you have in that system?

I'm using the onboard nForce2 Audio.
I checked on the ALSA website and it's fully compatible.
Do i need a new a52dec or something?

Originally Posted by pelvis_3

Do i need a new a52dec or something?

Wouldn't hurt. I believe I have it installed.

After a while of fiddling i got the a52dec's installed but it still doesn't make any difference.
I was thinking of just buying an Audigy2 ZS Value or something becuase the ALSA website shows complete compatibility except audio capture.
Good idea or not?
Will Mandriva just auto configure it for me? Forgive the n00b question.

If the sound card has a EMU10k chipset, it would be a good investment. I love the way my Audigy 2 works in Linux. As for the out-of-the-box functionality, yeah it works right away, the system will auto-config it for you. My only suggestion is to avoid confusion and disable the NF audio from the BIOS right before you install the Audigy2. That way you free up the resources and you don't have to configure 2 cards in your OS'es.