[Bug 26483] Ubuntu5.10 not configured for Alsa device:surround51; Alsa-esd incompatibilities.

[Manuel Iglesias Alonso]

Public bug report changed:
https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/26483

Comment:
Thank you Sebastien,

As I said in a previous comment, I was forced to choose a package
related to the bug and I chose gstreamer0.8. Sorry I guessed wrong.

'aplay: set_params:896: Sample format non available': Did you use a
*.wav file?


I have discovered the following:

1. With the present setup (default Ubuntu), if 'esd' is not running
('killall esd'), applications do not cause alsa to output 'ALSA lib
pcm_dmix.c:802: (snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave' to $HOME
/.xsession-errors. Please note that with a Custom compiled kernel and
alsa-1.0.10. (see my first comment) this problem appeared regardless of
whether esd was running or not.

2. Delay in starting depends on 'esd' configuration
(/etc/esound/esd.conf): default_options=-as 5 (free audio device after
SECS of inactivity).

best regards,
Manolo.