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9acca9

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Registered: 2017-02-03

Posts: 31

Mpd without sound

HI.
Im getting this error with mpd

Jan 29 21:29 : exception: Failed to open "IQaudIODAC" (alsa); Failed to open ALSA device "default": Device or resource busy
Jan 29 21:29 : player: problems opening audio device while playing "http://192.168.0.158:49149/qobuz/track?version=1&trackId=80299341"

cat /etc/asound.conf 
pcm.Digital {
   type hw card 0
}
ctl.!default {
  type hw card 0
}
pcm.!default {
  type plug	
  slave {
      pcm "Digital"
      rate "unchanged"
   }
}

aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: IQaudIODAC [IQaudIODAC], device 0: IQaudIO DAC HiFi pcm512x-hifi-0 [IQaudIO DAC HiFi pcm512x-hifi-0]
  Subdevices: 0/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

and mpd.conf

audio_output {
    type            "alsa"
    name            "IQaudIODAC"
    mixer_type      "software"

What im doing wrong here?

Thanks!

V1del

Forum Moderator

Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 18,649

Re: Mpd without sound

You are already playing audio from another source. "bitperfect" can only work if the tool in question can completely take over the device, check

sudo fuser -v /dev/snd/*

to know what's using it right now.