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mrrafv

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Registered: 2009-09-23

Posts: 8

have a alsa problem

I follew the beginner guide to configure AlSA,when i came the step 
# aplay /usr/share/sounds/alsa /Front_Center.wav
Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/alsa /Front_Center.wav' : signed 16 bit little Endian, Rate 48000 Hz, mono
underrun!!! (at least 199545513.430 ms long )
underrun!!! (at least 199545513.430 ms long )
underrun!!! (at least 199545513.430 ms long )
underrun!!! (at least 199545513.430 ms long )

why i got this?

Last edited by mrrafv (2009-09-28 14:58:13)

mrrafv

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Registered: 2009-09-23

Posts: 8

Re: have a alsa problem

anyone can help? thx

thisoldman

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From: Pittsburgh

Registered: 2009-04-25

Posts: 1,172

Re: have a alsa problem

The messages mean aplay is not sending data fast enough to your sound card. It is a buffer underrun.

If you are just installing Arch, you can continue following the Beginners Guide and fix the sound later.

Try the wiki article ALSA for help. http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ALSA

For more help on the forum, people will want to know what sound card you have.

mtaber

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From: Sacramento, CA

Registered: 2009-09-26

Posts: 2

Re: have a alsa problem

You wouldn't happen to be installing in VMWare or VMWare Fusion, would you?  That's the exact error I get when I install in a VM.  If not, then ignore this message. If you are, however, there is not an immediate fix.  Check the VMWare forums for solutions that have helped some people; however, these solutions did not help me; I ended up (temporarily, I hope) disabling Alsa and installing OSS.  Not a perfect solution, but at least I have sound (and music!).

Good luck, and let us know what you find.

Mark

mrrafv

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Registered: 2009-09-23

Posts: 8

Re: have a alsa problem

You wouldn't happen to be installing in VMWare or VMWare Fusion, would you?

I use vmware to run ARCH in my XP
and today i fellow u suggestion to use oss instead. when i #osstest ,the testsound was good for just around 2 sec and then it sounds like kinda noise (feeled like some kinda slowing down)
have u met the similar problem before, and how can i fix this?