[SOLVED] "alsamixer" and "speaker-test" only executable by root?

thehungryturnip · 2019-05-02 20:52:40

Trying to get audio up with "alsa-utils" on a fresh Arch installation.

"alsamixer" and "speaker-test" both work fine as root (and sudo), but get the errors below when executed as regular user:

> alsamixer
ALSA lib dlmisc.c:287:(snd1_dlobj_cache_get) Cannot open shared library /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_pulse.so ((null): /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_pulse.so: cannot open shared opbject file: No such file or directory)
cannot open mixer: No such device or address

> speaker-test

speaker-test 1.1.8

Playback device is default
Stream parameters are 48000Hz, S16_LE, 1 channels
Using 16 octaves of pink noise
ALSA lib dlmisc.c:287:(snd1_dlobj_cache_get) Cannot open shared library /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_pulse.so ((null): /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_pulse.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)
Playback open error: -6,No such device or address

Looking around for recommendations, I've tried adding the user to the "audio" group but that didn't help. (Although the ALSA Wiki says that shouldn't be needed.)

I also check and noticed that the "alsa-lib" directory doesn't exist in "/usr/lib". Seeing that the object files mentioned pulse I installed "pulseaudio" but that didn't change anything.

I think I must be missing something very simple since there doesn't seem to be any information out there on similar issues... Thanks in advance for your patience and help!

EDIT: Turns out I had a .asoundrc configuration file that was leftover from prior installation/experiments with other distros. Removing/commenting out the appropriate lines resolved the issue. Thank Trilby for pointing me in the right direction.

Last edited by thehungryturnip (2019-05-03 00:15:41)

Trilby · 2019-05-02 23:40:50

Remove pulseaudio, unless you really wanted it for something else. Then fix your ~/.asoundrc, or post it's content here.

thehungryturnip · 2019-05-03 00:08:52

Thanks!

I removed pulseaudio when it didn't help my issue.

Below is the content of my .asoundrc:

# ALSA library configuration file

# Include settings that are under the control of asoundconf(1).
# (To disable these settings, comment out this line.)
</home/<username>/.asoundrc.asoundconf>

In the meantime I'm going to look into .asoundrc more.

Trilby · 2019-05-03 00:15:13

This is SOLVED? How? Did you remove that ~/.asoundrc? Where did that come from in the first place?

Wait, what distro are you actually using?

Last edited by Trilby (2019-05-03 00:16:43)

thehungryturnip · 2019-05-03 00:21:26

I kept the file for prosperity, but I commented out the line "</home/<username>/.asoundrc.asoundconf>", which allowed my account to access alsamixer and speaker-tester without elevating its access.

I've had this home directory for a long time (10+ years). It has gone through Ubuntu, Kali, Mint, etc. (I just keep bringing it with me from distro to distro.) This file must have came from one of the other distros I was using/playing with a long time ago.

I'm currently on Arch Linux. (Recently switched back after years away.)

Last edited by thehungryturnip (2019-05-03 00:22:01)

Trilby · 2019-05-03 01:29:07

Ah, bringing over junk from another distro would explain it. You can just delete that file though.

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#1 2019-05-02 20:52:40

[SOLVED] "alsamixer" and "speaker-test" only executable by root?

#2 2019-05-02 23:40:50

Re: [SOLVED] "alsamixer" and "speaker-test" only executable by root?

#3 2019-05-03 00:08:52

Re: [SOLVED] "alsamixer" and "speaker-test" only executable by root?

#4 2019-05-03 00:15:13

Re: [SOLVED] "alsamixer" and "speaker-test" only executable by root?

#5 2019-05-03 00:21:26

Re: [SOLVED] "alsamixer" and "speaker-test" only executable by root?

#6 2019-05-03 01:29:07

Re: [SOLVED] "alsamixer" and "speaker-test" only executable by root?

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