[6c0004d8] alsa audio output error: cannot estimate delay: Input/output error

Getting the following error

[6c0004d8] alsa audio output error: cannot estimate delay: Input/output error

Your OS (including version) where you are running AlexaPi:

Raspbian Jessie/Pixel. 
Updated today with apt-get update and apt-get install update

Your hardware platform and model you are running on:

Raspberry PI 3

Python release (python2 --version):

2.7.9

Description of problem:

Getting the following error
[6c0004d8] alsa audio output error: cannot estimate delay: Input/output error

Problem-relevant config.yaml entries:

sound:
  # Name of your ALSA microphone/soundcard in arecord -L
  input_device: "pulse"
  # This is here if none of the listed device: "raspberrypi"
  # This is an override that is normally not needed and is a last resort.
  allow_unlisted_input_device: false

  playback_handler: "vlc"

   # you can go here with alsa, pulse or others
  # keep blank for the best audio output selected by the underlying code
  output: "pulse"
  # output device: "raspberrypi"
  # currently supports ALSA only
  output_device: ""

  # if left empty, won't be passed to the underlying library / command if it su$
  # if it doesn't 100% will be used
  default_volume: 80

  # Means the same as above, but is used for media (playing music for example)
  # Leave blank to use the same setting as for speech content
  media_output:
  media_output_device:
  media_default_volume:

  # Some device: "raspberrypi"
  # value is the number of seconds of silence to pad the beginning and end of t$
  # the sox handler supports this configuration option.
  playback_padding: 0

Additional info:

This is a brand new install following the instructions form here "http://lifehacker.com/the-simplest-way-to-build-a-raspberry-pi-powered-amazon-1794218212"

[kis4karma]

I had the same exact issue. This got mine to work. First try following this: https://github.com/alexa-pi/AlexaPi/wiki/Audio-setup-&-debugging but specifically

1. If you’re using VLC handler set sudo nano /etc/opt/AlexaPi/config.yaml input_device: “pulse” output: “pulse” output_device: “”
2. Download VLC manually using this ‘sudo apt-get install vlc’
3. Reboot

[renekliment]

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