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Cannot open audio device default when running

See original GitHub issue

When I try to run the default startup scene with the Krom runtime, I get the following error in the console:

ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1108:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
cannot open audio device default (Device or resource busy)

I am running on Arch Linux with pulseaudio. Please let me know if you need any more information.

Also, is there any way to disable the sound system so I can continue working?

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Created 4 years ago
Comments:6 (2 by maintainers)

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DrLukecommented, Mar 29, 2019

Reinstalling the package pulseaudio-alsa fixed the issue, some auto-generated configuration probably was wrong for whatever reason. Thank you!

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DrLukecommented, Mar 29, 2019

Aha! Installing alsaplayer gives me the following error(s):

ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1108:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
snd_pcm_open: Device or resource busy (default)
Failed to initialize plugin!
/usr/lib/alsaplayer/output/libalsa_out.so failed to load
connect(2) call to /dev/shm/jack-1000/default/jack_0 failed (err=No such file or directory)
attempt to connect to server failed
jack: server not running?
/usr/lib/alsaplayer/output/libjack_out.so failed to load
error opening /dev/dsp
Failed to initialize plugin!
/usr/lib/alsaplayer/output/liboss_out.so failed to load
NOTE: THIS IS THE NULL PLUGIN.      YOU WILL NOT HEAR SOUND!!
libmikmod.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
libaudiofile.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory