Comments on: Fixing ALSA underrun erorrs associated with PulseAudio (and typically Skype) in Ubuntu http://blog.netflowdevelopments.com/2009/05/10/fixing-alsa-underrun-erorrs-associated-with-pulseaudio-and-typically-skype-in-ubuntu/ The latest and greatest happenings in the world of Science, Technology and everything else Geek Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:02:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://blog.netflowdevelopments.com/2009/05/10/fixing-alsa-underrun-erorrs-associated-with-pulseaudio-and-typically-skype-in-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-378 admin Sat, 16 Jan 2010 03:01:31 +0000 http://blog.netflowdevelopments.com/?p=256#comment-378 I've since changed computers over to a laptop and literally all of my sound issues have disappeared. It would seem that linux does not play well with non-integrated/standard components. My main desktop rig has a custom Sound Blaster X-FI and I think that really was the cause of most of my problems here.. It's nice to be able to listen to music and talk on skype at the same time now, although I feel a little less 1337 not having to go into shell and configure my soundcard with each new application :) Something I don't see myself having much trouble getting over. I’ve since changed computers over to a laptop and literally all of my sound issues have disappeared. It would seem that linux does not play well with non-integrated/standard components. My main desktop rig has a custom Sound Blaster X-FI and I think that really was the cause of most of my problems here.. It’s nice to be able to listen to music and talk on skype at the same time now, although I feel a little less 1337 not having to go into shell and configure my soundcard with each new application :) Something I don’t see myself having much trouble getting over.

]]> By: Bill http://blog.netflowdevelopments.com/2009/05/10/fixing-alsa-underrun-erorrs-associated-with-pulseaudio-and-typically-skype-in-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Bill Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:07:54 +0000 http://blog.netflowdevelopments.com/?p=256#comment-377 Yeah, it worked! Sound on Linux drives drives me crazy. And, frankly this is the most useful advice I've had on the topic, in any domain, ex. sound from firefox, to date. I used sound on my machine for a month with, at worst, minor issues. Then I could not get skype to work at all until I ran it by hand, found the problem signature and then found the great fix you detail. I am using Ubuntu 9.10. 8.10 worked with skype with, again, only minor issues on the same hardware. Thanks! Bill Yeah, it worked!

Sound on Linux drives drives me crazy. And, frankly this is the most useful advice I’ve had on the topic, in any domain, ex. sound from firefox, to date.

I used sound on my machine for a month with, at worst, minor issues. Then I could not get skype to work at all until I ran it by hand, found the problem signature and then found the great fix you detail. I am using Ubuntu 9.10.

8.10 worked with skype with, again, only minor issues on the same hardware.

Thanks!

Bill

]]> By: Octavian http://blog.netflowdevelopments.com/2009/05/10/fixing-alsa-underrun-erorrs-associated-with-pulseaudio-and-typically-skype-in-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-277 Octavian Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:51:23 +0000 http://blog.netflowdevelopments.com/?p=256#comment-277 Hi. Thanks for your post. I tried to use this trick, but I've started to get new messages: ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:947:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL skype ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:947:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL dsp0 ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL dsp1 Any hints where to dig? PS: Ubuntu 9.04 Hi. Thanks for your post. I tried to use this trick, but I’ve started to get new messages:

ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:947:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL skype
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:947:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL dsp0
ALSA lib control.c:909:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL dsp1

Any hints where to dig?

PS: Ubuntu 9.04

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