saytime kills sound

12-29-2010, 02:52 PM

Camaleón wrote:

On Wed, 29 Dec 2010 09:14:37 -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:

Saytime kills all sound and the only way I know to restore it is to
reboot!

(...)

Does it happen with any other audio file you play or just specifically
when running "saytime"?

Just when running saytime

You can try by restarting the sound server service. It could be that the
sound device is being catched/occupied by the application... "lsof | grep
snd" will tell :-?

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12-29-2010, 03:24 PM

On Wed, 29 Dec 2010 09:52:25 -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:

> CamaleÃ³n wrote:

>> Does it happen with any other audio file you play or just specifically
>> when running "saytime"?
>
>
> Just when running saytime

Okay.

Have you tried any of this? (read below) â†“â†“â†“â†“

>> You can try by restarting the sound server service. It could be that
>> the sound device is being catched/occupied by the application... "lsof
>> | grep snd" will tell :-?

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12-30-2010, 01:09 PM

CamaleÃ³n wrote:

On Wed, 29 Dec 2010 09:52:25 -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:

CamaleÃ³n wrote:

Does it happen with any other audio file you play or just specifically
when running "saytime"?

Just when running saytime

Okay.

Have you tried any of this? (read below) â†“â†“â†“â†“

You can try by restarting the sound server service. It could be that
the sound device is being catched/occupied by the application... "lsof
| grep snd" will tell :-?

'lsof | grep snd' before executing saytme:

hugo@Debian:/$ more 11.lsof.snd.before
mplayer 2522 root mem CHR 116,5
4324 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
mplayer 2522 root mem REG 8,3 403940
762176 /usr/lib/libsndfile.so.1.0.23
mplayer 2522 root 5r CHR 116,2 0t0
3875 /dev/snd/timer
mplayer 2522 root 6u CHR 116,5 0t0
4324 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
mplayer 2522 root 7u CHR 116,8 0t0
4327 /dev/snd/controlC0
mplayer 2529 root mem REG 8,3 403940
762176 /usr/lib/libsndfile.so.1.0.23
konsole 12946 hugo mem REG 8,3 403940
762176 /usr/lib/libsndfile.so.1.0.23
grep 18046 root 1w REG 8,3 0
36 /11.lsof.snd.before
grep 18046 root 2w REG 8,3 0
36 /11.lsof.snd.before

'lsof | grep snd' after executing saytime and sound disappears:

mplayer 2522 root mem CHR 116,5
4324 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
mplayer 2522 root mem REG 8,3 403940
762176 /usr/lib/libsndfile.so.1.0.23
mplayer 2522 root 5r CHR 116,2 0t0
3875 /dev/snd/timer
mplayer 2522 root 6u CHR 116,5 0t0
4324 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
mplayer 2522 root 7u CHR 116,8 0t0
4327 /dev/snd/controlC0
mplayer 2529 root mem REG 8,3 403940
762176 /usr/lib/libsndfile.so.1.0.23
grep 8387 root 1w REG 8,3 0
37 /11.lsof.snd.after
grep 8387 root 2w REG 8,3 0
37 /11.lsof.snd.after

Appears not to show a solution...

Hugo

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12-30-2010, 03:31 PM

Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:

CamaleÃ³n wrote:

On Wed, 29 Dec 2010 09:52:25 -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:

CamaleÃ³n wrote:

Does it happen with any other audio file you play or just specifically
when running "saytime"?

Just when running saytime

Okay.

Have you tried any of this? (read below) â†“â†“â†“â†“

You can try by restarting the sound server service. It could be that
the sound device is being catched/occupied by the application... "lsof
| grep snd" will tell :-?

Forgot to say: saytime stops sound and also does *not* say the time.

The only way I can get it to say the time is to apt-get source saytime
and move the script version of saytime into the sounds dir and then
execute that.

Hugo

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12-30-2010, 04:23 PM

On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:09:37 -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:

> Camaleón wrote:

>>>> You can try by restarting the sound server service. It could be that
>>>> the sound device is being catched/occupied by the application...
>>>> "lsof | grep snd" will tell :-?
>>
>>
> 'lsof | grep snd' before executing saytme:
>
> hugo@Debian:/$ more 11.lsof.snd.before
> mplayer 2522 root mem CHR 116,5 4324 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
> mplayer 2522 root mem REG 8,3 403940 762176 /usr/lib/libsndfile.so.1.0.23
> mplayer 2522 root 5r CHR 116,2 0t0 3875 /dev/snd/timer
> mplayer 2522 root 6u CHR 116,5 0t0 4324 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
> mplayer 2522 root 7u CHR 116,8 0t0 4327 /dev/snd/controlC0
> mplayer 2529 root mem REG 8,3 403940 762176 /usr/lib/libsndfile.so.1.0.23
> konsole 12946 hugo mem REG 8,3 403940 762176 /usr/lib/libsndfile.so.1.0.23
> grep 18046 root 1w REG 8,3 0 36 /11.lsof.snd.before
> grep 18046 root 2w REG 8,3 0 36 /11.lsof.snd.before
>
> 'lsof | grep snd' after executing saytime and sound disappears:
>
> mplayer 2522 root mem CHR 116,5 4324 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
> mplayer 2522 root mem REG 8,3 403940 762176 /usr/lib/libsndfile.so.1.0.23
> mplayer 2522 root 5r CHR 116,2 0t0 3875 /dev/snd/timer
> mplayer 2522 root 6u CHR 116,5 0t0 4324 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
> mplayer 2522 root 7u CHR 116,8 0t0 4327 /dev/snd/controlC0
> mplayer 2529 root mem REG 8,3 403940 762176 /usr/lib/libsndfile.so.1.0.23
> grep 8387 root 1w REG 8,3 0 37 /11.lsof.snd.after
> grep 8387 root 2w REG 8,3 0 37 /11.lsof.snd.after
>
> Appears not to show a solution...

Nope, it's not even visible :-?

In the meantime, instead rebooting to get the sound working again, you
could try by enforcing a reload of the kernel sound module:

# list your sound module
lsmod | grep snd

# remove / add the kernel module
modprobe -r snd_nvidia_xxxx && modprobe snd_nvidia_xxxx

Or by restarting alsa-utils service: "/etc/init.d/alsa-utils restart"

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12-30-2010, 06:40 PM

Camaleón wrote:

On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:09:37 -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:

Camaleón wrote:

You can try by restarting the sound server service. It could be that
the sound device is being catched/occupied by the application...
"lsof | grep snd" will tell :-?

'lsof | grep snd' before executing saytme:

hugo@Debian:/$ more 11.lsof.snd.before
mplayer 2522 root mem CHR 116,5 4324 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p

mplayer 2522 root mem REG 8,3 403940 762176 /usr/lib/libsndfile.so.1.0.23
mplayer 2522 root 5r CHR 116,2 0t0 3875 /dev/snd/timer
mplayer 2522 root 6u CHR 116,5 0t0 4324 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
mplayer 2522 root 7u CHR 116,8 0t0 4327 /dev/snd/controlC0
mplayer 2529 root mem REG 8,3 403940 762176 /usr/lib/libsndfile.so.1.0.23
konsole 12946 hugo mem REG 8,3 403940 762176 /usr/lib/libsndfile.so.1.0.23
grep 18046 root 1w REG 8,3 0 36 /11.lsof.snd.before
grep 18046 root 2w REG 8,3 0 36 /11.lsof.snd.before

'lsof | grep snd' after executing saytime and sound disappears:

mplayer 2522 root mem CHR 116,5 4324 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
mplayer 2522 root mem REG 8,3 403940 762176 /usr/lib/libsndfile.so.1.0.23
mplayer 2522 root 5r CHR 116,2 0t0 3875 /dev/snd/timer
mplayer 2522 root 6u CHR 116,5 0t0 4324 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
mplayer 2522 root 7u CHR 116,8 0t0 4327 /dev/snd/controlC0
mplayer 2529 root mem REG 8,3 403940 762176 /usr/lib/libsndfile.so.1.0.23
grep 8387 root 1w REG 8,3 0 37 /11.lsof.snd.after
grep 8387 root 2w REG 8,3 0 37 /11.lsof.snd.after

Appears not to show a solution...

Nope, it's not even visible :-?

In the meantime, instead rebooting to get the sound working again, you
could try by enforcing a reload of the kernel sound module:

# list your sound module
lsmod | grep snd

# remove / add the kernel module
modprobe -r snd_nvidia_xxxx && modprobe snd_nvidia_xxxx

Or by restarting alsa-utils service: "/etc/init.d/alsa-utils restart"

If you get the source of saytime and move the saytime SCRIPT to the
sounds dir. and change th last statement 'cat $SAYFILES > /dev/audio' to
'aplay $SAYFILES' then, although it sounds terrible, saytime *does* say
the time.

That 'cat ... > /dev/audio' is what kills the audio if any is playing,
although I don't know why.

Hugo

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12-31-2010, 09:42 AM

* Camaleón [101230 17:23 +0000]:
[...]
> Nope, it's not even visible :-?

Don't bother us with wasteful stuff. See [0]. Saytime is actually
unusable.

[0] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=587124

Elimar

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12-31-2010, 10:30 AM

On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:42:42 +0100, Elimar Riesebieter wrote:

> * Camaleón [101230 17:23 +0000]:
> [...]
>> Nope, it's not even visible :-?
>
> Don't bother us with wasteful stuff.

That sounds a bit rough... what do you exactly consider is "wasteful" in
helping people?

> See [0]. Saytime is actually
> unusable.
>
> [0] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=587124

Well, that can explain some things (distorted sound output) but once you
are stuck and lost your sound at all, it would be nice to know how to
restore it without the needing of restarting the system.

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12-31-2010, 02:19 PM

Camaleón wrote:

On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:42:42 +0100, Elimar Riesebieter wrote:

* Camaleón [101230 17:23 +0000]:
[...]

Nope, it's not even visible :-?
Don't bother us with wasteful stuff.

That sounds a bit rough... what do you exactly consider is "wasteful" in
helping people?

See [0]. Saytime is actually
unusable.

[0] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=587124

Well, that can explain some things (distorted sound output) but once you
are stuck and lost your sound at all, it would be nice to know how to
restore it without the needing of restarting the system.

There is something funny going on: when you get the source you do not
get the Debian version: because that mentions using sox and there is no
sox call through execl in saytime.c.

Hugo

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12-31-2010, 10:47 PM

Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:

Camaleón wrote:

On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:42:42 +0100, Elimar Riesebieter wrote:

* Camaleón [101230 17:23 +0000]:
[...]

Nope, it's not even visible :-?
Don't bother us with wasteful stuff.

That sounds a bit rough... what do you exactly consider is "wasteful"
in helping people?

See [0]. Saytime is actually
unusable.

[0] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=587124

Well, that can explain some things (distorted sound output) but once
you are stuck and lost your sound at all, it would be nice to know how
to restore it without the needing of restarting the system.

There is something funny going on: when you get the source you do not
get the Debian version: because that mentions using sox and there is no
sox call through execl in saytime.c.

So I took the source that one gets with 'apt-get source saytime' and
changed it:

1. Don't write to /dev/audio but use excl to call sox to write to /dev/dsp.
2. Generate the deb with 'dpkg-buildpackage -uc -us -rfakeroot' and then
execute the binary through the alsa-oss wrapper, like so: 'aoss saytime'

That says the time clearly and does not kill the sound.

I enclose the patch as an attachment, if such a thing is possible.

Hugo