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Hello,

I have a problem getting sound with sopcast-player. Video is always OK, but there is no sound.
OS is OpenSuse Tumbleweed, with VLC 2.1.2 installed from pacman repository
Error output:

[0xad9004d8] pulse audio output error: PulseAudio server connection failure: Connection refused
[0xad9004d8] alsa audio output error: cannot open ALSA device "default": No such file or directory
[0xad9004d8] main audio output error: Audio output failed
[0xad9004d8] main audio output error: The audio device "default" could not be used:
No such file or directory.
[0xad9004d8] main audio output error: module not functional
[0xb250d780] main decoder error: failed to create audio output

When VLC is used as a standalone player, I have no problem to set default audio device (HDMI or SPDIF in my case). Also, if VLC is used as external player from sopcast, there is no problem too.

I do not want to use pulse audio since it interferes with my xbmc installation.

Is there any solution to this problem?

You need to configure the output device. VLC cannot guess if you have no default.

I have it configured under Tools->Preferences Audio (Simple)
Output module: Alsa Audio Output
Device: HD-Audio Generic, HDMI 0 HDMI Audio Output

It is picked up correctly when VLC is started standalone, but not when started as a plugin.

Am I missing something?

LibVLC ignores the VLC configuration for a variety of reasons (that would cause all kinds of problems).

You should really fix your system configuration to include a working default device. Otherwise, you need to use the libvlc_audio_output_...() functions to select one explicitly.

Do you mean in /etc/asound.conf or $HOME/.asoundrc ? I will try that

OK, it works now! Thank you

hi there, (sorry for my bad english)

I think I have the same problem

on ubuntu, VLC and sopcast-player, when I launch VLC from sopcast-player video works fine but the audio volume is 0% even if I change 100% nothing is heard.

how you've solved tutaqq? You can post your asoundrc content?

thanks, greetings

Hi!
Could you tell me how did you solve you problem? I have the same situation on my PC with Linux Mint, Sopcast and VLC. Remi could you be more specific how to do that?

you must set default sound device in /etc/asound.conf (systemwide) or $HOME/.asoundrc for each user.

see this

http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Asoundrc

I am not using pulse audio, my asound.conf, default is HDMI.

::::::::::::::
/etc/asound.conf
::::::::::::::
pcm.!default {
type hw
card 0
device 3
}

ctl.!default {
type hw
card 0
device 3
}

I have put in .asoundrc

pcm.!default {
type hw
card 0
device 0
}

ctl.!default {
type hw
card 0
device 0
}

... and now I have sound in VLC from sopcast. Thank you!