VLC 2.0.6 on openSUSE 12.3 64 bit reports:
Audio output failed:
The audio device “default” could not be used:
No such file or directory.`
I CANNOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THE SOUND TO WORK
Perhaps I need to address this:
!!Sound Servers on this system
!!----------------------------
No sound servers found.
as found in the log created by running alsa-info.sh
aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 0: ALC269VB Analog [ALC269VB Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Your ALSA information is located at http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=677a07b33eac78ef14bf3bf188b0d5416400458a
upload=true&script=true&cardinfo=
!!################################
!!ALSA Information Script v 0.4.62
!!################################
!!Script ran on: Sat Jun 29 02:53:59 UTC 2013
!!Linux Distribution
!!------------------
Welcome to openSUSE 12.3 “Dartmouth” - Kernel \r (\l). openSUSE 12.3 (x86_64) NAME=openSUSE PRETTY_NAME=“openSUSE 12.3 (Dartmouth) (x86_64)” ID=opensuse CPE_NAME=“cpe:/o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3”
!!DMI Information
!!---------------
Manufacturer: TOSHIBA
Product Name: TOSHIBA NB550D
Product Version: PLL5FE-00201FPL
Firmware Version: 1.40
!!Kernel Information
!!------------------
Kernel release: 3.7.10-1.16-desktop
Operating System: GNU/Linux
Architecture: x86_64
Processor: x86_64
SMP Enabled: Yes
!!ALSA Version
!!------------
Driver version: k3.7.10-1.16-desktop
Library version:
Utilities version: 1.0.26
!!Loaded ALSA modules
!!-------------------
snd_hda_intel
snd_hda_intel
!!Sound Servers on this system
!!----------------------------
No sound servers found.
!!Soundcards recognised by ALSA
!!-----------------------------
0 [Generic ]: HDA-Intel - HD-Audio Generic
HD-Audio Generic at 0xfeb44000 irq 42
1 [SB ]: HDA-Intel - HDA ATI SB
HDA ATI SB at 0xfeb40000 irq 16
!!PCI Soundcards installed in the system
!!--------------------------------------
00:01.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Wrestler HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 6250/6310]
00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) (rev 40)