GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 309208
Totem doesn't run without Soundcard (alsa), POPUP: "ALSA device "default" does not exists"
Last modified: 2005-07-01 07:10:39 UTC
Please describe the problem: I have a freshly new Fedora Core 4 with Gnome 2.10 installed. Unfortunatly I am lacking a sound card. When I start totem I get a popup Totem couln't start up "ALSA device "default" does not exists" Steps to reproduce: 1. starting totem ends the app with a pop-up "ALSA device "default" does not exists" 2. starting totem with --disable-sound doesn't help at all (same popup) 3. --disable-crash-dialog doesn't hel either (same popup) Actual results: totem doens't run. Expected results: The app should either run directly without soundcard, or tell me how I can fix the problem. Does this happen every time? yes Other information: why is does --disable-sound not working?
--disable-sound isn't a proper option, afaict. Change the sound device in the "Multimedia Systems Selector" in the preferences menu.
I have change the sound output setting to "ARTSD". This is the only pipe, which is working without popup error. Unfortunatly totem is now starting and ending immidiatly. Actually the same then before, but without the popup. Is there something like /dev/null for sound, that I could use instead of a soundcard?
BTW: I have version 1.0.4
AFAIK, if you set the Default sink in "Multimedia Systems Selector" to silence, it should work.
Set the output to 'Custom', and then add the string 'fakesink'. It'll act as a /dev/null like you're asking for. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 170719 ***
Thank you all, the workaround. It's running! I have added the workaround to 170719.