Realplayer error: "Cannot open the audio device"
Bug #144176 reported by
Sridhar Dhanapalan
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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| realplayer (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: realplayer
Realplayer (installed from the feisty-commercial repository) works initially, but eventually gives an error when trying to play any audio (including video with an audio track): "Cannot open the audio device. Another application may be using it."
A solution is detailed at http://
Basically, it recommends running Realplayer through aoss. I have tried this on two Kubuntu machines and it works for me.
Revision history for this message
| Daniel T Chen (crimsun) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in realplayer: | |
| status: | New → Fix Released |
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RealPlayer has a native ALSA backend now.