ALSA error: snd_pcm_open failed: Operation not supported.

[Cliff Carson]

Getting the following error trying to play a radio stream in Audacious.

ERROR ../src/libaudgui/util.cc:328 [audgui_simple_message]: ALSA error: snd_pcm_open failed: Operation not supported.

This occurred after the daily update on 2/2/24.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.6.0-14.14-generic 6.6.3
Uname: Linux 6.6.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.27.0-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/seq: cliff 2336 F.... pipewire
 /dev/snd/controlC0: cliff 2341 F.... wireplumber
 /dev/snd/controlC1: cliff 2341 F.... wireplumber
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Feb 2 08:53:34 2024
InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-12-02 (62 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.04 "Noble Numbat" - Daily amd64 (20231127)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 TERM=xterm-256color
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 04/18/2018
dmi.bios.release: 4.6
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 3503
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: Z97-A
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr3503:bd04/18/2018:br4.6:svnASUS:pnAllSeries:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnZ97-A:rvrRev1.xx:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:skuAll:
dmi.product.family: ASUS MB
dmi.product.name: All Series
dmi.product.sku: All
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUS

[Cliff Carson (ccarson1)]

Switching to VLC to play the same radio stream works as expected.

[Cliff Carson (ccarson1)]

Additional error messages from starting audaciuos with radio stream.

cliff@Desktopps:~$ audacious http://stream.srg-ssr.ch/rsc_fr/mp3_128.m3u
Gdk-Message: 09:09:07.328: Unable to load col-resize from the cursor theme
Gdk-Message: 09:09:07.328: Unable to load col-resize from the cursor theme
Gdk-Message: 09:09:07.328: Unable to load col-resize from the cursor theme
Gdk-Message: 09:09:07.328: Unable to load col-resize from the cursor theme
Gdk-Message: 09:09:07.328: Unable to load col-resize from the cursor theme
ERROR ../src/libaudgui/util.cc:328 [audgui_simple_message]: ALSA error: snd_pcm_open failed: Operation not supported.