alsa suddenly stopped working (dmix socket disappeared)
Binary package hint: libasound2
Sound suddenly stopped working for me in the middle of a session (i.e. no package upgrades, no reboots, no hardware changes). I use esd which plays through alsa, which uses dmix for mixing (the default configuration).
Playing sound through /dev/dsp works. Applications that use ALSA fail.
If I try to run, e.g., alsaplayer on a sound file, I see
ALSA lib pcm_direct.
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.
snd_pcm_open: No such file or directory (default)
Failed to initialize plugin!
Failed to register plugin: /usr/lib/
Failed to load output plugin "alsa". Trying defaults.
ALSA lib pcm_direct.
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.
snd_pcm_open: No such file or directory (default)
Failed to initialize plugin!
/usr/lib/
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This question was originally filed as bug #85157.