mplayer no sound from script
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mplayer (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Hi,
I cannot manage to get mplayer output sound when running inside a script.
I have a script:
-rwxr-xr-x ~/Softs/alarm.sh
Which contains:
#!/bin/bash
mplayer ~/.sounds/alarm.ogg -loop 3
1. If I run the script with:
. ~/Softs/alarm.sh
I can hear the sound.
2. If I run the script with:
~/Softs/alarm.sh
I hear nothing but the output of mplyer is normal, the same as when it play a sound correctly.
I've read millions of forums, tried millions of options of mplayer (DISPLAY=:0.0 mplayer, -vo null, -ao pulse, -volume, -af, -softvol/
I've tried with/without the begining shebang in the script, no more luck.
I've also tried other players, like aplayer (same problem) and play (no problem).
Does anyone have an idea if this is a bug and/or where does this difference in behaviour comes from???
| G.M. (sexxxenator) wrote | #1 |
| G.M. (sexxxenator) wrote | #3 |
| G.M. (sexxxenator) wrote | #4 |
Strangely, if I use "play" in my script rather than mplayer and start it with:
~/Softs/alarm.sh &
Then I have no sound until I type fg...
There MUST be some system-wide audio thing I do not understand.