On Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 02:33:03PM -0300, Jo?o Salvatti wrote:
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> I have installed recently mp3blaster (version 3.2.1) using pkg_add.
> However, when I try to play any mp3 file it gives the following
> message: "Sound device control error". Then I have installed it
> through ports systems (version 3.2.1). Nevertheless, I keep receiving
> the same message. Finally, I have downloaded the latest version of
> this software (3.2.5) from the Internet
> (http://mp3blaster.sourceforge.net/), and then I could get it working
> perfectly. I have searched on the Internet for a solution but I did
> not have any success. I can listen to my mp3 files with this newer
> version, but I would like to know if any of you has experienced such a
> problem before. Isn't it the case of upgrading mp3blaster package in
> both the repositories and the ports system?
> 
> Thanks in advance for the attention to this message.

"Sound device control error" is a generic error message and doesn't
say what really failed.  using the "-d" option may give more info.
see the manual for details.

as far as updating, new versions of mp3blaster can use SDL for audio.
is your updated version using SDL or still ossaudio(3)?

btw, questions about ports belong on ports@, not misc@.

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