Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Help: native ALSA 0.9b5 apps refuse to work, OSS apps work
From: Benno Senoner (sbenno_AT_gardena.net)
Date: Thu Jul 12 2001 - 01:14:51 EEST
On Wednesday 11 July 2001 19:11, Paul Davis wrote:
> >So what do you suggest Paul ?
> >
> >Is my problem normal ?
> >(I can't even run alsactl store, while apps in OSS emulation mode work
> >perfectly)
>
> if you have one soundcard, then ALSA should work out-of-the-box, so to
> speak.
>
> you only need a .asoundrc file if (for example):
>
> 1) you want to use specific names for your cards, OR
> 2) you want to use alsa-lib's ability to create "fake" PCM devices
> with various specific characteristics
>
> i didn't see the error you posted, so i am not sure where your error
> might be arising from.
This was my original posting:
http://eca.cx/lad/2001/Jul/0072.html
keep in mind that besides the SBLive the box has a hammerfall in it too.
But this was just fine at least on older ALSA versions.
(as long as you don't modprobe snd-card-rme9652 ALSA does not see it).
For example if I call
alsactl store
I get:
ALSA lib control.c:525:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL hw:0
alsactl: get_controls:430: snd_ctl_open error: No such file or directory
Interesting that if I modprobe snd-card-rme9652 (as snd-card-1)
I can do
alsactl store 1
and get the same error:
ALSA lib control.c:525:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL hw:1
alsactl: get_controls:430: snd_ctl_open error: No such file or directory
if I do alsactl store 2
I get:
alsactl: save_state:964: Cannot find soundcard '2'...
This means that alsactl sees the two cards but it cannot access them properly.
If I run aplay -l I get a neverending loop of errors:
[root_AT_smp alsa-utils-0.9.0beta5]# /usr/bin/aplay -l
ALSA lib control.c:525:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL hw:0
aplay: device_list:194: control open (0): No such file or directory
ALSA lib control.c:525:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL hw:0
aplay: device_list:194: control open (0): No such file or directory
ALSA lib control.c:525:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL hw:0
(.......)
I checked all the libs and utils and deleted old ones before installing the
0.9b5 ones.
reynald wrote:
> I had a problem similar to yours. it turned out that I had some of the
> files from the old version lying around. make sure everything gets
> deleted, especially from /etc/, lib and share, and try again.
Well I did this: I deleted every old alsa.conf files in /etc
deleted /usr/lib/libasound*
and the /usr/share/alsa path
and reinstalled alsa driver, lib and utils
still no luck.
thanks for help
Benno.
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