Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] sound on debian 2.4.26
From: tim hall (tech_AT_glastonburymusic.org.uk)
Date: Fri Aug 06 2004 - 05:59:29 EEST
Last Thursday 05 August 2004 15:22, Laura Conrad was like:
> >>>>> "tim" == tim hall <tech_AT_glastonburymusic.org.uk> writes:
>
> >> /proc/interrupts reports that both the SB-Live and the onboard
> >> sound are sharing interrupt 9. Is this likely to be causing
> >> problems?
>
> tim> This suggests that you haven't actually disabled the onboard
> tim> via82cxxxx - It shouldn't be a problem if it's really not
> tim> being used, but then it shouldn't show up in /proc/interrupts
> tim> either in that case.
>
> It definitely says "disabled" when I look in the bios.
Uh, OK. That's beyond my understanding then.
> tim> [5] /etc/alsa/modutils/1.0 - check this has the right
> tim> settings for the soundcard you want to use
>
> There isn't a 1.0. There is an 0.9, which is attached. But "dpkg -l
> alsa-base" says I'm running 1.0.5a-1.
OK, that's a valid alsa config, but it should be in a file called '1.0', you
could probably just copy this one across and run update-modules or just make
a blank file and run alsaconf.
> tim> [4]. ~/.asoundrc - details at [4] again.
>
> I don't have one.
Worth making one - you have to create it yourself following the instructions
on the ALSA website. It's not supposed to be essential, but it probably is if
you need to tell your box to use one of a choice of soundcards.
I think your mixer settings are fine.
> The thing I see that's wrong that may be relevant is this:
>
> debian:/etc/apt# depmod
> depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in
> /lib/modules/2.4.26-1-686/pcmcia/prism2_cs.o depmod: *** Unresolved symbols
> in /lib/modules/2.4.26-1-686/alsa/snd-pdaudiocf.o depmod: *** Unresolved
> symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.26-1-686/alsa/snd-vx-cs.o depmod: ***
> Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.26-1-686/alsa/snd-vxp440.o depmod:
> *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.26-1-686/alsa/snd-vxpocket.o
> debian:/etc/apt#
No, these are harmless error messages due to the fact that you don't have
pcmcia modules installed. Shouldn't make any difference AFAIK.
> At the end of all the time fiddling with this yesterday I ended up
> with the 2.4.26 kernel with the relevant alsa-modules loaded. I'm
> getting no error messages when I try to play sound; just no sound.
Make a ~/.asoundrc and then reconfigure alsa and make sure it writes out
to /etc/alsa/modutils/1.0 That _should_ do it. Let us know how you get on.
cheers
tim hall
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