Re: [linux-audio-user] Mixers (maybe)

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Mixers (maybe)
From: Steve Harris (S.W.Harris_AT_ecs.soton.ac.uk)
Date: Thu Oct 28 2004 - 19:32:00 EEST

I think you need to run the script that creates the devices, on my machine
the config is in /etc/makedev.d/alsa, but I've no idea how you run it.

- Steve

On Thu, Oct 28, 2004 at 12:08:10PM -0400, Laura Conrad wrote:
>
> I had to rebuild my system a couple of weeks ago, and I'm having some
> trouble with sound. What I want to have work is my SBLive sound card
> under alsa.
>
> I did the install from a knoppix disk, and I boot it with the alsa
> option. I can play sounds using timidity, aplay, and realaudio (at least),
> and record using audacity. kmix seems to work correctly.
>
> However, when I try to run most of the mixers, I get error messages,
> and therefore I can't use sound apps that expect to be able to run a
> mixer.
>
> I seem to get all the same errors whether I'm root or a user, so I
> think the permissions are set up correctly.
>
> Here are some sample error messages:
>
> #pydance
> pygame.error: mixer system not initialized
>
> #pysol
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "/usr/share/games/pysol/pysolaudio.py", line 229, in startServer
> self.audiodev.init()
> error: unable to open audio: No available audio device
> PySol: could not connect to pysolsoundserver, sound disabled.
>
> root_AT_tuba:/etc/init.d# ./alsa restart
> Storing ALSA mixer settings...failed.
> Starting ALSA..../alsa: Error: alsactl restore failed with message 'alsactl: load_state:1134: No soundcards found...'.
> done.
> root_AT_tuba:/etc/init.d#
>
> [~]# alsamixer
>
> alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such device
> [~]#
>
> [~]# amixer
> amixer: Mixer attach default error: No such device
>
> Does anyone have any idea what could be wrong? I've done a lot of
> googling, and these error messages aren't uncommon, but none of the
> suggested solutions seems to work for me.
>
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