Re: [linux-audio-user] Debian 2.6.14 alsa problems

From: Nigel Henry <cave.dnb@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Fri Jan 06 2006 - 23:43:10 EET

On Friday 06 January 2006 19:54, Lee Revell wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-01-06 at 18:13 +0100, Nigel Henry wrote:
> > On Friday 06 January 2006 16:42, Laura Conrad wrote:
> > > >>>>> "NH" == Nigel Henry <cave.dnb@email-addr-hidden> writes:
> > >
> > > NH> Hi Laura On Debian Sarge/Etch, using Alsamixer v1.0.10 , the
> > > only controls NH> affecting midi output are. Master; Front; and Music;
> > > obviously with the NH> Audigy switch unmuted also.
> > >
> > > For the SBLive, 1.0.10 doesn't seem to have either Front or Music.
> > > I'm pretty sure Music is now Synth; does anyone know what Front turned
> > > into?
> > >
> > > NH> I'm using Kmid, and Emu10k1 Wavetable Emu10k1 Port2 -ALSA
> > > device (shown in NH> Kmids midi config), and the other 3 ports are ok.
> > >
> > > Kmid looks like it would be really nice, if it would only play the
> > > sound.
> > >
> > >
> > > NH> Souncard is: Audigy2 soundblaster (emu10k1). Chip: Sigmatel
> > > NH> STAC9721/23
> > >
> > > Card: SBLive! Platinum [CT4760P]
> > > Chip: TriTech TR28602
> > >
> > > NH> Kernel: 2.6.11-1-386
> > >
> > > Kernel: 2.6.14-2-386
> > >
> > > NH> Alsa version: 1.0.8 (with the 2.6.11 kernel)
> > >
> > > [~]# cat /proc/asound/version
> > > Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.10rc1 (Mon Sep 12
> > > 08:13:09 2005 UTC).
> > >
> > > NH> Alsa components installed:
> > > NH> alsa-base 1.0.10-3
> > > NH> alsa-modules-2.4-27-2-386 1.0.10+1 (I have a 2.4 kernel, as
> > > well as the NH> 2.6)
> > > NH> alsa-oss 1.0.10-1
> > > NH> alsa-utils 1.0.10-1
> > >
> > > [~]# dpkg -l alsa-modules-2*
> > >
> > > ||/ Name Version Description
> > >
> > > +++-===========================-===========================-===========
> > >==== ======================================================= ii
> > > alsa-base 1.0.10-3 ALSA driver configuration files
> > > ii alsa-modules-2.4.27-1-686 1.0.6a+4 Advanced
> > > Linux Sound Architecture (drivers) ii alsa-oss
> > > 1.0.10-1 ALSA wrapper for OSS applications ii alsa-utils
> > > 1.0.10-1 ALSA utilities ii alsaplayer
> > > 0.99.76-0.2 PCM player designed for ALSA ii
> > > alsaplayer-common 0.99.76-0.2 PCM player
> > > designed for ALSA (common files) ii alsaplayer-gtk
> > > 0.99.76-0.2 PCM player designed for ALSA (GTK version) ii
> > > alsaplayer-oss 0.99.76-0.2 PCM player designed for ALSA
> > > (OSS output module)
> > >
> > >
> > > NH> ps: sorry messing with the BIOS didn't fix it.
> > >
> > > No problem. If I'm not profusely thanking people for trying to help
> > > with every message, it isn't because I'm not grateful.
> >
> > Hi Laura. Lee Revell posted a reply to someone else on this thread. You
> > may have missed it. He says to make sure that "Synth" volume is up, so I
> > think that's saying that with the "Live" card, "Synth" equates with
> > "Music" on my Audigy2.
>
> The control is now called Synth. If it's called Music on your system it
> means you have an ancient ALSA version and shopuld upgrade.
>
> Lee
Hi Lee. I suppose from a developers point of view Alsa 1.0.10 is ancient, but
I view Alsa 1.0.4, Alsa 1.0.6 as ancient. It's all a matter of perspective.
All the same it's nice to know that "Music" equates to "Synth" on later
Alsamixer versions. Thanks. Nigel.
Received on Sat Jan 7 00:15:09 2006

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