alsa not working

ZaphyR · 08-12-2004, 12:04 PM

i don't get any sound from my SuSE box! help!

Code:

zaphyr@dhcppc0:~> esd
ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1057:(snd_pcm_hw_open) open /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p failed: No such device
zaphyr@dhcppc0:~>

djgerbavore · 08-12-2004, 12:35 PM

this is a good site to get alsa set up.

lspci will show you your sound card, found on the website and they have really good step by step to setup the sound.

http://www.alsa-project.org/

ZaphyR · 08-12-2004, 12:56 PM

there is really a lot of info on that page! can anyone give a hint on where to look, and what to look for?

thanks

djgerbavore · 08-12-2004, 01:12 PM

do a lspci

and tell me your soundcard...
second download alsa. http://www.alsa-project.org/download.php

Code:

Make a directory to store the alsa source code in.


        cd /usr/src
        mkdir alsa
        cd alsa
        cp /wherethedownloadfileis/alsa-* .

Now unzip and install the alsa-driver package

        bunzip2 alsa-driver-xxx
        tar -xf alsa-driver-xxx
        cd alsa-driver-xxx
        ./configure --with-cards=emu10k1 --with-sequencer=yes;make;make install

NB. If you are using drivers before 0.9.4 then you need to run 
 	./snddevices

If you use devfs then you should not run the snddevices script

The snddevices script sets the permissions for the devices it creates to root. You should 

	chmod a+rw /dev/dsp /dev/mixer /dev/sequencer /dev/midi 
Now unzip and install the alsa-lib package

        cd ..
        bunzip2 alsa-lib-xxx
        tar -xf alsa-lib-xxx
        cd alsa-lib-xxx
        ./configure;make;make install

Now unzip and install the alsa-utils package

        cd ..
        bunzip2 alsa-utils-xxx
        tar -xf alsa-utils-xxx
        cd alsa-utils-xxx
        ./configure;make;make install

Now insert the modules into the kernel.

 modprobe snd-emu10k1;
modprobe snd-pcm-oss;modprobe snd-mixer-oss;modprobe snd-seq-oss

NB. For drivers older than 0.9.0beta11 use: 
	modprobe snd-card-emu10k1
Now adjust your soundcards volume levels. 
All mixer channels are muted by default. 
You must use a native mixer program to unmute appropriate channels, 
for example alsamixer from the alsa-utils package. 
Note that some usb-audio devices do not have internal mixer controls.

        alsamixer

taken from there website.
http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc...module=emu10k1

let me know if you need any help.

ZaphyR · 08-12-2004, 01:46 PM

can i install it from YaST instead??

here is the result of lspci

Code:

0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. P4M266 Host Bridge
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8633 [Apollo Pro266 AGP]
0000:00:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 07)
0000:00:09.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! MIDI/Game Port (rev 07)
0000:00:0b.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): NEC Corporation: Unknown device 00e7 (rev 01)
0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233 PCI to ISA Bridge
0000:00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT8233/A/C/VT8235 PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
0000:00:11.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 1b)
0000:00:11.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 1b)
0000:00:11.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 1b)
0000:00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rev 70)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV17 [GeForce4 MX 440] (rev a3)

and i found this in one log

Code:

Aug 12 20:29:01 linux kernel: ALSA sound/core/init.c:107: cannot find the slot for index 0 (range 0-0)
Aug 12 20:29:01 linux kernel: EMU10K1_Audigy: probe of 0000:00:09.0 failed with error -12

djgerbavore · 08-12-2004, 02:02 PM

what happens when you type in
modinfo soundcore
????/

ZaphyR · 08-12-2004, 02:14 PM

i get this result

Code:

alias:          char-major-14-*
license:        GPL
author:         Alan Cox
description:    Core sound module
depends:
supported:      yes
vermagic:       2.6.5-7.104-default 586 REGPARM gcc-3.3

djgerbavore · 08-12-2004, 02:37 PM

thats good, that means you don't have to recompile your kernel.

type wget ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/drive...1.0.5a.tar.bz2 this will download the newest, stable alsa.

then you have to:
cd /usr/src
mkdir alsa
cd alsa
cp /thepathToWereYouDownloadIt/alsa-* .

then:
bunzip2 alsa-driver-xxx
tar -xf alsa-driver-xxx
cd alsa-driver-xxx
./configure --with-cards=emu10k1 --with-sequencer=yes;make;make install

finally:
>modprobe snd-card-emu10k1

>alsamixer

if you don't get an error then it work.

here is a link for all the information about your sound card and chipset:
http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc...module=emu10k1

let me know how this goes.

ZaphyR · 08-12-2004, 03:05 PM

there are one error when './configure'

Code:

cat: /lib/modules/2.6.5-7.104-default/build/include/linux/kmod.h: No such file or directory

ant these when doing 'make'

Code:

WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.104-obj/i386/default/Module.symvers is  missing, modules will have CONFIG_MODVERSIONS disabled.

  CC [M]  /usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/kbuild/../acore/hwdep.o
  CC [M]  /usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/kbuild/../acore/memalloc.o
  CC [M]  /usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/kbuild/../acore/sgbuf.o
  CC [M]  /usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/kbuild/../acore/memory_wrapper.o
/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/acore/memory_wrapper.c: In function `snd_compat_vmalloc_to_page':
/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/acore/memory_wrapper.c:41: warning: implicit declaration of function `VMALLOC_VMADDR'
/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/acore/memory_wrapper.c:47: warning: implicit declaration of function `pte_offset'
/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/acore/memory_wrapper.c:47: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast
  CC [M]  /usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/kbuild/../acore/pcm.o
  CC [M]  /usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/kbuild/../acore/pcm_native.o
/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/acore/pcm_native.c:2339: warning: `struct sndrv_pcm_sync_ptr' declared inside parameter list
/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/acore/pcm_native.c:2339: warning: its scope is only this definition or declaration, which is probably not what you want
/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/acore/pcm_native.c: In function `snd_pcm_sync_ptr':
/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/acore/pcm_native.c:2342: error: storage size of `sync_ptr' isn't known
/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/acore/pcm_native.c:2348: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/acore/pcm_native.c:2348: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/acore/pcm_native.c:2348: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/acore/pcm_native.c:2348: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/acore/pcm_native.c:2348: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/acore/pcm_native.c:2348: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/acore/pcm_native.c:2348: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `type name'
/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/acore/pcm_native.c:2350: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/acore/pcm_native.c:2354: error: `SNDRV_PCM_SYNC_PTR_HWSYNC' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/acore/pcm_native.c:2354: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/acore/pcm_native.c:2354: error: for each function it appears in.)
/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/acore/pcm_native.c:2360: error: `SNDRV_PCM_SYNC_PTR_APPL' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/acore/pcm_native.c:2364: error: `SNDRV_PCM_SYNC_PTR_AVAIL_MIN' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/acore/pcm_native.c:2342: warning: unused variable `sync_ptr'
/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/acore/pcm_native.c: In function `snd_pcm_common_ioctl1':
/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/acore/pcm_native.c:2431: error: `SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_SYNC_PTR' undeclared (first use in this function)
/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/acore/pcm_native.c:2432: warning: passing arg 2 of `snd_pcm_sync_ptr' from incompatible pointer type
make[5]: *** [/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/kbuild/../acore/pcm_native.o] Error 1
make[4]: *** [/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/kbuild/../acore] Error 2
make[3]: *** [_module_/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/kbuild] Error 2
make[2]: *** [modules] Error 2
make[1]: *** [modules] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.5-7.104-obj/i386/default'
make: *** [compile] Error 2

and then this when doing 'make install'

Code:

find /lib/modules/2.6.5-7.104-default/kernel/sound -name 'snd*.*o' | xargs rm -f
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/acore'
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.5-7.104-default/kernel/sound/acore
cp snd-hwdep.ko snd-page-alloc.ko snd-pcm.ko snd-rawmidi.ko snd-timer.ko snd.ko ib/modules/2.6.5-7.104-default/kernel/sound/acore
cp: cannot stat `snd-hwdep.ko': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `snd-page-alloc.ko': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `snd-pcm.ko': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `snd-rawmidi.ko': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `snd-timer.ko': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `snd.ko': No such file or directory
make[1]: *** [modules_install] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-1.0.5a/acore'
make: *** [install-modules] Error 1