Another problem with ALSA

Gerardoj · 12-10-2004, 05:11 PM

Hi everyone.

I have a snd-intel8x0 on my laptop, I'm running Slack 10 with 2.4.26 and yesterday I tried to upgrade the alsa packages. Currently I don't have sound, when I run alsamixer I get "No mixer elems found", also I tried running alsamixer -c 1 and I got alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for hw:1: No such device, on hotplug part of the boot process I hear some noise like probing the sound. When I installed my slack I never heared it until I upgraded ALSA. Here are the steps that I did:

Code:

1.- Downloaded: alsa-driver-1.06, alsa-lib-1.0.6, alsa-utils-1.0.6.
2.- on Driver folder: 
     ./configure --with-sequencer=yes --with-oss=yes  
      make
      make install
3.- I ran ./snddevices (as root) 
4.- Builded  alsa-lib and alsa-utils. 
5.- Finally I put the following in my /etc/modules.conf file

# ALSA portion
alias char-major-116 snd
alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
# module options should go here

# OSS/Free portion
alias char-major-14 soundcore
alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0

# card #1
alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss 

6.- I put  this in /etc/rc.d/rc.local
# This loads the ALSA mixer settings
/usr/sbin/alsactl restore

What Could be wrong?

Thanks in advance

Peacedog · 12-10-2004, 05:39 PM

Have you run alsaconf? It looks like you may need to do that, and let the configuration tool write your modules.conf, and you don't want alsactrl restore to run until you've configured the card, run the mixer to set things the way you want, and run alsactl store to save the settings.

On another note, what's the output from

/sbin/lspci -v,

and

/sbin/lsmod

these should give some insight.
good luck.

Gerardoj · 12-10-2004, 06:13 PM

When I run alsaconf as root, I get 2 intel snd-8x0 and 1 legacy, when I pres ok it configure my /etc/modules.conf but again "No mixer elems found"

here are the outputs:

Code:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82852/855GM Host Bridge (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 3080
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Memory at <unassigned> (32-bit, prefetchable)
        Capabilities: [40] #09 [a105]

00:00.1 System peripheral: Intel Corp. 855GM/GME GMCH Memory I/O Control Registers (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 3080
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

00:00.3 System peripheral: Intel Corp. 855GM/GME GMCH Configuration Process Registers (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 3080
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corp. 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 3080
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
        Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
        Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
        I/O ports at 1800 [size=8]
        Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 1

00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corp. 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 3080
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Memory at f0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
        Memory at e0080000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
        Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 1

00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) USB UHCI #1 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 3080
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
        I/O ports at 1820 [size=32]

00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) USB UHCI #2 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 3080
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 3
        I/O ports at 1840 [size=32]

00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) USB UHCI #3 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 3080
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 4
        I/O ports at 1860 [size=32]

00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 3080
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 3
        Memory at e0100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [58] #0a [2080]

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BAM/CAM PCI Bridge (rev 83) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=64
        I/O behind bridge: 00003000-00003fff
        Memory behind bridge: e0200000-e02fffff

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801DBM LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801DBM (ICH4) Ultra ATA Storage Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 3080
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 4
        I/O ports at <unassigned>
        I/O ports at <unassigned>
        I/O ports at <unassigned>
        I/O ports at <unassigned>
        I/O ports at 1810 [size=16]
        Memory at 10000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]

00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBM (ICH4) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 3080
        Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 5
        I/O ports at 1880 [size=32]

00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 3080
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 5
        I/O ports at 1c00 [size=256]
        I/O ports at 18c0 [size=64]
        Memory at e0100c00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]
        Memory at e0100800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [Generic])
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 3080
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 5
        I/O ports at 2400 [size=256]
        I/O ports at 2000 [size=128]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 3080
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10
        I/O ports at 3000 [size=256]
        Memory at e0207800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

02:06.0 Network controller: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 4220 (rev 05)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 12f5
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 4
        Memory at e0206000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2

02:09.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments: Unknown device 8031
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 3080
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 11
        Memory at 10001000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Bus: primary=02, secondary=03, subordinate=06, sec-latency=176
        Memory window 0: 10400000-107ff000 (prefetchable)
        Memory window 1: 10800000-10bff000
        I/O window 0: 00004000-000040ff
        I/O window 1: 00004400-000044ff
        16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001

02:09.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments: Unknown device 8032 (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 3080
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 4
        Memory at e0207000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
        Memory at e0200000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
        Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

02:09.3 Unknown mass storage controller: Texas Instruments: Unknown device 8033
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 3080
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
        Memory at e0204000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
        Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

02:09.4 Class 0805: Texas Instruments: Unknown device 8034
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 3080
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
        Memory at e0208400 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
        Memory at e0208000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
        Memory at e0207c00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
        Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

Code:

root@r0oT:/home/user# lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by    Not tainted
i830                   61724   1
snd-pcm-oss            37512   0
snd-mixer-oss          12536   0  [snd-pcm-oss]
keybdev                 2052   0  (unused)
mousedev                4212   1
hid                    21220   0  (unused)
usbmouse                2040   0  (unused)
input                   3200   0  [keybdev mousedev hid usbmouse]
uhci                   24444   0  (unused)
ehci-hcd               17580   0  (unused)
usbcore                59308   1  [hid usbmouse uhci ehci-hcd]
snd-intel8x0m           9000   0
snd-pcm                55400   0  [snd-pcm-oss snd-intel8x0m]
snd-timer              13604   0  [snd-pcm]
snd-page-alloc          4940   0  [snd-intel8x0m snd-pcm]
snd-ac97-codec         49936   0  [snd-intel8x0m]
snd                    31492   0  [snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-intel8x0m snd-pcm snd-timer snd-ac97-codec]
soundcore               3396   3  [snd]
8139too                14376   1
mii                     2272   0  [8139too]
crc32                   2880   0  [8139too]
ohci1394               24112   0  (unused)
ieee1394               42276   0  [ohci1394]
ds                      6548   1
yenta_socket           10336   1
pcmcia_core            39972   0  [ds yenta_socket]
ide-scsi                9328   0
agpgart                43940   8

Peacedog · 12-10-2004, 06:20 PM

Try adding this module to /etc/hotplug/blacklist.

snd-intel8x0m

Notice the m at the end of it, the sound card doubles as a modem. Unfortunately it's a winmodem, so it's likely not ot work or at least cause problems.

Once you've done that reboot, and see where your at as far as sound goes.
good luck.

Gerardoj · 12-10-2004, 07:03 PM

Thanks a lot Peacedog, Now it's working very nice.

One more question, in the future what problem do you think that will cause this snd-intel8x0m?

Thanks in advance.

Peacedog · 12-11-2004, 03:14 PM

Glad you're sorted, your welcome.

Quote:

One more question, in the future what problem do you think that will cause this snd-intel8x0m?

That module is for the modem side of the card. If anything in the future, I suspect that this problem will be solved and the module will not need to be blacklisted, as well as having the modem side work.
good luck.