slackware-current and alsa

equinox · 04-16-2004, 10:58 AM

hi i'm moving away from mandrake for obvious reasons and so far im pleased with the way my laptop runs with slackware, however im having problems with my sound.

after install i log in as root and run alsaconf, and so it configures my sound card, if i run alsamixer this is what i get:

mike@darkstar:~$ alsamixer
No mixer elems found

when i do an lspci i have this:

root@darkstar:/home/mike# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82852/855GM Host Bridge (rev 02)
00:00.1 System peripheral: Intel Corp. 855GM/GME GMCH Memory I/O Control Registers (rev 02)
00:00.3 System peripheral: Intel Corp. 855GM/GME GMCH Configuration Process Registers (rev 02)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corp. 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corp. 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) USB UHCI #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) USB UHCI #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) USB UHCI #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BAM/CAM PCI Bridge (rev 83)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801DBM LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801DBM (ICH4) Ultra ATA Storage Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBM (ICH4) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 03)
02:00.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller (rev 80)
02:01.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
02:04.0 CardBus bridge: ENE Technology Inc CB1410 Cardbus Controller (rev 01)

when i do an lsmod i have this:

root@darkstar:/home/mike# lsmod
Module Size Used by Not tainted
i830 61756 1
snd-pcm-oss 37860 0
snd-mixer-oss 12536 0 [snd-pcm-oss]
keybdev 2052 0 (unused)
mousedev 4212 1
hid 21092 0 (unused)
usbmouse 2040 0 (unused)
input 3200 0 [keybdev mousedev hid usbmouse]
uhci 24508 0 (unused)
ehci-hcd 17644 0 (unused)
usbcore 59436 1 [hid usbmouse uhci ehci-hcd]
i810_rng 2528 0 (unused)
snd-intel8x0m 9892 0
snd-pcm 55880 0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-intel8x0m]
snd-timer 13572 0 [snd-pcm]
snd-page-alloc 6324 0 [snd-intel8x0m snd-pcm]
snd-ac97-codec 44508 0 [snd-intel8x0m]
snd 30340 0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-intel8x0m snd-pcm snd-timer snd-ac97-codec]
soundcore 3396 3 [snd]
ohci1394 24112 0 (unused)
ieee1394 42372 0 [ohci1394]
8139too 14216 1
mii 2272 0 [8139too]
crc32 2880 0 [8139too]
ds 6612 1
yenta_socket 10336 1
pcmcia_core 39972 0 [ds yenta_socket]
ide-scsi 9360 0
agpgart 44036 8

here is my output from dmesg:

root@darkstar:/home/mike# dmesg
usb.c: registered new driver usbdevfs
usb.c: registered new driver hub
PCI: Found IRQ 9 for device 00:1d.7
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 00:1d.7 to 64
ehci_hcd 00:1d.7: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB2
ehci_hcd 00:1d.7: irq 9, pci mem deba7000
usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
ehci_hcd 00:1d.7: enabled 64bit PCI DMA
PCI: cache line size of 128 is not supported by device 00:1d.7
ehci_hcd 00:1d.7: USB 2.0 enabled, EHCI 1.00, driver 2003-Dec-29/2.4
hub.c: USB hub found
hub.c: 6 ports detected
uhci.c: USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver v1.1
PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:1d.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 00:02.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 02:04.0
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 00:1d.0 to 64
uhci.c: USB UHCI at I/O 0x1820, IRQ 10
usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2
hub.c: USB hub found
hub.c: 2 ports detected
PCI: Found IRQ 9 for device 00:1d.1
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 00:1d.1 to 64
uhci.c: USB UHCI at I/O 0x1840, IRQ 9
usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 3
hub.c: USB hub found
hub.c: 2 ports detected
PCI: Found IRQ 9 for device 00:1d.2
PCI: Sharing IRQ 9 with 00:1f.1
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 00:1d.2 to 64
uhci.c: USB UHCI at I/O 0x1860, IRQ 9
usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 4
hub.c: USB hub found
hub.c: 2 ports detected
intelfb: Framebuffer driver for Intel(R) 830M/845G/852GM/855GM/865G chipsets
intelfb: Version 0.7.7, written by David Dawes <dawes@tungstengraphics.com>
PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:02.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 00:1d.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 02:04.0
intelfb: 00:02.0: Intel(R) 852GME, aperture size 128MB, stolen memory 32636kB
intelfb: Acceleration is not supported for the Intel(R) 852GME chipset.
intelfb: HW cursor is not supported for mobile platforms.
intelfb: Non-CRT device is enabled (LVDS port). Disabling mode switching.
intelfb: Video mode must be programmed at boot time.
ALSA init.c:106: cannot find the slot for index 0 (range 0-0)
Intel ICH soundcard not found or device busy
hw_random: cannot enable RNG, aborting
intelfb: Framebuffer driver for Intel(R) 830M/845G/852GM/855GM/865G chipsets
intelfb: Version 0.7.7, written by David Dawes <dawes@tungstengraphics.com>
PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:02.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 00:1d.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 02:04.0
intelfb: 00:02.0: Intel(R) 852GME, aperture size 128MB, stolen memory 32636kB
intelfb: Acceleration is not supported for the Intel(R) 852GME chipset.
intelfb: HW cursor is not supported for mobile platforms.
intelfb: Non-CRT device is enabled (LVDS port). Disabling mode switching.
intelfb: Video mode must be programmed at boot time.
ALSA init.c:106: cannot find the slot for index 0 (range 0-0)
Intel ICH soundcard not found or device busy
hw_random: cannot enable RNG, aborting
hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.1-1, assigned address 2
intelfb: Framebuffer driver for Intel(R) 830M/845G/852GM/855GM/865G chipsets
intelfb: Version 0.7.7, written by David Dawes <dawes@tungstengraphics.com>
PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:02.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 00:1d.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 02:04.0
intelfb: 00:02.0: Intel(R) 852GME, aperture size 128MB, stolen memory 32636kB
intelfb: Acceleration is not supported for the Intel(R) 852GME chipset.
intelfb: HW cursor is not supported for mobile platforms.
intelfb: Non-CRT device is enabled (LVDS port). Disabling mode switching.
intelfb: Video mode must be programmed at boot time.
usb.c: USB device 2 (vend/prod 0x9da/0x6) is not claimed by any active driver.
ALSA init.c:106: cannot find the slot for index 0 (range 0-0)
Intel ICH soundcard not found or device busy
hw_random: cannot enable RNG, aborting
intelfb: Framebuffer driver for Intel(R) 830M/845G/852GM/855GM/865G chipsets
intelfb: Version 0.7.7, written by David Dawes <dawes@tungstengraphics.com>
PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:02.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 00:1d.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 02:04.0
intelfb: 00:02.0: Intel(R) 852GME, aperture size 128MB, stolen memory 32636kB
intelfb: Acceleration is not supported for the Intel(R) 852GME chipset.
intelfb: HW cursor is not supported for mobile platforms.
intelfb: Non-CRT device is enabled (LVDS port). Disabling mode switching.
intelfb: Video mode must be programmed at boot time.
ALSA init.c:106: cannot find the slot for index 0 (range 0-0)
Intel ICH soundcard not found or device busy
hw_random: cannot enable RNG, aborting
intelfb: Framebuffer driver for Intel(R) 830M/845G/852GM/855GM/865G chipsets
intelfb: Version 0.7.7, written by David Dawes <dawes@tungstengraphics.com>
PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:02.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 00:1d.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 02:04.0
intelfb: 00:02.0: Intel(R) 852GME, aperture size 128MB, stolen memory 32636kB
intelfb: Acceleration is not supported for the Intel(R) 852GME chipset.
intelfb: HW cursor is not supported for mobile platforms.
intelfb: Non-CRT device is enabled (LVDS port). Disabling mode switching.
intelfb: Video mode must be programmed at boot time.
ALSA init.c:106: cannot find the slot for index 0 (range 0-0)
Intel ICH soundcard not found or device busy
hw_random: cannot enable RNG, aborting
intelfb: Framebuffer driver for Intel(R) 830M/845G/852GM/855GM/865G chipsets
intelfb: Version 0.7.7, written by David Dawes <dawes@tungstengraphics.com>
PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:02.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 00:1d.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 02:04.0
intelfb: 00:02.0: Intel(R) 852GME, aperture size 128MB, stolen memory 32636kB
intelfb: Acceleration is not supported for the Intel(R) 852GME chipset.
intelfb: HW cursor is not supported for mobile platforms.
intelfb: Non-CRT device is enabled (LVDS port). Disabling mode switching.
intelfb: Video mode must be programmed at boot time.
ALSA init.c:106: cannot find the slot for index 0 (range 0-0)
Intel ICH soundcard not found or device busy
hw_random: cannot enable RNG, aborting
intelfb: Framebuffer driver for Intel(R) 830M/845G/852GM/855GM/865G chipsets
intelfb: Version 0.7.7, written by David Dawes <dawes@tungstengraphics.com>
PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:02.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 00:1d.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 02:04.0
intelfb: 00:02.0: Intel(R) 852GME, aperture size 128MB, stolen memory 32636kB
intelfb: Acceleration is not supported for the Intel(R) 852GME chipset.
intelfb: HW cursor is not supported for mobile platforms.
intelfb: Non-CRT device is enabled (LVDS port). Disabling mode switching.
intelfb: Video mode must be programmed at boot time.
ALSA init.c:106: cannot find the slot for index 0 (range 0-0)
Intel ICH soundcard not found or device busy
hw_random: cannot enable RNG, aborting
intelfb: Framebuffer driver for Intel(R) 830M/845G/852GM/855GM/865G chipsets
intelfb: Version 0.7.7, written by David Dawes <dawes@tungstengraphics.com>
PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:02.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 00:1d.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 02:04.0
intelfb: 00:02.0: Intel(R) 852GME, aperture size 128MB, stolen memory 32636kB
intelfb: Acceleration is not supported for the Intel(R) 852GME chipset.
intelfb: HW cursor is not supported for mobile platforms.
intelfb: Non-CRT device is enabled (LVDS port). Disabling mode switching.
intelfb: Video mode must be programmed at boot time.
ALSA init.c:106: cannot find the slot for index 0 (range 0-0)
Intel ICH soundcard not found or device busy
hw_random: cannot enable RNG, aborting
intelfb: Framebuffer driver for Intel(R) 830M/845G/852GM/855GM/865G chipsets
intelfb: Version 0.7.7, written by David Dawes <dawes@tungstengraphics.com>
PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:02.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 00:1d.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 02:04.0
intelfb: 00:02.0: Intel(R) 852GME, aperture size 128MB, stolen memory 32636kB
intelfb: Acceleration is not supported for the Intel(R) 852GME chipset.
intelfb: HW cursor is not supported for mobile platforms.
intelfb: Non-CRT device is enabled (LVDS port). Disabling mode switching.
intelfb: Video mode must be programmed at boot time.
ALSA init.c:106: cannot find the slot for index 0 (range 0-0)
Intel ICH soundcard not found or device busy
hw_random: cannot enable RNG, aborting
intelfb: Framebuffer driver for Intel(R) 830M/845G/852GM/855GM/865G chipsets
intelfb: Version 0.7.7, written by David Dawes <dawes@tungstengraphics.com>
PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:02.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 00:1d.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 02:04.0
intelfb: 00:02.0: Intel(R) 852GME, aperture size 128MB, stolen memory 32636kB
intelfb: Acceleration is not supported for the Intel(R) 852GME chipset.
intelfb: HW cursor is not supported for mobile platforms.
intelfb: Non-CRT device is enabled (LVDS port). Disabling mode switching.
intelfb: Video mode must be programmed at boot time.
ALSA init.c:106: cannot find the slot for index 0 (range 0-0)
Intel ICH soundcard not found or device busy
hw_random: cannot enable RNG, aborting
usb.c: registered new driver usbmouse
intelfb: Framebuffer driver for Intel(R) 830M/845G/852GM/855GM/865G chipsets
intelfb: Version 0.7.7, written by David Dawes <dawes@tungstengraphics.com>
PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:02.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 00:1d.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 02:04.0
intelfb: 00:02.0: Intel(R) 852GME, aperture size 128MB, stolen memory 32636kB
intelfb: Acceleration is not supported for the Intel(R) 852GME chipset.
intelfb: HW cursor is not supported for mobile platforms.
intelfb: Non-CRT device is enabled (LVDS port). Disabling mode switching.
intelfb: Video mode must be programmed at boot time.
input0: A4Tech USB Optical Mouse on usb3:2.0
usbmouse.c: v1.6:USB HID Boot Protocol mouse driver
usb.c: registered new driver hiddev
usb.c: registered new driver hid
hid-core.c: v1.8.1 Andreas Gal, Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz>
hid-core.c: USB HID support drivers
mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
ALSA init.c:106: cannot find the slot for index 0 (range 0-0)
Intel ICH soundcard not found or device busy
hw_random: cannot enable RNG, aborting
intelfb: Framebuffer driver for Intel(R) 830M/845G/852GM/855GM/865G chipsets
intelfb: Version 0.7.7, written by David Dawes <dawes@tungstengraphics.com>
PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:02.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 00:1d.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 02:04.0
intelfb: 00:02.0: Intel(R) 852GME, aperture size 128MB, stolen memory 32636kB
intelfb: Acceleration is not supported for the Intel(R) 852GME chipset.
intelfb: HW cursor is not supported for mobile platforms.
intelfb: Non-CRT device is enabled (LVDS port). Disabling mode switching.
intelfb: Video mode must be programmed at boot time.
ALSA init.c:106: cannot find the slot for index 0 (range 0-0)
Intel ICH soundcard not found or device busy
hw_random: cannot enable RNG, aborting
intelfb: Framebuffer driver for Intel(R) 830M/845G/852GM/855GM/865G chipsets
intelfb: Version 0.7.7, written by David Dawes <dawes@tungstengraphics.com>
PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:02.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 00:1d.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 02:04.0
intelfb: 00:02.0: Intel(R) 852GME, aperture size 128MB, stolen memory 32636kB
intelfb: Acceleration is not supported for the Intel(R) 852GME chipset.
intelfb: HW cursor is not supported for mobile platforms.
intelfb: Non-CRT device is enabled (LVDS port). Disabling mode switching.
intelfb: Video mode must be programmed at boot time.
ALSA init.c:106: cannot find the slot for index 0 (range 0-0)
Intel ICH soundcard not found or device busy
hw_random: cannot enable RNG, aborting
intelfb: Framebuffer driver for Intel(R) 830M/845G/852GM/855GM/865G chipsets
intelfb: Version 0.7.7, written by David Dawes <dawes@tungstengraphics.com>
PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:02.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 00:1d.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 02:04.0
intelfb: 00:02.0: Intel(R) 852GME, aperture size 128MB, stolen memory 32636kB
intelfb: Acceleration is not supported for the Intel(R) 852GME chipset.
intelfb: HW cursor is not supported for mobile platforms.
intelfb: Non-CRT device is enabled (LVDS port). Disabling mode switching.
intelfb: Video mode must be programmed at boot time.
ALSA init.c:106: cannot find the slot for index 0 (range 0-0)
Intel ICH soundcard not found or device busy
hw_random: cannot enable RNG, aborting
intelfb: Framebuffer driver for Intel(R) 830M/845G/852GM/855GM/865G chipsets
intelfb: Version 0.7.7, written by David Dawes <dawes@tungstengraphics.com>
PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:02.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 00:1d.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 02:04.0
intelfb: 00:02.0: Intel(R) 852GME, aperture size 128MB, stolen memory 32636kB
intelfb: Acceleration is not supported for the Intel(R) 852GME chipset.
intelfb: HW cursor is not supported for mobile platforms.
intelfb: Non-CRT device is enabled (LVDS port). Disabling mode switching.
intelfb: Video mode must be programmed at boot time.
ALSA init.c:106: cannot find the slot for index 0 (range 0-0)
Intel ICH soundcard not found or device busy
hw_random: cannot enable RNG, aborting
intelfb: Framebuffer driver for Intel(R) 830M/845G/852GM/855GM/865G chipsets
intelfb: Version 0.7.7, written by David Dawes <dawes@tungstengraphics.com>
PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:02.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 00:1d.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 02:04.0
intelfb: 00:02.0: Intel(R) 852GME, aperture size 128MB, stolen memory 32636kB
intelfb: Acceleration is not supported for the Intel(R) 852GME chipset.
intelfb: HW cursor is not supported for mobile platforms.
intelfb: Non-CRT device is enabled (LVDS port). Disabling mode switching.
intelfb: Video mode must be programmed at boot time.
ALSA init.c:106: cannot find the slot for index 0 (range 0-0)
Intel ICH soundcard not found or device busy
hw_random: cannot enable RNG, aborting
intelfb: Framebuffer driver for Intel(R) 830M/845G/852GM/855GM/865G chipsets
intelfb: Version 0.7.7, written by David Dawes <dawes@tungstengraphics.com>
PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:02.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 00:1d.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 02:04.0
intelfb: 00:02.0: Intel(R) 852GME, aperture size 128MB, stolen memory 32636kB
intelfb: Acceleration is not supported for the Intel(R) 852GME chipset.
intelfb: HW cursor is not supported for mobile platforms.
intelfb: Non-CRT device is enabled (LVDS port). Disabling mode switching.
intelfb: Video mode must be programmed at boot time.
ALSA init.c:106: cannot find the slot for index 0 (range 0-0)
Intel ICH soundcard not found or device busy
hw_random: cannot enable RNG, aborting
intelfb: Framebuffer driver for Intel(R) 830M/845G/852GM/855GM/865G chipsets
intelfb: Version 0.7.7, written by David Dawes <dawes@tungstengraphics.com>
PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:02.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 00:1d.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 02:04.0
intelfb: 00:02.0: Intel(R) 852GME, aperture size 128MB, stolen memory 32636kB
intelfb: Acceleration is not supported for the Intel(R) 852GME chipset.
intelfb: HW cursor is not supported for mobile platforms.
intelfb: Non-CRT device is enabled (LVDS port). Disabling mode switching.
intelfb: Video mode must be programmed at boot time.
[drm] AGP 0.99 Aperture @ 0xe8000000 128MB
[drm] Initialized i830 1.3.2 20021108 on minor 0
mtrr: base(0xe8020000) is not aligned on a size(0x180000) boundary
PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:02.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 00:1d.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 02:04.0
isapnp: Scanning for PnP cards...
isapnp: No Plug & Play device found
ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 3
ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A
isapnp: Scanning for PnP cards...
isapnp: No Plug & Play device found
ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 3
ISOFS: changing to secondary root

when i log into kde it tells me it could not load the sound device and it will use the null output.

anybody know whats going wrong?

coz i sure as hell dont!

Ninja Cow · 04-16-2004, 11:38 AM

Reinstall ALSA. Chmod 777 /dev/snd /dev/mixer and /dev/dsp.

equinox · 04-16-2004, 01:10 PM

that still doesn't work... but thanks, anybody else?

Nis · 04-16-2004, 01:58 PM

Create a new group sound. Add your self to sound.

Code:

chgrp sound /dev/snd* /dev/mixer* /dev/dsp*

Then

Code:

chmod 660 /dev/snd*
chmod 660 /dev/mixer*
chmod 660 /dev/dsp*

Log out and back in.

equinox · 04-16-2004, 02:21 PM

still doesn't work

equinox · 04-17-2004, 02:11 AM

on another note, i dont hink that this has anything to do with the 2.4.25 kernel, even with mandrake 9.2 i was able to have sound and fecora core 2. i also have the latest alsa packages so it's not that either... strange isn't it?

320mb · 04-17-2004, 02:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by hw-tph
Run /etc/init.d/alsasound restart and watch the output carefully for any error messages. If all goes well, tell it to launch alsasound for the "default" runlevel: rc-update add alsasound default should do it.
Håkan

astronanard · 04-19-2004, 05:50 PM

I just encountered this problem by going to Slack current (kernel 2.4.26).

Add the following line in /etc/hotplug/blacklist

snd-intel8x0m

This is the ALSA driver for the Intel810 AC97 Software Modem.
It wasn't in the older kernels.
Somehow it conflicts with the Intel810 AC97 soundcard driver: snd-intel8x0.

Reboot
Run alsaconf
then alsamixer

It works for me.

There is probaby be a way to prevent this conflict.
I use the slamr module (from Smartlink slmodem-2.9.6) for the modem.

predakanga · 05-24-2004, 05:43 AM

This same problem has popped up in kernel 2.6.6 too, astronanard's solution works well.

You can also select not to compile support for "Intel i8x0/MX440; AMD768/8111 modems (EXPERIMENTAL)".

At0mic_PC · 05-24-2004, 08:00 PM

Run ./snddevices in the alsa-driver source.

hjles · 06-15-2004, 08:46 PM

Astronanard:

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!

That was driving me crazy!

Blacklisting snd-i8x0m worked like a charm on my Toshiba satellite 1415.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!

-charlie

usercsr · 06-15-2004, 08:55 PM

Hi ,
even I was having the same problem. What I could figure out was that there were two sound card modules getting loaded (I compiled two different sound card modules in my 2.6.6 kernel). The actual sound card was getting an id number 1 and the non-existent sound card was getting id number 0. So when I ran
'alsamixer -c 1', it showed the mixer settings of my sound card but plain 'alsamixer' gave the 'Elems' error. I was able to set up the second card in xmms but not in other applications. So I recompiled my kernel by selecting only my sound card module and everything worked fine.

subekk0 · 06-24-2004, 02:33 PM

problem still not fixed with the new release.
blacklist snd-i8x0m and mine works fine now.

mkaman · 05-10-2005, 04:06 AM

I have got a question after seeing your posts. Before blacklisting snd-i8x0m did any of you had snd-i8x0 loaded?

snd-i8x0m and snd-i8x0 are two different modules but from the same alsa version. It's strange that they would conflic.

Maybe what happens is that the correct sound module is baddly detectec and that module snd-i8x0m is used instead of snd-i8x0m.

So you only have to check if you've got the correct modules in your /etc/modules.conf (or /etc/modprobe.conf)
alias sound-slot-0 snd-i8x0

Maybe you got here something like this:
alias sound-slot-0 snd-i8x0m