Hello.
Im new to this site and to linux at all
so basicly im a noobie at linux.
so please if you want me to do something explaine how

I have slackware 10.1
and I also have a SB Live! 5.1 value (only use 2.1 but doesnt matter)
it saies that i should paste output from /sbin/lspci


I have no sound when i try to play sound.

at the control center it is set for auto detect
and : emu10k1 mpu-401 (uart) emu10k1 mpu-401 (uart) - alsa device


before i got an error and arts crashed
i did what it saies at the alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/doc-php/template.php?company=Creative+Labs&card=Sound+Blaster+Live+Value.&chip=emu10k1&module=emu10k1 about the emu10k1
I use:
alsa-driver-1.0.9rc4a
alsa-lib-1.0.9rc4
alsa-utils-1.0.9rc4a

sound is not muted.

please remember im a noobie at linux and try to be patient

Did you check wheter the modules are loaded?
as root at the command promt type:
snd_emu10k1 should be listed in the output there.
If not you should follow the modprobe commands listed at the alsa website.

You might also want to check wheter you have the apropriate lines in /etc/modprobe.conf (if you are using the 2.6 kernel) or in /etc/modules.conf (if you are using the 2.4 kernel). These lines (again) can be found at the alsa website.

And last but not least you can check wheter /etc/rc.d/rc.alsa is executable, if this is executable mixer settings etc will be loaded on boot time.
you can check wheter it is executable by:
the output should read something like this:
the letters in front should contain 3 times a 'x'.

lsmod show that the modules are loaded and are in use.
the out put for
is like you said


now to a noobie qustion...
how do i check what kernel i have?

and i have no idea what lines i am sepoused to look for and how ... ( remember im a noob at this )


after a restart to the pc i got this error again
and there is no midi device in sound system.

thank you for your reply.


Edit:
by doing
at the terminal as root everything goes back as before (that all seems fine but there is no sound)

you can find what kernel you use with:

uname -r

I have to create the dsp device also:
I use these commands:

mknod /dev/dsp0 c 14 3
mknod /dev/mixer0 c 14 3
chmod 777 /dev/dsp*
chmod 777 /dev/mixer*
ln -s /dev/dsp0 /dev/dsp
ln -s /dev/mixer0 /dev/mixer

You could try that.. That'll create the devices at least.

(I have put that into /etc/rc.d/rc.local)

-Geir

(Submitted a bit fast...)

could also be that your sound is muted...

what does it look like when you start:

alsamixer

-Geir

I am using kernel 2.4.29
in alsamixer it show that master is at full and not off
and how exactly i add this to /etc/rc.d/rc.local ?

before you go and add this into rc.local, test the commands and see if that solves your problem..

first type:

ls /dev/ds* -al

if this shows:
/bin/ls: /dev/ds*: No such file or directory

you type:

mknod /dev/dsp0 c 14 3
mknod /dev/mixer0 c 14 3
chmod 777 /dev/dsp*
chmod 777 /dev/mixer*
ln -s /dev/dsp0 /dev/dsp
ln -s /dev/mixer0 /dev/mixer

test again and see if you have sound..
If you have sound, post here and I'll tell you how to put it into rc.local
(assuming you use Slackware....) only one I know.

-Geir

output is

i found that by changing the midi device in the sound system to
emu10k1 wavetable emu10k1 port 0 - alsa device
i get sound
problem is i need to put
modprobe snd-emu10k1;modprobe snd-pcm-oss;modprobe snd-mixer-oss;modprobe snd-seq-oss
at the terminal at startup
and to set the mixer again.

and yes i use slackware

then you can try this:

edit /etc/rc.d/rc.local using a good editor.. (I use pico. Available when slackware package: PINE is installed)

pico /etc/rc.d/rc.local

add all commands you have to issue to get sound at startup, to the end of this file.
(one command pr. line)

Ctrl + X to save the file

reboot, and see if you get sound without having to do anything.

-Geir

Thank you all for the help
finally have sound, and learnd a few things.

Glad I could help.
Nice to hear it all worked out.

-Geir