hi,

my mixer failed after i compiled .23 to my machine. what can i do for it? thanks

Can you describe "failed"? What error or message appeared? Thanks.

when i prompt alsamixer, it gives me:

alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such device

when i clicked on the gnome-volume-control, it gives me:

Volume control is unable to run correctly, unable to open audio device '/dev/mixer'. Please check that you have permissions to open '/dev/mixer' and you have sound support in your kernel

when i starting my machine, the startup screen gives an error message:

ALSA warning:
no mixer settings found in /etc/asound.state. Sound may be muted. Use 'alsamixer' to unmute your sound card, and then, 'alsactl store' to dave the default ALSA mixer settings to be loaded at boot.
FATAL: module snd_pcm_oss not found
FATAL: module snd_mixer_oss not found
Loading OSS compactibility modules for ALSA

even, i loaded kernel 2.6, my mixer still not working, but, however, .22 (old kernel come along with slack9.1) does working well with sound card..., my sound card is soundblaster live. so, what can i do next???

How did you compile the .23 kernel? Did you use the config for the .22 kernel as a starting point for the .23 kernel? Sometimes it can only take one little thing to cause something to not work. Explain the method used to compile the .23 kernel.

Also the output of lsmod would also be beneficial in troubleshooting your problem.

hey! I have the same problem. I copied my old .config file over to the 2.4.23 kernel source and did a "make oldconfig" That way it used my old configuration and just asked me about the new stuff. Most of the new said "Experimental" so I said no.
Now when I boot with the new kernel, it gives an error with something along the lines of..
/dev/dsp not found....sorry, I already cleared the message. Should have known better.
Anyway, when I boot up into the old kernel, sound works fine. I have a sound blaster Audigy.
lsmod returns

Module Size Used by Not tainted
soundcore 3332 0 (autoclean)
lp 6752 0 (autoclean)
parport_pc 14724 1
parport 23264 1 [lp parport_pc]
uhci 24528 0 (unused)
usbcore 58752 1 [uhci]
emu10k1-gp 1352 0 (unused)
gameport 1436 0 [emu10k1-gp]
ohci1394 24200 0 (unused)
ieee1394 42404 0 [ohci1394]
natsemi 16256 1
ide-scsi 9424 0
agpgart 36920 0 (unused)

On the old kernel, lsmod returns all of the above plus

snd-mixer-oss
snd-pcm
snd-timer
snd-hardep
snd-util-mem
snd-page-alloc
snd-rawmidi
snd-seq-device
snd-ac97-codec
snd

yes, i compiled .23 from .22 config file..., but, however, 2.6 seems like a lot of changes compared to 2.4 series... but, somehow, i loaded .22 config too for my 2.6, and make some modules on that i suspect it will useful for my machine.... i cant access my machine right now, but, i will give u my lsmod, and lspci by tomorrow...thanks for concerns...

now, in my machine, there are 3 versions of images .22, .23 and 2.6test11. and i have 3 bootloaders to load 3 different version of kernel images....but, anyway, i am pretty shocked by the performance of 2.6test11. my machine seems to be faster than before. i can really feel it...2.6test11 is really cool...(just to share my experience....)

thanks... Azmeen and DaOne... both of u, are really helpful.. thanks... btw, which state are u from, since we are all in malaysia....??

explain how to compiled .23.

1. copy /boot/config-ide-2.4.22 /usr/src/linux/.config

2. make mrproper

3. make dep

4. make menuconfig
(load .config, save and exit)

5. make bzImage

6. make modules

7. make modules_install

8. cp arc/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.23

9. cp System.map /boot/System.map-2.4.23

10. edit lilo, add
image = "/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.23"
root = "/dev/hda1"
label = "2.4.23"
read-only

11. lilo

12 reboot

somehow, i can recall all the steps... hahaha....thanks..DaOne.

By running make mrproper, you have deleted your .config file as well.

You should copy over your .config after running make mrproper.

BTW, I'm from Johor Bahru... where u from?

As for helping... hey, it's a pleasure... by helping others I'd like to think that I'm helping myself as well in the process. At least when others talk about their problems and setups, I'll know what to do if faced with similar situations in the future

i will take note of that, thanks for advise....

i am from miri, sarawak..nice to meet u , i have fren who is also actively participate in LQ, his userid is ckamheng, he is from KL.... and, we have made up our mind to learn slackware by together, help each other too....last few night, he called me up, asked me how to compile the kernel, then, i replied, just follow DaOne steps... hahaa.... i hope he will see this message too....

did you upgrade the alsa componets to the .23 versions???

my alsa was broken recently because i had somehow installed different versions of the different componets

can u pls explain in details....what do u mean by alsa component? pls revise thanks...

cool... I saw quite a few of his posts here too. Best of luck to both of you... and you've made a good choice in picking Slackware to learn more about Linux. It's very hands-on

this is my lsmod

Module Size Used by Not tainted
usb-storage 65824 1
i810_rng 2656 0 (unused)
uhci 24528 0 (unused)
usbcore 58752 1 [usb-storage uhci]
emu10k1-gp 1352 0 (unused)
gameport 1436 0 [emu10k1-gp]
pcmcia_core 40032 0
ide-scsi 9424 0
emu10k1 52488 1
ac97_codec 12296 0 [emu10k1]
soundcore 3332 4 [emu10k1]
agpgart 36920 4

and this is my lspci

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82810E DC-133 GMCH [Graphics Memory Controller Hub] (rev 03)
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corp. 82810E DC-133 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller] (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801AA PCI Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801AA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801AA IDE (rev 02)
00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801AA USB (rev 02)
01:04.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 08)
01:04.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! MIDI/Game Port (rev 08)
01:05.0 Communication controller: Motorola: Unknown device 5608

i think i have make it works. i just modprobe emu10k1 and then, uncomment /etc/rc.d/rc.modules file particurlarly for sblaster.
but however, by doing this, it draws me to another attention. how come my graphic intel 810 (i810_rng) is unused?? how can i configure my agp? i thought it was defaulted configured for me? ok, may be i will close this thread, subsequently, i will issue another thread in solving my agp... thanks.. guys... thanks veryyyy.... muuuuccccchhhhhh......