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Old 04-18-2006, 12:59 PM   #1
petervdv
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no sound


Hi all, I am trying to configure my card with alsa (on slackware 10.2).
I never get to see alsamixer and I have no sound at all.
I'm hoping that someone can tell me what the problem is and what to do.
Thanks.

Code:
root@meadow:/dev# cat /proc/asound/oss/sndstat
Sound Driver:3.8.1a-980706 (ALSA v1.0.10 emulation code)
Kernel: Linux meadow 2.6.15.6 #2 Sat Apr 1 22:22:32 UTC 2006 i686
Config options: 0

Installed drivers:
Type 10: ALSA emulation

Card config:
--- no soundcards ---

Audio devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG

Synth devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG

Midi devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG

Timers:
7: system timer

Mixers: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG


root@meadow:/proc/asound# cat cards
0 [CMI8738MC8     ]: CMI8738-MC8 - C-Media PCI CMI8738-MC8
                     C-Media PCI CMI8738-MC8 (model 68) at 0xc200, irq 5
root@meadow:/proc/asound# cat version
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.10.
Compiled on Apr 11 2006 for kernel 2.6.15.6.

root@meadow:/proc/asound# cat /proc/modules
snd_pcm_oss 47520 0 - Live 0xf8bd4000
snd_mixer_oss 15872 1 snd_pcm_oss, Live 0xf8afb000
snd_cmipci 28832 4 - Live 0xf8ba4000
gameport 10888 1 snd_cmipci, Live 0xf8912000
snd_pcm 75016 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_cmipci, Live 0xf8bb1000
snd_opl3_lib 8832 1 snd_cmipci, Live 0xf8af7000
snd_timer 19844 3 snd_pcm,snd_opl3_lib, Live 0xf8b1a000
snd_hwdep 6816 1 snd_opl3_lib, Live 0xf8ab2000
snd_mpu401_uart 5888 1 snd_cmipci, Live 0xf8aaf000
snd_rawmidi 19232 1 snd_mpu401_uart, Live 0xf8ab6000
snd_seq_device 6924 2 snd_opl3_lib,snd_rawmidi, Live 0xf8aac000
snd 45284 17 snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_cmipci,snd_pcm,snd_opl3_lib,snd_timer,snd_hwdep,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device, Live 0xf891a000

root@meadow:/proc/asound/CMI8738MC8# cat cmipci
C-Media PCI CMI8738-MC8 (model 68) at 0xc200, irq 5

00: ff ff ff ff
04: ff ff ff ff
08: ff ff ff ff
0c: ff ff ff ff
10: ff ff ff ff
14: ff ff ff ff
18: ff ff ff ff
1c: ff ff ff ff
20: ff ff ff ff
24: ff ff ff ff
28: ff ff ff ff
2c: ff ff ff ff
30: ff ff ff ff
34: ff ff ff ff
38: ff ff ff ff
3c: ff ff ff ff
root@meadow:/proc/asound/CMI8738MC8# cd ..
root@meadow:/proc/asound# ls
CMI8738MC8  card0  cards  devices  hwdep  modules  oss  pcm  seq  timers  version
root@meadow:/proc/asound# cat pcm
00-00: CMI8738-MC8 : C-Media PCI DAC/ADC : playback 1 : capture 1
00-01: CMI8738-MC8 : C-Media PCI 2nd DAC : playback 1
00-02: CMI8738-MC8 : C-Media PCI IEC958 : playback 1 : capture 1

peter@meadow:/dev# xmms

** WARNING **: oss_open(): Failed to open audio device (/dev/dsp): No such file or directory

root@meadow:/dev# totem

** (totem:32328): WARNING **: Failed to connect to the D-BUS daemon: No reply within specified time
ALSA lib confmisc.c:672:(snd_func_card_driver) cannot find card '0'
ALSA lib conf.c:3493:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such device
ALSA lib confmisc.c:392:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
ALSA lib conf.c:3493:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat returned error: No such device
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1072:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
ALSA lib conf.c:3493:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such device
ALSA lib conf.c:3962:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such device
ALSA lib pcm.c:2099:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default

(totem:32328): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_str_has_prefix: assertion `str != NULL' failed

Now ALSA is ready to use.
 For adjustment of volumes, use your favorite mixer.

 Have a lot of fun!

peter@meadow:~$ alsamixer

alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such device

root@meadow:/home/peter# alsamixer

alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such device
 
Old 04-18-2006, 02:45 PM   #2
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Did you run alsaconf before running alsamixer?
 
Old 04-19-2006, 12:54 AM   #3
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You might need to install alsa-utils first. If you're using slapt-get, try <code>slapt-get --search alsa | grep yes</code> to see what you have installed. for some reason, the default Slack 10.2 didn't have ALSA-utils installed for me, either.

Alsa-utils contains alsamixer and alsactl programs.
 
Old 04-19-2006, 02:56 AM   #4
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thanks
I did a chmod on /dev/dsp and now I see alsamixer.

BUT: PCM is muted and I cannot toggle it ('m' does not work)
so I tried gnome-volume-control but same problem there, I cannot remove the red crosses (tried as root as well as user)
I am not getting an error but it just doesn't react
 
  


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