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Subject: Re: Sound Issues
From: Brice D Ruth <brice () webprojkt ! com>
Date: 2001-07-21 12:54:13
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Hi there. I'm short of time right now (have to get to the Farmer's
Market early :)) - but later today, I can sit down and work through this
again - I'll be on ICQ again and we can go at it from there. If that
sounds good, let me know.
Brice
Dippy Black wrote:
>I have been gone for awhile again. Brice you were trying to help me with the
>sound when I had to take off. I hope you have some more ideas.
>
>I ended up reinstalling mandrake as I botched trying to upgrade X and
>couldn't get it to run again so I am starting from scratch. I installed the
>arts packages and the alsa packages.
>
>Here is my lsmod:
>
>Module Size Used by
>ppp_deflate 44000 0 (autoclean)
>bsd_comp 4768 0 (autoclean)
>ppp_async 8464 1 (autoclean)
>ppp_generic 23072 3 (autoclean) [ppp_deflate bsd_comp ppp_async]
>macserial 38256 2 (autoclean)
>snd-pcm-oss 45392 0 (autoclean) (unused)
>snd-pcm 59488 0 (autoclean) [snd-pcm-oss]
>snd-timer 11888 0 (autoclean) [snd-pcm]
>snd-mixer-oss 11056 0 (autoclean) [snd-pcm-oss]
>snd 29776 0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-pcm snd-timer
>snd-mixer-oss]
>soundcore 4880 0 [snd]
>supermount 39072 4 (autoclean)
>
>Here is my modules.conf:
>pre-install pcmcia_core CARDMGR_OPTS=-f /etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia start
>alias eth0 gmac
>alias usb-interface0 usb-ohci
>alias serial macserial
># ALSA portion
>alias char-major-116 snd
># OSS/Free portion
>alias char-major-14 soundcore
># ALSA portion
>alias snd-card-0 snd-card-awacs
># OSS/Free portion
>alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
># OSS/Free portion - 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-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
>
>Hope you can help me out with this. I type amixer and get:
>amixer: Mixer attach hw:0 error: No such file or directory
>
>Here is another error message I generate:
>[root@localhost dippy]# service alsa restart
>Doing alsactl to store mixer settings... [ OK ]
>Shutting down ALSA sound driver (version 0.5.11): [ OK ]
>Starting ALSA version 0.5.11:insmod: /lib/modules/2.4.4-6.2mdk/alsa/snd.o: No
>such file or directory
>insmod: insmod /lib/modules/2.4.4-6.2mdk/alsa/snd.o failed
> awacs 0. [ OK ]
>Doing alsactl to restore mixer settings... [ OK ]
>
>
>I tried the dmasound package that Stew put up. I got static after I ran that
>so I reverted back.
>
>
>
>On Friday 13 July 2001 09:51, you wrote:
>
>>Hi Dippy,
>>
>>The relevant portion of my lsmod listing is:
>>
>>snd-seq-oss
>>snd-seq-midi-event
>>snd-seq
>>snd-seq-device
>>snd-pcm-oss
>>snd-pcm-plugin
>>snd-mixer-oss
>>snd-card-awacs
>>snd-mixer
>>snd-pcm
>>snd-timer
>>snd
>>soundcore
>>
>> From here - you can see that you're missing alot of the alsa modules -
>>snd-card-awacs, snd-mixer (this is why you can't use amixer),
>>snd-pcm-plugin, snd-seq, snd-seq-device, snd-seq-midi-event,
>>snd-seq-oss. I'm not entirely sure why these modules aren't loading for
>>you ... you might want to check and see that (a) you have them and (b)
>>that the versions of alsa/aRts you have match what I had listed (I'll
>>list again for convenience):
>>
>>libarts2-devel-2.1.2-2mdk
>>arts-2.1.2-2mdk
>>libarts2-2.1.2-2mdk
>>alsa-lib-devel-0.5.10-2mdk
>>alsa-utils-0.5.10-2mdk
>>alsa-lib-0.5.10-2mdk
>>
>>Also - what kernel are you running? I'm running Stew's 2.4.4-6.2mdk
>>kernel (if you don't have this one, grab it from
>>ftp://speakeasy.rpmfind.net/linux/Mandrake-devel/cooker/ppc/Mandrake/RPMS/
>>
>>Let me know what's going on! ;) We'll get this working yet! Btw - my
>>ICQ# is 710189, if I'm on, feel free to message me and we can go at this
>>interactively.
>>
>>-Brice
>>
>>Dippy Black wrote:
>>
>>>I think I am making progress. Stew was trying to help me on ICQ earlier
>>>today. I was getting a bunch of unresolved symbols in the alsa modules
>>>during boot. Installing the libarts and arts rpms took care of all of
>>>that. I was trying to look at the alsa web site for help. I still do not
>>>have sound. I saw where the default is mute. I typed amixer as they
>>>describe but I get: [root@localhost dippy]# amixer
>>>amixer: Mixer attach hw:0 error: No such file or directory
>>>
>>>When I check my modules with lsmod I get:
>>>[root@localhost dippy]# lsmod
>>>Module Size Used by
>>>ppp_deflate 44000 0 (autoclean)
>>>bsd_comp 4768 0 (autoclean)
>>>ppp_async 8464 1 (autoclean)
>>>ppp_generic 23072 3 (autoclean) [ppp_deflate bsd_comp
>>>ppp_async] macserial 38256 2 (autoclean)
>>>snd-pcm-oss 45392 0 (autoclean) (unused)
>>>snd-pcm 59488 0 (autoclean) [snd-pcm-oss]
>>>snd-timer 11888 0 (autoclean) [snd-pcm]
>>>snd-mixer-oss 11056 0 (autoclean) [snd-pcm-oss]
>>>snd 29776 0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-pcm snd-timer
>>>snd-mixer-oss]
>>>soundcore 4880 0 [snd]
>>>supermount 39072 4 (autoclean)
>>>
>>>Here is my /etc/modules.conf:
>>>
>>>pre-install pcmcia_core CARDMGR_OPTS=-f /etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia start
>>># alias sound-slot-0 dmasound_awacs
>>>alias eth0 gmac
>>>alias usb-interface0 usb-ohci
>>>alias serial macserial
>>># ALSA portion
>>>alias char-major-116 snd
>>># OSS/Free portion
>>>alias char-major-14 soundcore
>>># ALSA portion
>>>alias snd-card-0 snd-card-awacs
>>># OSS/Free portion
>>>alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
>>># OSS/Free portion - 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-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
>>>
>>>I don't know if any of this helps. I am just trying to give any info that
>>>would be helpful. Let me know what you think.
>>>
>>>On Thursday 12 July 2001 21:01, you wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi Dippy,
>>>>
>>>>No - I don't believe I did. I don't think I had any sound whatsoever.
>>>>As far as alsa & aRts goes, the following RPMs are installed here:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>libarts2-devel-2.1.2-2mdk
>>>>arts-2.1.2-2mdk
>>>>libarts2-2.1.2-2mdk
>>>>alsa-lib-devel-0.5.10-2mdk
>>>>alsa-utils-0.5.10-2mdk
>>>>alsa-lib-0.5.10-2mdk
>>>>
>>>>Probably anything w/ -devel you won't need (then again, maybe you will
>>>>if you need to recompile any sound apps ;). And as for XMMS - the
>>>>version on the CD is BAD ... get Stew's recompile from the mirrors
>>>>(should be in Mandrake-devel/cooker/ppc/Mandrake/RPMS/ - just look for a
>>>>version more recent than yours.
>>>>
>>>>See if that gets you going. If not - write back. Seeing as that I have
>>>>the exact same machine you do (assuming your's is a 400MHz iMac DV) -
>>>>I'm sure we can get this figured out ;)
>>>>
>>>>-Brice
>>>>
>>>>Dippy Black wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I will try adding that. I assume I need to download the alsa drivers
>>>>>first and install them. Just curious. did you have the static problems
>>>>>at the beginning in kde and absence of any other sounds.
>>>>>
>>>>>On Thursday 12 July 2001 16:47, you wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>Hi Dippy,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I also have an iMac DV and I've gotten sound to work fine. I'll write
>>>>>>more in a bit (I'm on my way out to dinner) - but basically, I'm using
>>>>>>the aRts and alsa systems. I have the following lines in my
>>>>>>/etc/modules.conf:
>>>>>>
>>>>>># ALSA portion
>>>>>>alias char-major-116 snd
>>>>>># OSS/Free portion
>>>>>>alias char-major-14 soundcore
>>>>>># ALSA portion
>>>>>>alias snd-card-0 snd-card-awacs
>>>>>># OSS/Free portion
>>>>>>alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
>>>>>># OSS/Free portion - 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-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Get that in there and see if that gets you going. If not - wait for my
>>>>>>next installment ;)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>-Brice
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Dippy Black wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I thought since it had been awhile since it was first brought up, I
>>>>>>>would bring it up again. I have no sound at all on my Imac DV. If
>>>>>>>starting up with the KDE desktop I get a really annoying blast of
>>>>>>>static. If I use gnome there is nothing. I get no system sounds at
>>>>>>>all.
>>>>>>>
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Hi there. I'm short of time right now (have to get to the Farmer's Market
early :)) - but later today, I can sit down and work through this again -
I'll be on ICQ again and we can go at it from there. If that sounds good,
let me know.<br>
<br>
Brice<br>
<br>
Dippy Black wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:01072200455900.01521@localhost.localdomain"><pre \
wrap="">I have been gone for awhile again. Brice you were trying to help me with the \
<br>sound when I had to take off. I hope you have some more ideas. <br><br>I ended up \
reinstalling mandrake as I botched trying to upgrade X and <br>couldn't get it to run \
again so I am starting from scratch. I installed the <br>arts packages and the alsa \
packages.<br><br>Here is my lsmod:<br><br>Module Size Used \
by<br>ppp_deflate 44000 0 (autoclean)<br>bsd_comp 4768 \
0 (autoclean)<br>ppp_async 8464 1 (autoclean)<br>ppp_generic \
23072 3 (autoclean) [ppp_deflate bsd_comp ppp_async]<br>macserial \
38256 2 (autoclean)<br>snd-pcm-oss 45392 0 (autoclean) \
(unused)<br>snd-pcm 59488 0 (autoclean) [snd-pcm-oss]<br>snd-timer \
11888 0 (autoclean) [snd-pcm]<br>snd-mixer-oss 110! 56 0 (autoclean) \
[snd-pcm-oss]<br>snd 29776 0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-pcm snd-timer \
<br>snd-mixer-oss]<br>soundcore 4880 0 [snd]<br>supermount \
39072 4 (autoclean)<br><br>Here is my modules.conf:<br>pre-install pcmcia_core \
CARDMGR_OPTS=-f /etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia start<br>alias eth0 gmac<br>alias \
usb-interface0 usb-ohci<br>alias serial macserial<br># ALSA portion<br>alias \
char-major-116 snd<br># OSS/Free portion<br>alias char-major-14 soundcore<br># ALSA \
portion<br>alias snd-card-0 snd-card-awacs<br># OSS/Free portion<br>alias \
sound-slot-0 snd-card-0<br># OSS/Free portion - card #1<br>alias sound-service-0-0 \
snd-mixer-oss<br>alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss<br>alias sound-service-0-3 \
snd-pcm-oss<br>alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss<br><br>Hope you can help me out \
with this. I type amixer and get:<br>amixer: Mixer attach hw:0 error: No such file or \
directory <br><br>Here is another error message I generate:<br>[<a class="m! \
oz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:root@localhost">root@localhost</a> dippy]# \
service alsa restart<br>Doing alsactl to store mixer settings... [ \
OK ]<br>Shutting down ALSA sound driver (version 0.5.11): [ OK \
]<br>Starting ALSA version 0.5.11:insmod: /lib/modules/2.4.4-6.2mdk/alsa/snd.o: No \
<br>such file or directory<br>insmod: insmod /lib/modules/2.4.4-6.2mdk/alsa/snd.o \
failed<br> awacs 0. [ OK \
]<br>Doing alsactl to restore mixer settings... [ OK ]<br><br><br>I \
tried the dmasound package that Stew put up. I got static after I ran that <br>so I \
reverted back.<br><br><br><br>On Friday 13 July 2001 09:51, you wrote:<br></pre> \
<blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap="">Hi Dippy,<br><br>The relevant portion of my \
lsmod listing is:<br><br>snd-seq-oss<br>snd-seq-midi-event<br>snd-seq<br>snd-seq-devic \
e<br>snd-pcm-oss<br>snd-pcm-plugin<br>snd-mixer-oss<br>snd-card-awacs<br>snd-mixer<br>snd-pcm<br>snd-timer<br>snd<br>soundcore<br><br> \
From here - you can see that you're missing alot of the alsa modules \
-<br>snd-card-awacs, snd-mixer (this is why you can't use amixer),<br>snd-pcm-plugin, \
snd-seq, snd-seq-device, snd-seq-midi-event,<br>snd-seq-oss. I'm not entirely sure \
why these modules aren't loading for<br>you ... you might want to check and see that \
(a) you have them and (b)<br>that the versions of alsa/aRts you have match what I had \
listed (I'll<br>list again for \
convenience):<br><br>libarts2-devel-2.1.2-2mdk<br>arts-2.1.2-2mdk<br>libarts2-2.1.2-2m \
dk<br>alsa-lib-devel-0.5.10-2mdk<br>alsa-utils-0.5.10-2mdk<br>alsa-lib-0.5.10-2mdk<br><br>Also \
- what kernel are you running? I'm running Stew's 2.4.4-6.2mdk<b! r>kernel (if you \
don't have this one, grab it from<br><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" \
href="ftp://speakeasy.rpmfind.net/linux/Mandrake-devel/cooker/ppc/Mandrake/RPMS/">ftp: \
//speakeasy.rpmfind.net/linux/Mandrake-devel/cooker/ppc/Mandrake/RPMS/</a><br><br>Let \
me know what's going on! ;) We'll get this working yet! Btw - my<br>ICQ# is 710189, \
if I'm on, feel free to message me and we can go at \
this<br>interactively.<br><br>-Brice<br><br>Dippy Black wrote:<br></pre> <blockquote \
type="cite"><pre wrap="">I think I am making progress. Stew was trying to help me on \
ICQ earlier<br>today. I was getting a bunch of unresolved symbols in the alsa \
modules<br>during boot. Installing the libarts and arts rpms took care of all \
of<br>that. I was trying to look at the alsa web site for help. I still do \
not<br>have sound. I saw where the default is mute. I typed amixer as \
they<br>describe but I get: [<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" \
href="mailto:root@localhost">root@localhost</a> dippy]# amixer<br>amixer: Mixer \
attach hw:0 error: No such file or directory<br><br>When I check my modules with \
lsmod I get:<br>[<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" \
href="mailto:root@localhost">root@localhost</a> dippy]# lsmod<br>Module \
Size Used by<br>ppp_deflate 44000 0 (autoclean)<br>bsd_comp \
4768 0 (autoclean)<br>ppp_async 8464 1 (autoclean)<br>ppp_generic \
23072 3 (autoclean) [ppp_deflat! e bsd_comp<br>ppp_async] macserial \
38256 2 (autoclean)<br>snd-pcm-oss 45392 0 (autoclean) \
(unused)<br>snd-pcm 59488 0 (autoclean) [snd-pcm-oss]<br>snd-timer \
11888 0 (autoclean) [snd-pcm]<br>snd-mixer-oss 11056 0 (autoclean) \
[snd-pcm-oss]<br>snd 29776 0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-pcm \
snd-timer<br>snd-mixer-oss]<br>soundcore 4880 0 [snd]<br>supermount \
39072 4 (autoclean)<br><br>Here is my /etc/modules.conf:<br><br>pre-install \
pcmcia_core CARDMGR_OPTS=-f /etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia start<br># alias sound-slot-0 \
dmasound_awacs<br>alias eth0 gmac<br>alias usb-interface0 usb-ohci<br>alias serial \
macserial<br># ALSA portion<br>alias char-major-116 snd<br># OSS/Free \
portion<br>alias char-major-14 soundcore<br># ALSA portion<br>alias snd-card-0 \
snd-card-awacs<br># OSS/Free portion<br>alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0<br># OSS/Free \
portion - card #1<br>alias sound-service-0-0 ! snd-mixer-oss<br>alias \
sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss<br>alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss<br>alias \
sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss<br><br>I don't know if any of this helps. I am just \
trying to give any info that<br>would be helpful. Let me know what you \
think.<br><br>On Thursday 12 July 2001 21:01, you wrote:<br></pre> <blockquote \
type="cite"><pre wrap="">Hi Dippy,<br><br>No - I don't believe I did. I don't think \
I had any sound whatsoever.<br>As far as alsa & aRts goes, the following RPMs are \
installed here:<br><br><br>libarts2-devel-2.1.2-2mdk<br>arts-2.1.2-2mdk<br>libarts2-2. \
1.2-2mdk<br>alsa-lib-devel-0.5.10-2mdk<br>alsa-utils-0.5.10-2mdk<br>alsa-lib-0.5.10-2mdk<br><br>Probably \
anything w/ -devel you won't need (then again, maybe you will<br>if you need to \
recompile any sound apps ;). And as for XMMS - the<br>version on the CD is BAD ... \
get Stew's recompile from the mirrors<br>(should be in \
Mandrake-devel/cooker/ppc/Mandrake/RPMS/ - just look for a<br>version more recent \
than yours.<br><br>See if that gets you going. If not - write back. Seeing as that \
I have<br>the exact same machine you do (assuming your's is a 400MHz iMac DV) \
-<br>I'm sure we can get this figured out ;)<br><br>-Brice<br><br>Dippy Black \
wrote:<br></pre> <blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap="">I will try adding that. I \
assume I need to download the alsa drivers<br>first and install them. Just curious. \
did you have the static problems<br>at the beginning in kde and absence of any other \
sounds.<br><br>On Thursday 12 July 2001 16:47, you wrote:<br></pre> <blockquote \
type="cite"><pre wrap="">Hi Dippy,<br><br>I also have an iMac DV and I've gotten \
sound to work fine. I'll write<br>more in a bit (I'm on my way out to dinner) - but \
basically, I'm using<br>the aRts and alsa systems. I have the following lines in \
my<br>/etc/modules.conf:<br><br># ALSA portion<br>alias char-major-116 snd<br># \
OSS/Free portion<br>alias char-major-14 soundcore<br># ALSA portion<br>alias \
snd-card-0 snd-card-awacs<br># OSS/Free portion<br>alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0<br># \
OSS/Free portion - card #1<br>alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss<br>alias \
sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss<br>alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss<br>alias \
sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss<br><br>Get that in there and see if that gets you \
going. If not - wait for my<br>next installment ;)<br><br>-Brice<br><br>Dippy Black \
wrote:<br></pre> <blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap="">I thought since it had been \
awhile since it was first brought up, I<br>would bring it up again. I have no sound \
at all on my Imac DV. If<br>starting up with the KDE desktop I get a really annoying \
blast of<br>static. If I use gnome there is nothing. I get no system sounds \
at<br>all.<br></pre> </blockquote>
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