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curmudgeon42
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 Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:22 am Post subject: sound not working under ALSA |
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my sound isn't working under my new 2.6 kernel. I configured ALSA instead of OSS. Do I have to do something to enable ALSA other than choosing it during 'make menuconfig'?
where else should I look to troubleshoot the sound?
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dsd
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:23 am Post subject: |
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yes, run "alsaconf" to configure it
or just "alsamixer" to unmute
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curmudgeon42
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:45 am Post subject: |
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alsaconf claims I don't have a sound card it can find.
lspci gives:
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0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 50)
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i selected in my kernel config:
Device Drivers -> Sound -> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture -> PCI Devices -> VIA 82C686A/B, 8233/8235 AC97 Controller
so why doesn't alsoconf see it?
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Jenden
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 3:24 am Post subject: |
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| I'm having a similar problem. I can get my sound card working through manual config, but its not working right (get scratchy sound, some apps don't use the sound, sound cuts out randomly on some apps, and some apps don't use the mixer) and I'm hoping alsaconf will help smooth some of that out... I've got onboard audio (nforce2) with no soundstorm (so no hardware mixing). |
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Duck-Billed Platypus
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 4:42 am Post subject: Re: sound not working under ALSA |
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| curmudgeon42 wrote: | my sound isn't working under my new 2.6 kernel. I configured ALSA instead of OSS. Do I have to do something to enable ALSA other than choosing it during 'make menuconfig'?
where else should I look to troubleshoot the sound?
thanks,
~ Justin |
you have to make all sound stuff modules, and do make && make modules_install, etc.
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curmudgeon42
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| Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 1:07 am Post subject: |
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well i configged my kernel with OSS like I had with 2.4 and it seems to be working just fine.
is there a reason for me to worry about this further to get the latest and greatest with ALSA? are there practical benefits?
i just pegged my processor by doing an emerge and a CD was playing just fine. so i don't see any reeason to change...sell me. :-)
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slentz
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| Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 3:49 am Post subject: |
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| From my install the other day I tried installing ALSA from within my kernel and got the same message. I have recompiled my kernel (2.6) without ALSA support and NOW trying to emerge the alsa modules. I will post back if it works. ( ALSA has bugs in the kernel version) |
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slentz
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| Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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Just got alsa to work!!! The compiled version in the kernel still had problems so I used the emerged version. I found out that my WinTV card was makeing it not work right. 
But, It Works.  |
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curmudgeon42
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| Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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so you compiled the kernel without ALSA and without OSS support? what packages have to be emerged?
why is ALSA better?
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