Very Computer

> I recently caught myself trying to configure Alsa.... possibly this was foolish.
> The messages are very cryptic and the documentation is worse.
> Bottom line ... anything I do it complains about the mixer device.
> I recently upgraded the kernel to 2.4.18 on this system and found it necessary
> to recompile alsa/alsa-libs/alsa-utils to get as far as I did with the sound
> after it was disabled by the new kernel upgrade.
> Any bright revelations based on the data I provide below would be joyously
> welcome!
> Thanks for any help.
> -Walt

> annika:/proc/asound/card1 # uname -a
> Linux annika 2.4.18 #11 Sun May 12 13:39:01 EDT 2002 i686 unknown

> alsa-driver-0.5.11  
> alsa-utils-0.5.10
> alsa-lib-0.5.10b

>  cat /proc/asound/cards
> 0 [card1          ]: SB16 - Sound Blaster 16
>                      Sound Blaster 16 at 0x220, irq 5, dma 1&5

>  cat /proc/asound/devices
>   0: [0]   : control
>   1:       : sequencer
>   2: [0- 0]: hardware dependent
>   6: [0- 0]: mixer
>   8: [0- 0]: raw midi
>  16: [0- 0]: digital audio playback
>  24: [0- 0]: digital audio capture
>  33:       : timer

>  cat /proc/asound/card1/mixerD0
> Mixer 'CTL1745' 'CTL1745'
> Elements 27
> Groups 11
> Switches 1

> lsmod

> Module                  Size  Used by
> snd-seq-midi            3344   0  (unused)
> snd-seq-midi-event      2976   0  [snd-seq-midi]
> snd-seq                39776   0  [snd-seq-midi snd-seq-midi-event]
> snd-card-sb16           4368   0
> snd-sb16-csp           15504   0  [snd-card-sb16]
> snd-sb16-dsp           15472   0  [snd-card-sb16 snd-sb16-csp]
> snd-pcm                30240   0  [snd-sb16-dsp]
> snd-mixer              23904   0  [snd-sb16-csp snd-sb16-dsp]
> snd-opl3                4432   0  [snd-card-sb16]
> snd-timer               8464   0  [snd-seq snd-pcm snd-opl3]
> snd-hwdep               3184   0  [snd-sb16-csp snd-opl3]
> snd-mpu401-uart         2384   0  [snd-card-sb16]
> snd-rawmidi            10080   0  [snd-seq-midi snd-mpu401-uart]
> snd-seq-device          3936   0  [snd-seq-midi snd-seq snd-rawmidi]
> snd                    32720   3  [snd-seq-midi snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq
> snd-card-sb16 snd-sb16-csp snd-sb16-dsp snd-pcm snd-mixer snd-opl3
> snd-timer snd-hwdep snd-mpu401-uart snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device]
> soundcore               3504   3  [snd]

>  amixer set Master 15
> amixer: Mixer 0/0 open error: Invalid argument

>  alsactl store card1
> alsactl: MIXER open error: Invalid argument

> excerp from /etc/modules.conf
> #
> # ALSA native device support and OSS emulation support. Uncomment these
> # lines to enable ALSA:
> #
>  alias char-major-14      soundcore
>  alias char-major-116     snd
>  alias sound-slot-0       snd-card-0
>  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-0-8  snd-seq-oss
>  alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
> #
> # Uncomment this line too, you can setup your ALSA device permissions here:
> #
> # ALSA Card examples:
> #
> #     Creative SB16 PnP (ALSA will do isapnp itself per default):
> #
>  alias snd-card-0 snd-card-sb16
>  options snd-card-sb16 snd_index=0
> #

> I believe that driver 0.5.12a is recommended for 2.4.18 systems.
> And it does work on my box with a SBLive! card.

> Kirth

> I believe that driver 0.5.12a is recommended for 2.4.18 systems.
> And it does work on my box with a SBLive! card.

> Kirth

> Ok the rest must be permissions problem because I noted sound on the root
> id tonight.
> oops I compiled out the darn printer support .... poor planning.
> Thanks for your help.
> -Walt

> > I believe that driver 0.5.12a is recommended for 2.4.18 systems.
> > And it does work on my box with a SBLive! card.

> > Kirth

> Say did you also have difficulty with your printer going to 2.4.18?
> My printer now claims offline...cat file | anylpdevice get permission denied.
> Cups not installed.
> Startup message for parport0 is good.
> I'm twisted by this..
> Another permission problem?
> Thanks.
> -Walt

> > Ok the rest must be permissions problem because I noted sound on the root
> > id tonight.
> > oops I compiled out the darn printer support .... poor planning.
> > Thanks for your help.
> > -Walt

> > > I believe that driver 0.5.12a is recommended for 2.4.18 systems.
> > > And it does work on my box with a SBLive! card.

> > > Kirth