There is nothing else in lsmod except my ipw3945 wireless. The kernel, of course, has CONFIG_SOUND on but CONFIG_SND and CONFIG_SOUND_PRIME off. I put that in my blacklist regardless, but I don't think that is the issue. On 10/5/06, Bill Unruh <unruh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, 5 Oct 2006, Peter Hartman wrote: > > > Hi Dominique: > > > > 1) hotplug isn't running. > > If you have udev, hotplug is always running. And udev is the standard these > days. > > > > > 2) A little more clarification: when I run alsamixer (on the occasions > > when it works) it only shows the Master; but on the occasions when it > > stops working, a mysterious "SPDIF" setting is available (with the > > Master as well). > > Sounds like two different sound cards are in contention. > > > > > 3) If I run /etc/init.d/alsasound restart on a bootup when it > > works--it will go from working to not working. But, randomly, it will > > start to work again only on a > > reboot. > > > > 4) I am now using vanilla gentoo 1.0.11 alsa-driver and alsa-utils for > > testing with you. With 1.0.13 (gentoo), I get a different error, but > > with 1.0.13 compiled by hand, it has the same effect. Besides, it > > WORKS atleast once in a while with 1.0.11, so I figured I'd stick with > > the vanilla gentoo, until I need to move beyond. > > > > 5) here is my lsmod: > > > > snd_pcm_oss 31328 0 > > snd_mixer_oss 13888 1 snd_pcm_oss > > snd_seq_oss 26624 0 > > snd_seq_device 5384 1 snd_seq_oss > > snd_seq_midi_event 5504 1 snd_seq_oss > > snd_seq 41072 4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event > > snd_hda_intel 12884 0 > > snd_hda_codec 123008 1 snd_hda_intel > > snd_pcm 62788 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec > > snd_timer 16004 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm > > snd 39332 9 > > snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_device,snd_seq,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer > > snd_page_alloc 6856 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm > > That is not lsmod, but I assume it is all of the entries which start with > snd. ARe there perhaps some old oss modules being loaded as well? > > > > > > (Unfortunately, this is lsmod on a broken sound bootup; I didn't get > > a chance to lsmod on a working sound setting -- even though the > > /etc/modules.d/alsa remain the same between the two.) > > > > On 10/5/06, Dominique Michel <dominique.michel@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> If you want to use the alsa-driver packages with gentoo, you must not have alsa > >> compiled with the driver. See http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/alsa-guide.xml > >> > >> > >> Le Thu, 5 Oct 2006 11:09:44 -0500, > >> "Peter Hartman" <peterjohnhartman@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit : > >> > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> I've had quite a headache with the snd hda intel driver. Below is my > >>> lspci. I am using GENTOO (latest) on a brand new Gateway MX6920 > >>> Laptop. With alsa-utils-1.0.11 and 2.6.17-gentoo-r8 with > >>> SND_HDA_INTEL compiled in AS A MODULE (It did not work compiled in > >>> directly to the kernel; nor did it work with alsa-driver-1.0.11--by > >>> "did not work" I mean everything ran fine, but no sound came out--) it > >>> worked every few reboots; in other words, it was very random. The > >>> curious thing about "alsamixer"--when it worked it only presented one > >>> control option (Master), whereas when it didn't work there were two or > >>> more controls. > >>> > >> It can be the case if you have an USB sound card as a webcam. The > >> snd_usb_audio will be loaded by hotplug before at alsasound load the alsa > >> modules, and the regular sound card will be the second sound card. > >> > >> If it is the case, you have to add > >> "snd-usb-audio" (without the double quotes) in /etc/udev/blacklist and alsasound > >> will work as expected. > >> > >> If it not solve the problem, what is the output of > >> > >> lsmod|grep snd > >> > >> Dominique > >> > >>> I also tried: (a) compiling alsa-utils-1.0.13 and alsa-driver-1.0.13 > >>> (and alsa-lib and alsa-header) directly from alsa-sound.org. But then > >>> I get an ioctl error or other strange errors (it sometimes crashes, > >>> sometimes (e.g., mplayer) will say that the sndcard isn't fast enough, > >>> sometimes (madplay) an ioctl error). So I tried (b) emerging the > >>> 1.0.13 ebuilds of alsa stuff. Ditto error message. > >>> > >>> So, in summary, only the MODULE version of snd hda intel worked > >>> (kernel 2.6.17-gentoo-r8). But it only worked every few (random) > >>> reboots; when it worked, it worked fine. > >>> > >>> If you want more information, please let me know! > >>> > >>> > >>> lspci -v > >>> > >>> > >>> 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High > >>> Definition Audio Controller (rev 02) > >>> Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Unknown device 0366 > >>> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 21 > >>> Memory at d8240000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] > >>> Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2 > >>> Capabilities: [60] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ > >>> Queue=0/0 Enable- > >>> Capabilities: [70] Express Unknown type IRQ 0 > >>> Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel > >>> Capabilities: [130] Unknown (5) > >>> > >>> 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express > >>> Port 1 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) > >>> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0 > >>> Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0 > >>> I/O behind bridge: 00002000-00002fff > >>> Memory behind bridge: d4000000-d5ffffff > >>> Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000d0000000-00000000d1f00000 > >>> Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+) IRQ 0 > >>> Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit- > >>> Queue=0/0 Enable- > >>> Capabilities: [90] #0d [0000] > >>> Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2 > >>> Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel > >>> Capabilities: [180] Unknown (5) > >>> > >>> 00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express > >>> Port 2 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) > >>> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0 > >>> Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=0 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> I/O behind bridge: 00003000-00003fff > >>> Memory behind bridge: d6000000-d7ffffff > >>> Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000d2000000-00000000d3f00000 > >>> Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+) IRQ 0 > >>> Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit- > >>> Queue=0/0 Enable- > >>> Capabilities: [90] #0d [0000] > >>> Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2 > >>> Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel > >>> Capabilities: [180] Unknown (5) > >>> > >>> 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB > >>> UHCI #1 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) > >>> Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Unknown device 0366 > >>> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 20 > >>> I/O ports at 1820 [size=32] > >>> > >>> 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB > >>> UHCI #2 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) > >>> Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Unknown device 0366 > >>> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18 > >>> I/O ports at 1840 [size=32] > >>> > >>> > >>> 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB > >>> UHCI #3 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) > >>> Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Unknown device 0366 > >>> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19 > >>> I/O ports at 1860 [size=32] > >>> > >>> 00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB > >>> UHCI #4 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) > >>> Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Unknown device 0366 > >>> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17 > >>> I/O ports at 1880 [size=32] > >>> > >>> 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 > >>> EHCI Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 20 [EHCI]) > >>> Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Unknown device 0366 > >>> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 20 > >>> Memory at d8444000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K] > >>> Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2 > >>> Capabilities: [58] Debug port > >>> > >>> > >>> 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2) > >>> (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode]) > >>> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0 > >>> Bus: primary=00, secondary=04, subordinate=05, sec-latency=32 > >>> I/O behind bridge: 00004000-00004fff > >>> Memory behind bridge: d8000000-d80fffff > >>> Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 0000000050000000-0000000051f00000 > >>> Capabilities: [50] #0d [0000] > >>> > >>> 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface > >>> Bridge (rev 02) > >>> Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Unknown device 0366 > >>> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0 > >>> Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information > >>> > >>> > >>> 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE > >>> Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP]) > >>> Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Unknown device 0366 > >>> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18 > >>> I/O ports at <unassigned> > >>> I/O ports at <unassigned> > >>> I/O ports at <unassigned> > >>> I/O ports at <unassigned> > >>> I/O ports at 1810 [size=16] > >>> > >>> 00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) > >>> Serial ATA Storage Controller AHCI (rev 02) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0]) > >>> Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Unknown device 0366 > >>> Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18 > >>> I/O ports at 18d0 [size=8] > >>> I/O ports at 18c4 [size=4] > >>> I/O ports at 18c8 [size=8] > >>> I/O ports at 18c0 [size=4] > >>> I/O ports at 18b0 [size=16] > >>> Memory at d8444400 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K] > >>> Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit- > >>> Queue=0/0 Enable- > >>> Capabilities: [70] Power Management version 2 > >>> > >>> 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev > >>> 02) Subsystem: Gateway 2000 Unknown device 0366 > >>> Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 10 > >>> I/O ports at 18e0 [size=32] > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Dominique Michel > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> Take Surveys. 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