Re: Cannot Run alsamixer: Slackware-11.0/2.6.16.36 Kernel

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On Fri, 2007-01-05 at 14:23 -0800, Rich Shepard wrote:
>    We lost sound on all hosts when I built custom 2.4 kernels for
> Slackware-10.2 and I did not realize that ALSA is not normally included with
> the kernel series.

It's included with recent kernels - 2.4 is old...

>  Anyway, I built a custom 2.6 kernel on my notebook (now
> running Slackware-11.0) and am trying to get sound running there first. The
> knowledge I gain will help me with the other portable and my main
> server/workstation.
> 
>    Working my way down the troubleshooting page on the Wiki, I tried running
> alsamixer (as root and as a user), only to see:
> 
>  	alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such device

What is the output of "lsmod"?  How about "cat /proc/asound/cards"?

Lee


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