On Sat, 2 May 2009 20:31:11 +0200 Martin Mucha <alfonz19@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm having REALLY bad times with alsa. But maybe it's just because I > have absolutely NO knowledge with linux administration and so on. > > I've bought alsa compatible card. Here's installation guide > http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Matrix:Module-echo3g Overly complicated document. Just do: ./configure --with-cards=echo3g ; make ; make install ; modprobe snd-echo3g > I've finally managed to compile alsa-utils, alsa-lib and alsa-driver > (not in that order), simply by following that guide. I have no idea > what NB shortcut means but I have to run > ./snddevices > contrary to claim > NB:If you are using drivers before 0.9.4 then you need to run ... > since otherwise /dev/snd does not contain new devices. If you are using a distro which uses udev (I'm not aware of any recent one that doesn't) you don't have to create device nodes in /dev because udev automatically does it for you as soon as a new device appears. > I've inserted modules to kernel with > modprobe snd-echo3g ; modprobe snd-pcm-oss ; modprobe snd-mixer-oss ; > modprobe snd-seq-oss > and they are printed out with command > lsmod > so I think this is ok. Does "dmesg" show any error ? If it couldn't find the firmware, you forgot to compile and install alsa-firmware. > But when I run alsamixer (or amixer), which is > in installation guide the next step, I'm getting message > alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such device Use aplay -l or arecord -l to get the list of available devices. > What's wrong? It's likely you forgot the firmware. -- Giuliano. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Register Now & Save for Velocity, the Web Performance & Operations Conference from O'Reilly Media. Velocity features a full day of expert-led, hands-on workshops and two days of sessions from industry leaders in dedicated Performance & Operations tracks. Use code vel09scf and Save an extra 15% before 5/3. http://p.sf.net/sfu/velocityconf _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
