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- Subject: alsa-base: alsa modules loaded but /proc/asound/cards remains empty
- From: Matthew Grice <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:04:13 +0100
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Package: alsa-base Version: 1.0.14-1 I'm using Debian Unstable (Lenny) on the AMD64 platform. All the correct ALSA modules are loaded for my soundcard: matt@giant:~$ lsmod | grep snd snd_via82xx 34600 0 gameport 21264 1 snd_via82xx snd_ac97_codec 117336 1 snd_via82xx ac97_bus 7040 1 snd_ac97_codec snd_pcm 89736 2 snd_via82xx,snd_ac97_codec snd_timer 28552 1 snd_pcm snd_page_alloc 15120 2 snd_via82xx,snd_pcm snd_mpu401_uart 13568 1 snd_via82xx snd_rawmidi 30880 1 snd_mpu401_uart snd_seq_device 13076 1 snd_rawmidisnd 69104 7 snd_via82xx,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_devicesoundcore 15392 3 snd,via82cxxx_audio,sound matt@giant:~$ But! There is no mention of a soundcard in /proc/asound/cards: matt@giant:~$ cat /proc/asound/cards --- no soundcards --- matt@giant:~$ the kernel reports the soundcards correctly configured: matt@giant:~$ dmesg | grep [Vv][Ii][Aa]82 via82cxxx: Six channel audio available via82cxxx: Codec rate locked at 48Khz via82cxxx: board #1 at 0xDC00, IRQ 193 via82cxxx: Six channel audio available via82cxxx: Codec rate locked at 48Khz via82cxxx: board #1 at 0xDC00, IRQ 193 matt@giant:~$ But alsa reports that there are no cards to applications: matt@giant:~$ xmms Message: device: default** WARNING **: alsa_get_mixer(): Attaching to mixer hw:0 failed: No such deviceALSA lib confmisc.c:769:(parse_card) cannot find card '@ �'ALSA lib conf.c:3510:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such deviceALSA lib confmisc.c:392:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating stringsALSA lib conf.c:3510:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat returned error: No such deviceALSA lib confmisc.c:1251:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating nameALSA lib conf.c:3510:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such deviceALSA lib conf.c:3982:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such device ALSA lib pcm.c:2144:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM dmix** WARNING **: alsa_setup(): Failed to open pcm device (default): No such devicematt@giant:~$ Neverwinter Nights also reports that no card can be found. gnome-sound-properties fails when ALSA is selected with: matt@giant:~$ gnome-sound-propertiessound-properties-Message: Error running pipeline 'audiotestsrc wave=sine freq=512 ! audioconvert ! audioresample ! gconfaudiosink': Internal GStreamer error: state change failed. Please file a bug at http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=GStreamer. [gstswitchsink.c(155): gst_switch_commit_new_kid (): /pipeline0/gconfaudiosink0:Failed to set state on new child.] matt@giant:~$ I hope I have provided enough relevant information. Many thanks, Matt Grice
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- To: Matthew Grice <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: Bug#438886: [Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#438886: alsa-base: alsa modules loaded but /proc/asound/cards remains empty
- From: Elimar Riesebieter <riesebie@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:24:52 +0200
- Cc: Dan Chen <crimsunkg@xxxxxxxxx>, 438886@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, 438886-done@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- In-reply-to: <46C9CC56.5070401@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Organization: LXTEC
- References: <413368.59249.qm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <46C9CC56.5070401@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- User-agent: Mutt/1.5.16+lxtec (2007-09-05)
On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 the mental interface of Matthew Grice told: > Dan Chen wrote: >> Ensure the OSS/Free module (via82cxxx_audio) isn't loaded concurrently. >> >> -Dan >> >> ----- Original Message ---- >> From: Matthew Grice <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: submit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 11:04:13 AM >> Subject: [Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#438886: alsa-base: alsa modules loaded but >> /proc/asound/cards remains empty >> [...] >> matt@giant:~$ dmesg | grep [Vv][Ii][Aa]82 >> via82cxxx: Six channel audio available >> via82cxxx: Codec rate locked at 48Khz >> via82cxxx: board #1 at 0xDC00, IRQ 193 >> via82cxxx: Six channel audio available >> via82cxxx: Codec rate locked at 48Khz >> via82cxxx: board #1 at 0xDC00, IRQ 193 >> [...] > > > Many thanks. > > It turns out that an external kernel module that I compiled created a > modprobe.conf file to add an alias. This prevented the modprobe system from > reading the /etc/modprobe.d/ directory and thus the blacklist file that > prevented the loading of the OSS drivers. > > Deepest thanks for all of your help. Bug closed ;) Elimar -- Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it!Attachment: signature.asc
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