Everything looks good, perhaps there is a kernel/alsa mismatch? The alsa-driver/kernel rpm is version specific and must match your kernel. The ALSA freshrpms are compiled for the most recent offical redhat kernel, 2.4.20 something. Take a look at the alsa-kernel rpm installed from fresh and see if it matches: rpm -qa | grep alsa-kernel uname -r Kevin --- Patrick Shirkey <pshirkey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Stewart Felstead wrote: > > Iâ??m attempting use the Shrike alsa rpmâ??s from fresh from to > install alsa > > and itâ??s libs and utils. > > > > > > > > My pc is and athlon xp2000+ with an onboard via82c686 and am having > > > problems getting alsamixer to launch. I keep getting the error no > such > > device. My .asoundrc looks like this > > > > > > looks good to me. > > > > > > Iâ??m concerned that I need to disable the default Redhat sound > stuff but > > have no as the system log shows errors trying to grab the port. But > I > > have no idea how to do that. HELP!!!!!!!!!!! Iâ??ve been struggling > with > > this for weeks, and Iâ??m getting pretty p$ssed off. > > > > > > I feel your pain... > > If you are having problems groking hte redhat way of controlling the > sound You might want to try installing frm the planet ccrma > repository. > It is packaged specifically for redhat uswers and gets a very good > press. > > http://ccrma-www.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/ > > Rgds. > > > > -- > > Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd. > Http://www.boosthardware.com > Http://www.djcj.org - The Linux Audio Users guide > ======================================== > > Being on stage with the band in front of crowds shouting, "Get off! > No! > We want normal music!", I think that was more like acting than > anything > I've ever done. > > Goldie, 8 Nov, 2002 > The Scotsman > > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
