Perhaps I should mention that the MiniG4 is running headless. On Aug 6, 2013, at 8:40 PM, Roger Weinheimer wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm an alsa novice with a barely surface knowledge of alsa, and I could use some help troubleshooting a problem. I am connecting a Mac Mini (ppc) running the following to a Rega DAC. > > miniG4:~$ cat /etc/debian_version > 6.0.7 > miniG4:~$ uname -a > Linux miniG4 2.6.32-5-powerpc #1 Fri May 10 08:12:18 UTC 2013 ppc GNU/Linux > miniG4:~$ > > Package: alsa-base > Version: 1.0.23+dfsg-2 > > Package: alsa-utils > Version: 1.0.23-3 > > Package: alsaplayer-common > Version: 0.99.80-5+b1 > > ~/.asoundrc > pcm.!default { > type hw > card 1 > } > > ctl.!default { > type hw > card 1 > } > > /var/lib/alsa/asound.state > state.SoundByLayout { > … > } > state.default { > control.1 { > comment.access 'read write' > comment.type BOOLEAN > comment.count 1 > iface MIXER > name 'PCM Playback Switch' > value true > } > control.2 { > comment.access 'read write' > comment.type INTEGER > comment.count 2 > comment.range '0 - 128' > comment.dbmin 0 > comment.dbmax 0 > iface MIXER > name 'PCM Playback Volume' > value.0 0 > value.1 0 > } > } > > I can play audio files through the AppleOnbdAudio - SoundByLayout analog port on the Mini, but when I try to play through USB port, I get the following error. I've peeked into other files, like /proc/asound/*, but I don't really know what to look for. Any pointers would be appreciated short of trying a different Linux distro. The man that sold me the DAC duplicated my system on a G4 MacBook(?) connected to an identical Rega DAC and got it working with relatively little effort. > > I would be happy to provide additional information at your request. Thanks for your patience. > > miniG4:~$ alsaplayer flac/ripit/B/Beatles/Let_It_Be..._Naked/10_Across_The_Universe.flac > error on set_format SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16 > Unavailable hw params: > ACCESS: RW_INTERLEAVED > FORMAT: S16_LE > SUBFORMAT: STD > SAMPLE_BITS: 16 > FRAME_BITS: [16 32] > CHANNELS: [1 2] > RATE: [32000 48000] > PERIOD_TIME: [1000 8192000] > PERIOD_SIZE: [32 262144] > PERIOD_BYTES: [64 524288] > PERIODS: [2 1024] > BUFFER_TIME: (1333 16384000] > BUFFER_SIZE: [64 524288] > BUFFER_BYTES: [128 1048576] > TICK_TIME: ALL > error on set_format SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16 > Unavailable hw params: > ACCESS: RW_INTERLEAVED > FORMAT: S16_LE > SUBFORMAT: STD > SAMPLE_BITS: 16 > FRAME_BITS: [16 32] > CHANNELS: [1 2] > RATE: [32000 48000] > PERIOD_TIME: [1000 8192000] > PERIOD_SIZE: [32 262144] > PERIOD_BYTES: [64 524288] > PERIODS: [2 1024] > BUFFER_TIME: (1333 16384000] > BUFFER_SIZE: [64 524288] > BUFFER_BYTES: [128 1048576] > TICK_TIME: ALL > failed to configure output device...trying OSS > error on set_format SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16 > Unavailable hw params: > ACCESS: RW_INTERLEAVED > FORMAT: S16_LE > SUBFORMAT: STD > SAMPLE_BITS: 16 > FRAME_BITS: [16 32] > CHANNELS: [1 2] > RATE: [32000 48000] > PERIOD_TIME: [1000 8192000] > PERIOD_SIZE: [32 262144] > PERIOD_BYTES: [64 524288] > PERIODS: [2 1024] > BUFFER_TIME: (1333 16384000] > BUFFER_SIZE: [64 524288] > BUFFER_BYTES: [128 1048576] > TICK_TIME: ALL > error on set_format SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16 > Unavailable hw params: > ACCESS: RW_INTERLEAVED > FORMAT: S16_LE > SUBFORMAT: STD > SAMPLE_BITS: 16 > FRAME_BITS: [16 32] > CHANNELS: [1 2] > RATE: [32000 48000] > PERIOD_TIME: [1000 8192000] > PERIOD_SIZE: [32 262144] > PERIOD_BYTES: [64 524288] > PERIODS: [2 1024] > BUFFER_TIME: (1333 16384000] > BUFFER_SIZE: [64 524288] > BUFFER_BYTES: [128 1048576] > TICK_TIME: ALL > failed to configure output device...trying OSS > miniG4:~$<?xml version="1.0" e _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user