Hi Geoff, Frankie, Chuck and other Alsa experts,
Thanks to all you guys who've responded to this problem. I still haven't got a sound from my speakers and can't yet see why. I'll try to outline here what I've done and what seems to be happening:
Recap: Debian 2.2, kernel v2.2.18, soundcard SB AWE64 (ISA), alsa 0.5.10
Compiled the kernel with sound support (compiled in, not as a module).
Configured/Compiled Alsa driver, libs and utils (all 0.5.10).
Ran ./snddevices script in the driver directory.
On bootup- the isapnp initializes the SB-AWE card and the snd-card-sbawe module is loaded.
If I'm not missing/misunderstanding something, this is verified in the /proc/modules, /proc/dma and /proc/interrupts database and the message in dmesg that the sound modules is loaded. (I attach these files for verification as well as the output from "lsmod" and "depmod").
Output of lsmod:
Module Size Used by
snd-card-sbawe 4104 0
snd-sb16-csp 15156 0 [snd-card-sbawe]
snd-sb16-dsp 15240 0 [snd-card-sbawe snd-sb16-csp]
snd-pcm 28760 0 [snd-sb16-dsp]
snd-mixer 22608 0 [snd-sb16-csp snd-sb16-dsp]
snd-opl3 4296 0 [snd-card-sbawe]
snd-hwdep 3052 0 [snd-sb16-csp snd-opl3]
snd-timer 8064 0 [snd-pcm snd-opl3]
snd-mpu401-uart 2276 0 [snd-card-sbawe]
snd-rawmidi 9112 0 [snd-mpu401-uart]
snd-seq-device 3724 0 [snd-card-sbawe snd-rawmidi]
snd 34848 1 [snd-card-sbawe snd-sb16-csp snd-sb16-dsp snd-pcm snd-mixer snd-opl3 snd-hwdep snd-timer snd-mpu401-uart snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device]
af_packet 6072 1 (autoclean)
dummy 964 0 (unused)
nbd 13256 0 (unused)
output of depmod:
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.2.18/misc/pcd.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.2.18/misc/pt.o
I don't think these unresolved references are alsa-related, or that they should affect the operation of the alsa system, Please correct me if I'm wrong here
When I tyype as a normal user: "amixer set mic mute capture" I get the message: "The ALSA sound driver was not detected in this system." The permissions on the amixer executable are executable for owner, group and world.
Yet when I run the same command as root, I get the following message: "amixer: Unable to read group 'mic',0: Success"
Questions: 1) Does the info in the /proc pseudo filesystem indeed verify that the card is initialized and tha thte alsa driver module is loaded?
2) Do the messages on STDERR when I run "amixer" as a user/root indecate that the alsa driver is NOT loaded? or that there is some permission that disallows a normal user from running the mixer, or somethig else is wrong?
Again, Thank you very much for your help guys!
--terry
Name: Terry D. Cudney
Phone: (905)735-6127
E-mail: terry at wasagacottage.com
WWW: www.wasagacottage.com
Q: How many members of the U.S.S. Enterprise does it take to change a
light bulb?
A: Seven. Scotty has to report to Captain Kirk that the light bulb in
the Engineering Section is getting dim, at which point Kirk will send
Bones to pronounce the bulb dead (although he'll immediately claim
that he's a doctor, not an electrician). Scotty, after checking
around, realizes that they have no more new light bulbs, and complains
that he "canna" see in the dark. Kirk will make an emergency stop at
the next uncharted planet, Alpha Regula IV, to procure a light bulb
from the natives, who, are friendly, but seem to be hiding something.
Kirk, Spock, Bones, Yeoman Rand and two red shirt security officers
beam down to the planet, where the two security officers are promply
killed by the natives, and the rest of the landing party is captured.
As something begins to develop between the Captain and Yeoman Rand,
Scotty, back in orbit, is attacked by a Klingon destroyer and must
warp out of orbit. Although badly outgunned, he cripples the Klingon
and races back to the planet in order to rescue Kirk et. al. who have
just saved the natives' from an awful fate and, as a reward, been
given all lightbulbs they can carry. The new bulb is then inserted
and the Enterprise continues on its five year mission.
[ Part 2, "" Text/PLAIN (Name: "modules.list") 19 lines. ]
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[ Part 3, "" Text/PLAIN (Name: "dma.lst") 1 lines. ]
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[ Part 4, "" Text/PLAIN (Name: "interrupts.list") 10 lines. ]
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[ Part 5, "" Text/PLAIN (Name: "dmesg.log") 99 lines. ]
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--terry
Name: Terry D. Cudney
Phone: (905)735-6127
E-mail: terry at wasagacottage.com
WWW: www.wasagacottage.com
Q: How many members of the U.S.S. Enterprise does it take to change a
light bulb?
A: Seven. Scotty has to report to Captain Kirk that the light bulb in
the Engineering Section is getting dim, at which point Kirk will send
Bones to pronounce the bulb dead (although he'll immediately claim
that he's a doctor, not an electrician). Scotty, after checking
around, realizes that they have no more new light bulbs, and complains
that he "canna" see in the dark. Kirk will make an emergency stop at
the next uncharted planet, Alpha Regula IV, to procure a light bulb
from the natives, who, are friendly, but seem to be hiding something.
Kirk, Spock, Bones, Yeoman Rand and two red shirt security officers
beam down to the planet, where the two security officers are promply
killed by the natives, and the rest of the landing party is captured.
As something begins to develop between the Captain and Yeoman Rand,
Scotty, back in orbit, is attacked by a Klingon destroyer and must
warp out of orbit. Although badly outgunned, he cripples the Klingon
and races back to the planet in order to rescue Kirk et. al. who have
just saved the natives' from an awful fate and, as a reward, been
given all lightbulbs they can carry. The new bulb is then inserted
and the Enterprise continues on its five year mission.
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snd-card-sbawe 4104 0
snd-sb16-csp 15156 0 [snd-card-sbawe]
snd-sb16-dsp 15240 0 [snd-card-sbawe snd-sb16-csp]
snd-pcm 28760 0 [snd-sb16-dsp]
snd-mixer 22608 0 [snd-sb16-csp snd-sb16-dsp]
snd-opl3 4296 0 [snd-card-sbawe]
snd-hwdep 3052 0 [snd-sb16-csp snd-opl3]
snd-timer 8064 0 [snd-pcm snd-opl3]
snd-mpu401-uart 2276 0 [snd-card-sbawe]
snd-rawmidi 9112 0 [snd-mpu401-uart]
snd-seq-device 3724 0 [snd-card-sbawe snd-rawmidi]
snd 34848 1 [snd-card-sbawe snd-sb16-csp snd-sb16-dsp snd-pcm snd-mixer snd-opl3 snd-hwdep snd-timer snd-mpu401-uart snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device]
af_packet 6072 1 (autoclean)
dummy 964 0 (unused)
nbd 13256 0 (unused)
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CPU0
0: 107445 XT-PIC timer
1: 1523 XT-PIC keyboard
2: 0 XT-PIC cascade
5: 0 XT-PIC Sound Blaster AWE32/64
9: 46 XT-PIC aic7xxx
10: 201 XT-PIC eth0
12: 0 XT-PIC PS/2 Mouse
13: 1 XT-PIC fpu
14: 9541 XT-PIC ide0
15: 12 XT-PIC ide1
NMI: 0
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1: Sound Blaster AWE32/64
4: cascade
5: Sound Blaster AWE32/64
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Linux version 2.2.18 (root at eden) (gcc version 2.95.2 20000220 (Debian GNU/Linux)) #1 Fri Dec 15 08:14:22 EST 2000
Detected 334094 kHz processor.
Probing for LiteTalk.
LiteTalk: ROM version: 4.53
LiteTalk: at 3f8-3ff, driver Version-0.8
Speakup v-0.09 [ Fri Dec 15 13:47:39 EST 2000 ]: initialized
speakup: initialized device node (MAJOR 10, MINOR 25)
Console: colour VGA+ 80x25
Calibrating delay loop... 666.82 BogoMIPS
Memory: 127560k/131008k available (1428k kernel code, 416k reserved, 1552k data, 52k init)
Dentry hash table entries: 16384 (order 5, 128k)
Buffer cache hash table entries: 131072 (order 7, 512k)
Page cache hash table entries: 32768 (order 5, 128k)
Intel machine check architecture supported.
Intel machine check reporting enabled on CPU#0.
512K L2 cache (4 way)
CPU: L2 Cache: 512K
CPU: Intel Pentium II (Deschutes) stepping 00
Checking 386/387 coupling... OK, FPU using exception 16 error reporting.
Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK.
POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX
PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xf0750
PCI: Using configuration type 1
PCI: Probing PCI hardware
Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.2
Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039
NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0 for Linux NET4.0.
NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0
IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP
TCP: Hash tables configured (ehash 131072 bhash 65536)
Starting kswapd v 1.5
parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [SPP,PS2,EPP]
Detected PS/2 Mouse Port.
Serial driver version 4.27 with no serial options enabled
pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured
lp0: using parport0 (polling).
loop: registered device at major 7
PIIX4: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 21
PIIX4: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
ide0: BM-DMA at 0xc800-0xc807, BIOS settings: hda:DMA, hdb:DMA
ide1: BM-DMA at 0xc808-0xc80f, BIOS settings: hdc:DMA, hdd:DMA
hda: Maxtor 91152D8, ATA DISK drive
hdb: CD-ROM CDU711, ATAPI CDROM drive
hdc: FUJITSU MPF3204AT, ATA DISK drive
hdd: MATSHITA CD-RW CW-7586, ATAPI CDROM drive
ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
hda: Maxtor 91152D8, 10991MB w/256kB Cache, CHS=1401/255/63, UDMA
hdc: FUJITSU MPF3204AT, 19546MB w/512kB Cache, CHS=39714/16/63, UDMA
hdb: ATAPI 14X CD-ROM drive, 256kB Cache
Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.11
hdd: ATAPI 32X CD-ROM CD-R/RW drive, 2048kB Cache
paride: aten registered as protocol 0
paride: epat registered as protocol 1
paride: epia registered as protocol 2
paride: fit2 registered as protocol 3
paride: fit3 registered as protocol 4
pd: pd version 1.05, major 45, cluster 64, nice 0
pf: pf version 1.04, major 47, cluster 64, nice 0
pf0: Autoprobe failed
pf: No ATAPI disk detected
pg: pg version 1.02, major 97
pg0: Autoprobe failed
pg: No ATAPI device detected
Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077
(scsi0) <Adaptec AHA-294X Ultra SCSI host adapter> found at PCI 0/10/0
(scsi0) Wide Channel, SCSI ID=7, 16/255 SCBs
(scsi0) Cables present (Int-50 YES, Int-68 NO, Ext-68 YES)
(scsi0) Downloading sequencer code... 422 instructions downloaded
scsi0 : Adaptec AHA274x/284x/294x (EISA/VLB/PCI-Fast SCSI) 5.1.31/3.2.4
<Adaptec AHA-294X Ultra SCSI host adapter>
scsi1 : SCSI host adapter emulation for IDE ATAPI devices
scsi : 2 hosts.
Vendor: WANGTEK Model: 5525ES SCSI REV7 Rev: 3R4
Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 01
Detected scsi tape st0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 6, lun 0
scsi : detected 1 SCSI generic 1 SCSI tape total.
PPP: version 2.3.7 (demand dialling)
TCP compression code copyright 1989 Regents of the University of California
PPP line discipline registered.
PPP BSD Compression module registered
PPP Deflate Compression module registered
ne2k-pci.c:vpre-1.00e 5/27/99 D. Becker/P. Gortmaker http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/ne2k-pci.html
ne2k-pci.c: PCI NE2000 clone 'RealTek RTL-8029' at I/O 0xb800, IRQ 10.
eth0: RealTek RTL-8029 found at 0xb800, IRQ 10, 00:80:C8:F2:61:70.
pda: Autoprobe failed
pd: no valid drive found
Partition check:
hda: hda1 hda2 hda3 hda4 < hda5 hda6 hda7 >
hdc: [PTBL] [2491/255/63] hdc1 hdc2 hdc3 hdc4 < hdc5 hdc6 >
Coda Kernel/Venus communications, v4.6.0, braam at cs.cmu.edu
VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly.
Freeing unused kernel memory: 52k freed
Adding Swap: 64220k swap-space (priority -1)
nbd: registered device at major 43
pppoe uses obsolete (PF_INET,SOCK_PACKET)
registered device ppp0
