Hi Using beta 10, my modules are located in /lib/modules/2.4.18/misc/ Gena Blindness Advocacy and Self Help Online www.bashonline.org >Igor - > >It is possible that the names of the drivers may have changed. >They used to be called "snd-card-xxxx" but at least in beta11 >they are now called "snd-xxxx" without the "card" part. > >Chuck > > >On Thu, 18 Apr 2002, Igor Gueths wrote: > >> Hi >> all. Now that I think about it, got another question. I got the alsa >> drivers/lib/utils version 0.9.0beta12, but I couldn't figure out where the >> drivers were placed. I am using beta 9 and using a start-up script that I >> wrote that loads the apropriate module at boot time. In terms of beta 12, >> I looked in /lib/modules/2.4.18/kernel/sound/acore. I looked in the isa >> directory, considering that I have an isa-pnp card, and the driver for my >> cs4236 wasn't present. With beta9, I just use modprobe to load the mods, >> and everything works perfectly. Any ideas of where the installer may have >> hidden those drivers lol! Thanks. On Thu, 18 Apr 2002, 'Georgina' wrote: >> >> > Hi >> > >> > Glad that your requested the version number of the alsa driver as some of >> > the lines may produce interesting results. I see that the -d (Duration) w as >> > set at 2 hours, that's a lot of disk space. >> > >> > Using alsa 09 beta 10 I use these lines: >> > >> > arecord -d 1800 <filename>.wav >> > >> > This will produce a 8 bit mono file of 14Mb of half an hour. >> > >> > arecord -f cd -d 1800 <filename>.wav >> > >> > Which will record a 16 bit stereo CD quality recording. Can't remember th e >> > disk space used for this half an hour recording. >> > >> > A "arecord --help" will tell users what switches are available for their >> > particular version. Providing the little indians don't get you, lol. >> > >> > Gena >> > >> > >> > >> > Blindness Advocacy and Self Help Online www.bashonline.org >> > >> > > >> > >Hi Igor, >> > > >> > >The script I sent Greg, and which he resent, is not too >> > >meaningful without a detailed commentary, and it is specific to >> > >version 0.9.0beta11 of the alsa drivers. So if you just copy that >> > >script it may or may not work for you. >> > > >> > >In general you need to use a bunch of options with arecord in >> > >addition to naming the file you want to create. You need to >> > >specify the sampling rate you want to use, the sample size, the >> > >file type, how many channels to create, and the duration of the >> > >recording you want to make. How you do all those things will vary >> > >somewhat depending on your version of alsa. The documentation is >> > >pretty skimpy, but it is all there in the man page if you have >> > >the patience to tease it out. >> > > >> > >If you can tell us the alsa version you are using and show us the >> > >command line you tried to use perhaps we can get more specific. >> > > >> > >Chuck >> > > >> > >On Wed, 17 Apr 2002, Igor Gueths wrote: >> > > >> > >> Hi all. I can play audio fine, however when I went to try to experiment >> > >> with arecord, I got the following: main 445: audio open error: >> > >> inapropriate ioctl for device. Anyone have any ideas as to what I could be >> > >> missing or doing wrong? Thanks! >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> > >> Speakup mailing list >> > >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> > >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > >> >> > > >> > >Visit me at http://www.valstar.net/~hallenbeck >> > >The Moon is Waxing Crescent (28% of Full) >> > > >> > > >> > >_______________________________________________ >> > >Speakup mailing list >> > >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Speakup mailing list >> > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > >Visit me at http://www.valstar.net/~hallenbeck >The Moon is Waxing Crescent (32% of Full) > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
