When I did compile zinf, it detected that I had alsa installed correctly. If I could get zinf to work with a plain sound card driver, such as that in the kernel, then I would go back to figure out why it doesn't work with alsa, but I can't get any sound from zinf even with kernel sound drivers. phil On Sun, Jun 22, 2003 at 07:32:12AM -0700, Steve Holmes wrote: > I'm not using the most current version of zinf right now but recall > adding the alsa configuration option when compiling it. do a > ./configure --help to find the exact option. I recall that fixing it > for me after installing ALSA. But than again, I don't recall ever > getting any errors about a sound device being busy either. > > On Sat, Jun 21, 2003 at 11:02:40PM -0400, philwh at gate.net wrote: > > Hi. > > I am trying to get zinf to run under slackware 9.0, > > kernel v2.4.20. > > I first tried to use the alsa drivers for my > > sound card, a pci128. > > I got the alsa drivers, libs and utils installed. > > I was able to use aplay to play a wave file. > > I then installed zinf. > > when I ran zinf, I got a message tht > > alsa-pcm-hw device was busy. > > I then uninstalled alsa and zinf, > > installed sound modules in the kernel, > > and again, I was able to get a wave file to play. > > when I ran zinf, i got absolutely no sound, > > except a runbleing sound if i turned the speaker volume > > up all the way. > > I tried adjusting the volumes on the sound card with > > a program called mixer. > > no help. > > I then downloaded the oss package from opensound and installed it > > as a demo. > > again, a wave file pays fine, and zinf > > doesn't. > > I am trying to get zinf-2.2.3 to operate correctly. > > > > any help would be appricated. > > thanks > > phil > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
