h! this is the output of alsasound attempting to start:
//- delire:/home/delire/# alsasound start Starting sound driver: snd-maestro3 done /usr/bin/alsactl: set_controls:980: snd_ctrl_open error: No such file or directory //- of course if i run the snddevices script, alll is well and it starts normally. only, i have to do this after each restart. thanks for assisting unravelling this mystery!! de/ at approximately Fri, 01 Nov 2002 10:06:47 -0600, the X-mailer used by "j.c.w." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> suggested that "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" is somehow related to: > | hi there... > | > | /dev/snd points to /proc/asound/dev which only exists when alsa is running. > | > | jcw@mymachine:/dev$ ls -l snd > | lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Oct 3 14:25 snd -> > | /proc/asound/dev > | > | so nothing is misbehaving. and you don't need to keep running the > | snddevices script. simple (as root) issue "alsasound start" and > | everything should start up just fine. > | > | asound.state is the place where your card configurations (mixer > | settings, etc.) are kept. it is what is read when you issue "alsasound > | start" or "alsactl restore". > | > | i hope that helps. > | > | good luck on your performance! > | > | j.c.w. > | > | > | de|ire wrote: > | > | >hi there new to this list and alsa. > | > > | >i am having a problem that i see has been expressed but not clearly fixed in the threads by quite a few other people. > | >i am having the problem of snd_ctl_open failed when starting any sound application. > | > > | >naturally the first port of call is "have i used the snddevices script to generate the dev entries" and the answer is yes. > | >after using it *alsa appears to work fine* > | >BUT my problem is that on restart, the /dev/snd directory *completely disappears* > | >forcing me to use ./snddevices again before i can use alsa!! > | > > | >i noticed my ./snddevices was pointing to alsa-sound.conf or similar instead of sound.state. > | >even when i changed this in the script there was no change. > | > > | >at present i am running this script from .xinitrc on restart and it is annoying and unreliable.. > | >if anyone has a clue as to a fix for this, let me know. i have two performances in a week and would > | >love to be using my new alsa dependent applications. > | > > | >FIY here attached is my .asoundrc, my alsa.conf, /etc/modutils/aliases. > | > > | >thankyou very kindly, > | > > | >de|ire > | >melbourne australia > | >http://selectparks.net > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > | > | > | ------------------------------------------------------- > | This sf.net email is sponsored by: See the NEW Palm > | Tungsten T handheld. Power & Color in a compact size! > | http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?palm0001en > | _______________________________________________ > | Alsa-user mailing list > | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user > | > | -- , variables aren't ___ ___ ___ / / / / / /.--| |.-----constants weren't |__|.----.-----. ,' ,',' ,',' ,' | _ || - -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) mQGiBDzZwzERBADs1JTlOud9116TR8aKUzgu9Kdm4UWmEnTYTIA1bcvnZH24Nm+x cMf48haT0O5OdajhMwy5vccGQn21J1yBBfx7w5Di7D5Bh1BbO+5uz5YhDBxxRJ0y 4kvEYNCyFz8Sfl1jvG5W980Ax3j2UquqnJlNxBgwZnE16/12bSMPxGRZLwCglpEt K/1u7qAfx4gyO91HSw0a3xkD/0m11rWUNj1cBUeGqGEcjDUWInegpxquMsu7W72I /KD8iKzgttz1m6GEVuN15+y0MxiwmIuuAC74d/moebuPYpawXnaTejzwRPsPZyKn JZ+vf5KNfNE/SgweRcrjPfyVHv/pdE+MTCGtQGF3vf3kTSFrBOLTKKnOxPSpmlNS hFPkA/9rUXsdeJMzdCBVfuPqcu63NdTfGoRQ1KD/ATuULGf3z7tOWe2hBlv2DDhv 2JJMGGTr1mMQjUKdd6+/34RmMsZip3d4lS4VCWFWzvXGgkhyrHFY+QIC8i4RHsPF +rbqXTOjeaRspLSXW+thULz2DBWZPTSDANApZMJ94S+IuF0ufbQgSnVsaWFuIE9s aXZlciA8ZGVsaXJlQGRlbGlyZS5jej6IVwQTEQIAFwUCPNnDMQULBwoDBAMVAwID FgIBAheAAAoJEJq3ySAJ5WfrIJ0An3g9+Ea8S/JQu9lIhLW0mdaA0aI2AJ9mXDUn ODUuTtOfjlNt96y+jjpRTLkBDQQ82cMzEAQAqNQ3y2m6Gj25j16L9pWOBXiFBY8y sRGiWc4JBtsSpk7xuAN9F1lq4W6BbznTdJDIAQe6jmQrJTBYwZCbiuBmFL4o+F45 nvYg6fifw291sO7MDyKpJ2I81cH9fz4YqhFLcsYz2tzAWp4w9CjafNIPoWRwli/I PIC+Tf4QeJyunpsAAwUD/jFFokEPg5cbf0R35TQPzDVnbvMjSiWy4EXtBleObPSK BLi+UApjuXeY8296bYvZPKhk2f27YfPfTEkUlInRuyejIUp9xcmwoH9pEhFca8IP Ot6tDSNNbqpY7EjYjbAytaV4n7GdxVQkXItMrJJZoM1Qb9YlgpF546GkCYfk02EW iEUEGBECAAYFAjzZwzMACgkQmrfJIAnlZ+tF1wCY2pbdg12S/mo9Rltc6IUt1VzA mACglLUDtZ/vCMs9NaG4X4Sdf5cxjHI= =Yf7u -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: ApacheCon, November 18-21 in Las Vegas (supported by COMDEX), the only Apache event to be fully supported by the ASF. http://www.apachecon.com _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user