I un-installed the source files, and installed the slackware packages. Although slightly suboptimal, this seems to have resolved the issue.
Regards, Victor BigDogLightBulb wrote: > Hi, > > Slackware 10.2 / Creative Audigy 2 > > I just compiled the new 2.6.16.19 kernel, having upgraded from the > 2.6.15.4 version because of a mildly annoying bug. All the past times > I've upgraded, I've chosen not to not compile in alsa support (but I > have included sound card support), opting to instead compile separately. > > However, this latest time I haven't met with much success. I first > tried installing it with the latest 1.0.11 drivers, but I get an error > when trying to start the alsamixer (see below), and only get stereo > sound (as opposed to the 5.1 sound I got before I upgraded my kernel). > Reverting to my previous 1.0.10 drivers hasn't fixed anything. At this > time, because of the bug fix, it's not practical to revert to my older > kernel. > > When I try to run alsamixer, I get the following error: > > alsamixer: function snd_mixer_load failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device > > A google search on the above error didn't generate any useful > results. I'm at a little bit of a loss here, and would really appreciate > any sort of help. It seems my upgrade had something to do with it, but I > compared my previous .config files, and I can't see anything too > different (although there were some changes made). > > I'd really like to get my woofer, center, and rear speakers back > online - it's not the same listening to music without a good bass line... > > Many thanks, > > Victor > > > Here is my lsmod: > > Module Size Used by > snd_pcm_oss 38944 0 > snd_mixer_oss 16768 2 snd_pcm_oss > ipv6 242880 14 > snd_emu10k1 121380 2 > snd_rawmidi 20128 1 snd_emu10k1 > snd_ac97_codec 92192 1 snd_emu10k1 > snd_ac97_bus 2176 1 snd_ac97_codec > snd_pcm 78980 4 snd_pcm_oss,snd_emu10k1,snd_ac97_codec > snd_seq_device 6924 2 snd_emu10k1,snd_rawmidi > snd_timer 20740 2 snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm > snd_page_alloc 8072 2 snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm > snd_util_mem 3584 1 snd_emu10k1 > snd_hwdep 7172 1 snd_emu10k1 > snd 46564 10 > snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_emu10k1,snd_rawmidi,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_seq_device,snd_timer,sn > d_hwdep > ohci1394 31408 0 > ieee1394 87220 1 ohci1394 > > lspci: > > 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation E7525 Memory Controller Hub (rev 0c) > 00:00.1 Class ff00: Intel Corporation E7525/E7520 Error Reporting > Registers (rev 0c) > 00:02.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation E7525/E7520/E7320 PCI Express Port > A (rev 0c) > 00:03.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation E7525/E7520/E7320 PCI Express Port > A1 (rev 0c) > 00:04.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation E7525/E7520 PCI Express Port B > (rev 0c) > 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB > UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02) > 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB > UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02) > 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB > UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02) > 00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB > UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02) > 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB2 > EHCI Controller (rev 02) > 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev c2) > 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) LPC > Interface Bridge (rev 02) > 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801EB (ICH5) SATA Controller > (rev 02) > 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) SMBus > Controller (rev 02) > 02:00.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6700PXH PCI Express-to-PCI Bridge > A (rev 09) > 02:00.1 PIC: Intel Corporation 6700/6702PXH I/OxAPIC Interrupt > Controller A (rev 09) > 02:00.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6700PXH PCI Express-to-PCI Bridge > B (rev 09) > 02:00.3 PIC: Intel Corporation 6700PXH I/OxAPIC Interrupt Controller B > (rev 09) > 04:01.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy (rev 04) > 04:01.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy MIDI/Game port > (rev 04) > 04:01.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Creative Labs SB Audigy FireWire Port (rev 04) > 04:02.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82546GB Gigabit Ethernet > Controller (rev 03) > 04:02.1 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82546GB Gigabit Ethernet > Controller (rev 03) > 05:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc R480 [Radeon > X850XT (PCIE)] (Primary) > 05:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc R480 [Radeon X850XT > (PCIE)] (Secondary) > > > _______________________________________________ > Alsa-user mailing list > Alsa-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user > > _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
