> I have been able to get also modules complied for the internal port but > a major thing that is very annoying is that the sound fluxuates up and > down constantly when listening not matter what app I use.. esp xmms. > This happens with GNOME and KDE cd players. I am gathering that it has > some thing to do with the sound modules. I can listen to the same in OS > X and have constant cpu time... I assume that you mean that you got ALSA compiled for the internal sound chip. What sound chip is it? Were you able to get OSS running properly with this chip? How about running xmms while using ALSA's OSS emulation?
This is my alsa/modules/0.9 config file
internal sound: powermac (for the G4)
### DEBCONF MAGIC
# This file was automatically generated by alsa-base's debconf stuff
alias char-major-116 snd
alias char-major-14 soundcore
options snd major=116 cards_limit=4
alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
alias snd-card-0 snd-powermac
alias snd-card-1 snd-sbawe
alias snd-card-2 snd-sb16
alias snd-slot-0 snd-card-0
alias sound-slot-0 snd-slot-0
alias snd-slot-1 snd-card-1
alias sound-slot-1 snd-slot-1
alias snd-slot-2 snd-card-2
alias sound-slot-2 snd-slot-2
I also complied the kernel with just sound yes for the first question and left all others no. I don't have any sound till I
$ /etc/init.d/alsa start
Then I can get my internal dmasound to work but really using oss. In any app I try to use alsa.. it gives me:
i.e.
xmms a dialog box
Please check that:
1. You have the correct output plug-in selected
2. Nor other programs is blocking the sound card
3. Your soundcard is configured properly
$ lsmod
Module Size Used by Not tainted
sheep 5568 1
mol 47700 1
snd-pcm-oss 44180 0 (autoclean)
snd-mixer-oss 13920 1 (autoclean) [snd-pcm-oss]
snd-powermac 35200 1 (autoclean)
snd-pcm 64564 0 (autoclean) [snd-pcm-oss snd-powermac]
snd-timer 16500 0 (autoclean) [snd-pcm]
snd-page-alloc 6212 0 (autoclean) [snd-pcm]
snd 33928 0 (autoclean) [snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-powermac snd-pcm snd-timer]
$ l /lib/modules/[current-kernel]
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4.0K Sep 16 13:15 ./
drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4.0K Sep 16 13:15 ../
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3.5K Sep 16 12:54 snd-ainstr-fm.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19K Sep 16 12:54 snd-emu8000-synth.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 43K Sep 16 12:54 snd-emux-synth.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9.6K Sep 16 12:54 snd-hwdep.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 22K Sep 16 12:54 snd-mixer-oss.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8.7K Sep 16 12:54 snd-mpu401-uart.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 14K Sep 16 12:54 snd-opl3-lib.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 18K Sep 16 12:54 snd-opl3-synth.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13K Sep 16 12:54 snd-page-alloc.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 65K Sep 16 12:54 snd-pcm-oss.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 106K Sep 16 12:54 snd-pcm.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6.7K Sep 16 12:54 snd-pnp.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 59K Sep 16 12:54 snd-powermac.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 26K Sep 16 12:54 snd-rawmidi.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20K Sep 16 12:54 snd-sb-common.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 23K Sep 16 12:54 snd-sb16-csp.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 14K Sep 16 12:54 snd-sb16-dsp.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17K Sep 16 12:54 snd-sb16.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 39K Sep 16 12:54 snd-sbawe.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9.8K Sep 16 12:54 snd-seq-device.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4.6K Sep 16 12:54 snd-seq-dummy.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9.5K Sep 16 12:54 snd-seq-instr.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12K Sep 16 12:54 snd-seq-midi-emul.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8.0K Sep 16 12:54 snd-seq-midi-event.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8.5K Sep 16 12:54 snd-seq-midi.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 50K Sep 16 12:54 snd-seq-oss.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7.5K Sep 16 12:54 snd-seq-virmidi.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 68K Sep 16 12:54 snd-seq.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 28K Sep 16 12:54 snd-timer.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4.2K Sep 16 12:54 snd-util-mem.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 60K Sep 16 12:54 snd.o
So I take it Alsa is not actually working.. but when I use OSS.. to play music or other sound.. the sound keeps fluctuating up and down and it gives me a head ache.. I wonder if I have 2 issues here.
Yes, it is the SoundBlaser Live for the ppc (I believe it is at lease it was with the computer when I got it lol ) with the sbawe driver. When I had compiled it directly under the kernel and all I got was total static when anything is played through the soundblaster card.> Also has anyone figured out how to get sound blaster cards to work under > alsa or oss. In the alsa modules i have sb16 and awe but they fail to > load when starting alsa. Is this a SounbBlaster under PPC?
This is what happens when i start alsa
Starting ALSA (version 0.9.6): powermac sbawe-failed sb16-failed.
Restoring ALSA mixer settings ... done.
and the syslog shows:
Sep 17 23:48:37 asterix insmod: /lib/modules/2.4.22-ben2/alsa/snd-sb16-dsp.o: insmod snd-card-1 failed
Sep 17 23:49:03 asterix last message repeated 11 times
Sep 18 00:00:30 asterix insmod: /lib/modules/2.4.22-ben2/alsa/snd-sb16-dsp.o: insmod snd-card-1 failed
Sep 18 00:00:31 asterix insmod: /lib/modules/2.4.22-ben2/alsa/snd-sb16-dsp.o: insmod snd-card-1 failed
Sep 18 00:00:31 asterix insmod: /lib/modules/2.4.22-ben2/alsa/snd-sb16-dsp.o: insmod snd-card-2 failed
Sep 18 00:00:31 asterix insmod: /lib/modules/2.4.22-ben2/alsa/snd-sb16-dsp.o: insmod snd-card-2 failed
Sep 18 00:00:31 asterix modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module snd-card-3
Sep 18 00:00:31 asterix modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module snd-card-3
Sep 18 00:01:16 asterix insmod: /lib/modules/2.4.22-ben2/alsa/snd-sb16-dsp.o: insmod snd-card-1 failed
Sep 18 00:01:16 asterix insmod: /lib/modules/2.4.22-ben2/alsa/snd-sb16-dsp.o: insmod snd-card-2 failed
Sep 18 00:01:16 asterix modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module snd-card-3
Sep 18 00:01:16 asterix insmod: /lib/modules/2.4.22-ben2/alsa/snd-sb16-dsp.o: insmod snd-card-1 failed
Sep 18 00:01:16 asterix insmod: /lib/modules/2.4.22-ben2/alsa/snd-sb16-dsp.o: insmod snd-card-1 failed
Sep 18 00:01:16 asterix insmod: /lib/modules/2.4.22-ben2/alsa/snd-sb16-dsp.o: insmod snd-card-2 failed
Sep 18 00:01:16 asterix insmod: /lib/modules/2.4.22-ben2/alsa/snd-sb16-dsp.o: insmod snd-card-2 failed
Sep 18 00:01:17 asterix modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module snd-card-3
LOL.. yes very much so.. a typo.. I am good at those. :)> Thanks for all the help. I have been getting it together slowly but > surly. I know it's just a typo, but I like it: "Slowly but surly." :)
I hope this was not to much in an email... or to long to read... I am totally baffled on this dilemma.
-Adam
