On Sunday 26 February 2006 22:46, Zac Slade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote 
about 'Re: [gentoo-user] ALSA: All modules loaded, mixer unmuted, still no 
sound':
> On Sunday 26 February 2006 22:17, Ducky Z. wrote:
> > I'm using the modules provided by the kernel, which is 2.6.15.
> > alsa-lib is 1.0.10.
>
> This should be fine.

Hrm, is alsa-lib 1.0 backwards compatible to 0.9?  'Cause the kernel 
shipped with 0.9 support for a while and my kernel now has to have an 
option to provide the 0.9 abi/api.

You could try either upgrading your kernel or downgrading your alsa-lib.  
Or, you could abandon the kernel-provide modules and use alsa-drivers.

> > When I aplay a file, it shows:
> >
> > ALSA lib pcm_direct.c:900:(snd_pcm_direct_initialize_slave) unable to
> > install hw params
> > ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:831:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to initialize slave
> > aplay: main:544: audio open error: Inappropriate ioctl for device
>
> Hrm....  Is this being done as root?  I think your /etc/asound.conf file
> might need some help.  I'm not sure here, but it might not be able to
> play because the wrong information is in the asound.conf file.

Yeah, try as root and if that works, check permissions on stuff 
in /dev/sound.

If you can get the 1.0 alsa-lib to work with your kernel, you can probably 
blow away your asound.conf file anyway.  The move to 1.0 made dmix 
automatic for devices that don't do hw mixing.

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