Hello, Here are some more interesting output from dmesg while I was trying to play a sound file.
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1e.2 to 64 intel8x0_measure_ac97_clock: measured 50457 usecs intel8x0: clocking to 48000 ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:1e.2 disabled ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1e.2[A] -> Link [LNKB] -> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10 Thanks. On 2/27/06, Ducky Z. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I've removed kernel support for ALSA and using alsa-driver instead. > Still no luck and same error. And I still don't have /etc/asound.conf > or ~/.asoundrc. Is that a problem? > > Thanks. > > On 2/27/06, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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. > > > > -- > > "If there's one thing we've established over the years, > > it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest > > clue what's best for them in terms of package stability." > > -- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh > > -- > > [email protected] mailing list > > > > > -- [email protected] mailing list

