[gentoo-dev] Creative Vibra128 Sound install

[gentoo-dev] Creative Vibra128 Sound install

[Kevin Gordon]

Hi everyone,
While doing sound install :
emerge media-sound/alsa-driver
depmod -a
/etc/init.d/alsa start
received error /etc/asound.conf not found
edited /etc/modules-autoload (with snd-card-sb16 which I think is ok for
Creative Vibra128)
edited /etc/modules.d/aliases
reboot (snd-card-sb16 did not start (!!) )
Any thoughts please?
Thanks,
Kevin

Re: [gentoo-dev] Creative Vibra128 Sound install

[Sebastian Werner]

Hey

Normally you don't need the init.d-script... this is the file of the
default alsa-installation i think. Mhh.

You don't must reboot to take changes effect. Try to call update-modules
manually. I don't know if it is done by the system while booting.

Remove the entry in modules.autoload. I think it's enough to put some
lines to aliases:

alias /dev/sound soundcore
alias /dev/dsp soundcore
post-install soundcore /sbin/mysound.sh start

The contents of /sbin/mysound.sh:
#!/bin/bash

if [ "$1" = "start" ]; then
  modprobe snd-card-${here paste your driver}
  modprobe snd-pcm-oss
  alsactl restore
fi

... change mode to 755 (chmod 755 /sbin/mysound.sh)

You can extend it with a stop-flag... I don't need this.
I am set up the volume once and start alsactl store. So i have the
correct volume each time i access the sound-device

Regards

Sebastian Werner



Am Mon, 2001-12-31 um 00.18 schrieb Kevin Gordon:
> Hi everyone,
> While doing sound install :
> emerge media-sound/alsa-driver
> depmod -a
> /etc/init.d/alsa start
> received error /etc/asound.conf not found
> edited /etc/modules-autoload (with snd-card-sb16 which I think is ok for
> Creative Vibra128)
> edited /etc/modules.d/aliases
> reboot (snd-card-sb16 did not start (!!) )
> Any thoughts please?
> Thanks,
> Kevin
> 
> _______________________________________________
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> gentoo-dev@gentoo.org
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Re: [gentoo-dev] Creative Vibra128 Sound install

[Kevin Gordon]

Thank you Sebastian. I will give this a try. Thanks.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sebastian Werner" <sebastian@werner-productions.de>
To: <gentoo-dev@gentoo.org>
Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Creative Vibra128 Sound install


> Hey
>
> Normally you don't need the init.d-script... this is the file of the
> default alsa-installation i think. Mhh.
>
> You don't must reboot to take changes effect. Try to call update-modules
> manually. I don't know if it is done by the system while booting.
>
> Remove the entry in modules.autoload. I think it's enough to put some
> lines to aliases:
>
> alias /dev/sound soundcore
> alias /dev/dsp soundcore
> post-install soundcore /sbin/mysound.sh start
>
> The contents of /sbin/mysound.sh:
> #!/bin/bash
>
> if [ "$1" = "start" ]; then
>   modprobe snd-card-${here paste your driver}
>   modprobe snd-pcm-oss
>   alsactl restore
> fi
>
> ... change mode to 755 (chmod 755 /sbin/mysound.sh)
>
> You can extend it with a stop-flag... I don't need this.
> I am set up the volume once and start alsactl store. So i have the
> correct volume each time i access the sound-device
>
> Regards
>
> Sebastian Werner
>
>
>
> Am Mon, 2001-12-31 um 00.18 schrieb Kevin Gordon:
> > Hi everyone,
> > While doing sound install :
> > emerge media-sound/alsa-driver
> > depmod -a
> > /etc/init.d/alsa start
> > received error /etc/asound.conf not found
> > edited /etc/modules-autoload (with snd-card-sb16 which I think is ok for
> > Creative Vibra128)
> > edited /etc/modules.d/aliases
> > reboot (snd-card-sb16 did not start (!!) )
> > Any thoughts please?
> > Thanks,
> > Kevin
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > gentoo-dev mailing list
> > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org
> > http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev
>
>
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Re: [gentoo-dev] Creative Vibra128 Sound install

[Joshua Pierre]

On Mon, Dec 31, 2001 at 12:18:34PM +1300 or thereabouts, Kevin Gordon wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> While doing sound install :
> emerge media-sound/alsa-driver
> depmod -a
> /etc/init.d/alsa start
> received error /etc/asound.conf not found
> edited /etc/modules-autoload (with snd-card-sb16 which I think is ok for
> Creative Vibra128)
> edited /etc/modules.d/aliases
> reboot (snd-card-sb16 did not start (!!) )
> Any thoughts please?
> Thanks,
> Kevin

Probably a silly question but did you edit /etc/asound.conf and did you add alsa to the default init by doing `rc-update add alsa default` to make sure it starts on boot.

-- 
Joshua Pierre
Developer & Release Technician
Themes.Org -- Open Source Interface Enhancement

Re: [gentoo-dev] Creative Vibra128 Sound install

[jano]

the /etc/init.d/alsa file only saves and restores volume settings, it does
not load your sound mmodules.  If you don't have a /etc/asound.conf, then
the first time you do /etc/init.d/alsa start, you'll get this message.  Just
change your volume levels, and restart the /etc/init.d/alsa

> Hi everyone,
> While doing sound install :
> emerge media-sound/alsa-driver
> depmod -a
> /etc/init.d/alsa start
> received error /etc/asound.conf not found
> edited /etc/modules-autoload (with snd-card-sb16 which I think is ok
> for Creative Vibra128)
> edited /etc/modules.d/aliases
> reboot (snd-card-sb16 did not start (!!) )
> Any thoughts please?
> Thanks,
> Kevin
>
> _______________________________________________
> gentoo-dev mailing list
> gentoo-dev@gentoo.org
> http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev

Re: [gentoo-dev] Creative Vibra128 Sound install

[Kevin Gordon]

No to both questions. I was following the instructions in the Gentoo
Configuration Guide. I had not reached the instruction re rc-update.
The Guide does not mention asound.conf. It is not presently in my /etc
folder. What should be added to this file?

Many thanks.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joshua Pierre" <joshua@swool.com>
To: <gentoo-dev@gentoo.org>
Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Creative Vibra128 Sound install


> On Mon, Dec 31, 2001 at 12:18:34PM +1300 or thereabouts, Kevin Gordon
wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> > While doing sound install :
> > emerge media-sound/alsa-driver
> > depmod -a
> > /etc/init.d/alsa start
> > received error /etc/asound.conf not found
> > edited /etc/modules-autoload (with snd-card-sb16 which I think is ok for
> > Creative Vibra128)
> > edited /etc/modules.d/aliases
> > reboot (snd-card-sb16 did not start (!!) )
> > Any thoughts please?
> > Thanks,
> > Kevin
>
> Probably a silly question but did you edit /etc/asound.conf and did you
add alsa to the default init by doing `rc-update add alsa default` to make
sure it starts on boot.
>
> --
> Joshua Pierre
> Developer & Release Technician
> Themes.Org -- Open Source Interface Enhancement
> _______________________________________________
> gentoo-dev mailing list
> gentoo-dev@gentoo.org
> http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev
>

Re: [gentoo-dev] Creative Vibra128 Sound install

[jano]

> Hey
>
> Normally you don't need the init.d-script... this is the file of the
> default alsa-installation i think. Mhh.
>
> You don't must reboot to take changes effect. Try to call
> update-modules manually. I don't know if it is done by the system while
> booting.
>
> Remove the entry in modules.autoload. I think it's enough to put some
> lines to aliases:

Why?  here's my /etc/modules.autoload:
snd-card-0
snd-pcm-oss
snd-seq-oss
snd-mixer-oss

That loads my sound card, and the oss compatability modules.

Then i created a /etc/modules.d/alsa file which contains the proper aliases
what the alsa docs ask for.  This is followed by modules-update.  *shrug*
While your script works, you're just redoing what's already been done :)




>
> alias /dev/sound soundcore
> alias /dev/dsp soundcore
> post-install soundcore /sbin/mysound.sh start
>
> The contents of /sbin/mysound.sh:
> #!/bin/bash
>
> if [ "$1" = "start" ]; then
>  modprobe snd-card-${here paste your driver}
>  modprobe snd-pcm-oss
>  alsactl restore
> fi
>
> ... change mode to 755 (chmod 755 /sbin/mysound.sh)
>
> You can extend it with a stop-flag... I don't need this.
> I am set up the volume once and start alsactl store. So i have the
> correct volume each time i access the sound-device
>
> Regards
>
> Sebastian Werner
>
>
>
> Am Mon, 2001-12-31 um 00.18 schrieb Kevin Gordon:
>> Hi everyone,
>> While doing sound install :
>> emerge media-sound/alsa-driver
>> depmod -a
>> /etc/init.d/alsa start
>> received error /etc/asound.conf not found
>> edited /etc/modules-autoload (with snd-card-sb16 which I think is ok
>> for Creative Vibra128)
>> edited /etc/modules.d/aliases
>> reboot (snd-card-sb16 did not start (!!) )
>> Any thoughts please?
>> Thanks,
>> Kevin
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> gentoo-dev mailing list
>> gentoo-dev@gentoo.org
>> http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev
>
>
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Re: [gentoo-dev] Creative Vibra128 Sound install

[Kevin Gordon]

Thank you jano. I will try this

----- Original Message -----
From: "jano" <jano@portablehole.net>
To: <gentoo-dev@gentoo.org>
Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 1:27 PM
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Creative Vibra128 Sound install


>
> the /etc/init.d/alsa file only saves and restores volume settings, it does
> not load your sound mmodules.  If you don't have a /etc/asound.conf, then
> the first time you do /etc/init.d/alsa start, you'll get this message.
Just
> change your volume levels, and restart the /etc/init.d/alsa
>
> > Hi everyone,
> > While doing sound install :
> > emerge media-sound/alsa-driver
> > depmod -a
> > /etc/init.d/alsa start
> > received error /etc/asound.conf not found
> > edited /etc/modules-autoload (with snd-card-sb16 which I think is ok
> > for Creative Vibra128)
> > edited /etc/modules.d/aliases
> > reboot (snd-card-sb16 did not start (!!) )
> > Any thoughts please?
> > Thanks,
> > Kevin
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > gentoo-dev mailing list
> > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org
> > http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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> http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev
>

Re: [gentoo-dev] Creative Vibra128 Sound install

[Sebastian Werner]

Am Mon, 2001-12-31 um 01.31 schrieb jano:
> > Hey
> >
> > Normally you don't need the init.d-script... this is the file of the
> > default alsa-installation i think. Mhh.
> >
> > You don't must reboot to take changes effect. Try to call
> > update-modules manually. I don't know if it is done by the system while
> > booting.
> >
> > Remove the entry in modules.autoload. I think it's enough to put some
> > lines to aliases:
> 
> Why?  here's my /etc/modules.autoload:
> snd-card-0
> snd-pcm-oss
> snd-seq-oss
> snd-mixer-oss
> 
> That loads my sound card, and the oss compatability modules.
> 
> Then i created a /etc/modules.d/alsa file which contains the proper aliases
> what the alsa docs ask for.  This is followed by modules-update.  *shrug*
> While your script works, you're just redoing what's already been done :)
> 
> 

No!

This is not correct. My script / my solution loads modules by need not
every start up with the system boot. The way to load all modules in
modules.autoload i don't like. My system have a minimum kernel and all
other things in modules. This is why there are modules. If you load them
every start you could build a kernel without any modules!


> 
> 
> >
> > alias /dev/sound soundcore
> > alias /dev/dsp soundcore
> > post-install soundcore /sbin/mysound.sh start
> >
> > The contents of /sbin/mysound.sh:
> > #!/bin/bash
> >
> > if [ "$1" = "start" ]; then
> >  modprobe snd-card-${here paste your driver}
> >  modprobe snd-pcm-oss
> >  alsactl restore
> > fi
> >
> > ... change mode to 755 (chmod 755 /sbin/mysound.sh)
> >
> > You can extend it with a stop-flag... I don't need this.
> > I am set up the volume once and start alsactl store. So i have the
> > correct volume each time i access the sound-device
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Sebastian Werner
> >
> >
> >
> > Am Mon, 2001-12-31 um 00.18 schrieb Kevin Gordon:
> >> Hi everyone,
> >> While doing sound install :
> >> emerge media-sound/alsa-driver
> >> depmod -a
> >> /etc/init.d/alsa start
> >> received error /etc/asound.conf not found
> >> edited /etc/modules-autoload (with snd-card-sb16 which I think is ok
> >> for Creative Vibra128)
> >> edited /etc/modules.d/aliases
> >> reboot (snd-card-sb16 did not start (!!) )
> >> Any thoughts please?
> >> Thanks,
> >> Kevin
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> gentoo-dev mailing list
> >> gentoo-dev@gentoo.org
> >> http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > gentoo-dev mailing list
> > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org
> > http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [gentoo-dev] Creative Vibra128 Sound install

[Kevin Gordon]

Here is my negative progress! I quessed that snd-card-ens1371 might be the
correct driver. As commented earlier snd-card-sb16 would not load on my
system but snd-card-ens1371 does load. However when running amixer I have an
error message "The ALSA sound driver was not detected on this system". I
then when to Creative.com Asia (no good) then when to Creative.com USA -->
Soundblaster.com/support and entered the Model number CT4810. Oh my card is
"Sound Blaster Ensoniq AudioPCI". Got that wrong! But should be a ESxxxx
chip and it is a CT5880-DCQ chip? Looked for a Linux Driver "Sorry no driver
at this time for Ensoniq AudioPCI"! Does anyone know a ALSA developer who
would know whether a driver is due or of any alternative driver that might
work on my SoundBlaster Model CT4810?

Thanks for your replies.
Kevin

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sebastian Werner" <sebastian@werner-productions.de>
To: <gentoo-dev@gentoo.org>
Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 11:40 PM
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Creative Vibra128 Sound install


> Am Mon, 2001-12-31 um 01.31 schrieb jano:
> > > Hey
> > >
> > > Normally you don't need the init.d-script... this is the file of the
> > > default alsa-installation i think. Mhh.
> > >
> > > You don't must reboot to take changes effect. Try to call
> > > update-modules manually. I don't know if it is done by the system
while
> > > booting.
> > >
> > > Remove the entry in modules.autoload. I think it's enough to put some
> > > lines to aliases:
> >
> > Why?  here's my /etc/modules.autoload:
> > snd-card-0
> > snd-pcm-oss
> > snd-seq-oss
> > snd-mixer-oss
> >
> > That loads my sound card, and the oss compatability modules.
> >
> > Then i created a /etc/modules.d/alsa file which contains the proper
aliases
> > what the alsa docs ask for.  This is followed by modules-update.
*shrug*
> > While your script works, you're just redoing what's already been done :)
> >
> >
>
> No!
>
> This is not correct. My script / my solution loads modules by need not
> every start up with the system boot. The way to load all modules in
> modules.autoload i don't like. My system have a minimum kernel and all
> other things in modules. This is why there are modules. If you load them
> every start you could build a kernel without any modules!
>
>
> >
> >
> > >
> > > alias /dev/sound soundcore
> > > alias /dev/dsp soundcore
> > > post-install soundcore /sbin/mysound.sh start
> > >
> > > The contents of /sbin/mysound.sh:
> > > #!/bin/bash
> > >
> > > if [ "$1" = "start" ]; then
> > >  modprobe snd-card-${here paste your driver}
> > >  modprobe snd-pcm-oss
> > >  alsactl restore
> > > fi
> > >
> > > ... change mode to 755 (chmod 755 /sbin/mysound.sh)
> > >
> > > You can extend it with a stop-flag... I don't need this.
> > > I am set up the volume once and start alsactl store. So i have the
> > > correct volume each time i access the sound-device
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Sebastian Werner
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Am Mon, 2001-12-31 um 00.18 schrieb Kevin Gordon:
> > >> Hi everyone,
> > >> While doing sound install :
> > >> emerge media-sound/alsa-driver
> > >> depmod -a
> > >> /etc/init.d/alsa start
> > >> received error /etc/asound.conf not found
> > >> edited /etc/modules-autoload (with snd-card-sb16 which I think is ok
> > >> for Creative Vibra128)
> > >> edited /etc/modules.d/aliases
> > >> reboot (snd-card-sb16 did not start (!!) )
> > >> Any thoughts please?
> > >> Thanks,
> > >> Kevin
> > >>
> > >> _______________________________________________
> > >> gentoo-dev mailing list
> > >> gentoo-dev@gentoo.org
> > >> http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev
> > >
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > gentoo-dev mailing list
> > > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org
> > > http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev
> >
> >
> >
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>
>
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Re: [gentoo-dev] Creative Vibra128 Sound install

[Daniel Robbins]

On Tue, Jan 01, 2002 at 01:26:05PM +1300, Kevin Gordon wrote:
> Here is my negative progress! I quessed that snd-card-ens1371 might be the
> correct driver. As commented earlier snd-card-sb16 would not load on my
> system but snd-card-ens1371 does load. However when running amixer I have an
> error message "The ALSA sound driver was not detected on this system". I
> then when to Creative.com Asia (no good) then when to Creative.com USA -->
> Soundblaster.com/support and entered the Model number CT4810. Oh my card is
> "Sound Blaster Ensoniq AudioPCI". Got that wrong! But should be a ESxxxx
> chip and it is a CT5880-DCQ chip? Looked for a Linux Driver "Sorry no driver
> at this time for Ensoniq AudioPCI"! Does anyone know a ALSA developer who
> would know whether a driver is due or of any alternative driver that might
> work on my SoundBlaster Model CT4810?

And you did:

# modprobe snd-card-ens1371
# modprobe snd-pcm-oss

?

Best Regards,

-- 
Daniel Robbins                                  <drobbins@gentoo.org>
Chief Architect/President                       http://www.gentoo.org 
Gentoo Technologies, Inc.

Re: [gentoo-dev] Creative Vibra128 Sound install

[Kevin Gordon]

Yes and no. I am following the Desktop Configuration Guide and I had
completed adding them to modules.autoload and rebooting. The modules loaded
ok.
Regards,
Kevin

----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Robbins" <drobbins@gentoo.org>
To: <gentoo-dev@gentoo.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Creative Vibra128 Sound install


> On Tue, Jan 01, 2002 at 01:26:05PM +1300, Kevin Gordon wrote:
> > Here is my negative progress! I quessed that snd-card-ens1371 might be
the
> > correct driver. As commented earlier snd-card-sb16 would not load on my
> > system but snd-card-ens1371 does load. However when running amixer I
have an
> > error message "The ALSA sound driver was not detected on this system". I
> > then when to Creative.com Asia (no good) then when to Creative.com
USA -->
> > Soundblaster.com/support and entered the Model number CT4810. Oh my card
is
> > "Sound Blaster Ensoniq AudioPCI". Got that wrong! But should be a ESxxxx
> > chip and it is a CT5880-DCQ chip? Looked for a Linux Driver "Sorry no
driver
> > at this time for Ensoniq AudioPCI"! Does anyone know a ALSA developer
who
> > would know whether a driver is due or of any alternative driver that
might
> > work on my SoundBlaster Model CT4810?
>
> And you did:
>
> # modprobe snd-card-ens1371
> # modprobe snd-pcm-oss
>
> ?
>
> Best Regards,
>
> --
> Daniel Robbins                                  <drobbins@gentoo.org>
> Chief Architect/President                       http://www.gentoo.org
> Gentoo Technologies, Inc.
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