RE: [gentoo-user] alsa config - help

["John Dangler" <jdangler@atlantic.net>]

my /etc/modules.d/alsa file contained this (after alsaconf)
alias snd-card-0 snd-*** err [lib/liblow.c(329)]:
alias sound-slot-0 snd-*** err [lib/liblow.c(329)]:

I changed it to
alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
alias sound-slot-0 snd-intel8x0

I saved the file and ran /etc/init.d/alsasound restart and got this:

Loading ALSA modules ...
Loading snd-card-0 ...
FATAL: Module snd_*** not found.		[!!]
Loading snd=seq-oss ...				[OK]
Loading snd-pcm-oss ...				[OK]
ERROR: Failed to load necessary drivers	[OK]
Restoring mixer levels ...			[OK]


yes, that's an underscore in the FATAL message

(and, of course, after this, alsamixer fails)

Any input is greatly appreciated.

John D


-----Original Message-----
From: Christoph Eckert [mailto:ce@christeck.de] 
Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 3:31 PM
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] alsa config

Hi,


> I've tried modifying the conf file for this by putting in
> snd-intel8x0, but the system isn't reading it for some reason.  do I
> need to unmerge alsa-driver and start again ?

you only need the alsa drivers if

* you're still on 2.4 kernels
* you haven't activated the in-kernel drivers in your 2.6 kernel

I use the drivers of the 2.6 kernel and am just happy with it.

Check the following:

* The config file is /etc/modules.d/alsa

* Mine contains something like

alias /dev/mixer snd-mixer-oss
alias /dev/dsp snd-pcm-oss
alias /dev/midi snd-seq-oss

options snd  device_mode=0666

alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
alias sound-slot-0 snd-intel8x0

and it works. There are no further ALSA driver configuration files.

After this, try

/etc/init.d/alsasound restart

Use alsamixer in a console window to adjust the settings. Ensure master 
is open and PCM is unmuted and open.


Best regards & good luck,


    ce


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