[gentoo-user] alsa driver problem

[gentoo-user] alsa driver problem

[Arnau Bria Ramírez]

Hi,

I recentlly reinstalled my pc and I had all my hw working fine. I rebooted the
box (for udev) and now my sound card stop working.

I compiled the driver into the kernel (not as module):
SND_AC97_CODEC

my lspci:
0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc.
VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 40)

I don't understand why my sound card stoped working without reason, dmesg just
shows:
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.10rc1 (Mon Sep 12 08:13:09 
2005 UTC).
ALSA device list:
  No soundcards found.

and when I restart alsa service:

# /etc/init.d/alsasound restart
 * WARNING:  you are stopping a boot service.
 * Storing ALSA Mixer Levels ...
/usr/sbin/alsactl: save_state:1163: No soundcards found...                [ !! ]
 * Unloading ALSA ...                                                     [ ok ]
 * Unloading ALSA modules ...                                             [ ok ]
 * Loading ALSA modules ...
 * Could not detect custom ALSA settings.  Loading all detected alsa drivers.
 * Unable to find any ALSA drivers. Have you compiled alsa-drivers correctly?
 * ERROR: Failed to load necessary drivers                                [ ok ]
 * Restoring Mixer Levels ...
 * No mixer config in /etc/asound.state, you have to unmute your card!    [ 

I have no /dev/ds* device...

any clue in this X file?

Cheers!
Arnau
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Re: [gentoo-user] alsa driver problem

[Christoph Gysin]

Arnau Bria Ramírez wrote:
> I compiled the driver into the kernel (not as module):
> SND_AC97_CODEC
> 
> my lspci:
> 0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc.
> VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 40)

Given your lspci output, I'd try CONFIG_SND_VIA82XX.

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Re: [gentoo-user] alsa driver problem

[Charly]

On Wednesday 30 November 2005 18:13, Arnau Bria Ramírez wrote:
> * Could not detect custom ALSA settings.  Loading all detected alsa
> drivers.

Did you set up the file /etc/modules.d/alsa correctly? If not, do so then 
execute modules-update. This line indicate that you did not say to alsa waht 
is your soundcard.

Hope it helps

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Re: [gentoo-user] alsa driver problem

[Andres Becerra Sandoval]

Apart from SND_AC97_CODEC you should select the via module SND_VIA82XX

I hope it helps.


On 11/30/05, Arnau Bria Ramírez <arnau@emergetux.net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I recentlly reinstalled my pc and I had all my hw working fine. I rebooted the
> box (for udev) and now my sound card stop working.
>
> I compiled the driver into the kernel (not as module):
> SND_AC97_CODEC
>
> my lspci:
> 0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc.
> VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 40)
>
> I don't understand why my sound card stoped working without reason, dmesg just
> shows:
> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.10rc1 (Mon Sep 12 08:13:09
> 2005 UTC).
> ALSA device list:
>   No soundcards found.
>
> and when I restart alsa service:
>
> # /etc/init.d/alsasound restart
>  * WARNING:  you are stopping a boot service.
>  * Storing ALSA Mixer Levels ...
> /usr/sbin/alsactl: save_state:1163: No soundcards found...                [ !! ]
>  * Unloading ALSA ...                                                     [ ok ]
>  * Unloading ALSA modules ...                                             [ ok ]
>  * Loading ALSA modules ...
>  * Could not detect custom ALSA settings.  Loading all detected alsa drivers.
>  * Unable to find any ALSA drivers. Have you compiled alsa-drivers correctly?
>  * ERROR: Failed to load necessary drivers                                [ ok ]
>  * Restoring Mixer Levels ...
>  * No mixer config in /etc/asound.state, you have to unmute your card!    [
>
> I have no /dev/ds* device...
>
> any clue in this X file?
>
> Cheers!
> Arnau
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>
>


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Re: [gentoo-user] alsa driver problem

[Arnau Bria Ramírez]

El Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:27:47 +0100
Andres Becerra Sandoval dijo:

> SND_VIA82XX

that made the trick!

I don't know why it worked before...

anyway.. many thanks to all who answered my question!

Cheers!
Arnau

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Re: [gentoo-user] alsa driver problem

[Martins Steinbergs]

On Wednesday 30 November 2005 19:13, Arnau Bria Ramírez wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I recentlly reinstalled my pc and I had all my hw working fine. I rebooted
> the box (for udev) and now my sound card stop working.
>
> I compiled the driver into the kernel (not as module):
> SND_AC97_CODEC
>
> my lspci:
> 0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc.
> VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 40)
>
> I don't understand why my sound card stoped working without reason, dmesg
> just shows:
> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.10rc1 (Mon Sep 12
> 08:13:09 2005 UTC).
> ALSA device list:
>   No soundcards found.
>
> and when I restart alsa service:
>
> # /etc/init.d/alsasound restart
>  * WARNING:  you are stopping a boot service.
>  * Storing ALSA Mixer Levels ...
> /usr/sbin/alsactl: save_state:1163: No soundcards found...                [
> !! ] * Unloading ALSA ...                                                  
>   [ ok ] * Unloading ALSA modules ...                                      
>       [ ok ] * Loading ALSA modules ...
>  * Could not detect custom ALSA settings.  Loading all detected alsa
> drivers. * Unable to find any ALSA drivers. Have you compiled alsa-drivers
> correctly? * ERROR: Failed to load necessary drivers                       
>         [ ok ] * Restoring Mixer Levels ...
>  * No mixer config in /etc/asound.state, you have to unmute your card!    [
>
> I have no /dev/ds* device...
>
> any clue in this X file?
>
> Cheers!
> Arnau

check kernel config, maybe try unset CONFIG_SND_VIA82XX_MODEM like below if 
that's the case. 

mar linux # grep SND_VIA .config
CONFIG_SND_VIA82XX=y
# CONFIG_SND_VIA82XX_MODEM is not set

martins

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Re: [gentoo-user] alsa driver problem

[Phil Sexton]

Arnau Bria Ramírez wrote:
> 
> I compiled the driver into the kernel (not as module):
> SND_AC97_CODEC

There is your problem.  See the install guide.  Sound is 
supposed to be compiled as a module if you use alsa.

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Re: [gentoo-user] alsa driver problem

[Arnau Bria Ramírez]

El Wed, 30 Nov 2005 12:17:28 -0500
Phil Sexton dijo:

> Arnau Bria Ramírez wrote:
> > 
> > I compiled the driver into the kernel (not as module):
> > SND_AC97_CODEC
> 
> There is your problem.  See the install guide.  Sound is 
> supposed to be compiled as a module if you use alsa.
Not sure at all...please correct me if I'm wrong, but you can choice between
module or inside kernel (I don't know how you say when enabling something into
kernel not as module.. sorry!)

As I said in last post, after enabling SND_VIA82XX in my kernel (not as module)
sound worked again...

cheers!
Arnau

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Re: [gentoo-user] alsa driver problem

[Andres Becerra Sandoval]

Yes, you can choose between  module or in kernel sound support. If you
do the latter the alsa initscript will only complain that there is no
module, but the sound will be activated anyway

On 11/30/05, Arnau Bria Ramírez <arnau@emergetux.net> wrote:
> El Wed, 30 Nov 2005 12:17:28 -0500
> Phil Sexton dijo:
>
> > Arnau Bria Ramírez wrote:
> > >
> > > I compiled the driver into the kernel (not as module):
> > > SND_AC97_CODEC
> >
> > There is your problem.  See the install guide.  Sound is
> > supposed to be compiled as a module if you use alsa.
> Not sure at all...please correct me if I'm wrong, but you can choice between
> module or inside kernel (I don't know how you say when enabling something into
> kernel not as module.. sorry!)
>
> As I said in last post, after enabling SND_VIA82XX in my kernel (not as module)
> sound worked again...
>
> cheers!
> Arnau
>
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Re: [gentoo-user] alsa driver problem

[Martins Steinbergs]

On Wednesday 30 November 2005 20:35, Arnau Bria Ramírez wrote:
> El Wed, 30 Nov 2005 12:17:28 -0500
>
> Phil Sexton dijo:
> > Arnau Bria Ramírez wrote:
> > > I compiled the driver into the kernel (not as module):
> > > SND_AC97_CODEC
> >
> > There is your problem.  See the install guide.  Sound is
> > supposed to be compiled as a module if you use alsa.
>
> Not sure at all...please correct me if I'm wrong, but you can choice
> between module or inside kernel (I don't know how you say when enabling
> something into kernel not as module.. sorry!)
>
> As I said in last post, after enabling SND_VIA82XX in my kernel (not as
> module) sound worked again...
>
> cheers!
> Arnau
>
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if compiled as a module, then should be made snd-via82XX entry 
into /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6 or kernel-2.4

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