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From: Zac Slade <krakrjak@volumehost.net>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] ALSA: All modules loaded, mixer unmuted, still no sound
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 22:46:33 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200602262246.33505.krakrjak@volumehost.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <de2610f90602262017k7b5f4261u265a63e5e56a7782@mail.gmail.com>

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.

> 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.

> > In addition to being unmuted are the outputs actually turned up?
>
> Output means?
Means that PCM, MASTER are not set to 0 in alsamixer.  You said earlier that 
they were unmuted and turned up so I think you have this covered, but you 
should double check.

> > You appear to have the right modules loaded, but those dmesg errors are
> > likely because the userland is having problems talking to the kernel.
>
> Is there any workaround?
Well the workaround is to get programs using the alsa libraries to properly 
initialize the device.  Not sure what the configuration issue is.

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  reply	other threads:[~2006-02-27  4:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-02-26  8:20 [gentoo-user] ALSA: All modules loaded, mixer unmuted, still no sound Ducky Z.
2006-02-26  8:38 ` Zac Slade
2006-02-26  8:50   ` Ducky Z.
2006-02-26  9:05     ` Zac Slade
2006-02-26  9:59       ` Ducky Z.
2006-02-26 14:41 ` Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
2006-02-27  4:17   ` Ducky Z.
2006-02-27  4:46     ` Zac Slade [this message]
2006-02-27  4:57       ` Ducky Z.
2006-02-27  4:57       ` Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
2006-02-27  9:17         ` Ducky Z.
2006-02-27  9:29           ` Ducky Z.
2006-02-27 14:41           ` Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.

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