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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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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