[gentoo-user] Alsa daemon won't start

[gentoo-user] Alsa daemon won't start

[Antonio Souto]

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My alsa (which used to work ok) refuses to start with the message:

$ /etc/init.d/alsasound start
* Re-caching dependency info (mtimes differ)...
* Loading ALSA modules ... [ ok ]
* Restoring Mixer Levels ...
/usr/sbin/alsactl: set_control:894: warning: name mismatch (Headphone Jack 
Sense/External Amplifier) for control #29
/usr/sbin/alsactl: set_control:896: warning: index mismatch (0/0) for 
control #29
/usr/sbin/alsactl: set_control:873: failed to obtain info for control #30 
(No such file or directory) [ !! ]

I tried reemerging alsa-utils alsa-lib and alsa-headers but the problem 
persists...

I don't know when it began because it is unusual for me to restart my 
computer.
I have never edited any config file since using alasmixer was sufficient to 
make my sound card work fine.
It seems to me some upgrade has broken something.

-- 
Antonio Souto
Laboratorista e mestrando do
PIPCA - Programa Interdisciplinar de Pós-Graduação em Computação Aplicada
Bacharel em Ciência da Computação
UNISINOS - Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos
Fones (0xx51) 590-3333 | 591-1100 | 591-1122 ramal 1658
São Leopoldo - RS

["The study of non-linear physics is like the study of non-elephant 
biology."]

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Re: [gentoo-user] Alsa daemon won't start

[Daniel da Veiga]

Try running alsaconf and see if it helps...

On 7/28/05, Antonio Souto <antoniosouto@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>  My alsa (which used to work ok) refuses to start with the message:
>  
>  $  /etc/init.d/alsasound start
>   * Re-caching dependency info (mtimes differ)...
>   * Loading ALSA modules ...                               
>                [ ok ]
>   * Restoring Mixer Levels ...
>  /usr/sbin/alsactl: set_control:894: warning: name mismatch (Headphone Jack
> Sense/External Amplifier) for control #29
>  /usr/sbin/alsactl: set_control:896: warning: index mismatch (0/0) for
> control #29
>  /usr/sbin/alsactl: set_control:873: failed to obtain info for control #30
> (No such file or directory)                               [
> !! ]
>  
>  I tried reemerging alsa-utils alsa-lib and alsa-headers but the problem
> persists...
>  
>  I don't know when it began because it is unusual for me to restart my
> computer.
>  I have never edited any config file since using alasmixer was sufficient to
> make my sound card work fine.
>  It seems to me some upgrade has broken something.
>  
> -- 
> Antonio Souto
> Laboratorista e mestrando do
> PIPCA - Programa Interdisciplinar de Pós-Graduação em Computação Aplicada
> Bacharel em Ciência da Computação
> UNISINOS - Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos 
> Fones (0xx51) 590-3333 | 591-1100 | 591-1122 ramal 1658
> São Leopoldo - RS
> 
> ["The study of non-linear physics is like the study of non-elephant
> biology."]
>  


-- 
Daniel da Veiga
Computer Operator - RS - Brazil

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Re: [gentoo-user] Alsa daemon won't start

[Christoph Eckert]

> >  /usr/sbin/alsactl: set_control:873: failed to obtain
> > info for control #30 (No such file or directory)

the settings are stored in /etc/asound.state as soon as ALSA 
stops. Does this file exist and is it writeable?

You can try to delete it and see if this helps.


Best regards


    ce


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Re: [gentoo-user] Alsa daemon won't start

[Urs Schuetz]

On Thu, 28 Jul 2005, Christoph Eckert wrote:

> 
> > >  /usr/sbin/alsactl: set_control:873: failed to obtain
> > > info for control #30 (No such file or directory)
> 
> the settings are stored in /etc/asound.state as soon as ALSA 
> stops. Does this file exist and is it writeable?
> 
> You can try to delete it and see if this helps.

...or recreate it with
alsactl store

This writes the actual mixer settings to a file, which will be
read when you start alsa.

 __
Urs

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Re: [gentoo-user] Alsa daemon won't start

[Mark Knecht]

On 7/28/05, Urs Schuetz <u.schutz@bluewin.ch> wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Jul 2005, Christoph Eckert wrote:
> 
> >
> > > > /usr/sbin/alsactl: set_control:873: failed to obtain
> > > > info for control #30 (No such file or directory)
> >
> > the settings are stored in /etc/asound.state as soon as ALSA
> > stops. Does this file exist and is it writeable?
> >
> > You can try to delete it and see if this helps.
> 
> ...or recreate it with
> alsactl store
> 
> This writes the actual mixer settings to a file, which will be
> read when you start alsa.
> 
>  __
> Urs
> 

Yeah, the process goes like this:

rm /etc/asound.state
alsmixer
(set levels and exit)
alsactl store

- Mark

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Re: [gentoo-user] Alsa daemon won't start

[Antonio Souto]

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Thanks a lot! 

I removed /etc/asound.state and the service restarted without errors. Then I 
run alsaconf (thanks to Veiga) and unmuted the card. Listening to music 
again :)

Thanks to the other folks that answered too.

On 7/28/05, Christoph Eckert <ce@christeck.de> wrote:
> 
> 
> > > /usr/sbin/alsactl: set_control:873: failed to obtain
> > > info for control #30 (No such file or directory)
> 
> the settings are stored in /etc/asound.state as soon as ALSA
> stops. Does this file exist and is it writeable?
> 
> You can try to delete it and see if this helps.
> 
> 
> Best regards
> 
> 
> ce
> 
> 
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> gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
> 
> 


-- 
Antonio Souto
Laboratorista e mestrando do
PIPCA - Programa Interdisciplinar de Pós-Graduação em Computação Aplicada
Bacharel em Ciência da Computação
UNISINOS - Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos
Fones (0xx51) 590-3333 | 591-1100 | 591-1122 ramal 1658
São Leopoldo - RS

["The study of non-linear physics is like the study of non-elephant 
biology."]

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