[gentoo-user] alsa config problems

[Rob]

Hi all,

I have done the alsa configuration before, so I am kind of at a loss as 
to why nothing is working.  I believe that I followed the Gentoo Linux 
Alsa Guide to the letter, but it was confusing. I had difficulty 
figuring out which parts of the text applied to different ways of 
configuring Alsa.  For example, the use of modules vs. a compiled in 
kernel Alsa. Also, when is the alsa-driver needed for operation?  It 
wouldn't compile when I tried it.

I am using modules.  Now, alsaconf failed when I tried it.  It wrote 
error messages to modules.d/alsa.  I seem to remember the error entries 
had a "snd-***" in them.  But a manually edited modules.d/alsa and then 
a modules-update allowed all the needed modules to be loaded during bootup.

So lsmod shows all the needed modules loaded, alsamixer is fully unmuted 
and the volumes turned up, yet no sound. I am certain that I have the 
right modules for my soundcard as revealed by pciutils.

Is there any other documentation for Alsa?  Man alsa or alsasound 
revealed nothing as well as apropos alsa.

Thanks,  Rob.
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