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From: Harold Naparst <harold@××××××××.edu>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Return of My Continuing ALSA woes
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 20:30:39
Message-Id: bd8c10b80511231224je4c1a0cw5d2e727c7359b3da@mail.gmail.com
1 This is to continue the thread "Return of My Continuing ALSA woes".
2 I was enjoying the thread right up until the point where the Michael claimed
3 his problem was solved.
4 Here's my setup, which is the same as Michael's:
5
6
7 linux-2.6.15-rc1-mm2 # lspci | grep Audio
8 0000:00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
9 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
10
11 linux-2.6.15-rc1-mm2 # equery list -i alsa
12 [ Searching for package 'alsa' in all categories among: ]
13 * installed packages
14 [I--] [ ] media-libs/alsa-lib-1.0.10 (0)
15 [I--] [ ] media-sound/alsa-driver-1.0.10 (0)
16 [I--] [ ] media-sound/alsa-headers-1.0.10 (0)
17 [I--] [ ] media-sound/alsa-utils-1.0.10 (0.9)
18
19 /etc/modules.d/alsa:
20 ============
21 # Alsa 0.9.X kernel modules' configuration file.
22 # $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/media-sound/alsa-utils/files/alsa-
23 modules.conf-rc,v 1.4 2004/11/16 01:31:22 eradicator Exp $
24 # ALSA portion
25 # OSS/Free portion
26
27 ##
28 ## IMPORTANT:
29 ## You need to customise this section for your specific sound card(s)
30 ## and then run `update-modules' command.
31 ## Read alsa-driver's INSTALL file in /usr/share/doc for more info.
32 ##
33 ## ALSA portion
34 ## alias snd-card-0 snd-interwave
35 ## alias snd-card-1 snd-ens1371
36 ## OSS/Free portion
37 ## alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
38 ## alias sound-slot-1 snd-card-1
39 ##
40
41 # OSS/Free portion - card #1
42 ## OSS/Free portion - card #2
43 ## alias sound-service-1-0 snd-mixer-oss
44 ## alias sound-service-1-3 snd-pcm-oss
45 ## alias sound-service-1-12 snd-pcm-oss
46
47 alias /dev/mixer snd-mixer-oss
48 alias /dev/dsp snd-pcm-oss
49 alias /dev/midi snd-seq-oss
50
51 # Set this to the correct number of cards.
52
53 # --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
54 # --- ALSACONF version 1.0.10 ---
55 alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
56 alias sound-slot-0 snd-hda-intel
57 # --- END: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
58
59 options snd-hda-intel model=3stack position_fix=2
60
61 and then:
62
63 /etc/init.d/alsasound restart
64 * WARNING: you are stopping a boot service.
65 * Storing ALSA Mixer Levels ...
66 /usr/sbin/alsactl: get_control:149: Cannot read control info '2,0,0,Front
67 Playback Volume,0': Invalid argument [ !! ] * Unloading ALSA
68 ...
69 [ ok ] * Unloading ALSA modules
70 ...
71 [ ok ] * Loading ALSA modules ...
72 * Loading: snd-card-0
73 ...
74 [ ok ] * Loading: snd-seq-oss
75 ...
76 [ ok ] * Loading: snd-pcm-oss
77 ...
78 [ ok ] * Restoring Mixer Levels ...
79 * No mixer config in /etc/asound.state, you have to unmute your
80 card! [ ok ]largarme
81 modules.d # amixer
82 amixer: Mixer default load error: Invalid argument
83 modules.d # alsamixer
84
85 alsamixer: function snd_mixer_load failed: Invalid argument
86
87
88 and some choice lines from dmesg:
89
90 ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:1b.0 disabled
91 ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1b.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
92 PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1b.0 to 64
93 hda_codec: Unknown model for ALC880, trying auto-probe from BIOS...
94 hda_codec: num_steps = 0 for NID=0x8
95 hda_codec: num_steps = 0 for NID=0xb
96 hda_codec: num_steps = 0 for NID=0xb
97
98 Any ideas?

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Re: [gentoo-user] Return of My Continuing ALSA woes Glenn Enright <elinar@×××××××.nz>