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Harry Putnam schreef: |
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> cat /proc/asound/cards 0 [V8237 ]: VIA8237 - VIA 8237 VIA |
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> 8237 with AD1980 at 0xc800, irq 201 |
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> I did install alsa-utils and ran alsaconf. /etc/modules.d/alsa looks |
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> like this: |
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> alias /dev/mixer snd-mixer-oss alias /dev/dsp snd-pcm-oss alias |
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> /dev/midi snd-seq-oss |
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> # Set this to the correct number of cards. # --- BEGIN: Generated by |
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> ALSACONF, do not edit. --- # --- ALSACONF version 1.0.11rc2 --- alias |
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> snd-card-0 snd-via82xx alias sound-slot-0 snd-via82xx # --- END: |
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> Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. --- |
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> Should the oss stuff be there? |
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Yes, it should (imo); many apps use ALSA's OSS emulation to play sounds. |
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So it's wise to have it unless you want to investigate every sound app |
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you use to make sure it's ALSA-capable. |
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> I've put alsasound into run level 3 and rebooted. |
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> On starting kde I still get a dialog message about the sound server |
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> being unavailable. No play tools work. |
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> (lsmod output at the end) |
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> Running the command line util `play' on a wav file shows this: |
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> reader > play WestMemphisBlues_SonnyBoyWilliamson2.wav ALSA lib |
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> confmisc.c:672:(snd_func_card_driver) cannot find card '0' <snip> |
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> ALSA lib conf.c:3960:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such |
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> device ALSA lib pcm.c:2107:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM |
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> default sox: Failed writing default: cannot open audio device |
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OK, here's the thing. Forgive me if I'm going too far back to basics, |
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but.... |
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The VIA 8237 is an onboard sound chip. I have one myself. As such, it's |
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controlled by the BIOS. Since you have previously not used sound on this |
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machine, it's within the realm of possibility (imo) that you disabled |
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the sound chip in the BIOS, which -- if that was the case-- would |
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possibly explain why the card is not being found when you actually try |
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to use it. |
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Have you checked, or would you check your BIOS and confirm that the |
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onboard sound is enabled there? |
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Holly |
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