Re: [gentoo-user] alsa and Intel HD audio

[Matthew R. Lee]

On Sunday 08 October 2006 15:44, Matthew R. Lee wrote:
> On Sunday 08 October 2006 14:16, Steve Evans wrote:
> > On Sunday 08 October 2006 18:10, Matthew R. Lee wrote:
> > > I'm struggling with getting my soundcard setup
> > > from lspci
> > > 00:1b.0 Audio Device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH 7 Family) High
> > > Definition Audio Contoller (rev 03)
> > >
> > > chip=Generic 14f1 ID 5047
> > >
> > > I've compiled alsa support into the kernel:
> > > Device Drivers --->
> > >         Sound --->
> > >                 <*> Sound card support
> > >                 Advanced Linux Sound Architecture --->
> > >                         <*>alsa
> > >                         <*>sequencer support
> > >                         <*>oss mixer api
> > >                         PCI devices --->
> > >                                 <*> Intel HD Audio
> > >
> > > I've followed the Gentoo Linux ALSA Guide and the HARDWARE Intel 945G
> > > on gentoo wiki.  I've also checked the gentoo-forums and googled about
> > > When I boot the kernel I get no error messages
> > >
> > > cat /proc/asound/cards
> > > cat /proc/asound/version
> > > cat /proc/asound/oss/sndstat
> > > all give the expected responses
> > >
> > > dmesg doesn't report any problems
> > >
> > > when I run alsa mixer I get on bar only  - master
> > > that's it KDE says it can't detect the sound card
> > > Sofar I havn't installed any other software that uses sound, but I
> > > intend to install amarok, kmplayer, realplayer etc
> > >
> > > any help would be appreciated
> > > Matt
> >
> > I also have this soundcard. What kernel version are you using? I found
> > that with 2.6.16 I only had one bar in alsamixer, just like you. However
> > with 2.6.17 I got two bars and the sound worked, but quietly. Some
> > googling told me that the volume was fixed in alsa version 1.0.13, which
> > is newer than the version in the kernel. So I removed alsa from the
> > kernel and emerged the unstable version of alsa-driver, which is version
> > 1.0.13. The sound is now louder, but still not as much as I would like. I
> > get the impression that the driver for this card is a work in progress,
> > so hopefully it will get better. Also this version of alsa identifies the
> > chip in the card as being a Conexant, rather than just ID 5047, which has
> > to be a sign of progress :-)
> >
> > See http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/alsa-guide.xml for information on
> > installing alsa using alsa-driver rather than the kernel.
> >
> > Steve
>
> Did as you suggested and removed alsa from the kernel and compiled
> alsa-driver but It didn't work.  The only thing that changed was the name
> of the chip it detected, same as yours.  I still only have Master with
> alsamixer and no sound not even quitely  I'm using kernel 2.6.17-r8 and the
> 1.0.13 versions of alsa
>
> Matt

This might be part of the problem:
When I try to play an mp3 with madplay I get the following error
audio: /dev/dsp: no such file or directory
Am I missing something from the kernel?

Matt
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CASEB & ECIM
Departamento de Ecologia,
P. Universidad Catolica de Chile,
Alameda 340, Santiago,
CP 6513677
CHILE.

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URL: meiochile.matthewlee.org
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