Re: [gentoo-user] recovering plain alsa [WAS:]: no sound on upgraded Firefox from 7 to 8 - using

[Francisco Ares]

On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 12:20 AM, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote:

> frares@×××××.com wrote:
>
>> On , Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote:
>> > Francisco Ares wrote:
>> >
>> > Thank you all who replied my last messages.
>> >
>> > Now I am back to plain alsa, but no two programs can use it at the same
>> time. Alsa drivers are built on the kernel, and I have the following
>> packages installed:
>> >
>> > media-libs/alsa-lib-1.0.24.1:0
>> > media-plugins/gst-plugins-**alsa-0.10.35:0.10
>> > media-sound/alsa-utils-1.0.24.**2-r1:0.9
>> >
>> > The two first ones were puled by emerging "alsa-utils".
>> >
>> > I have lost "/etc/asound.conf", and I guess this is the key.  Looking
>> to which package it belongs to, "equery" found none. I have put a quite
>> simple version (as explained here: http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/**
>> wiki/ALSA#Default_Sound_Device<http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/ALSA#Default_Sound_Device>
>> **) http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/**wiki/ALSA#Default_Sound_**Device%29<http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/ALSA#Default_Sound_Device%29>
>> >::
>> >
>> > pcm.!default { type hw card Intel }
>> > ctl.!default { type hw card Intel }
>> >
>> > Any hints on how can I get all programs to mix up as before?
>> >
>> > Thanks again
>> > Francisco
>> >
>> > --
>> > "If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then
>> you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I
>> have one idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two
>> ideas." - George Bernard Shaw
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I build my audio drivers into my kernel.  I also have these alsa
>> related packages installed:
>> >
>> > root@fireball / # equery list *alsa*
>> >  * Searching for *alsa* ...
>> > [IP-] [  ] media-libs/alsa-lib-1.0.24.1:0
>> > [IP-] [  ] media-plugins/gst-plugins-**alsa-0.10.35:0.10
>> > [IP-] [  ] media-sound/alsa-headers-1.0.**24:0
>> > [IP-] [  ] media-sound/alsa-utils-1.0.24.**2-r1:0.9
>> > [IP-] [  ] media-sound/alsamixergui-0.9.**0.1.2-r4:0
>> > root@fireball / #
>> >
>> > See if yours looks something like this.  I can watch videos and other
>> programs play sound at the same time.
>> >
>> > Dale
>> >
>> > :-)  :-)
>> >
>> > --
>> > I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood
>> or how you interpreted my words!
>> >
>> > Miss the compile output?  Hint:
>> > EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="--quiet-**build=n"
>> >
>>
>> In another machine I have at the office, sound works great without ever
>> having pulse installed. And there is no "/etc/asoud.whatever"
>>
>> I will recompile the kernel to remove a loop device that is going default
>> every time.
>>
>> Will post the results.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Francisco
>>
>
> I noticed this in my updates tonight.  This may be what you need to
> install or check into.
>
> [I] media-libs/sdl-mixer
>     Available versions:  1.2.11-r1{tbz2} {flac mad +midi mikmod mp3
> playtools static-libs timidity vorbis +wav}
>     Installed versions:  1.2.11-r1{tbz2}(07:58:24 PM 12/09/2011)(flac mad
> midi mp3 vorbis wav -mikmod -playtools -static-libs -timidity)
>     Homepage:            http://www.libsdl.org/**projects/SDL_mixer/<http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_mixer/>
>     Description:         Simple Direct Media Layer Mixer Library
>
> From what it says, it is what mixes sounds.  That's my thinking anyway.
>
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)
>
> --
> I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or
> how you interpreted my words!
>
> Miss the compile output?  Hint:
> EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="--quiet-**build=n"
>
>
>
Thanks, Dale, but now everything is working fine again. I left "genkernel"
working overnight on my custom ".config", and now that I removed
"/etc/asound.conf" and "/etc/asound.status" and rebooted, everything is
working fine with just plain ALSA.

As far as I know, "sdl" is somewhat like "pulse", isn't it? Some higher
level of interfacing, I think.  Let's do some more research...

By the way, looking on your previous post, why do you have alsa-libs
emerged and alsa built in the kernel at the same time?

Thanks again
Francisco


-- 
"If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you
and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have
one idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas."
- George Bernard Shaw