Re: [gentoo-user] My Continuing ALSA Woes

[Mark Knecht]

On 10/22/05, Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com> wrote:
> On 10/22/05, Michael Sullivan <michael@××××××××××××.com> wrote:
> > On Sat, 2005-10-22 at 17:04 +0200, Holly Bostick wrote:
> > > Michael Sullivan schreef:
> > > > camille ~ # emerge -pv alsa-tools alsa-utils alsa-lib alsa-headers
> > > > alsa-jack alsa-oss alsa-firmware
> > > >
> > > > These are the packages that I would merge, in order:
> > > >
> > > > Calculating dependencies ...done! [ebuild   R   ]
> > > > media-sound/alsa-tools-1.0.9  +X 0 kB [ebuild   R   ]
> > > > media-sound/alsa-utils-1.0.10_rc2  +nls 0 kB [ebuild   R   ]
> > > > media-libs/alsa-lib-1.0.10_rc2  +doc +jack* 0 kB [ebuild   R   ]
> > > > media-sound/alsa-headers-1.0.10_rc2  0 kB [ebuild   R   ]
> > > > media-plugins/alsa-jack-1.0.10_rc1  0 kB [ebuild   R   ]
> > > > media-libs/alsa-oss-1.0.10_rc2  0 kB [ebuild   R   ]
> > > > media-sound/alsa-firmware-1.0.9  0 kB
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >From www.alsa-project.org:
> > >
> > > Latest Software Releases
> > > Package
> > >
> > >     * Driver
> > >     * Library
> > >     * Lib-plugins
> > >     * Utilities
> > >     * Tools
> > >     * Firmware
> > >     * OSS Compat. Library
> > >
> > > Stable release
> > >
> > >     * 1.0.9b
> > >     * 1.0.9
> > >     * 1.0.9
> > >     * 1.0.9a
> > >     * 1.0.9
> > >     * 1.0.9
> > >     * 1.0.9
> > >
> > > Development release
> > >
> > >     * 1.0.10rc2
> > >     * 1.0.10rc2
> > >     * 1.0.10rc1
> > >     * 1.0.10rc2
> > >     * 1.0.10rc2
> > >     * ---
> > >     * 1.0.10rc2
> > >
> > > So there is an alsa-tools devel release higher than what you've got, as
> > > well as a firmware devel-release.
> > >
> > > It's possible that part of the issue is the version mismatch you've got
> > > happening (for example, the devel release of alsa-tools might well
> > > understand how the hda-intel cards work, whereas 1.0.9 does not).
> > >
> > > I would consider copying the alsa-firmware and alsa-tools ebuilds to
> > > your overlay, updating them to 1.0.10rc2, and seeing if they will then
> > > upgrade, and if so, whether that helps.
> > >
> > > Just an idea.
> > >
> > > Holly
> >
> > Are there ebuilds for alsa-firmware-1.0.10-rc2 and
> > alsa-tools-1.0.10.rc2???  I looked in portage (I sync every night at
> > midnight) and I didn't see them...
>
> I believe that alsa-firmware is only supporting the HDSP devices
> (Digiface and Multiface) that need to have firmware loaded into them
> before they will operate. My HDSP 9652 doesn't need it since the
> firmware is on the card.
>
> I find it doubtful that this will fix your problem, but it doesn't hurt to try.
>
> Did you do the aplay experiment?
>
> - Mark
>

Please spend some time looking at the Alsa bug report system. There
are a number of folks having similar problems. There are currently
25-30 bugs reported for this device. Maybe 25% of them have been for
no sound or alsamixer problems. A couple have solutions. It seems that
most are waiting attention.

If you think your problem matches one of theirs then add your info to
the bug report. If you think it's different than all the ones filed
then file a new one.

One interesting report said alsamixer failed exactly like it does for
you but he managed to get sound using ogg123. Maybe you can try that.

https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=1316

- Mark

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