[PlanetCCRMA] Problems with Alsa and Sound Blaster Live card
TheRobeBoy@aol.com
TheRobeBoy@aol.com
Sun Feb 29 11:48:01 2004
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Hi everyone,
I am trying to get the Alsa drivers running with a Sound Blaster Live card on
my computer with Fedora Core 1 and CCRMA. I am not sure what I am doing
wrong so any help would be much appreciated. I am new to linux as well so I
readily admit this could be my problem. Appologies if there are any typos or
formatting errors when I am giving you error messages and whatnot. The computer I
am having the problems on doesn't have an internet connection so I am typing
these all by hand.
Anyway, when I am using the default sound drivers that are installed with
Planet CCRMA and I do an lsmod command I get the following list (I am going to
restrict these lists to only the modules that seem to be audio related):
Module Size Used by Not tainted
emu10k1 72872 1 (autoclean)
ac97_codec 17224 0 (autoclean) [emu10k1]
sound 74900 0 (autoclean) [emu10k1]
soundcore 6660 7 (autoclean) [emu10k1 sound]
When I run alsaconf if immidiately prints the following which may or may not
have anything to do with my problems:
which: no dialog in
(/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/root/bin)
The alsaconf program then detects and configures my soundcard but then starts
having problems. It tries to start alsa and run the alsamixer and I get the
following messages:
Loading driver...
Starting sound driver snd-emu10k1
/lib/modules/2.4.22-9.23rc3.ll.rhfc1.ccrma/kernel/sound/snd-emu10k1.o:
init_module: No such device
/lib/modules/2.4.22-9.23rc3.ll.rhfc1.ccrma/kernel/sound/snd-emu10k1.o: insmod
/lib/modules/2.4.22-9.23rc3.ll.rhfc1.ccrma/kernel/sound/snd-emu10k1.0 failed
/lib/modules/2.4.22-9.23rc3.ll.rhfc1.ccrma/kernel/sound/snd-emu10k1.0: Hint:
insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid
IO or IRQ parameters.
You may find more information in syslog of the output from dmesg
insmod snd-emu10k1 failed
[FAILED}
Setting default volumes...
Saving the mixer setup used for this in /etc/asound.state.
/usr/sbin/alsactl: save_state:1061: No soundcards found...
after this operation, the only addition to the lsmod list is:
Module Size Used by Not tainted
snd 47012 0 (autoclean)
Here is the modules.conf file after running alsaconf:
alias usb-controller usb-uhci
# --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
# --- ALSACONF version 1.0.0 ---
alias char-major-116 snd
alias char-major-14 soundcore
alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1
alias sound-slot-0 snd-emu10k1
# --- END: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
So, thinking I may still have the oss drivers installed or something I reboot
the machine. The lsmod listing is then:
Module Size Used by Not tainted
snd-mixer-oss 16432 0 (autoclean) (unused)
snd 47012 0 (autoclean) [snd-mixer-oss]
soundcore 6660 0 (autoclean) [snd]
if I try to invoke the alsa mixer I get the following error:
alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such device
the dmsg command displays the following related to the soundcard:
EMU10K1/Audigy soundcard not found or device busy.
Any ideas? Thanks for the help.
- Jeff Taylor
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<DIV>Hi everyone,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I am trying to get the Alsa drivers running with a Sound Blaster Live c=
ard on my computer with Fedora Core 1 and CCRMA. I am not sure what I=20=
am doing wrong so any help would be much appreciated. I am new to linu=
x as well so I readily admit this could be my problem. Appologies if t=
here are any typos or formatting errors when I am giving you error messages=20=
and whatnot. The computer I am having the problems on doesn't have an=20=
internet connection so I am typing these all by hand.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Anyway, when I am using the default sound drivers that are installed wi=
th Planet CCRMA and I do an lsmod command I get the following list (I am goi=
ng to restrict these lists to only the modules that seem to be audio related=
):</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Module  =
; Size Used by N=
ot tainted<BR>emu10k1 72872 &=
nbsp; 1 (autoclean)<BR>ac97_=
codec 17224 0&nb=
sp; (autoclean) [emu10k1]<BR>sound =
74900 &nbs=
p; 0 (autoclean) =
[emu10k1]<BR>soundcore 6660 =
7 (autoclean)&n=
bsp; [emu10k1 sound]</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>When I run alsaconf if immidiately prints the following which may or ma=
y not have anything to do with my problems:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>which: no dialog in (/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbi=
n:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/root/bin)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The alsaconf program then detects and configures my soundcard but=20=
then starts having problems. It tries to start alsa and run the alsami=
xer and I get the following messages:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Loading driver...<BR>Starting sound driver snd-emu10k1<BR>/lib/modules/=
2.4.22-9.23rc3.ll.rhfc1.ccrma/kernel/sound/snd-emu10k1.o: init_module: No su=
ch device<BR>/lib/modules/2.4.22-9.23rc3.ll.rhfc1.ccrma/kernel/sound/snd-emu=
10k1.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.4.22-9.23rc3.ll.rhfc1.ccrma/kernel/sound/snd-e=
mu10k1.0 failed<BR>/lib/modules/2.4.22-9.23rc3.ll.rhfc1.ccrma/kernel/sound/s=
nd-emu10k1.0: Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module paramete=
rs, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters.<BR>You may find more information=
in syslog of the output from dmesg<BR>insmod snd-emu10k1 failed<BR> &n=
bsp; =
&nbs=
p; &n=
bsp; =
&nbs=
p; &n=
bsp; [FAILED}<BR>Setting default volumes...<BR>Saving the=20=
mixer setup used for this in /etc/asound.state.<BR>/usr/sbin/alsactl: save_s=
tate:1061: No soundcards found...</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>after this operation, the only addition to the lsmod list is:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Module  =
; Size Used by N=
ot tainted<BR>snd  =
; 47012 &nb=
sp; 0 (autoclean)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Here is the modules.conf file after running alsaconf:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>alias usb-controller usb-uhci</DIV>
<DIV># --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---</DIV>
<DIV># --- ALSACONF version 1.0.0 ---</DIV>
<DIV>alias char-major-116 snd</DIV>
<DIV>alias char-major-14 soundcore</DIV>
<DIV>alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss</DIV>
<DIV>alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss</DIV>
<DIV>alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss</DIV>
<DIV>alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss</DIV>
<DIV>alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss</DIV>
<DIV>alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1</DIV>
<DIV>alias sound-slot-0 snd-emu10k1</DIV>
<DIV># --- END: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>So, thinking I may still have the oss drivers installed or something I=20=
reboot the machine. The lsmod listing is then:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Module  =
; Size Used by N=
ot tainted<BR>snd-mixer-oss 16432 0 =
; (autoclean) (unused)<BR>snd  =
; &nb=
sp; 47012 0 (autoclean=
) [snd-mixer-oss]<BR>soundcore &nbs=
p; 6660 0 =20=
(autoclean) [snd]</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>if I try to invoke the alsa mixer I get the following error:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such device</DI=
V>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>the dmsg command displays the following related to the soundcard:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>EMU10K1/Audigy soundcard not found or device busy.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Any ideas? Thanks for the help.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>- Jeff Taylor</DIV></BODY></HTML>
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