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alexandrei

Member

Registered: 2006-09-01

Posts: 5

udev, sound modules ok, sound devices missing [solved]

Edit:
Solved by putting the modules in rc.conf, but first snd-atiixp-modem, and then snd-atiixp!

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Hello! Unfortunately, this is my last resort...
I've freshly installed Arch last night.. and I'm having a problem with sound. I brwosed alot of topics in this forum, and on the wiki, but.. no results yet.

I have a laptop, ati 9200IGP..
udev loads modules corectly:

snd_atiixp_modem       12168  1 
snd_seq_oss            29440  0 
snd_seq_midi_event      6528  1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq                47184  4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device          6924  2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss            39072  0 
snd_mixer_oss          14592  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_atiixp             15244  0 
snd_ac97_codec         87456  2 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_atiixp
snd_ac97_bus            2432  1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm                67972  4 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_pcm_oss,snd_atiixp,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer              19204  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd                    42724  12 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_atiixp,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
snd_page_alloc          7816  3 snd_atiixp_modem,snd_atiixp,snd_pcm

but I am missing /dev/snd/controlC0 and the other one..pcmC0p
without these, i can't get alsa to work.

total 0
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 32 2006-09-24 16:28 controlC1
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 56 2006-09-24 16:28 pcmC1D0c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 48 2006-09-24 16:28 pcmC1D0p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116,  1 2006-09-24 16:28 seq
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 33 2006-09-24 16:28 timer

sometimes, after a reboot, I get those devices (controlC0) so I'm suspecting it may be the order in which modules are loaded.
I added them in rc.conf, snd-atiixp !snd-atiixp-modem snd-pcm-oss, but.. still no controlC0. (also, because of !snd-atiixp-modem controlC1 and the others are missing)

And /etc/modprobe.conf is empty.

This is very strange (I think) because last time I had Arch installed, it worked just fine, no troubles!(I was quite surprised, being used to older distributions..)

I have now updated everything, kernel 2.6.18, alsa from current, udev from testing (I tried with the one in current too)

Please, give me some ideas. I don't want to consider this as a 'bad luck install', and reinstall the system (i have the downloaded packages, but.. still!)

Thank you!
(PS: this is important, as I just skipped from windows, in an attempt to finnaly break free of dual boot grub setups ). I'll tell you later why I did it!

tpowa

Developer

From: Lauingen , Germany

Registered: 2004-04-05

Posts: 2,323

Re: udev, sound modules ok, sound devices missing [solved]

check your /etc/modprobe.conf, if there are any alsa entries remove them and also remove OSS  compatibilty stuff entries. A new modprobe.conf is plain and empty

alexandrei

Member

Registered: 2006-09-01

Posts: 5

Re: udev, sound modules ok, sound devices missing [solved]

check your /etc/modprobe.conf, if there are any alsa entries remove them and also remove OSS  compatibilty stuff entries. A new modprobe.conf is plain and empty

Empty (just the comments...)

tpowa

Developer

From: Lauingen , Germany

Registered: 2004-04-05

Posts: 2,323

Re: udev, sound modules ok, sound devices missing [solved]

load snd_atiixp and snd atiixp_modem in MODULES=() in rc.conf,
seems you have 2 sound cards that keeps on switching

alexandrei

Member

Registered: 2006-09-01

Posts: 5

Re: udev, sound modules ok, sound devices missing [solved]

load snd_atiixp and snd atiixp_modem in MODULES=() in rc.conf,
seems you have 2 sound cards that keeps on switching

I did that too before, but it didn't worked.. i put them in the same order you said...

but it seems that it works if I put them in reverse order, snd-atiixp-modem and then snd-atiixp!

Thanks for the help!