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hypermegachi

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Registered: 2004-07-25

Posts: 311

gnome volume control doesn't recognize alsa

ok, general specs
custom kernel, 2.6
alsa is modules

output from lsmod:
Module                  Size  Used by
snd_seq_oss            30976  0
snd_seq_midi_event      6272  1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq                48144  4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_pcm_oss            49320  0
snd_mixer_oss          17408  1 snd_pcm_oss
fglrx                 209572  9
agpgart                26792  0
snd_cmipci             29444  1
snd_pcm                84360  2 snd_pcm_oss,snd_cmipci
snd_page_alloc          8712  1 snd_pcm
snd_opl3_lib            9088  1 snd_cmipci
snd_timer              21124  3 snd_seq,snd_pcm,snd_opl3_lib
snd_hwdep               7044  1 snd_opl3_lib
snd_mpu401_uart         6016  1 snd_cmipci
snd_rawmidi            20260  1 snd_mpu401_uart
snd_seq_device          6408  4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_opl3_lib,snd_rawmidi
snd                    45796  15 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_cmipci,snd_pcm,snd_opl3_lib,snd_timer,snd_hwdep,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device
soundcore               7264  1 snd

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with the gnome volume control applet, when i try to change the volume it doesn't work, the slider moves back to 0.  if i try to go into the actual gnome-volume-control i get an error message saying "Sorry, no mixer elements and/or devices found"

alsamixer from the console works.  xmms works with alsa, oss, and esd as outputs.

another bit of info that might help, is that gstreamer only recognizes esd, and no oss or alsa.

so...any clues on how i can get gnome working with sound?  thanx.

Greycloack

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Registered: 2004-03-05

Posts: 166

Re: gnome volume control doesn't recognize alsa

err...
don't know if this will help, I'm using xfce not gnome but I recall there was a package named gnome-alsa-mixer
or something like that...
maybe you need that one

hypermegachi

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Registered: 2004-07-25

Posts: 311

Re: gnome volume control doesn't recognize alsa

gnome-alsamixer works.  but i'd like to be able to use the gnome volume control.  reason being, it can be set a keyboard shortcut allowing me to change volumes on the fly...whereas right now, i'd have to manually open up gnome-alsamixer just to change the volume...which is annoying to say the least.

at first i thought it was because i compiled all of alsa built in, but then i tried recompiling my kernel as modules, and still no dice.  alsaconf + a reboot didn't do the trick either.

permissions under /dev/snd/* are set to 666, i have no clue what else could be wrong...

inklingx

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2004-05-30

Posts: 18

Re: gnome volume control doesn't recognize alsa

run as user: gconf-editor
Browse to system->gstreamer->0.8->default and change the value for audiosink to alsasink

hypermegachi

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Registered: 2004-07-25

Posts: 311

Re: gnome volume control doesn't recognize alsa

thanks for the suggestions...sorry for this thread, i found an older thread with the same problem.

running gst-register fixed my problems.  thanks all.