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BowlSmoker

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Registered: 2009-10-09

Posts: 27

ALSA installed but not found.

I'm a new user. Recently I've done an upgrade and had to install OSS for a game and my ALSA driver seems to be completely gone.

# /etc/rc.d/alsa start
:: Restoring ALSA Levels                                                 [BUSY] /usr/sbin/alsactl: load_state:1569: Cannot open /etc/asound.state for reading: No such file or directory
                                                                         [DONE]

so I tried aslactl store to restore the file:

# alsactl store
alsactl: save_state:1502: No soundcards found..

No go...

# ls -l /dev/dsp
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 2009-10-12 13:30 /dev/dsp -> /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcm0

# aplay -l
aplay: device_list:223: no soundcards found...

# alsamixer 
cannot open mixer: No such file or directory

However, alsa-lib, alsa-utils, alsa-oss, alsa-plugins. I even tried to install a bunch of alsa-related stuff from AUR as well. I don't know why its not being found. I'm really hating how OSS can only manage 1 sound source. 

pacman -S alsa-lib alsa-oss alsa-plugins
warning: alsa-lib-1.0.21.a-1 is up to date -- reinstalling
warning: alsa-oss-1.0.17-1 is up to date -- reinstalling
warning: alsa-plugins-1.0.21-1 is up to date -- reinstalling
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...

Targets (3): alsa-lib-1.0.21.a-1  alsa-oss-1.0.17-1  alsa-plugins-1.0.21-1  

Total Download Size:    0.00 MB
Total Installed Size:   2.67 MB

Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y  
checking package integrity...
(3/3) checking for file conflicts                   [#####################] 100%
(1/3) upgrading alsa-lib                            [#####################] 100%
(2/3) upgrading alsa-oss                            [#####################] 100%
(3/3) upgrading alsa-plugins                        [#####################] 100%
Install jack-audio-connection-kit, libsamplerate, ffmpeg
or pulseaudio to get their respective plugins working

Also, it shows up in lspci along with many other things

00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 02)
    Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. P5B
    Flags: fast devsel, IRQ 22
    Memory at febf8000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
    Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
    Capabilities: [60] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
    Capabilities: [70] Express Root Complex Integrated Endpoint, MSI 00
    Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
    Capabilities: [130] Root Complex Link <?>

Anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks

edit: added more info

Last edited by BowlSmoker (2009-10-12 18:14:56)

binary_decoherence

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Registered: 2009-11-13

Posts: 4

Re: ALSA installed but not found.

I am having the exact same problem, I have no idea how to fix it or what it going wrong. Any help would be appreciated.

There is only one difference with my problem

ls -l /dev/dsp
ls: cannot access /dev/dsp: No such file or directory

/dev/dsp does not have a soft link

Cr0k

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Registered: 2009-10-16

Posts: 174

Re: ALSA installed but not found.

Personnaly I used alsaconf in root for my sound, it works.

binary_decoherence

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Registered: 2009-11-13

Posts: 4

Re: ALSA installed but not found.

I swear I tried using Alsaconf just the other day and it didn't work....
It worked this time though

thanks