Alsa problems

Golradir · 2005-03-25 21:46:38

Hello! I tried installing alsa, using:

pacman -Sy alsa-driver alsa-lib alsa-oss alsa-utils

and then:

alsaconf

I then added myself to the audio group:

gpasswd -a username audio

Then I tried using alsamixer, but it gives me an error:

No mixer elems found

Alsa works excellent on all the distro's I've tried thusfar.

Yesterday I discovered:

alsamixer -c 1

gives me the mixer, however, xmms still gives me no sound.

uname -r

2.6.11.3-ARCH

lsmod

Module Size Used by
uhci_hcd 33424 0
eth1394 22152 0
parport_pc 29252 0
parport 38600 1 parport_pc
pcspkr 4044 0
rtc 13260 0
nvidia 3917276 12
ohci1394 35716 0
ieee1394 111800 2 eth1394,ohci1394
sis900 22020 0
ehci_hcd 36488 0
ohci_hcd 23048 0
usbcore 125560 4 uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd
snd_intel8x0 34624 0
snd_intel8x0m 19396 0
snd_ac97_codec 79224 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_intel8x0m
snd_pcm_oss 56224 0
snd_mixer_oss 21120 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 98564 4 snd_intel8x0,snd_intel8x0m,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pc
m_oss
snd_timer 27268 1 snd_pcm
snd 59492 7 snd_intel8x0,snd_intel8x0m,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pc
m_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 10848 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 10244 3 snd_intel8x0,snd_intel8x0m,snd_pcm
i2c_sis96x 5764 0
i2c_core 23296 1 i2c_sis96x
pci_hotplug 34760 0
tsdev 8256 0
evdev 9984 0
nls_cp437 6144 1
vfat 14976 1
fat 41884 1 vfat

Does anyone know what's going on?

Last edited by Golradir (2007-11-17 15:11:55)

smith · 2005-03-25 22:39:28

You don't need to install alsa-driver since alsa is built-in for the 2.6 series of kernels. Try removing it.

phrakture · 2005-03-25 22:57:15

it's hotplug's fault: my laptop does the same thing... intel8x0 is your module, so you do that yourself... somehow hotplug adds in intel8x0m (maybe m==mobile?) which goofs it all up.... try blacklisting that module (or getting rid of yucky hotplug)

puntmuts · 2005-03-25 23:03:13

Could this intel8x0m be a (sound)modem ? If so, that driver will get in the way because it will load as the first soundcard and your normal soundcard/chip will be know as the second card. I don't have such a device but did read many problems with it on other forums.

Golradir · 2005-03-25 23:05:36

Blacklisting intel8x0m works excellent. Thank you!

phrakture · 2005-03-25 23:09:50

puntmuts wrote:

Could this intel8x0m be a (sound)modem ?

maybe that's it! I thought it was a laptop thing (like pentium-m)... I feel dumb :oops: :oops:

Victor · 2005-03-26 09:23:13

snd-intel8x0m is a module for the integrated MC97 modem on motherboards (Intel, SiS...).

I think the problem could be the modem is configured as /dev/dsp and the sound card (snd-intel8x0) as /dev/dsp1; that's why when you do alsamixer -c 1, the sound card mixer is shown (by default, when you type alsamixer is like if you type alsamixer -c 0, and, for you, it is the modem device which doesn't have a mixer).

So if you configure XMMS program to use /dev/dsp1 instead of /dev/dsp (the default), it will work properly.

You can also put snd-intel8x0m module into the hotplug blacklist if you don't use it.

And, finally, you can edit your /etc/modprobe.conf to use snd-card-0 (/dev/dsp) for snd-intel8x0, and snd-card-1 (/dev/dsp1) for snd-intel8x0m.

Good luck

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#1 2005-03-25 21:46:38

Alsa problems

#2 2005-03-25 22:39:28

Re: Alsa problems

#3 2005-03-25 22:57:15

Re: Alsa problems

#4 2005-03-25 23:03:13

Re: Alsa problems

#5 2005-03-25 23:05:36

Re: Alsa problems

#6 2005-03-25 23:09:50

Re: Alsa problems

#7 2005-03-26 09:23:13

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