Mailing List Archive: ALSA & SB LIve! problem

I am returning to an old config problem, trying to get my ALSA working
with my SB Live! card. I have read so many ALSA & SB Live! howtos but
seem to be getting nowhere :-(

I know my hardware is OK, Knoppix playes audio no problem.

I have a USB webcam with mic + SB Live! card. On startup card0 was the
USB mic. From a suggestion I compiled my emu10K1 into the kernel & now
my SB Live! card is card0

I emerge alsa-utils, setup alsamixer with master, surround & center all
@ 100% & unmuted

Because of my mic problem I have compiled all my ALSA modules into the
kernel

#
# Sound
#
CONFIG_SOUND=y

#
# Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
#
CONFIG_SND=y
CONFIG_SND_TIMER=y
CONFIG_SND_PCM=y
CONFIG_SND_HWDEP=y
CONFIG_SND_RAWMIDI=y
CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER=y
# CONFIG_SND_SEQ_DUMMY is not set
CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL=y
CONFIG_SND_MIXER_OSS=y
CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS=y
CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER_OSS=y
CONFIG_SND_RTCTIMER=y
# CONFIG_SND_VERBOSE_PRINTK is not set
# CONFIG_SND_DEBUG is not set

#
# Generic devices
#
# CONFIG_SND_DUMMY is not set
# CONFIG_SND_VIRMIDI is not set
# CONFIG_SND_MTPAV is not set
# CONFIG_SND_SERIAL_U16550 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_MPU401 is not set

#
#
# PCI devices
#
CONFIG_SND_AC97_CODEC=y
# CONFIG_SND_ALI5451 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_ATIIXP is not set
# CONFIG_SND_AU8810 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_AU8820 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_AU8830 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_AZT3328 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_BT87X is not set
# CONFIG_SND_CS46XX is not set
# CONFIG_SND_CS4281 is not set
CONFIG_SND_EMU10K1=y
# CONFIG_SND_KORG1212 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_MIXART is not set
# CONFIG_SND_NM256 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_RME32 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_RME96 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_RME9652 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_HDSP is not set
# CONFIG_SND_TRIDENT is not set
# CONFIG_SND_YMFPCI is not set
# CONFIG_SND_ALS4000 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_CMIPCI is not set
# CONFIG_SND_ENS1370 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_ENS1371 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_ES1938 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_ES1968 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_FM801 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_ICE1712 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_ICE1724 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_INTEL8X0 is not set
# CONFIG_SND_INTEL8X0M is not set
# CONFIG_SND_SONICVIBES is not set
# CONFIG_SND_VIA82XX is not set
# CONFIG_SND_VX222 is not set

Because all of my modules are compiled into the kernel - I have not
setup aliases.

Play sounds with ogg123, no sound output.

Can anyone point me in the right direction. I have previously removed my
webcam and used modules, still no go !

Any help much appreciated

Dave

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Dave S wrote:

> I am returning to an old config problem, trying to get my ALSA working
> with my SB Live! card. I have read so many ALSA & SB Live! howtos but
> seem to be getting nowhere :-(
>
> I know my hardware is OK, Knoppix playes audio no problem.
>
> I have a USB webcam with mic + SB Live! card. On startup card0 was the
> USB mic. From a suggestion I compiled my emu10K1 into the kernel & now
> my SB Live! card is card0
>
> I emerge alsa-utils, setup alsamixer with master, surround & center
> all @ 100% & unmuted
>
> Because of my mic problem I have compiled all my ALSA modules into the
> kernel
>
> #
> # Sound
> #
> CONFIG_SOUND=y
>
> #
> # Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
> #
> CONFIG_SND=y
> CONFIG_SND_TIMER=y
> CONFIG_SND_PCM=y
> CONFIG_SND_HWDEP=y
> CONFIG_SND_RAWMIDI=y
> CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER=y
> # CONFIG_SND_SEQ_DUMMY is not set
> CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL=y
> CONFIG_SND_MIXER_OSS=y
> CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS=y
> CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER_OSS=y
> CONFIG_SND_RTCTIMER=y
> # CONFIG_SND_VERBOSE_PRINTK is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_DEBUG is not set
>
> #
> # Generic devices
> #
> # CONFIG_SND_DUMMY is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_VIRMIDI is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_MTPAV is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_SERIAL_U16550 is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_MPU401 is not set
>
> #
> #
> # PCI devices
> #
> CONFIG_SND_AC97_CODEC=y
> # CONFIG_SND_ALI5451 is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_ATIIXP is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_AU8810 is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_AU8820 is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_AU8830 is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_AZT3328 is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_BT87X is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_CS46XX is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_CS4281 is not set
> CONFIG_SND_EMU10K1=y
> # CONFIG_SND_KORG1212 is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_MIXART is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_NM256 is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_RME32 is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_RME96 is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_RME9652 is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_HDSP is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_TRIDENT is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_YMFPCI is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_ALS4000 is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_CMIPCI is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_ENS1370 is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_ENS1371 is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_ES1938 is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_ES1968 is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3 is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_FM801 is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_ICE1712 is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_ICE1724 is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_INTEL8X0 is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_INTEL8X0M is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_SONICVIBES is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_VIA82XX is not set
> # CONFIG_SND_VX222 is not set
>
> Because all of my modules are compiled into the kernel - I have not
> setup aliases.
>
> Play sounds with ogg123, no sound output.
>
> Can anyone point me in the right direction. I have previously removed
> my webcam and used modules, still no go !
>
> Any help much appreciated
>
> Dave
>
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> gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
>
>
>
OK at about 3AM UK time I got it working ! - I compiled everything into
the kernel, deleted /etc/modules.d/alsa & modules-updated, re-booted &
viola !

A couple of usefull bits I found.

kmix overrides alsamixer when kde 3.3 boots, there is an option in kmix
to stop kmix doing this,

Secondly 'event noises' did not work in kde3.3 , I had to edit
/home/dave/.kde3.3/share/config/knotifyrc
and change Use Arts=true to get it to work

But it works !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dave (Pretty tierd now !)

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