[linux-audio-user] ALSA not working, new Debian installation

[Gian Paolo Mureddu]

Eric Dantan Rzewnicki wrote:

>Are your modules actually loaded? check with /sbin/lsmod.
>
>Did you install the module-init-tools package? this is required for the
>new modprobe.conf module management scheme and the 2.6 kernel's new
>module loading/infrastructure stuff.
>
>-Eric Rz.
>
>On Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 06:15:41PM +0000, Tim Beauregard wrote:
>  
>
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>>Hi L-A-users,
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>>I've just installed kernel 2.6.3 on my Debian unstable system.  I am
>>unable to make ALSA work.  The error message I see is:
>>
>>tim at debian:~$ play /win/My\ Music/Various/track02.cdda.wav
>>playing /win/My Music/Various/track02.cdda.wav
>>sox: Can't open output file '/dev/dsp': No such device
>>
>>I'm presuming I've missed something in the kernel config as sound works
>>fine with 2.4.24.
>>
>>I've compiled ASLA and OSS API emulation into the kernel (no modules),
>>selected the Intel i8x0 device as I have nVidia nforce audio.  I am a
>>member of the audio group.  alsa-base is 1.0.2c-3, alsa-utils is 1.0.2-1.
>>
>>Below I've pasted
>>
>>/etc/alsa/modutils/1.0
>>/dev/dsp
>>/usr/src/kernel-source-2.6.3/.config
>>
>>Any suggestions I would greatly appreciate.
>>
>>Thank you,
>>
>>Tim Beauregard
>>
>>tim at debian:~$ more /etc/alsa/modutils/1.0
>>### DEBCONF MAGIC
>># This file was automatically generated by alsa-base's debconf stuff
>>
>>alias char-major-116 snd
>>alias char-major-14 soundcore
>>
>>options snd major=116 cards_limit=4
>>
>>alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
>>alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
>>alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
>>alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
>>alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
>>alias /dev/dsp* snd-pcm-oss
>>
>>alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
>>
>>alias snd-slot-0 snd-card-0
>>alias sound-slot-0 snd-slot-0
>>
>>tim at debian:~$ ls -l /dev/dsp
>>lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root      9 Feb 25 15:56 /dev/dsp -> /dev/dsp0
>>
>>tim at debian:~$ ls -l /dev/dsp0
>>crw-rw----    1 root     audio     14,   3 Feb 25 15:56 /dev/dsp0
>>
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I don't see anything wrong with your setup, however I think you need to 
create the devices by running the snddevices script found in the 
ALSA-driver at  the project's official page. I had similar troubles, I'd 
recommend you installing the driver, the library and the utilities (to 
have alsamixer, depends on alsalib). Hope this info is useful.