[linux-audio-user] Mixers (maybe)

[Steve Harris]

I think you need to run the script that creates the devices, on my machine
the config is in /etc/makedev.d/alsa, but I've no idea how you run it.

- Steve

On Thu, Oct 28, 2004 at 12:08:10PM -0400, Laura Conrad wrote:
> 
> I had to rebuild my system a couple of weeks ago, and I'm having some
> trouble with sound.  What I want to have work is my SBLive sound card
> under alsa.
> 
> I did the install from a knoppix disk, and I boot it with the alsa
> option.  I can play sounds using timidity, aplay, and realaudio (at least),
> and record using audacity.  kmix seems to work correctly.
> 
> However, when I try to run most of the mixers, I get error messages,
> and therefore I can't use sound apps that expect to be able to run a
> mixer.  
> 
> I seem to get all the same errors whether I'm root or a user, so I
> think the permissions are set up correctly.
> 
> Here are some sample error messages:
> 
> #pydance
>      pygame.error: mixer system not initialized
> 
> #pysol
>      Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/share/games/pysol/pysolaudio.py", line 229, in startServer
>     self.audiodev.init()
> error: unable to open audio: No available audio device
> PySol: could not connect to pysolsoundserver, sound disabled.
> 
> root at tuba:/etc/init.d# ./alsa restart
> Storing ALSA mixer settings...failed.
> Starting ALSA..../alsa: Error: alsactl restore failed with message 'alsactl: load_state:1134: No soundcards found...'.
> done.
> root at tuba:/etc/init.d# 
> 
> [~]# alsamixer
> 
> alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such device
> [~]# 
> 
> [~]# amixer
> amixer: Mixer attach default error: No such device
> 
> Does anyone have any idea what could be wrong?  I've done a lot of
> googling, and these error messages aren't uncommon, but none of the
> suggested solutions seems to work for me.
>      
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