[linux-audio-user] Debian 2.6.14 alsa problems

[Lee Revell]

On Fri, 2006-01-06 at 18:13 +0100, Nigel Henry wrote:
> On Friday 06 January 2006 16:42, Laura Conrad wrote:
> > >>>>> "NH" == Nigel Henry <cave.dnb at tiscali.fr> writes:
> >
> >     NH> Hi Laura On Debian Sarge/Etch, using Alsamixer v1.0.10 , the only
> > controls NH> affecting midi output are. Master; Front; and Music; obviously
> > with the NH> Audigy switch unmuted also.
> >
> > For the SBLive, 1.0.10 doesn't seem to have either Front or Music.
> > I'm pretty sure Music is now Synth; does anyone know what Front turned
> > into?
> >
> >     NH> I'm using Kmid, and Emu10k1 Wavetable Emu10k1 Port2 -ALSA device
> > (shown in NH> Kmids midi config), and the other 3 ports are ok.
> >
> > Kmid looks like it would be really nice,  if it would only play the
> > sound.
> >
> >
> >     NH> Souncard is: Audigy2 soundblaster (emu10k1). Chip: Sigmatel
> >     NH> STAC9721/23
> >
> > Card: SBLive! Platinum [CT4760P]
> > Chip: TriTech TR28602
> >
> >     NH> Kernel: 2.6.11-1-386
> >
> > Kernel: 2.6.14-2-386
> >
> >     NH> Alsa version: 1.0.8      (with the 2.6.11 kernel)
> >
> > [~]# cat /proc/asound/version
> > Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.10rc1 (Mon Sep 12
> > 08:13:09 2005 UTC).
> >
> >     NH> Alsa components installed:
> >     NH> alsa-base      1.0.10-3
> >     NH> alsa-modules-2.4-27-2-386  1.0.10+1    (I have a 2.4 kernel, as
> > well as the NH> 2.6)
> >     NH> alsa-oss        1.0.10-1
> >     NH> alsa-utils        1.0.10-1
> >
> > [~]# dpkg -l alsa-modules-2*
> >
> > ||/ Name                        Version                     Description
> >
> > +++-===========================-===========================-===============
> >======================================================= ii  alsa-base       
> >            1.0.10-3                    ALSA driver configuration files ii 
> > alsa-modules-2.4.27-1-686   1.0.6a+4                    Advanced Linux
> > Sound Architecture (drivers) ii  alsa-oss                    1.0.10-1      
> >              ALSA wrapper for OSS applications ii  alsa-utils              
> >    1.0.10-1                    ALSA utilities ii  alsaplayer               
> >   0.99.76-0.2                 PCM player designed for ALSA ii 
> > alsaplayer-common           0.99.76-0.2                 PCM player designed
> > for ALSA (common files) ii  alsaplayer-gtk              0.99.76-0.2        
> >         PCM player designed for ALSA (GTK version) ii  alsaplayer-oss      
> >        0.99.76-0.2                 PCM player designed for ALSA (OSS output
> > module)
> >
> >
> >     NH> ps: sorry messing with the BIOS didn't fix it.
> >
> > No problem.  If I'm not profusely thanking people for trying to help
> > with every message, it isn't because I'm not grateful.
> 
> Hi Laura. Lee Revell posted a reply to someone else on this thread. You may 
> have missed it. He says to make sure that "Synth" volume is up, so I think 
> that's saying that with the "Live" card, "Synth" equates with "Music" on my 
> Audigy2.

The control is now called Synth.  If it's called Music on your system it
means you have an ancient ALSA version and shopuld upgrade.

Lee