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

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: >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > >Hi L-A-users, > >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@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@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@debian:~$ ls -l /dev/dsp >lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Feb 25 15:56 /dev/dsp -> /dev/dsp0 > >tim@debian:~$ ls -l /dev/dsp0 >crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 3 Feb 25 15:56 /dev/dsp0 > > > > > >