12 Sep
2003
12 Sep
'03
8:45 a.m.
I’m attempting use the Shrike alsa rpm’s from fresh from to install alsa and it’s libs and
utils.
My pc is and athlon xp2000+ with an onboard via82c686 and am having problems getting
alsamixer to launch. I keep getting the error no such device. My .asoundrc looks like this
pcm.via82xx {
type hw
card 0
}
ctl.via82xx {
type hw
card 0
}
my modules.conf has this in it
# OSS/Free portion - card #1
alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
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
# OSS/Free portion - card #2 (cmipci)
alias sound-slot-1 snd-card-1
alias sound-service-1-0 snd-mixer-oss
alias sound-service-1-3 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-service-1-12 snd-pcm-oss
I’m concerned that I need to disable the default Redhat sound stuff but have no as the
system log shows errors trying to grab the port. But I have no idea how to do that.
HELP!!!!!!!!!!! I’ve been struggling with this for weeks, and I’m getting pretty p$ssed
off.
Rgds
Stew
12 Sep
12 Sep
9:09 a.m.
Stewart Felstead wrote:
I’m attempting use the Shrike alsa rpm’s from fresh
from to install alsa
and it’s libs and utils.
My pc is and athlon xp2000+ with an onboard via82c686 and am having
problems getting alsamixer to launch. I keep getting the error no such
device. My .asoundrc looks like this
looks good to me.
I’m concerned that I need to disable the default Redhat sound stuff but
have no as the system log shows errors trying to grab the port. But I
have no idea how to do that. HELP!!!!!!!!!!! I’ve been struggling with
this for weeks, and I’m getting pretty p$ssed off.
I feel your pain...
If you are having problems groking hte redhat way of controlling the
sound You might want to try installing frm the planet ccrma repository.
It is packaged specifically for redhat uswers and gets a very good press.
http://ccrma-www.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/
Rgds.
--
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Http://www.boosthardware.com
Http://www.djcj.org - The Linux Audio Users guide
========================================
Being on stage with the band in front of crowds shouting, "Get off! No!
We want normal music!", I think that was more like acting than anything
I've ever done.
Goldie, 8 Nov, 2002
The Scotsman
7:44 p.m.
Everything looks good, perhaps there is a kernel/alsa mismatch?
The alsa-driver/kernel rpm is version specific and must match your
kernel. The ALSA freshrpms are compiled for the most recent offical
redhat kernel, 2.4.20 something. Take a look at the alsa-kernel rpm
installed from fresh and see if it matches:
rpm -qa | grep alsa-kernel
uname -r
Kevin
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I’m attempting use the Shrike alsa rpm’s from
fresh from to
install alsa
and it’s libs and utils.
My pc is and athlon xp2000+ with an onboard via82c686 and am having
problems getting alsamixer to launch. I keep
getting the error no
such
device. My .asoundrc looks like this
looks good to me.
I’m concerned that I need to disable the default Redhat sound
stuff but
have no as the system log shows errors trying to
grab the port. But
I
have no idea how to do that. HELP!!!!!!!!!!! I’ve
been struggling
with
this for weeks, and I’m getting pretty p$ssed
off.
I feel your pain...
If you are having problems groking hte redhat way of controlling the
sound You might want to try installing frm the planet ccrma
repository.
It is packaged specifically for redhat uswers and gets a very good
press.
http://ccrma-www.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/
Rgds.
--
Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd.
Http://www.boosthardware.com
Http://www.djcj.org - The Linux Audio Users guide
========================================
Being on stage with the band in front of crowds shouting, "Get off!
No!
We want normal music!", I think that was more like acting than
anything
I've ever done.
Goldie, 8 Nov, 2002
The Scotsman
11:54 a.m.
Stew,
As others have said, check out PlanetCCRMA. I use it on a couple of my machines and
it's great for Redhat users. Fernando also tends to be pretty responsive to questions
asked on that list as it's pretty low bandwidth and a very focused group of users.
That said, I think that there is no 'Redhat sound stuff'. What might be running
depends on what windows environment you are running. KDE and Gnome use different sound
servers, I think. fluxbox, which I use for audio applications, uses no sound server so
Alsa has nothing to conflict with.
If you are using KDE, then there is a system configuration panel in the KDE menus, and
in that panel there is a sound configuration page. >From there you need to uncheck the
'Start Arts on startup' or whatever that item says, and also tell KDE not to play
any sounds. You might also want to turn off the automatic polling of your CD drive for
audio disks as this will sometimes start Arts also.
As for Gnome, I don't use it so I don't know how to help you there, but I'm
sure it's probably pretty similar.
Again, you could try out fluxbox as you will have no conflicts using it, but many GUI
oriented folks think it's too minimalistic. It all comes down to preferences.
One last option. A app called qjackctl has some commands for stopping other sound
servers before it starts Jack for Alsa. You might try that out, even if you're not
going to use Jack.
Cheers,
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: linux-audio-user-admin(a)music.columbia.edu
[mailto:linux-audio-user-admin@music.columbia.edu]On Behalf Of Stewart Felstead
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 3:30 AM
To: linux-audio-user(a)music.columbia.edu
Subject: [linux-audio-user] Problems with Redhat 9(Shrike)
I’m attempting use the Shrike alsa rpm’s from fresh from to install alsa and it’s libs
and utils.
My pc is and athlon xp2000+ with an onboard via82c686 and am having problems getting
alsamixer to launch. I keep getting the error no such device. My .asoundrc looks like this
pcm.via82xx { type hw card 0 } ctl.via82xx {
type hw card 0 }
my modules.conf has this in it
# OSS/Free portion - card #1 alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0 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 # OSS/Free portion - card #2 (cmipci)
alias sound-slot-1 snd-card-1 alias sound-service-1-0 snd-mixer-oss alias
sound-service-1-3 snd-pcm-oss alias sound-service-1-12 snd-pcm-oss
I’m concerned that I need to disable the default Redhat sound stuff but have no as the
system log shows errors trying to grab the port. But I have no idea how to do that.
HELP!!!!!!!!!!! I’ve been struggling with this for weeks, and I’m getting pretty p$ssed
off.
Rgds
Stew
15 Sep
15 Sep
7:16 a.m.
New subject: OT: [linux-audio-user] Problems with Redhat 9(Shrike)
On Friday 12 September 2003 14:39, Mark Knecht wrote:
As for Gnome, I don't use it so I don't
know how to help you there, but
I'm sure it's probably pretty similar.
I also have no experience with using
Gnome. Artsd conflicts with ALSA like
nothing else AFAIK.
Again, you could try out fluxbox as you will have
no conflicts using it,
but many GUI oriented folks think it's too minimalistic. It all comes down
to preferences.
I would really recommend fluxbox if you've tried it and frozen in fear at the
apparently blank screen going '"erk, where are all my lovely widgets and
icons" - and that has sent you screaming for the comfort of Gnome or KDE -
You don't need 'em, you won't miss 'em. Right-click and it all comes up on
one menu. It's beautiful and it doesn't get in the way, it's easy to
customise and does what you need it to do. Since I got used to it, everything
else seems clunky and over complicated. It's worth geting used to for
resource intensive stuff like music making even if you resort back to
something else for your office & internet work.
God I'm such a chauvinist.
tim hall
7:58 a.m.
New subject: OT: [linux-audio-user] Problems with Redhat 9(Shrike)
Tim Hall <tim(a)glastonburymusic.org.uk> wrote:
FVWM is very nice... has a small footprint and has a lot more options and features.
Windowmaker is wonderful for almost anything. Sawfish is nice if you want to script
stuff. Ice has all sorts of features and one zillion themes {Tho' I'm running it
with the motif clone.} MWM from http://www.opengroup.org/openmotif/ is about as
customizable as it gets... running it somehow makes your system feel like it's
lubricated... :} XFCE http://www.xfce.org/ is really fast, really full featured
has all the desktop stuff as well as a fast windowmanager {a perfect desktop for
black/fluxbox {tho' the stuff that goes along with fluxbox is very cool as well
http://www.fluxbox.org/ }}, :} I've never liked openlook {too fancy}, apparently
I need to compile scwm from cvs iin order to run it on rh9 {and I haven't had
time to do that.}
There are some very minimal window managers available...
http://freshmeat.net/browse/56/?topic_id=56 some of them are excellent
{Debian lets you download most of them with dselect.}
On Friday 12 September 2003 14:39, Mark Knecht wrote:
Gnome has its own server. You can turn it off. Same with artsd.
Gnome2's pretty excellent. {So's KDE... I like mixing and matching.}
As for Gnome, I don't use it so I
don't know how to help you there, but
I'm sure it's probably pretty similar.
I also have no experience with
using Gnome. Artsd conflicts with ALSA like
nothing else AFAIK. Again, you
could try out fluxbox as you will have no conflicts using it,
but many GUI oriented folks think it's too minimalistic. It all comes down
to preferences.
I would really recommend fluxbox if you've tried it and frozen in fear at the
apparently blank screen going '"erk, where are all my lovely widgets and
icons" - and that has sent you screaming for the comfort of Gnome or KDE -
You don't need 'em, you won't miss 'em. Right-click and it all comes up
on
one menu. It's beautiful and it doesn't get in the way, it's easy to
customise and does what you need it to do. Since I got used to it, everything
else seems clunky and over complicated. It's worth geting used to for
resource intensive stuff like music making even if you resort back to
something else for your office & internet work.
4:50 p.m.
Tim/ Mark,
Thanks for your comments, I must admit I am struggling a bit. My aim is to build a
dual-purpose machine, none of which require a fancy gui. I'm building an app server
for work related stuff (DB, WebServer etc.) and when it's doing those jobs I wont need
any of the music/ sound related stuff. And a MAME station, fully kitted out in a dedicated
cabinet. So I need alsa for xmame, I don't need it for any music related stuff as I do
that on an XP setup I've got on a better PC.
So if anyones got any pointers to getting the simplest setup up and running I really would
appreciate it. Bandwith isn't an issue, so if there's a distribution that comes
with alsa and config as part of the setup.............. maybe?
Rgds
Stew
5:06 p.m.
On Mon, 2003-09-15 at 11:34, Stewart Felstead wrote:
Tim/ Mark,
Thanks for your comments, I must admit I am struggling a bit. My aim is to build a
dual-purpose machine, none of which require a fancy gui. I'm building an app server
for work related stuff (DB, WebServer etc.) and when it's doing those jobs I wont need
any of the music/ sound related stuff. And a MAME station, fully kitted out in a dedicated
cabinet. So I need alsa for xmame, I don't need it for any music related stuff as I do
that on an XP setup I've got on a better PC.
So if anyones got any pointers to getting the simplest setup up and running I really
would appreciate it. Bandwith isn't an issue, so if there's a distribution that
comes with alsa and config as part of the setup.............. maybe?
Rgds
Stew
Stew,
Do a minimal clean install of Redhat 9 and then try out the
PlanetCCRMA flow. You should be up and running within an hour or two.
Easiest thing I know of to get Alsa and a number of apps running
quickly.
Good luck,
Mark
8:21 p.m.
On Mon, 15 Sep 2003, Stewart Felstead wrote:
Tim/ Mark,
Thanks for your comments, I must admit I am struggling a bit. My aim is
to build a dual-purpose machine, none of which require a fancy gui. I'm
building an app server for work related stuff (DB, WebServer etc.) and
when it's doing those jobs I wont need any of the music/ sound related
stuff. And a MAME station, fully kitted out in a dedicated cabinet. So I
need alsa for xmame, I don't need it for any music related stuff as I do
that on an XP setup I've got on a better PC.
So if anyones got any pointers to getting the simplest setup up and
running I really would appreciate it. Bandwith isn't an issue, so if
there's a distribution that comes with alsa and config as part of the
setup.............. maybe?
Rgds
Stew
Stew,
You might want to have a look at Debian/unstable. Debian has the
reputation of being not that easy to install (I had no problems, though;
And these guys are developing a new installer, I think), but once
it's up and running it is really easy to keep up to date. Furthermore,
Debian comes with a _really_ huge amount of packages, containing all the
audio apps you need (I think).
Burkhard
16 Sep
16 Sep
9:32 a.m.
I use Debian/stable plus the packages available via DeMuDi/agnula. I also
found Debian ok to install, although you do have to know your hardware better
as it doesn't auto-detect much. You can install the bulk of it plus low-lat
kernel using tasksel during the second part of the installation process. Last
I looked it wasn't actually labelled as such, but the option is there. I had
to do a little 'figuration on my system to get the music apps to work, but
mine's an old box cobbled together out of bits. It is so easy to keep it up
to date (that's 6 months out of date for /stable :-)
cheers
tim hall
http://glastonburymusic.org.uk
Current Listening: The Resonators - 7 Elves
On Monday 15 September 2003 23:03, Burkhard Ritter wrote:
You might want to have a look at Debian/unstable.
Debian has the
reputation of being not that easy to install (I had no problems, though;
And these guys are developing a new installer, I think), but once
it's up and running it is really easy to keep up to date. Furthermore,
Debian comes with a _really_ huge amount of packages, containing all the
audio apps you need (I think).
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