/dev/snd files missing

[peto]

Hi,

At what point should the /dev/snd/* and other sound related /dev/ files be created.

I have done as the alsa-guide instructs, but when i run amixer (as root) I get the "amixer: Mixer attach default error: No such file or directory" error.

Strace reveals this:

open("/dev/snd/controlC0", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/dev/aloadC0", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/dev/snd/controlC0", O_RDWR) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/dev/snd/controlC0", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/dev/aloadC0", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/dev/snd/controlC0", O_RDWR) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)

And isn't even a /dev/snd directory

I have sound card support enabled as a module:

# lsmod
emu10k1 60552 0 (unused)
ac97_codec 11080 0 [emu10k1]
soundcore 4164 4 [emu10k1]


/etc/devfsd.conf:
# ALSA/OSS stuff
# Comment/change these if you want to change the permissions on
# the audio devices
LOOKUP snd MODLOAD ACTION snd
LOOKUP dsp MODLOAD
LOOKUP mixer MODLOAD
LOOKUP midi MODLOAD
REGISTER sound/.* PERMISSIONS root.audio 660
REGISTER snd/.* PERMISSIONS root.audio 660

It must be something I've overlooked.

pete

[peto]

stupid me. I had named the alsa module emu10k1 instead of snd-emu10k1. When it didn't load i loaded the module manually, but lot of the other modules where not loaded, ones that apparantly provide the mixer functionality.