No sound card recognized

Dominique_71 · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 3:59 pm Post subject:

So, you don't have SND support in your kernel. It is normal if you use the alsa-driver package. You have to add your sound cards in make.conf when using alsa-driver package. The gentoo alsa Howto in the docs explain how to do this. And you have to re-install this package after each kernel installation.
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marco007 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 03 Apr 2005 Posts: 99

my make.conf
# These settings were set by the catalyst build script that automatically built this stage
# Please consult /etc/make.conf.example for a more detailed example
CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu"
CFLAGS="-march=prescott -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer"
CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
#ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86"
MAKEOPTS="-j3"
PORTAGE_TMPDIR=/var/tmp
PORTDIR=/usr/portage
DISTDIR=${PORTDIR}/distfiles
PKGDIR=${PORTDIR}/packages
PORT_LOGDIR=/var/log/portage
PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/portage"
#PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/overlays/xfce4-svn"
GENTOO_MIRRORS="ftp://ftp.linux.ee/pub/gentoo/distfiles/ http://gentoo.osuosl.org http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/gentoo"
PORTAGE_NICENESS=4
AUTOCLEAN="yes"
FEATURES="sandbox ccache distcc distlocks"
CCACHE_SIZE="2G"
USE="7zip a52 aac aalib ace alias arj audacious cdinstall cdparanoia cdrom
curl dcraw divx dts dv dvbplayer dvdread dxr3 exif ffmpeg flac gaim grace
gtk2 history ieee1394 imagemagick imlib kdehiddenvisibility lame lha
libcaca libnotify live lm_sensors logitech-mouse mjpeg mmx network
nsplugin nvidia pdf plugin plugins rar real samba smp sse sse2
startup-notification svg symlink theora thunderbird tv_check v4l v4l2 vcd
vdr vidix widescreen wma x264 xcomposite xine xscreensaver xvid zip"
INPUT_DEVICES="evdev keyboard mouse"
VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia nv vesa v4l"
ALSA_CARDS="emu10k1"

it`s been like this about year
+alsa is installed 1:1 from wiki
@ this point Building Support from alsa-driver Package
sorry again my .... english

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Dominique_71 · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:33 pm Post subject:

Ig you run[url]emerge -vp alsa-driver[/url], you get a list of all the supported alsa drives in this package. It is no saa7134 option. So I think at you have no other choice as to use the in-kernel alsa driver, or to put an audio cable between the tv card and the sound card. (same kind of cable as between a cd drive and a sound card.)

In fact, it is no need to use the alsa-driver package if the in-kernel alsa driver is working for your sound cards.
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marco007 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 03 Apr 2005 Posts: 99

ok now i`m using in-kernel alsa driver and nothing...
cables are 100% ok
ubuntu 6.10 and gentoo 2.18-r5 works 100%

edit:
media-libs/alsa-lib-1.0.14_rc2-r1 USE="midi -alisp -debug -doc" ALSA_PCM_PLUGINS="adpcm alaw asym copy dmix dshare dsnoop empty extplug file hooks iec958 ioplug ladspa lfloat linear meter mulaw multi null plug rate route share shm softvol" 0 kB
media-sound/alsa-driver-1.0.14_rc2_p3234 USE="midi oss -debug" ALSA_CARDS="emu10k1
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Dominique_71 · Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 5:18 pm Post subject:

Strange, maybe at some mixer controls have been moved or changed. You can try with alsamixer to mute-unmute all the possible channels. Try also the Analog Mix control. The Audigy are very complex cards, and mixers as kmix don't have all the controls for those cards.

Another issue, as you said at all the cables are ok, is at it is no need for the SAA7134 alsa driver if you have a cable between the tv card and the sound card. It will work with an aux control or whatever control for the corresponding input on the sound card. This alsa driver is only for pcm sound, but as you have an audigy, it is simpler to use the cable as the pcm sound.
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marco007 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 03 Apr 2005 Posts: 99

i have cable between sound & tv-card (y)
ps.if i use alsa-drivers 1.0.14 there is no Analog Mixer ($alsamixer)
only 1.0.13

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Dominique_71 · Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 7:05 pm Post subject:

You must be systematic. What is the output of

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lsmod|grep snd
snd_seq_midi 6304 0
snd_emu10k1_synth 6272 0
snd_emux_synth 29184 1 snd_emu10k1_synth
snd_seq_virmidi 5632 1 snd_emux_synth
snd_seq_midi_emul 5376 1 snd_emux_synth
snd_pcm_oss 35360 0
snd_mixer_oss 13824 2 snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_oss 28544 0
snd_seq_midi_event 6016 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 42192 8 snd_seq_midi,snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_midi_emul,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_emu10k1 116032 2 snd_emu10k1_synth
snd_rawmidi 17440 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_emu10k1
snd_ac97_codec 85668 1 snd_emu10k1
snd_ac97_bus 2304 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm 61060 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_emu10k1,snd_ac97_codec
snd_seq_device 6540 7 snd_seq_midi,snd_emu10k1_synth,snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_emu10k1,snd_rawmidi
snd_timer 16772 3 snd_seq,snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc 7432 2 snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm
snd_util_mem 3712 2 snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1
snd_hwdep 6788 2 snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1
snd 40676 13 snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_emu10k1,snd_rawmidi,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_seq_device,snd_timer,snd_hwdep
soundcore 6112 2 snd

cat /proc/asound/cards
0 [Audigy2 ]: Audigy2 - Audigy 2 Platinum [SB0240P]
Audigy 2 Platinum [SB0240P] (rev.4, serial:0x10021102) at 0xb000, irq 22

cat /etc/modules.d/alsa
alias char-major-116 snd
alias char-major-14 soundcore

alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1
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

alias /dev/dsp snd-pcm-oss

options snd cards_limit=1
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Dominique_71 · Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 1:41 pm Post subject:

It should work. Just a few little things. If using the cards_limit option, it is best to have too the index option:

marco007 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 03 Apr 2005 Posts: 99

still nothing

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Dominique_71 · Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:08 pm Post subject:

The modules are loaded so it must work. You can try to play some audio files with aplay.
"aplay -l" will list the alsa sound devices.
If it doesn't work, try different mixers, or search/ask on alsa-users email list.
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aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Audigy2 [Audigy 2 Platinum [SB0240P]], device 0: emu10k1 [ADC Capture/St
andard PCM Playback]
Subdevices: 32/32
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
Subdevice #2: subdevice #2
Subdevice #3: subdevice #3
Subdevice #4: subdevice #4
Subdevice #5: subdevice #5
Subdevice #6: subdevice #6
Subdevice #7: subdevice #7
Subdevice #8: subdevice #8
Subdevice #9: subdevice #9
Subdevice #10: subdevice #10
Subdevice #11: subdevice #11
Subdevice #12: subdevice #12
Subdevice #13: subdevice #13
Subdevice #14: subdevice #14
Subdevice #15: subdevice #15
Subdevice #16: subdevice #16
Subdevice #17: subdevice #17
Subdevice #18: subdevice #18
Subdevice #19: subdevice #19
Subdevice #20: subdevice #20
Subdevice #21: subdevice #21
Subdevice #22: subdevice #22
Subdevice #23: subdevice #23
Subdevice #24: subdevice #24
Subdevice #25: subdevice #25
Subdevice #26: subdevice #26
Subdevice #27: subdevice #27
Subdevice #28: subdevice #28
Subdevice #29: subdevice #29
Subdevice #30: subdevice #30
Subdevice #31: subdevice #31
card 0: Audigy2 [Audigy 2 Platinum [SB0240P]], device 2: emu10k1 efx [Multichann el Capture/PT Playback]
Subdevices: 8/8
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
Subdevice #2: subdevice #2
Subdevice #3: subdevice #3
Subdevice #4: subdevice #4
Subdevice #5: subdevice #5
Subdevice #6: subdevice #6
Subdevice #7: subdevice #7
card 0: Audigy2 [Audigy 2 Platinum [SB0240P]], device 3: emu10k1 [Multichannel P layback]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Audigy2 [Audigy 2 Platinum [SB0240P]], device 4: p16v [p16v]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
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Dominique_71 · Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 1:44 pm Post subject:

I get exactly the same with aplay -l. So, it should work. What I can guess is a wrong mixer setting or at your output cable is on the wrong jack.
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Dominique_71 · Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 2:14 pm Post subject:

Maybe a bug in the new kernel. Or the controls may have have changed between the 2 versions. Again, you must take a look on alsa email list.
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