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narcis.gratianu
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 Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 11:04 am Post subject: SIS Soundcard problems !!! |
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Hello !
On my laptop I have a SIS soundcard, embeded on the motherboard.
The output of the lspci command is:
0000:00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] Sound Controller (rev a0)
I compiled my kernel, gentoo-sources-2.4.26-r12 using genkernel and hotplug, and i choose to compile into kernel (not like a module):
Intel ICH (i8xx), SiS 7012, NVidia nForce Audio or AMD 768/811x
The kernel is compiling with no errors, i reboot my computer using the new kernel. i start KDE, and i get this error message from arts server: Error while initializing the sound driver. Device /dev/dsp can't be opened (No such file or directory). The sound server will continue using the null output device.
What I am doing wrong ?
Thank you !
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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narcis.gratianu,
/dev/dsp is the Open Sound System Plulse Width Modulation sound device. If you want to use OSS, thats OK but most people want to use ALSA. OSS is depreciated.
ALSA provides a device emulation layer for programs the want to use the OSS devices. With a 2.4 kernel, it now gets a bit messy, because the ALSA in 2.4 is out of date. You have to add it seperately. The means you cannot build it into the kernel - it must be a module.
Can you posy the sound section of your kerenl .config file please?
The default location for that is /usr/src/linux/.config.
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jsheedy
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| Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 8:26 pm Post subject: Not sure |
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I have the exact same line you have, and I use ALSA on 2.6.9 , not 2.4 sorry, but I use the intel i8x0 kernel module.
snd_intel8x0 28840 1
snd_ac97_codec 68624 1 snd_intel8x0
snd_pcm 84680 2 snd_pcm_oss,snd_intel8x0
snd_timer 21188 1 snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc 7432 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
snd_mpu401_uart 6080 1 snd_intel8x0
snd_rawmidi 20068 1 snd_mpu401_uart
snd_seq_device 6344 1 snd_rawmidi
snd 46180 9 snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device
portage # lspci |grep audio
0000:00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] Sound Controller (rev a0)
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narcis.gratianu
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| Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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| NeddySeagoon wrote: | narcis.gratianu,
/dev/dsp is the Open Sound System Plulse Width Modulation sound device. If you want to use OSS, thats OK but most people want to use ALSA. OSS is depreciated.
ALSA provides a device emulation layer for programs the want to use the OSS devices. With a 2.4 kernel, it now gets a bit messy, because the ALSA in 2.4 is out of date. You have to add it seperately. The means you cannot build it into the kernel - it must be a module.
Can you posy the sound section of your kerenl .config file please?
The default location for that is /usr/src/linux/.config. |
This is the sound section in my kernel .config file:
#
# Sound
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CONFIG_SOUND=y
CONFIG_SOUND_ALI5455=m
# CONFIG_SOUND_ALI5455_CODECSPDIFOUT_PCMOUTSHARE is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_ALI5455_CODECSPDIFOUT_CODECINDEPENDENTDMA is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_ALI5455_CONTROLLERSPDIFOUT_PCMOUTSHARE is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_ALI5455_CONTROLLERSPDIFOUT_CONTROLLERINDEPENDENTDMA is not set
CONFIG_SOUND_BT878=m
CONFIG_SOUND_CMPCI=m
CONFIG_SOUND_CMPCI_FM=y
CONFIG_SOUND_CMPCI_FMIO=388
CONFIG_SOUND_CMPCI_FMIO=388
CONFIG_SOUND_CMPCI_MIDI=y
CONFIG_SOUND_CMPCI_MPUIO=330
CONFIG_SOUND_CMPCI_JOYSTICK=y
CONFIG_SOUND_CMPCI_CM8738=y
CONFIG_SOUND_CMPCI_SPDIFINVERSE=y
CONFIG_SOUND_CMPCI_SPDIFLOOP=y
CONFIG_SOUND_CMPCI_SPEAKERS=4
# CONFIG_SOUND_CMPCI_LINE_REAR is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_CMPCI_LINE_BASS is not set
CONFIG_SOUND_EMU10K1=m
CONFIG_MIDI_EMU10K1=y
CONFIG_SOUND_FUSION=m
CONFIG_SOUND_CS4281=m
CONFIG_SOUND_ES1370=m
CONFIG_SOUND_ES1371=m
CONFIG_SOUND_ESSSOLO1=m
CONFIG_SOUND_MAESTRO=m
CONFIG_SOUND_MAESTRO3=m
CONFIG_SOUND_FORTE=m
CONFIG_SOUND_ICH=y
CONFIG_SOUND_RME96XX=m
CONFIG_SOUND_SONICVIBES=m
CONFIG_SOUND_TRIDENT=m
CONFIG_SOUND_MSNDCLAS=m
# CONFIG_MSNDCLAS_HAVE_BOOT is not set
CONFIG_MSNDCLAS_INIT_FILE="/etc/sound/msndinit.bin"
CONFIG_MSNDCLAS_PERM_FILE="/etc/sound/msndperm.bin"
CONFIG_SOUND_MSNDPIN=m
# CONFIG_MSNDPIN_HAVE_BOOT is not set
CONFIG_MSNDPIN_INIT_FILE="/etc/sound/pndspini.bin"
CONFIG_MSNDPIN_PERM_FILE="/etc/sound/pndsperm.bin"
CONFIG_SOUND_VIA82CXXX=m
# CONFIG_MIDI_VIA82CXXX is not set
CONFIG_SOUND_OSS=y
CONFIG_SOUND_TRACEINIT=y
CONFIG_SOUND_DMAP=y
CONFIG_SOUND_AD1816=m
CONFIG_SOUND_AD1889=m
CONFIG_SOUND_SGALAXY=m
CONFIG_SOUND_ADLIB=m
CONFIG_SOUND_ACI_MIXER=m
CONFIG_SOUND_CS4232=m
CONFIG_SOUND_SSCAPE=m
CONFIG_SOUND_GUS=m
# CONFIG_SOUND_GUS16 is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_GUSMAX is not set
CONFIG_SOUND_VMIDI=m
CONFIG_SOUND_TRIX=m
CONFIG_SOUND_MSS=m
CONFIG_SOUND_MPU401=m
CONFIG_SOUND_NM256=m
CONFIG_SOUND_MAD16=m
# CONFIG_MAD16_OLDCARD is not set
CONFIG_SOUND_PAS=m
# CONFIG_PAS_JOYSTICK is not set
CONFIG_SOUND_PSS=m
# CONFIG_PSS_MIXER is not set
# CONFIG_PSS_HAVE_BOOT is not set
CONFIG_SOUND_SB=m
CONFIG_SOUND_AWE32_SYNTH=m
# CONFIG_SOUND_KAHLUA is not set
CONFIG_SOUND_WAVEFRONT=m
CONFIG_SOUND_MAUI=m
CONFIG_SOUND_YM3812=m
CONFIG_SOUND_OPL3SA1=m
CONFIG_SOUND_OPL3SA2=m
CONFIG_SOUND_YMFPCI=m
# CONFIG_SOUND_YMFPCI_LEGACY is not set
CONFIG_SOUND_UART6850=m
CONFIG_SOUND_AEDSP16=m
# CONFIG_SC6600 is not set
# CONFIG_AEDSP16_SBPRO is not set
# CONFIG_AEDSP16_MSS is not set
# CONFIG_AEDSP16_MPU401 is not set
CONFIG_SOUND_TVMIXER=m
# CONFIG_SOUND_AD1980 is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_WM97XX is not set
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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narcis.gratianu,
You have a lot of junk there but its harmless.
Do you have a /dev/dsp ?
It may be a symbolic link to /dev/sound/dsp but thats OK as long the the real device file it points to exists.
Try and follow the chain of links until yuou come to the end of the line. It will either be your real sound device file or a dangling link that points to a file that doesn't exist.
Are you sure you are running the kernel you think you are?
Run and compare the date with your last kernel compile.
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narcis.gratianu
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| Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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| NeddySeagoon wrote: | narcis.gratianu,
You have a lot of junk there but its harmless.
Do you have a /dev/dsp ?
It may be a symbolic link to /dev/sound/dsp but thats OK as long the the real device file it points to exists.
Try and follow the chain of links until yuou come to the end of the line. It will either be your real sound device file or a dangling link that points to a file that doesn't exist.
Are you sure you are running the kernel you think you are?
Run and compare the date with your last kernel compile. |
I do not have any file or symlink /dev/dsp at all. That is the problem, i think.
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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narcis.gratianu,
Please check your kernel compile date.
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narcis.gratianu
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| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 9:19 am Post subject: SIS Soundcard problems !!! |
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I recompiled my Kernel, and it seems everything ok now: I got the /dev/dsp file, and from KDE Control Center i can play a test sound file.
Thank you !
Linux nartel 2.4.26-gentoo-r12 #1 Fri Nov 26 23:13:20 EET 2004 i686 Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 1.70GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
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