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EhobaX n00b
Joined: 12 May 2002 Posts: 25 Location: DC
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Posted: Tue May 14, 2002 1:45 pm Post subject: AC97 Alsa woes. Updated instructions? |
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Okay, I've got Gentoo up and running.
Installing it: cake.
Installing X and Fluxbox: cake.
Installing Nvidia drivers: gravy.
Installing Alsa: HELL!
I was going through the steps when I got to the part where you type amixer. It gave me an error message. Sorry, I don't remember what it is offhand since I'm at work. Well, come to find out Gentoo updated it's Alsa packages, but I guess the instruction set isn't updated. Do'h! I've found the announcement which contains rudimentary instructions here:
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=1997&highlight=alsa+ac97
So I'm asking you guys, is it as straightforward as it is in the list? Do I still edit the files like it says in the Desktop Guide? Or can I go back and re-emerge X using Alsa in the USE variable? I saw where someone posted that on the forums and it worked.
Oh yeah. My sound is on-board. The mobo is an ECS K7SEM-B. I believe it's the SiS730S chipset. It supposedly uses the AC97 codec. I don't have any experience setting up
Alsa b/c the other distros I used would automatically set it up for me. I know. The shame.
Thanks. |
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Peteroxxx n00b
Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Posts: 52 Location: Florida
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Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2002 4:41 pm Post subject: Same prob |
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My computer is a Compaq Deskpro p400 and I am pretty sure it uses the ac97 codec and I am having the same problem as you.
Followed the docs and also advice found in this forum but still no luck with amixer.
The error I get is Mixer Attach Default Error: No such device
These are the permissions on /dev/dsp
#ls -l /dev |grep dsp
/dev/dsp root audio drwxr-xr-x
Are you getting the same thing? Im glad to know I'm not the only one
-r0xxx |
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EhobaX n00b
Joined: 12 May 2002 Posts: 25 Location: DC
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Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2002 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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I took the easy way out and got a SB Live! 5.1. |
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delta407 Bodhisattva
Joined: 23 Apr 2002 Posts: 2876 Location: Chicago, IL
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Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2002 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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I didn't want to deal with my mobo's integrated AC97, so I got a SB PCI 512 for $50, which uses the same (emu10k1) chipset. Solved my problem, and let me get a 5 piece speaker set. |
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jtanner Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 23 May 2002 Posts: 121 Location: Atlanta, GA
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Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2002 2:55 am Post subject: Re: Same prob |
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Peteroxxx wrote: |
The error I get is Mixer Attach Default Error: No such device
These are the permissions on /dev/dsp
#ls -l /dev |grep dsp
/dev/dsp root audio drwxr-xr-x
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Are you loading the snd-mixer and snd-mixer-oss modules?
Jim |
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Peteroxxx n00b
Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Posts: 52 Location: Florida
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Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2002 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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Yes I Did. |
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j3rm Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 19 Jun 2002 Posts: 148 Location: Tennessee
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Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2002 5:51 am Post subject: |
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Yo, I'm having the same problem. My mobo is ECS K7VMA which also has AC97 integrated. There's gotta be a way to get it working without buying a soundcard, right? |
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