amixer trouble

qwert · n00b Joined: 13 Apr 2003 Posts: 6 Location: Athens, GA

Having trouble installing alsa.

I got to the "running and unmuting" section of the install guide and when I

#amixer

I got an error (the one they mentioned)

So I did the steps mentioned to correct the error but when I typed amixer again the same error came up

Some Info:
localhost root # grep audio /proc/pci
Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1371 [AudioPCI-97] (rev 6).
-------------------------------------------------

# Alsa 0.9.X kernel modules' configuration file.
# $Header: /home/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/media-sound/alsa-driver/files/alsa-modules.$
# ALSA portion
alias char-major-116 snd
# OSS/Free portion
alias char-major-14 soundcore

##
## IMPORTANT:
## You need to customise this section for your specific sound card(s)
## and then run `update-modules' command.
## Read alsa-driver's INSTALL file in /usr/share/doc for more info.
##
## ALSA portion
## alias snd-card-0 snd-interwave
alias snd-card-0 snd-ens1371
## OSS/Free portion
## alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
-----------------------------------------------------

havin' trouble

sam

BonezTheGoon · Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 4:58 am Post subject:

Make certain that you do not have any card specific support compiled into your kernel (either directly or as a module.)

Given this is after the installation document and onto the Desktop Configuration Guide moving this thread from the Installing Gentoo forum into the Hardware & Laptops forum.

Regards,
BonezTheGoon

itkovian · Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2003 12:19 am Post subject:

Have you already found a solution to your problem? I'm having similar problesm, which occurred after I rebuilt some kernel modules. Notice that I do not have any other module in the kernel/drivers/sound dir, but soundcore.o

When I use the old module dir, I can load everything, but I cannot unmute the stuff. But I'd like to get it running with the new modules, of course.
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schroder · n00b Joined: 30 May 2003 Posts: 15

Can anyone help with this. I am having the exact same problem with the exact same sound card. I do not have card specific drivers selected in the kernel not as module or at all.
I'm sure I'm just missing something here. One thing I noticed is when I do an lsmod after following all there steps i still don't see any of my sound modules. If i modprobe them I do but according to the directions you don't have to modprobe and put them in the /etc/modules.autoload.
By the by I did try that and it didn't work either.

BonezTheGoon · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2003 4:55 pm Post subject:

Have you added alsa to your runlevel so that it starts automatically? Also did you remember to modify the files as directed?

Let us know what you have and haven't done from the documentation given.

Regards,
BonezTheGoon