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 Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 7:18 pm Post subject: no sound for non root users - No sound from alsa (solved) |
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I just did a fresh gentoo install and I am not getting any sound. I followed the Gentoo Linux ALSA Guide to help me set this up.
I have a Creative Soundblaster Live Audiology 2 zx
| Code: | # lspci | grep -i audio
0000:02:07.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy (rev 04)
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which uses the emu10k1 driver
here is my make.conf
| /etc/make.conf wrote: |
CFLAGS="-O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer -march=k8"
CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu"
MAKEOPTS="-j2"
GENTOO_MIRRORS="ftp://mirror.nutsmaas.nl/gentoo/"
USE="qt -gnome kde dvd alsa oss cdr cups foomaticdb ppds usb ntpl"
ALSA_TOOLS="as10k1 ac3dec"
ALSA_CARDS="emu10k1"
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I did a emerge alsa-driver alsa-oss alsa-utlis
| Code: | # emerge -s alsa-driver alsa-oss alsa-utils awesfx alsa-tools alsa-firmware
mware
Searching...
[ Results for search key : alsa-driver ]
[ Applications found : 1 ]
* media-sound/alsa-driver
Latest version available: 1.0.7-r3
Latest version installed: 1.0.7-r3
Size of downloaded files: 1,786 kB
Homepage: http://www.alsa-project.org/
Description: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture kernel modules
License: GPL-2 LGPL-2.1
Searching...
[ Results for search key : alsa-oss ]
[ Applications found : 1 ]
* media-libs/alsa-oss
Latest version available: 1.0.7
Latest version installed: 1.0.7
Size of downloaded files: 218 kB
Homepage: http://www.alsa-project.org/
Description: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture OSS compatibility layer.
License: GPL-2
Searching...
[ Results for search key : alsa-utils ]
[ Applications found : 1 ]
* media-sound/alsa-utils
Latest version available: 1.0.6
Latest version installed: 1.0.6
Size of downloaded files: 144 kB
Homepage: http://www.alsa-project.org/
Description: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Utils (alsactl, alsamixer,
etc.)
License: GPL-2
Searching...
[ Results for search key : awesfx ]
[ Applications found : 1 ]
* media-sound/awesfx
Latest version available: 0.5.0d
Latest version installed: 0.5.0d
Size of downloaded files: 366 kB
Homepage: http://www.alsa-project.org/~iwai/awedrv.html#Utils
Description: AWE Utilities - sfxload
License: GPL-2
Searching...
[ Results for search key : alsa-tools ]
[ Applications found : 1 ]
* media-sound/alsa-tools
Latest version available: 1.0.7
Latest version installed: 1.0.7
Size of downloaded files: 755 kB
Homepage: http://www.alsa-project.org
Description: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture tools
License: GPL-2
Searching...
[ Results for search key : alsa-firmware ]
[ Applications found : 1 ]
* media-sound/alsa-firmware
Latest version available: 1.0.7
Latest version installed: 1.0.7
Size of downloaded files: 1,017 kB
Homepage: http://www.alsa-project.org/
Description: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture firmware
License: GPL-2 |
here is my /etc/modules.d/alsa
| /etc/modules.d/alsa wrote: | # Alsa 0.9.X kernel modules' configuration file.
# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/media-sound/alsa-utils/files/alsa-modules.conf-rc,v 1.4 2004/11/16 01:31:22 eradicator Exp $
# 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.
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## ALSA portion
alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1
## alias snd-card-0 snd-interwave
## alias snd-card-1 snd-ens1371
## OSS/Free portion
alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
## alias sound-slot-1 snd-card-1
##
# OSS/Free portion - card #1
#####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
## OSS/Free portion - card #2
## alias sound-service-1-0 snd-mixer-oss
## alias sound-service-1-3 snd-pcm-oss
## alias sound-service-1-12 snd-pcm-oss
alias /dev/mixer snd-mixer-oss
alias /dev/dsp snd-pcm-oss
alias /dev/midi snd-seq-oss
# Set this to the correct number of cards.
####options snd cards_limit=1
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after editing that i did a modules-update
and added alsa to boot runlevel
| Code: | # rc-update add alsasound boot
# /etc/init.d/alsasound start |
the /etc/devfs.conf looks ok
| /etc/devfsd.conf wrote: | # 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 |
I also made sure all of the amixersettings where on high all jacks are in the right socket (sound works in windows) and volume controls are all on high (my speakers should be blasting). But still I don't get any sound.
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| Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 9:03 pm Post subject: Re: No sound from alsa |
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| <3 wrote: | here is my /etc/modules.d/alsa
| /etc/modules.d/alsa wrote: | # Alsa 0.9.X kernel modules' configuration file.
# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/media-sound/alsa-utils/files/alsa-modules.conf-rc,v 1.4 2004/11/16 01:31:22 eradicator Exp $
# 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.
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## ALSA portion
alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1
## alias snd-card-0 snd-interwave
## alias snd-card-1 snd-ens1371
## OSS/Free portion
alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
## alias sound-slot-1 snd-card-1
##
# OSS/Free portion - card #1
#####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
## OSS/Free portion - card #2
## alias sound-service-1-0 snd-mixer-oss
## alias sound-service-1-3 snd-pcm-oss
## alias sound-service-1-12 snd-pcm-oss
alias /dev/mixer snd-mixer-oss
alias /dev/dsp snd-pcm-oss
alias /dev/midi snd-seq-oss
# Set this to the correct number of cards.
####options snd cards_limit=1
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Those hashes in front of every line like this line:
####options snd cards_limit=1
did you put those in the file or was that just a mistake you made when you wrote this post? |
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<3
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| Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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the lines with the four hashes are lines that i hashed out. I just rebooted with those hash mark out but nothing changed.
I just realized though that the sound does work when I am logged in ass root for some reason non-root users cannot get sound so i tried to ...
| Quote: | | usermod -G users,wheel,audio,tty -s /bin/bash -d /home/cashe cashe |
still the user cashe cannot play any sound.
note** changing the topic to "no sound for non root users" instead of "no sound from alsa"
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| Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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No don't do that. I have an emu10k1 card and here's my alsa config try mine:
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# Alsa 0.9.X kernel modules' configuration file.
# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/media-sound/alsa-utils/files/alsa-modules.conf-rc,v 1.2 2004/07/18 03:40:55 dragonheart Exp $
# 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-emu10k1
## OSS/Free portion
alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
## alias sound-slot-1 snd-card-1
##
# OSS/Free portion - card #1
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
## OSS/Free portion - card #2
## alias sound-service-1-0 snd-mixer-oss
## alias sound-service-1-3 snd-pcm-oss
## alias sound-service-1-12 snd-pcm-oss
alias /dev/mixer snd-mixer-oss
alias /dev/dsp snd-pcm-oss
alias /dev/midi snd-seq-oss
# Set this to the correct number of cards.
options snd cards_limit=1
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| Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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| i edited it too look exactly like that still doesnot work for non root users. |
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| Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Are they in the audio group? |
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| Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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| <3 wrote: | the lines with the four hashes are lines that i hashed out. I just rebooted with those hash mark out but nothing changed.
I just realized though that the sound does work when I am logged in ass root for some reason non-root users cannot get sound so i tried to ...
| Quote: | | usermod -G users,wheel,audio,tty -s /bin/bash -d /home/cashe cashe |
still the user cashe cannot play any sound.
note** changing the topic to "no sound for non root users" instead of "no sound from alsa" |
yea I just tryied adding them to audio group but still i don't get any sound. |
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| Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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Let me see the results of that. |
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| Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | # ls -l /dev/sound/
total 0
crw------- 1 cashe root 14, 14 Dec 31 1969 admmidi
crw------- 1 cashe root 14, 13 Dec 31 1969 amidi
crw------- 1 cashe root 14, 9 Dec 31 1969 dmmidi
crw------- 1 cashe root 14, 2 Dec 31 1969 midi
crw------- 1 cashe root 14, 0 Dec 31 1969 mixer
crw------- 1 cashe root 14, 1 Dec 31 1969 sequencer
crw------- 1 cashe root 14, 8 Dec 31 1969 sequencer2 |
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| Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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That's your problem right there the audio group should own those devices. Either add your user to the root group (not sure if that's a security issue or not so it should be a last resort) or do
chown cashe:audio * |
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| Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | # chown cashe:audio *
bash-2.05b# ls -l
total 0
crw------- 1 cashe audio 14, 14 Dec 31 1969 admmidi
crw------- 1 cashe audio 14, 13 Dec 31 1969 amidi
crw------- 1 cashe audio 14, 9 Dec 31 1969 dmmidi
crw------- 1 cashe audio 14, 2 Dec 31 1969 midi
crw------- 1 cashe audio 14, 0 Dec 31 1969 mixer
crw------- 1 cashe audio 14, 1 Dec 31 1969 sequencer
crw------- 1 cashe audio 14, 8 Dec 31 1969 sequencer2 |
is this how it should look??? I still don't get any sound. |
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| Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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In /dev I found all of this too
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crw------- 1 chris audio 14, 14 Dec 26 23:59 admmidi
crw------- 1 chris audio 14, 13 Dec 26 23:59 amidi
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Dec 26 23:59 audio -> sound/audio
crw------- 1 chris root 14, 20 Oct 24 16:18 audio1
crw------- 1 chris root 14, 36 Oct 24 16:18 audio2
crw------- 1 chris root 14, 52 Oct 24 16:18 audio3
crw------- 1 chris root 14, 7 Oct 24 16:18 audioctl
crw------- 1 chris audio 14, 9 Dec 26 23:59 dmmidi
crw------- 1 chris audio 14, 2 Dec 26 23:59 midi
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 31, 0 Oct 24 16:18 mpu401data
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 31, 1 Oct 24 16:18 mpu401stat
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 35, 64 Oct 24 16:18 rmidi0
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 35, 65 Oct 24 16:18 rmidi1
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 35, 66 Oct 24 16:18 rmidi2
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 35, 67 Oct 24 16:18 rmidi3
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 35, 128 Oct 24 16:18 smpte0
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 35, 129 Oct 24 16:18 smpte1
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 35, 130 Oct 24 16:18 smpte2
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 35, 131 Oct 24 16:18 smpte3
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check those on your system. |
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| Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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sigh I have no idea what that stuff means. Being the m$ newb that I am file permissions scare and confuse me  . Even the chown and chmod man pages are confusing. could I uninstall alsa all its files and directories and start over I have no idea what I am doinng. I followed the gentoo guide for audio and still something is wrong. |
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| Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 11:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Are you using devfs or udev? |
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| Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 11:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | # emerge -s devfs udev
Searching...
[ Results for search key : devfs ]
[ Applications found : 1 ]
* sys-fs/devfsd
Latest version available: 1.3.25-r8
Latest version installed: 1.3.25-r8
Size of downloaded files: 41 kB
Homepage: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~rgooch/linux/
Description: Daemon for the Linux Device Filesystem
License: GPL-2
Searching...
[ Results for search key : udev ]
[ Applications found : 2 ]
(some other stuff)
* sys-fs/udev
Latest version available: 045
Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
Size of downloaded files: 372 kB
Homepage: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev.html
Description: Linux dynamic and persistent device naming support (aka userspace devfs)
License: GPL-2
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hmmm it looks like i am using devfs i thought udev was installed by default. I just did a stage 1 install yesterday. should i switch to udev? and if so how would I go about doing that? emerge -C devfsd then emerge udev? |
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| Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 12:32 am Post subject: |
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| Well I was just curious to see if you had udev and if you played with the configuration file which could've potentially messed up your permissions. Try making a new user in the audio group and see if it works with the new user. |
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| Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 2:11 am Post subject: |
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I tried that earlier with no luck =/. BTW thx for you time and help. Are you on IRC? Maybe it would be easier if you helped me there.
As far as permissions go I have no idea how they got changed. I have not used chmod or chown to change any permissions. I just installed gentoo yesterday, the only thing I was install gentoo kde and a few other programs. |
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| Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 3:25 am Post subject: |
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| I can meet you on IRC what channel/server? |
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| Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2004 3:50 am Post subject: |
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| phew ok i got it! SOUND AT LAST!!!! I had to do chown -R root:audio *. You had the right idea but forgot the -R tag. Thx so much for your help. |
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