Hi there

I just succeded in installing gentoo, but there`s a problem with alsa.
My card is a SBlive platinum.
I compiled the kernel with sound support and my emu10k1 driver as modules.
I did as I was told by the gentoo-alsa-doc but it just doesn`t work.

when starting alsa I got the message
-------------------------------
* Initialising ALSA....
* Starting sound driver: snd-emu10k1 modprobe: Can't locate module
snd-emu10k1 [ ok ]
-------------------------------
so I changed /etc/modules.d/alsa as follows
alias snd-card-0 emu10k1
instead of snd-emu10k1

then this worked.
--------
bash-2.05b# /etc/init.d/alsasound start
* Initialising ALSA....
[ ok ]
* Starting sound driver: emu10k1
-------
BUT
when I try to start amixer I get the message (like noted in the guide)
-----------------------------------------
bash-2.05b# amixer
amixer: Mixer attach default error: No such file or directory
-----------------------------------------
my lsmod prints:
-----------------------------------------------
>lsmod
Module Size Used by Not tainted
emu10k1 61608 0
sound 56012 0 [emu10k1]
soundcore 4004 7 [emu10k1 sound]
ac97_codec 9832 0 [emu10k1]
-------------------------------------------------

snd-mixer-oss and snd-pcm-oss are not loaded.
----------------------------------------------
bash-2.05b# insmod snd-mixer-oss
insmod: snd-mixer-oss: no module by that name found
bash-2.05b# insmod snd-pcm-oss
insmod: snd-pcm-oss: no module by that name found
-------------------------------------------------


thanks for your help
Alain


Here`s my complete /etc/modules.d/alsa
---------------------------------------------------------------
# Alsa 0.9.X kernel modules' configuration file.
# $Header:
/home/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/media-sound/alsa-driver/files/alsa-modules.conf-rc,v
1.1 2002/12/21 06:31:52 agenkin Exp $

# ALSA portion
alias char-major-116 snd
options snd snd_major=116 snd_cards_limit=1
# 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 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

oss was not amongst my USE flags....

but even now that I reemerged alsa-driver for emu10k1 it doesnßt work.

what I get is the following:

bash-2.05b# insmod snd-mixer-oss
Using /lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/sound/acore/oss/snd-mixer-oss.o
/lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/sound/acore/oss/snd-mixer-oss.o:
unresolved symbol snd_card_file_a
dd_Rsmp_341a0861
/lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/sound/acore/oss/snd-mixer-oss.o:
unresolved symbol snd_verbose_pri ntk_Rsmp_49d4e4d1
/lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/sound/acore/oss/snd-mixer-oss.o:
unresolved symbol snd_cards_Rsmp_ 68aa68da
/lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/sound/acore/oss/snd-mixer-oss.o:
unresolved symbol snd_iprintf_Rsm p_2f0b152f
/lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/sound/acore/oss/snd-mixer-oss.o:
unresolved symbol snd_kcalloc_Rsm p_4da9e78a
/lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/sound/acore/oss/snd-mixer-oss.o:
unresolved symbol snd_info_regist er_Rsmp_d8b5b4e1
/lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/sound/acore/oss/snd-mixer-oss.o:
unresolved symbol snd_info_get_li ne_Rsmp_0a6fd27b
/lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/sound/acore/oss/snd-mixer-oss.o:
unresolved symbol snd_register_os
s_device_Rsmp_ca430979
/lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/sound/acore/oss/snd-mixer-oss.o:
unresolved symbol snd_ctl_find_id _Rsmp_feccd73f
/lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/sound/acore/oss/snd-mixer-oss.o:
unresolved symbol snd_card_file_r emove_Rsmp_bffb9dd3
/lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/sound/acore/oss/snd-mixer-oss.o:
unresolved symbol snd_info_get_st r_Rsmp_b213fe8b
/lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/sound/acore/oss/snd-mixer-oss.o:
unresolved symbol snd_info_free_e ntry_Rsmp_4e778220
/lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/sound/acore/oss/snd-mixer-oss.o:
unresolved symbol snd_ctl_notify_ Rsmp_2d686dce
/lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/sound/acore/oss/snd-mixer-oss.o:
unresolved symbol snd_oss_info_re gister_Rsmp_8df3789f
/lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/sound/acore/oss/snd-mixer-oss.o:
unresolved symbol snd_unregister_
oss_device_Rsmp_916ea0c0
/lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/sound/acore/oss/snd-mixer-oss.o:
unresolved symbol snd_kmalloc_str dup_Rsmp_5dd3bf69
/lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/sound/acore/oss/snd-mixer-oss.o:
unresolved symbol snd_mixer_oss_n
otify_callback_Rsmp_2ecc060f
/lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/sound/acore/oss/snd-mixer-oss.o:
unresolved symbol snd_info_unregi ster_Rsmp_847a7de7
/lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/sound/acore/oss/snd-mixer-oss.o:
unresolved symbol snd_info_create
_card_entry_Rsmp_699fb5fc


Alain Brenzikofer wrote:
> Hi there
>
> I just succeded in installing gentoo, but there`s a problem with alsa.
> My card is a SBlive platinum.
> I compiled the kernel with sound support and my emu10k1 driver as modules.
> I did as I was told by the gentoo-alsa-doc but it just doesn`t work.
>
> when starting alsa I got the message
> -------------------------------
> * Initialising ALSA....
> * Starting sound driver: snd-emu10k1 modprobe: Can't locate module
> snd-emu10k1 [ ok ]
> -------------------------------
> so I changed /etc/modules.d/alsa as follows
> alias snd-card-0 emu10k1
> instead of snd-emu10k1
>
> then this worked.
> --------
> bash-2.05b# /etc/init.d/alsasound start
> * Initialising ALSA....
> [ ok ]
> * Starting sound driver: emu10k1
> -------
> BUT
> when I try to start amixer I get the message (like noted in the guide)
> -----------------------------------------
> bash-2.05b# amixer
> amixer: Mixer attach default error: No such file or directory
> -----------------------------------------
> my lsmod prints:
> -----------------------------------------------
>
>>lsmod
>
> Module Size Used by Not tainted
> emu10k1 61608 0
> sound 56012 0 [emu10k1]
> soundcore 4004 7 [emu10k1 sound]
> ac97_codec 9832 0 [emu10k1]
> -------------------------------------------------
>
> snd-mixer-oss and snd-pcm-oss are not loaded.
> ----------------------------------------------
> bash-2.05b# insmod snd-mixer-oss
> insmod: snd-mixer-oss: no module by that name found
> bash-2.05b# insmod snd-pcm-oss
> insmod: snd-pcm-oss: no module by that name found
> -------------------------------------------------
>
>
> thanks for your help
> Alain
>
>
> Here`s my complete /etc/modules.d/alsa
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> # Alsa 0.9.X kernel modules' configuration file.
> # $Header:
> /home/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/media-sound/alsa-driver/files/alsa-modules.conf-rc,v
> 1.1 2002/12/21 06:31:52 agenkin Exp $
>
> # ALSA portion
> alias char-major-116 snd
> options snd snd_major=116 snd_cards_limit=1
> # 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 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
>
>
>
>
>

Alain <brenzi@phaethon.ch> writes:

> oss was not amongst my USE flags....
>
> but even now that I reemerged alsa-driver for emu10k1 it doesn't work.
>
> what I get is the following:
>
> bash-2.05b# insmod snd-mixer-oss
> Using /lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/sound/acore/oss/snd-mixer-oss.o
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/sound/acore/oss/snd-mixer-oss.o:
> unresolved symbol snd_card_file_a

Do you have a symlink like this?:

/usr/src/linux --> /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-gentoo-r6

alsa won't compile properly if that symlink is missing.


The other very viable alternative these days is to upgrade
to the latest 2.6-test kernel which has the alsa code built-
in and I've had no problems with it.

thanks, but I just found the problem.

If I modprobe snd-mixer-oss it works (instead of insmod)
...I`ll think about 2.6 Kernel....
Alain

walt wrote:
> Alain <brenzi@phaethon.ch> writes:
>
>
>>oss was not amongst my USE flags....
>>
>>but even now that I reemerged alsa-driver for emu10k1 it doesn't work.
>>
>>what I get is the following:
>>
>>bash-2.05b# insmod snd-mixer-oss
>>Using /lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/sound/acore/oss/snd-mixer-oss.o
>>/lib/modules/2.4.20-gentoo-r6/kernel/sound/acore/oss/snd-mixer-oss.o:
>>unresolved symbol snd_card_file_a
>
>
> Do you have a symlink like this?:
>
> /usr/src/linux --> /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-gentoo-r6
>
> alsa won't compile properly if that symlink is missing.
>
>
> The other very viable alternative these days is to upgrade
> to the latest 2.6-test kernel which has the alsa code built-
> in and I've had no problems with it.