From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from rwcrmhc54.attbi.com ([216.148.227.87]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 16yJby-0005zT-00 for ; Thu, 18 Apr 2002 17:38:38 -0400 Received: from mycomputer ([24.62.33.141]) by rwcrmhc54.attbi.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20020418213810.GRXJ1102.rwcrmhc54.attbi.com@mycomputer> for ; Thu, 18 Apr 2002 21:38:10 +0000 Message-ID: <001f01c1e728$75c46d80$01213e18@mycomputer> From: "Igor Gueths" To: References: Subject: Re: aplay/arecord start-up error Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 18:29:09 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi Chuck. But is their some specific dir where the drivers are placed? = For example /lib/modules/2.4.18/misc? Thanks! ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Charles Hallenbeck To: Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 4:45 PM Subject: Re: aplay/arecord start-up error=20 > Igor - >=20 > It is possible that the names of the drivers may have changed. > They used to be called "snd-card-xxxx" but at least in beta11 > they are now called "snd-xxxx" without the "card" part. >=20 > Chuck >=20 >=20 > On Thu, 18 Apr 2002, Igor Gueths wrote: >=20 > > Hi > > all. Now that I think about it, got another question. I got the alsa > > drivers/lib/utils version 0.9.0beta12, but I couldn't figure out = where the > > drivers were placed. I am using beta 9 and using a start-up script = that I > > wrote that loads the apropriate module at boot time. In terms of = beta 12, > > I looked in /lib/modules/2.4.18/kernel/sound/acore. I looked in the = isa > > directory, considering that I have an isa-pnp card, and the driver = for my > > cs4236 wasn't present. With beta9, I just use modprobe to load the = mods, > > and everything works perfectly. Any ideas of where the installer may = have > > hidden those drivers lol! Thanks. On Thu, 18 Apr 2002, 'Georgina' = wrote: > > > > > Hi > > > > > > Glad that your requested the version number of the alsa driver as = some of > > > the lines may produce interesting results. I see that the -d = (Duration) was > > > set at 2 hours, that's a lot of disk space. > > > > > > Using alsa 09 beta 10 I use these lines: > > > > > > arecord -d 1800 .wav > > > > > > This will produce a 8 bit mono file of 14Mb of half an hour. > > > > > > arecord -f cd -d 1800 .wav > > > > > > Which will record a 16 bit stereo CD quality recording. Can't = remember the > > > disk space used for this half an hour recording. > > > > > > A "arecord --help" will tell users what switches are available for = their > > > particular version. Providing the little indians don't get you, = lol. > > > > > > Gena > > > > > > > > > > > > Blindness Advocacy and Self Help Online www.bashonline.org > > > > > > > > > > >Hi Igor, > > > > > > > >The script I sent Greg, and which he resent, is not too > > > >meaningful without a detailed commentary, and it is specific to > > > >version 0.9.0beta11 of the alsa drivers. So if you just copy that > > > >script it may or may not work for you. > > > > > > > >In general you need to use a bunch of options with arecord in > > > >addition to naming the file you want to create. You need to > > > >specify the sampling rate you want to use, the sample size, the > > > >file type, how many channels to create, and the duration of the > > > >recording you want to make. How you do all those things will vary > > > >somewhat depending on your version of alsa. The documentation is > > > >pretty skimpy, but it is all there in the man page if you have > > > >the patience to tease it out. > > > > > > > >If you can tell us the alsa version you are using and show us the > > > >command line you tried to use perhaps we can get more specific. > > > > > > > >Chuck > > > > > > > >On Wed, 17 Apr 2002, Igor Gueths wrote: > > > > > > > >> Hi all. I can play audio fine, however when I went to try to = experiment > > > >> with arecord, I got the following: main 445: audio open error: > > > >> inapropriate ioctl for device. Anyone have any ideas as to what = I could be > > > >> missing or doing wrong? 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