From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from 66-109-36-44.ip.termserv.net ([66.109.36.44] helo=mhonline.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16JKZK-0002Bt-00 for ; Wed, 26 Dec 2001 15:22:30 -0500 Received: (qmail 14163 invoked from network); 26 Dec 2001 20:22:06 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hudson.mhonline.net) ([209.23.41.95]) (envelope-sender ) by smtp.mhonline.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 26 Dec 2001 20:22:06 -0000 Received: from localhost (chuckh@localhost) by hudson.mhonline.net (8.11.4/8.10.2) with ESMTP id fBQKLvj01297 for ; Wed, 26 Dec 2001 15:21:58 -0500 Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 15:21:57 -0500 (EST) From: Charles Hallenbeck To: Subject: Re: recording In-Reply-To: <20011226140434.A603@uic.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 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: Greg - I typed just what you did, and mine worked, with default parameters of unsigned 8 bit samples, 8000 samples per second. I use the arecord command a lot but usually specify different parameters on the command line. I cannot help you with those error messages. Chuck On Wed, 26 Dec 2001, Gregory Nowak wrote: > Hi all, > > I am trying to record a test wave file. > I got alsa setup the way I want thanks to some people who suggested using alsamixer instead of amixer. > I know my microphone works, because I can hear myself in the speakers. > However, when I do "rec test.wav", I don't hear anything upon playing the wav file. > When I do "arecord test.wav" I get the following error. > > > ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:598:(snd_pcm_hw_open) SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_PVERSION failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device > arecord: main:445: audio open error: Inappropriate ioctl for device > > > Could someone please tell me how to fix this so I could record, or what am I doing wrong here? Thanks. > Greg > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > Visit me at http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh The Moon is Waxing Gibbous (85% of Full)