From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pc-24-151-10-129.newt1.ct.charter.com ([24.151.10.129] helo=h14me.yi.org) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18c2BW-0002ji-00 for ; Fri, 24 Jan 2003 06:39:46 -0500 Received: from localhost (IDENT:1003@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h14me.yi.org (8.12.4/8.12.4) with ESMTP id h0OBYHuO000675 for ; Fri, 24 Jan 2003 06:34:25 -0500 Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 06:34:16 -0500 (EST) From: Alex Snow X-X-Sender: alex_snow@h14me.yi.org To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Soundcards Revisited In-Reply-To: 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: 2.0.11 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. It seems to work fine with oss but alsa still won't load. I'm passing the irq and i/o address on the command line but it doesn't load. I get the same thing about no such device /lib/modules/2.4.18/misc/bla bla bla. -- A message from the system administrator: "I've upped my priority, now up yours!" On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Adam Myrow wrote: > On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Alex Snow wrote: > > > Hi. > > That worked! It detected my sb16 during boot, and it's now listed in > > /proc/interrupts and /proc/ioports. So now should I try loading the alsa > > module with the correct params? > > No, because the OSS drivers are already loaded. Test the card after > detection. Slackware has a mixer program called rexima which is very easy > to use. Just type rexima and use the numeric keypad 8 (say current line) > key to find out what values are set for volume, microphone, etc. Adjust > the volume and microphone to some reasonable value and try out the > command-line play and record utilities. You select what you want to > adjust with the up/down arrow keys and the left/right arrow keys change > values. Pressing space on the microphone or line toggles whether you can > record from it or not. Press "q" when done adjusting mixer values. Try > "play somefile.wav" and "rec somefile.wav." Substitute some other > filenames. If you can play and record sounds, the IRQ and address are > right. You'll have to comment out that line again in order to load the > Alsa drivers. I've never used a non-PNP card, so I'm not familiar with > how to pass options to Alsa, but you'll need to get the Alsa drivers to > use the same IRQ and base address that the OSS ones did. Good luck and > let us know how it goes. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >