From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from vscan01.westnet.com.au ([203.10.1.131]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1HpElj-00080f-00 for ; Fri, 18 May 2007 22:34:07 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by localhost (Postfix) with ESMTP id AABBA7626C6 for ; Sat, 19 May 2007 10:33:30 +0800 (WST) Received: from vscan01.westnet.com.au ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (vscan01.westnet.com.au [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 29304-11 for ; Sat, 19 May 2007 10:33:30 +0800 (WST) Received: from janeway.homelinux.org (unknown [124.148.96.186]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by vscan01.westnet.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 542E076108F for ; Sat, 19 May 2007 10:33:29 +0800 (WST) Received: from amanda (helo=localhost) by janeway.homelinux.org with local-esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1HpEm1-0002kh-QW for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sat, 19 May 2007 12:34:25 +1000 Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 12:34:25 +1000 (EST) From: Amanda Tink To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: alsa questions? Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 02:34:07 -0000 Hi everyone, I realise this is not a direct speakup thing, but I figured you all might have some ideas about the sound card problems I'm having. A friend of mine recently upgraded my machine to Debian 4 and speakup 4.6.18. All went well and, as well as my previous cut and paste problems, the upgrade fixed some previous sound card problems I was having. The new problems came in when he tried to change my default sound card from my Ensoniq card to my Soundblaster Live card. He followed the instructions in the Debian and alsa how-tos. However, the system will now not load up the sound card drivers and will not record. The arecord error is: 3:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default arecord: main:550: audio open error: No such device Does anyone have some experience and/or ideas on what we can do? My first priority is to just have both cards working again. And then having the SB Live as default would be a bonus. Thanks all. Amanda -- Amanda Tink: Email/MSN amanda@amandatink.net Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. (Marianne Williamson) *Consider all www users: use, support and create text-friendly sites!*