/dev/snd points to /proc/asound/dev which only exists when alsa is running.
jcw@mymachine:/dev$ ls -l snd
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Oct 3 14:25 snd -> /proc/asound/dev
so nothing is misbehaving. and you don't need to keep running the snddevices script. simple (as root) issue "alsasound start" and everything should start up just fine.
asound.state is the place where your card configurations (mixer settings, etc.) are kept. it is what is read when you issue "alsasound start" or "alsactl restore".
i hope that helps.
good luck on your performance!
j.c.w.
de|ire wrote:
hi there new to this list and alsa.
i am having a problem that i see has been expressed but not clearly fixed in the threads by quite a few other people.
i am having the problem of snd_ctl_open failed when starting any sound application.
naturally the first port of call is "have i used the snddevices script to generate the dev entries" and the answer is yes. after using it *alsa appears to work fine* BUT my problem is that on restart, the /dev/snd directory *completely disappears* forcing me to use ./snddevices again before i can use alsa!!
i noticed my ./snddevices was pointing to alsa-sound.conf or similar instead of sound.state. even when i changed this in the script there was no change.
at present i am running this script from .xinitrc on restart and it is annoying and unreliable..
if anyone has a clue as to a fix for this, let me know. i have two performances in a week and would love to be using my new alsa dependent applications.
FIY here attached is my .asoundrc, my alsa.conf, /etc/modutils/aliases.
thankyou very kindly,
de|ire
melbourne australia
http://selectparks.net
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