Hi, On 5/15/05, Wolfgang Pfeiffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All > > Sound is back. For future reference a small report: > > Sound did not start here on a fresh 2.6.12-rc4. > > Here: PowerMac Snapper on a Titanium IV, Debian/unstable. > > Old alsa-error situation: > > # lsmod | grep sound > dmasound_pmac 84480 0 > dmasound_core 20240 1 dmasound_pmac > soundcore 8324 1 dmasound_core > root@ 21:31:52:# modprobe snd > FATAL: Error inserting snd > (/lib/modules/2.6.12-rc4-selinux1/kernel/sound/core/snd.ko): Unknown > symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg) > > And grepping dmesg on snd gave this: > > [ 34.365598] snd: Unknown parameter `device_mode' > [ 34.381799] snd_timer: Unknown symbol snd_info_register > [ 34.389288] snd_timer: Unknown symbol snd_info_create_module_entry > [ 34.396686] snd_timer: Unknown symbol snd_info_free_entry > [ 34.404163] snd_timer: Unknown symbol snd_iprintf > [ 34.411304] snd_timer: Unknown symbol snd_ecards_limit > [ 34.418330] snd_timer: Unknown symbol snd_oss_info_register > [ 34.425260] snd_timer: Unknown symbol snd_unregister_device > [ 34.432109] snd_timer: Unknown symbol snd_device_new > [ 34.438836] snd_timer: Unknown symbol snd_kmalloc_strdup > [ 34.445549] snd_timer: Unknown symbol snd_info_unregister > [ 34.452123] snd_timer: Unknown symbol snd_register_device > [ 34.484151] snd: Unknown parameter `device_mode' > [ 34.499941] snd_timer: Unknown symbol snd_info_register > > [and bla bla bla lots more of that crap] > > Obviously option `device_mode' was the culprit for the error: > > I got sound back by doing the following: > > I changed > /etc/modutils/alsa-base: > > diff -u /etc/modutils/alsa-base /etc/modutils/alsa-base.05.05.15 > --- /etc/modutils/alsa-base 2005-05-15 21:51:02.000000000 +0200 > +++ /etc/modutils/alsa-base.05.05.15 2005-05-15 21:50:37.000000000 +0200 > @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ > # snd module options > -# options snd device_mode=0660 > +options snd device_mode=0660 > # autoloader aliases > alias char-major-116 snd > alias char-major-14 soundcore > > So as you can see I commented out completely "options snd" in this > file: Are there any options being useful to be set there? > > And I also changed > /etc/alsa/modutils/1.0 > I run 2.6.12-rc4 without problem and I don't have this file. Why one need "modutils" for kernel 2.6 ?
Regards, Bin Z. > $ diff -u /etc/alsa/modutils/1.0 /etc/alsa/modutils/1.0.050515 > --- /etc/alsa/modutils/1.0 2005-05-15 21:52:34.000000000 +0200 > +++ /etc/alsa/modutils/1.0.050515 2005-05-15 21:51:45.000000000 +0200 > @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ > alias char-major-14 soundcore > > #options snd major=116 cards_limit=4 device_mode=0660 device_gid=29 > device_uid=0 > -options snd major=116 cards_limit=4 > +options snd major=116 cards_limit=4 device_mode=0660 > # or if you use devfs (gid=29 is 'audio' on Debian) > # options snd major=116 cards_limit=4 device_mode=0660 device_gid=29 > > Same question again: Any other options being useful to be set there in > the "options snd" line? Any useful docs? > > And after changing the 2 files above: Running, IIRC, alsaconf did the > rest. ... :) > > TIA > > Best Regards > Wolfgang > > -- > Wolfgang Pfeiffer > http://profiles.yahoo.com/wolfgangpfeiffer > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
