Hi
I have a weird problem where ALSA appears to start, but then remains
unavailable. When I try to use "aplay", it doesn't work. But when I use
"play", (through "sox") it does. Check this out:
mass ~ > sudo aplay
Aplay: version 0.3.2 by Jaroslav Kysela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Error: audio open error: No such file or directory
mass ~ > amixer
The ALSA sound driver was not detected in this system.
mass ~ > sudo /etc/init.d/alsa start
ALSA driver is already running.
mass ~ > sudo /etc/init.d/alsa restart
Shutting down sound driver: done.
Starting sound driver: snd-audiopci1370 failed.
mass ~ > sudo /etc/init.d/alsa start
ALSA driver is already running.
mass ~ > aplay
Aplay: version 0.3.2 by Jaroslav Kysela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Error: audio open error: No such file or directory
mass ~ > ls /proc/asound/
cards dev devices meminfo oss-devices pcm seq timers version
How can this be? Here is what I see at boot time:
Aug 17 20:41:51 mass kernel: es1370: version v0.22 time 16:39:10 Aug 11
1999
Aug 17 20:41:51 mass kernel: es1370: found adapter at io 0xb000 irq 5
Aug 17 20:41:51 mass kernel: es1370: features: joystick on, line in, mic
impedance 0
Aug 17 20:41:51 mass kernel: es1371: version v0.11 time 16:39:14 Aug 11
1999
Aug 17 20:57:48 mass kernel: isapnp: No Plug & Play device found
Aug 17 20:58:16 mass kernel: snd: Ensoniq AudioPCI soundcard #1 not found
or device busy
and here are the outputs from some commands that may be relevant:
mass ~ > cat /proc/modules
snd-ens1370 5772 0
snd-pcm1 16988 0 [snd-ens1370]
snd-ak4531-codec 9932 0 [snd-ens1370]
snd-mixer 24288 0 [snd-ens1370 snd-ak4531-codec]
snd-seq-midi 4292 0
snd-seq 29544 0 [snd-seq-midi]
snd-timer 7804 0 [snd-pcm1 snd-seq]
snd-midi 12716 0 [snd-ens1370 snd-seq-midi]
snd-pcm 7660 0 [snd-pcm1]
snd 33728 0 [snd-ens1370 snd-pcm1 snd-ak4531-codec
snd-mixer snd-seq-midi snd-seq snd-timer snd-midi snd-pcm]
isapnp 22697 0
sg 11756 0 (unused)
parport_probe 3172 0 (autoclean) (unused)
lp 5372 0 (unused)
parport 7268 0 [parport_probe lp]
ufs 52000 0 (unused)
smbfs 26712 0 (unused)
mass ~ > fgrep SOUND /boot/config-2.2.10
CONFIG_SOUND=y
# CONFIG_SOUND_ES1370 is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_ES1371 is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_SONICVIBES is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_MSNDCLAS is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_MSNDPIN is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_OSS is not set
