Dale wrote: ...[snip]... > > At least you are past the kernel part and know the hardware should be > working. I had to install alsamixergui to unmute mine. Since I have a > somewhat bloated install, I'm not sure how you would unmute yours. You > may have to install some kind of alsa to do that. I'm not really sure > in this situation. > > Here is a link about alsa: > > http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Matrix:Module-intel8x0 > > I read in there that cards are muted by default. It says it this way: > "Now adjust your soundcard's volume levels. All mixer channels are muted > by default. You must use a native mixer program to unmute appropriate > channels, for example alsamixer from the alsa-utils package." I would > do a emerge -p alsa-utils and just see if it is going to try to install > the kitchen sink or just it and perhaps a couple others that you can > live with. > > That help? > > Dale > > :-) :-) > >
I think I am getting close. My video player is vlc and I reemerged with alsa support; that pulled only the relevant alsa packages. Then downloaded a flv video and played; no sound. But got some clue. [0x9e5e950] main demux error: no meta reader module matched "any" mdb:382, lastbuf:0 skipping granule 0 mdb:382, lastbuf:0 skipping granule 0 mdb:382, lastbuf:0 skipping granule 1 mdb:382, lastbuf:0 skipping granule 1 ALSA lib confmisc.c:768:(parse_card) cannot find card '0' ALSA lib conf.c:3513:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such file or directory ALSA lib confmisc.c:392:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings ALSA lib conf.c:3513:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat returned erro r: No such file or directory ALSA lib confmisc.c:1251:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name ALSA lib conf.c:3513:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error : No such file or directory ALSA lib conf.c:3985:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory ALSA lib pcm.c:2211:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default mdb:511, lastbuf:382 skipping granule 0 mdb:511, lastbuf:382 skipping granule 0 mdb:511, lastbuf:382 skipping granule 1 mdb:511, lastbuf:382 skipping granule 1 QPainter::begin: Paint device returned engine == 0, type: 1 QPainter::begin: Paint device returned engine == 0, type: 1 Will follow the gentoo online doc on alsa to troubleshoot. Seems I will have to revisit my hal configuration? Thanks, -- Valmor
