RE: [Alsa-user] Help with module loading

2004-02-15 Thread Michael Donaghy
When I run amixer I get: amixer: Mixer attach default error: No such file or directory And with alsamixer I get: alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such file or directory. I am almost sure I am getting these because my sound card module is loading before my aliases are ass

RE: [Alsa-user] Help with module loading

2004-02-15 Thread Michael Donaghy
When I run amixer I get: amixer: Mixer attach default error: No such file or directory And with alsamixer I get: alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such file or directory. I am almost sure I am getting these because my sound card module is loading before my aliases are ass

RE: [Alsa-user] trouble with ALSA 1.0.2c, Kernel 2.6.1

2004-02-14 Thread Michael Donaghy
However, when I run alsamixer to unmute my sound levels, I get: alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such device And if I run amixer, I get: amixer: Mixer attach default error: No such device First thing, make sure /dev/dsp, /dev/mixer and anything like that are chmod 777ed

RE: [Alsa-user] via82xx microphone not working

2004-02-13 Thread Michael Donaghy
Could someone tell me what the critical settings are for making the mic work. 'Mic as center LFE' should be false, that I understand, but there must be something else, with the input source settings or something.. thanks In alsamixer, make sure that microphone is set to full volume, mic boost is o

Re: [Alsa-user] MPU-401 (on via 686B)

2004-02-12 Thread Michael Donaghy
> I can't hear any sound trying to play midi directly on my via 686B. The VIA 686B chip doesn't have a MIDI synthesizer. The MPU-401 port is used to connect external MIDI devices to your computer. Thanks, but in that case why does the bios list separate i/o addresses for mpu-401 and the external

[Alsa-user] MPU-401 (on via 686B)

2004-02-12 Thread Michael Donaghy
I can't hear any sound trying to play midi directly on my via 686B. Although I know this may be impossible since the card usually loads some sort of midi enumerator software to support the card, but one thing has confused me: rosegarden advised me to use the sfxload program to load a sound font