Re: [Alsa-user] "Unknown field slaves" with virtual multi-channel device

2013-02-15 Thread Sebastian Holtermann
> > Is there a way I can get debugging output from ALSA while it processes > its configuration, so that I can try to make sense of this? Maybe QasConfig can help. It shows the (browseable) ALSA configuration tree. http://xwmw.org/qastools/applications/qasconfig.html - Sebastian ---

Re: [Alsa-user] "Unknown field slaves" with virtual multi-channel device

2013-02-15 Thread Takashi Iwai
At Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:09:45 +0100, Clemens Ladisch wrote: > > Sheldon Hearn wrote: > > I gutted /usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf so that it just loads > > /etc/asound.conf > > Aaargh! > > That file contains all the default definitions. > Please restore the original from the alsa-lib package. > > > Is

Re: [Alsa-user] "Unknown field slaves" with virtual multi-channel device

2013-02-14 Thread Clemens Ladisch
Sheldon Hearn wrote: > I gutted /usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf so that it just loads > /etc/asound.conf Aaargh! That file contains all the default definitions. Please restore the original from the alsa-lib package. > Is there a way I can get debugging output from ALSA while it processes > its configu

Re: [Alsa-user] "Unknown field slaves" with virtual multi-channel device [SOLVED]

2013-02-14 Thread Sheldon Hearn
On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 4:49 PM, Clemens Ladisch wrote: > Sheldon Hearn wrote: >> ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1466:(_snd_pcm_hw_open) Unknown field slaves > > The function _snd_pcm_hw_open is the "hw" plugin. > Apparently, you have changed its definition somewhere. Ah, I get it now. It's now that I've rede

Re: [Alsa-user] "Unknown field slaves" with virtual multi-channel device

2013-02-14 Thread Sheldon Hearn
On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 1:33 PM, Sheldon Hearn wrote: > ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1466:(_snd_pcm_hw_open) Unknown field slaves The function _snd_pcm_hw_open is the "hw" plugin. Apparently, you have changed its definition somewhere. > > I gutted /usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf so that it just

Re: [Alsa-user] "Unknown field slaves" with virtual multi-channel device

2013-02-14 Thread Sheldon Hearn
I gutted /usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf so that it just loads /etc/asound.conf, and I still get the same behaviour. So whatever's going on, it doesn't seem to have to do with my redefining hw. :-( Ciao, Sheldon. On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 5:37 PM, Clemens Ladisch wrote: > Sheldon Hearn wrote: >> On Wed

Re: [Alsa-user] "Unknown field slaves" with virtual multi-channel device

2013-02-13 Thread Clemens Ladisch
Sheldon Hearn wrote: > On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 4:49 PM, Clemens Ladisch wrote: >>> ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1466:(_snd_pcm_hw_open) Unknown field slaves >> >> The function _snd_pcm_hw_open is the "hw" plugin. >> Apparently, you have changed its definition somewhere. > > What sorts of places might such red

Re: [Alsa-user] "Unknown field slaves" with virtual multi-channel device

2013-02-13 Thread Sheldon Hearn
On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 4:49 PM, Clemens Ladisch wrote: >> ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1466:(_snd_pcm_hw_open) Unknown field slaves > > The function _snd_pcm_hw_open is the "hw" plugin. > Apparently, you have changed its definition somewhere. Gosh, doesn't sound like something I want. It's my first Raspber

Re: [Alsa-user] "Unknown field slaves" with virtual multi-channel device

2013-02-13 Thread Clemens Ladisch
Sheldon Hearn wrote: > ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:1466:(_snd_pcm_hw_open) Unknown field slaves The function _snd_pcm_hw_open is the "hw" plugin. Apparently, you have changed its definition somewhere. Regards, Clemens -- Free Nex

[Alsa-user] "Unknown field slaves" with virtual multi-channel device

2013-02-13 Thread Sheldon Hearn
Hi there, I'm trying to set up a virtual multi-channel device as per this documentation: http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Asoundrc#Virtual_multi_channel_devices I've adapted the example for my hardware and put it in /etc/asound.conf (included inline below). When I try to test the conf