Re: ALSA, Tecra 8100, and sound devices

2000-06-22 Thread Jeffrey Knight
Maybe there's an easier way, but here's how I had to install on my tecra8000: use tecra boot disk create filesystem. mount filesystem. copy the base and tecra image to the mounted filesystem (CTRL-F2 to get a shell from the install menu---i just copied them to home) rename from zImage-tecra (or wha

Re: ALSA, Tecra 8100, and sound devices

2000-06-22 Thread Jeffrey Knight
Maybe there's an easier way, but here's how I had to install on my tecra8000: use tecra boot disk create filesystem. mount filesystem. copy the base and tecra image to the mounted filesystem (CTRL-F2 to get a shell from the install menu---i just copied them to home) rename from zImage-tecra (or wh

Re: ALSA, Tecra 8100, and sound devices

2000-06-21 Thread A. Demarteau \(linux rules!\)
Norman, my appologies for not giving the complate info in my ealier reply. I menad /dev/snd not /dev/nsd for starters and I had the names of the modules inccorect (form memory). On 21 Jun 2000, Norman Walsh wrote: > / FB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: > | > Any thoughts? In the meantime,

Re: ALSA, Tecra 8100, and sound devices

2000-06-21 Thread A. Demarteau (linux rules!)
Norman, my appologies for not giving the complate info in my ealier reply. I menad /dev/snd not /dev/nsd for starters and I had the names of the modules inccorect (form memory). On 21 Jun 2000, Norman Walsh wrote: > / FB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: > | > Any thoughts? In the meantime

Re: ALSA, Tecra 8100, and sound devices

2000-06-21 Thread Norman Walsh
/ FB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: | > Any thoughts? In the meantime, I have a workaround using | > | > mpg123 -q -s "file.mp3" | aplay -m -q - | > | > but I'd like to have direct support so that I can use other programs | > that drive mpg123. | > | You need the OSS compatible mo

Re: ALSA, Tecra 8100, and sound devices

2000-06-21 Thread Norman Walsh
/ FB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: | > Any thoughts? In the meantime, I have a workaround using | > | > mpg123 -q -s "file.mp3" | aplay -m -q - | > | > but I'd like to have direct support so that I can use other programs | > that drive mpg123. | > | You need the OSS compatible m

Re: ALSA, Tecra 8100, and sound devices

2000-06-20 Thread FB
Norman Walsh wrote: > > Hello world, > > Armed with Ken Beyer's excellent summary of how to get ALSA drivers > working on the Tecra 8100[1], I can play sounds with aplay, but other > programs, like mpg123, complain that /dev/dsp can't be opened. I've run > the snddevices script. I ought to be abl

Re: ALSA, Tecra 8100, and sound devices

2000-06-20 Thread FB
Norman Walsh wrote: > > Hello world, > > Armed with Ken Beyer's excellent summary of how to get ALSA drivers > working on the Tecra 8100[1], I can play sounds with aplay, but other > programs, like mpg123, complain that /dev/dsp can't be opened. I've run > the snddevices script. I ought to be ab

Re: ALSA, Tecra 8100, and sound devices

2000-06-20 Thread Norman Walsh
/ Hugo van der Merwe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: | Are you running frozen, or unstable? I know unstable has an "mpg123-alsa" | package, where mpg123 plays through alsa automatically. This may help with | mp3's, but I suppose your problem isn't getting mpg123 to work, it is to | get OSS co

Re: ALSA, Tecra 8100, and sound devices

2000-06-20 Thread Norman Walsh
/ Hugo van der Merwe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: | Are you running frozen, or unstable? I know unstable has an "mpg123-alsa" | package, where mpg123 plays through alsa automatically. This may help with | mp3's, but I suppose your problem isn't getting mpg123 to work, it is to | get OSS c

Re: ALSA, Tecra 8100, and sound devices

2000-06-20 Thread Hugo van der Merwe
Are you running frozen, or unstable? I know unstable has an "mpg123-alsa" package, where mpg123 plays through alsa automatically. This may help with mp3's, but I suppose your problem isn't getting mpg123 to work, it is to get OSS compatibility, which I can unfortunately not help you with. What are

Re: ALSA, Tecra 8100, and sound devices

2000-06-20 Thread Norman Walsh
/ "A. Demarteau (linux rules!)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: | hehe, that's not enough. Apparently :-) | You also need to load the alsa-modules for oss | I think there're called als-oss and alsa-mxer Well, I don't see anything like that, nor does grovelling through everything in the asl

Re: ALSA, Tecra 8100, and sound devices

2000-06-20 Thread Hugo van der Merwe
Are you running frozen, or unstable? I know unstable has an "mpg123-alsa" package, where mpg123 plays through alsa automatically. This may help with mp3's, but I suppose your problem isn't getting mpg123 to work, it is to get OSS compatibility, which I can unfortunately not help you with. What ar

Re: ALSA, Tecra 8100, and sound devices

2000-06-20 Thread Norman Walsh
/ "A. Demarteau (linux rules!)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: | hehe, that's not enough. Apparently :-) | You also need to load the alsa-modules for oss | I think there're called als-oss and alsa-mxer Well, I don't see anything like that, nor does grovelling through everything in the as

Re: ALSA, Tecra 8100, and sound devices

2000-06-19 Thread A. Demarteau \(linux rules!\)
by the way, which alsa-module did you load on the tecra-box, i.e. whihc card is in that laptop? --- Andor Demarteau [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---

Re: ALSA, Tecra 8100, and sound devices

2000-06-19 Thread A. Demarteau \(linux rules!\)
hehe, that's not enough. You also need to load the alsa-modules for oss I think there're called als-oss and alsa-mxer I jsut shutdown the box that info is on. alsa doesn't make use of the dsp devices by default cause they have there own set. You could however also use mpg123 wiht the -a /dev/nsd/de

ALSA, Tecra 8100, and sound devices

2000-06-19 Thread Norman Walsh
Hello world, Armed with Ken Beyer's excellent summary of how to get ALSA drivers working on the Tecra 8100[1], I can play sounds with aplay, but other programs, like mpg123, complain that /dev/dsp can't be opened. I've run the snddevices script. I ought to be able to open dev/dsp: hermes:~$ ls -l

Re: ALSA, Tecra 8100, and sound devices

2000-06-19 Thread A. Demarteau (linux rules!)
by the way, which alsa-module did you load on the tecra-box, i.e. whihc card is in that laptop? --- Andor Demarteau [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: ALSA, Tecra 8100, and sound devices

2000-06-19 Thread A. Demarteau (linux rules!)
hehe, that's not enough. You also need to load the alsa-modules for oss I think there're called als-oss and alsa-mxer I jsut shutdown the box that info is on. alsa doesn't make use of the dsp devices by default cause they have there own set. You could however also use mpg123 wiht the -a /dev/nsd/d

ALSA, Tecra 8100, and sound devices

2000-06-19 Thread Norman Walsh
Hello world, Armed with Ken Beyer's excellent summary of how to get ALSA drivers working on the Tecra 8100[1], I can play sounds with aplay, but other programs, like mpg123, complain that /dev/dsp can't be opened. I've run the snddevices script. I ought to be able to open dev/dsp: hermes:~$ ls -