[mythtv-users] Problem getting ALSA to work.

[Bruce Markey]

Mike Kreitz wrote:
> I am using the redhat 9 installation guide and am
> having problems loading the sound drivers.  I get an
> error stating that my processor is over utilization
> and the sound does not load.

Never seen a message like this and don't know where you may
have seen it or what it could mean. If there is such a message
you may want to cut'n'paste it along with what log file or
command output had this message.

Try "lsmod". If the modules loaded you should see something
like this:

...
snd-seq-midi            4000   0 (unused)
snd-seq-midi-event      3584   0 [snd-seq-midi]
snd-seq                36720   0 [snd-seq-midi snd-seq-midi-event]
snd-ens1371            11780   0
snd-rawmidi            14112   0 [snd-seq-midi snd-ens1371]
snd-seq-device          4336   0 [snd-seq-midi snd-seq snd-rawmidi]
snd-pcm                60420   0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-ens1371]
snd-page-alloc          6484   0 [snd-pcm]
snd-timer              14788   0 [snd-seq snd-pcm]
snd-ac97-codec         46828   0 [snd-ens1371]
snd                    33060   0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-seq-midi snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-ens1371 snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device snd-pcm snd-timer snd-ac97-codec]
soundcore               3844   6 [snd]
...

...
> Playing WAVE '/usr/share/sounds/KDE_Startup.wav' :
> Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 22050 Hz, Mono

Did you unmute and turn up the volume mixers for Master
and PCM in "alsamixer"?

--  bjm