[mythtv-users] Sound Card problems, Second card addition messed up my original settings.now no sound.

Bruce mythtv at bruce.homelinux.com
Sat Feb 7 12:07:06 EST 2004


Well, It appears I have things mixed up, I am getting sound from my motherboard
now but NOT the card using alsa.

Here is my lsmod output while watching tv with card 1:

Module                  Size  Used by    Not tainted
snd-pcm-oss            43780   0  (autoclean) (unused)
tuner                  12288   2  (autoclean)
tda9887                 4572   1  (autoclean)
tvaudio                16636   0  (autoclean) (unused)
bttv                  109664   2
i2c-algo-bit            8776   2  [bttv]
i2c-core               19044   0  [tuner tda9887 tvaudio bttv i2c-algo-bit]
cmpci                  38868   1  (autoclean)
snd-mixer-oss          16272   0  (autoclean) [snd-pcm-oss]
nls_iso8859-1           3548   2  (autoclean)
snd-seq-midi            5248   0  (unused)
snd-seq-midi-event      6080   0  [snd-seq-midi]
snd-seq                47088   0  [snd-seq-midi snd-seq-midi-event]
snd-au8830             63168   0
snd-pcm                85088   0  [snd-pcm-oss snd-au8830]
snd-page-alloc         10068   0  [snd-pcm]
snd-timer              19940   0  [snd-seq snd-pcm]
snd-mpu401-uart         5360   0  [snd-au8830]
snd-rawmidi            18912   0  [snd-seq-midi snd-mpu401-uart]
snd-seq-device          6236   0  [snd-seq-midi snd-seq snd-rawmidi]
gameport                3364   0  [cmpci snd-au8830]
snd-ac97-codec         58636   0  [snd-au8830]
snd                    46980   0  [snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-seq-midi
snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-au8830 snd-pcm snd-timer snd-mpu401-uart
snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device snd-ac97-codec]
soundcore               6468   8  [bttv cmpci snd]
autofs                 13364   0  (autoclean) (unused)
ipt_string              2648  11  (autoclean)
ipt_TOS                 1688   1  (autoclean)
ipt_LOG                 4248  12  (autoclean)
ipt_limit               1560  16  (autoclean)
ipt_MASQUERADE          2328   1  (autoclean)
ipt_state               1048   6  (autoclean)
iptable_mangle          2776   1  (autoclean)
iptable_nat            20568   1  (autoclean) [ipt_MASQUERADE]
ip_conntrack           28808   2  (autoclean) [ipt_MASQUERADE ipt_state
iptable_nat]
tulip                  54528   2
crc32                   3680   0  [tulip]
ipt_REJECT              4344   8  (autoclean)
iptable_filter          2412   1  (autoclean)
ip_tables              15328  12  [ipt_string ipt_TOS ipt_LOG ipt_limit
ipt_MASQUERADE ipt_state iptable_mangle iptable_nat ipt_REJECT iptable_filter]
ide-scsi               12016   0
scsi_mod              106996   1  [ide-scsi]
ide-cd                 35392   0
cdrom                  33280   0  [ide-cd]
loop                   11800   6  (autoclean)
lvm-mod                61920   0
keybdev                 2912   0  (unused)
mousedev                5428   0  (unused)
hid                    24452   0  (unused)
input                   5664   0  [keybdev mousedev hid]
usb-uhci               26092   0  (unused)
usbcore                78176   1  [hid usb-uhci]
ext3                   70308   9
jbd                    51636   9  [ext3]

Any ideas why sound card vortex isnt working??
Bruce wrote:

> Hi Joe,
>
> Thanks for the reply. I now have audio from the vortex card, and I added the
> following for the onboard, but /dev/dsp1 is not available, only /dev/dsp0. It
> is there, but nothing is driving it.
>
> Also when I use the gnome volume control, I see two tabs for audio options.
> One for the cmedia sound(onboard) and one for the SigmaTelSTAC9704(Vortex2
> card).
>
> Here is my modules.conf
>
> [root at bruce ~]ssh:# more /etc/modules.conf
> alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
> alias eth0 tulip
> alias eth1 tulip
> alias eth2 8211
> alias usb-controller usb-uhci
> alias char-major-89 i2c-dev
> options tulip options=3
>
> # Leadtek card
> #alias char-major-81 bttv
> #options bttv  card=39
>
> #alias char-major-81-1 bttv
> #options bttv  card=34
> #options tuner type=2
>
> alias char-major-195 nvidia
> #alias sound au8830
> #alias midi au8830
> alias sound au8830
> # --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
> # --- ALSACONF verion 1.0.2 ---
> alias char-major-116 snd
> alias char-major-14 soundcore
> alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
> alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
> alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
> alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
> alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
> alias snd-card-0 snd-au8830
> alias sound-slot-0 snd-au8830
> # --- END: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
> alias char-major-116 snd
> alias char-major-14 soundcore
> alias sound-service-1-0 snd-mixer-oss
> alias sound-service-1-1 snd-seq-oss
> alias sound-service-1-3 snd-pcm-oss
> alias sound-service-1-8 snd-seq-oss
> alias sound-service-1-12 snd-pcm-oss
> alias snd-card-1 cmpci
> alias sound-slot-1 cmpci
>
> #alias sound-slot-1 cmpci
> #post-install sound-slot-1 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -L >/dev/null
> 2>&
> 1 || :
> #pre-remove sound-slot-1 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -S >/dev/null
> 2>&1
> || :
>
> Any idea why the cmpci audio doesnt work?
>
> Bruce
>
> Joe Votour wrote:
>
> > I'm not an expert on sound, but it looks like the way
> > ALSA is installed, your Vortex2 is now your primary
> > sound card, mapped to /dev/dsp0.  There also doesn't
> > appear to be an entry for your onboard sound (the
> > C-Media), therefore, you'll probably need to clone the
> > stuff that ALSA put in, and modify it a bit, something
> > like this:
> > alias char-major-116 snd
> > alias char-major-14 soundcore
> > alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
> > alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
> > alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
> > alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
> > alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
> > alias snd-card-0 snd-cmpci
> > alias sound-slot-0 snd-cmpci
> > alias sound-service-1-0 snd-mixer-oss
> > alias sound-service-1-1 snd-seq-oss
> > alias sound-service-1-3 snd-pcm-oss
> > alias sound-service-1-8 snd-seq-oss
> > alias sound-service-1-12 snd-pcm-oss
> > alias snd-card-1 snd-au8830
> > alias sound-slot-1 snd-au8830
> >
> > (Note: This may not be exact, as I'm not an ALSA guru,
> > and I happen to have a Soundblaster Live! 5.1, which
> > is emu10k1.  I think that the C-Media is cmpci, but
> > I'm not sure.  If this works as I typed it in, the
> > intent is to make the C-Media dsp0 and the Vortex2
> > dsp1).
> >
> > Then, check to see that you have a /dev/dsp1, if not,
> > you'll have to create one with mknod (or maybe the
> > MAKEDEV script in /dev).
> >
> > -- Joe
> >
> > --- Bruce <mythtv at bruce.homelinux.com> wrote:
> > > Ok,
> > >
> > > So my goal is to have 2 working cards.
> > >
> > > My first card was working great using the audio on
> > > my
> > > motherboard(c-media).
> > >
> > > My 2nd card video was working, but I needed to
> > > config the audio.
> > > For a second audio card I am using an Aureal Vortex2
> > > from an old dell
> > > system.
> > > I found alsla drivers and downloaded them and let
> > > them install them at
> > > will. I couldnt get alsamixer running so I went in
> > > and executed
> > > ./snddevices inside the alsa driver tar directory.
> > > This allowed me to
> > > start alsamixer and raise the volume levels of
> > > everything.
> > >
> > > The execution also moved around my /dev/dsp and
> > > linked it to /dev/dsp0.
> > > Fine. I adjusted my main myth card to point to
> > > /dev/dsp0.
> > >
> > > I still dont get any audio, nor do I see my onboard
> > > snd as working any
> > > more. I am thoroughly confused.
> > > Also, I am not sure if my modules.conf file is
> > > correct. Alsa loaded some
> > > settings but I think that it assumed no other sound
> > > was present.
> > >
> > > Here is some info:
> > > lsmod
> > >
> > > Module                  Size  Used by    Tainted: P
> > > snd-seq-midi            5248   0  (autoclean)
> > > (unused)
> > > snd-seq-oss            34144   0  (unused)
> > > snd-seq-midi-event      6080   0  [snd-seq-midi
> > > snd-seq-oss]
> > > snd-seq                47088   2  [snd-seq-midi
> > > snd-seq-oss
> > > snd-seq-midi-event]
> > > snd-au8830             63168   1  (autoclean)
> > > snd-mpu401-uart         5376   0  (autoclean)
> > > [snd-au8830]
> > > snd-rawmidi            18944   0  (autoclean)
> > > [snd-seq-midi
> > > snd-mpu401-uart]
> > > snd-seq-device          6252   0  (autoclean)
> > > [snd-seq-midi snd-seq-oss
> > > snd-seq snd-rawmidi]
> > > gameport                3364   0  (autoclean)
> > > [snd-au8830]
> > > snd-ac97-codec         58636   0  (autoclean)
> > > [snd-au8830]
> > > snd-pcm-oss            43780   1  (autoclean)
> > > snd-pcm                85088   0  (autoclean)
> > > [snd-au8830 snd-pcm-oss]
> > > snd-timer              19940   0  (autoclean)
> > > [snd-seq snd-pcm]
> > > snd-page-alloc         10068   0  (autoclean)
> > > [snd-pcm]
> > > snd-mixer-oss          16272   0  (autoclean)
> > > [snd-pcm-oss]
> > > snd                    47012   0  (autoclean)
> > > [snd-seq-midi snd-seq-oss
> > > snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-au8830
> > > snd-mpu401-uart snd-rawmidi
> > > snd-seq-device snd-ac97-codec snd-pcm-oss snd-pcm
> > > snd-timer
> > > snd-mixer-oss]
> > > bttv                  109568   2
> > > tuner                  12288   2  (autoclean)
> > > tda9887                 4572   1  (autoclean)
> > > tvaudio                16636   0  (autoclean)
> > > (unused)
> > > i2c-algo-bit            8776   2  [bttv]
> > > soundcore               6468   8  [snd bttv]
> > > i2c-core               19044   0  [bttv tuner
> > > tda9887 tvaudio
> > > i2c-algo-bit]
> > > nls_iso8859-1           3548   2  (autoclean)
> > > autofs                 13364   0  (autoclean)
> > > (unused)
> > > ipt_string              2648  11  (autoclean)
> > > ipt_TOS                 1688   1  (autoclean)
> > > ipt_LOG                 4216  12  (autoclean)
> > > ipt_limit               1560  16  (autoclean)
> > > ipt_MASQUERADE          2200   1  (autoclean)
> > > ipt_state               1080   6  (autoclean)
> > > iptable_mangle          2808   1  (autoclean)
> > > iptable_nat            20952   1  (autoclean)
> > > [ipt_MASQUERADE]
> > > ip_conntrack           26824   2  (autoclean)
> > > [ipt_MASQUERADE ipt_state
> > > iptable_nat]
> > > tulip                  54496   2
> > > crc32                   3680   0  [tulip]
> > > ipt_REJECT              4344   8  (autoclean)
> > > iptable_filter          2412   1  (autoclean)
> > > ip_tables              15328  12  [ipt_string
> > > ipt_TOS ipt_LOG ipt_limit
> > > ipt_MASQUERADE ipt_state iptable_mangle iptable_nat
> > > ipt_REJECT
> > > iptable_filter]
> > > ide-scsi               12016   0
> > > scsi_mod              106964   1  [ide-scsi]
> > > ide-cd                 35392   0
> > > cdrom                  33216   0  [ide-cd]
> > > loop                   11800   6  (autoclean)
> > > lvm-mod                61792   0
> > > keybdev                 2944   0  (unused)
> > > mousedev                5428   0  (unused)
> > > hid                    24484   0  (unused)
> > > input                   5696   0  [keybdev mousedev
> > > hid]
> > > usb-uhci               26092   0  (unused)
> > > usbcore                77504   1  [hid usb-uhci]
> > > ext3                   70308   9
> > > jbd                    51636   9  [ext3]
> > >
> > >
> > > cat /etc/modules.conf
> > >
> > > alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
> > > alias eth0 tulip
> > > alias eth1 tulip
> > > alias eth2 8211
> > > alias usb-controller usb-uhci
> > > alias char-major-89 i2c-dev
> > > options tulip options=3
> > >
> > >
> > > alias char-major-195 nvidia
> > > #alias sound au8830
> > > #alias midi au8830
> > > alias sound au8830
> > > # --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
> > > # --- ALSACONF verion 1.0.2 ---
> > > alias char-major-116 snd
> > > alias char-major-14 soundcore
> > > alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
> > > alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
> > > alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
> > > alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
> > > alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
> > > alias snd-card-0 snd-au8830
> > > alias sound-slot-0 snd-au8830
> > > # --- END: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
> > >
> > >
> > > Does anyone have a clue? How do I get my motherboard
> > > audio to work
> > > again? With 2 sound devices, I should have something
> > > for /dev/dsp0 and
> > > /dev/dsp1 right?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Bruce
> > >
> > >
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