[From nobody Wed Sep 12 22:32:01 2007 Received: (at submit) by bugs.debian.org; 20 Aug 2007 15:04:45 +0000 Return-path: <matt@woodwaysolutions.co.uk> Received: from mtaout03-winn.ispmail.ntl.com ([81.103.221.49]) by rietz.debian.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IN8o9-0001pa-Hc for submit@bugs.debian.org; Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:04:45 +0000 Received: from aamtaout03-winn.ispmail.ntl.com ([81.103.221.35]) by mtaout03-winn.ispmail.ntl.com with ESMTP id <20070820150413.HXOT13.mtaout03-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@aamtaout03-winn.ispmail.ntl.com> for <submit@bugs.debian.org>; Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:04:13 +0100 Received: from [192.168.0.13] (really [82.26.205.32]) by aamtaout03-winn.ispmail.ntl.com with ESMTP id <20070820150413.UXYI26699.aamtaout03-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@[192.168.0.13]> for <submit@bugs.debian.org>; Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:04:13 +0100 Message-ID: <46C9AD6D.1030508@woodwaysolutions.co.uk> Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:04:13 +0100 From: Matthew Grice <matt@woodwaysolutions.co.uk> User-Agent: Icedove 1.5.0.12 (X11/20070606) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: submit@bugs.debian.org Subject: alsa-base: alsa modules loaded but /proc/asound/cards remains empty Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Delivered-To: submit@bugs.debian.org X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on rietz.debian.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-9.0 required=4.0 tests=BAYES_00,HAS_PACKAGE autolearn=ham version=2.60-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 Package: alsa-base Version: 1.0.14-1 I'm using Debian Unstable (Lenny) on the AMD64 platform. All the correct ALSA modules are loaded for my soundcard: matt@giant:~$ lsmod | grep snd snd_via82xx 34600 0 gameport 21264 1 snd_via82xx snd_ac97_codec 117336 1 snd_via82xx ac97_bus 7040 1 snd_ac97_codec snd_pcm 89736 2 snd_via82xx,snd_ac97_codec snd_timer 28552 1 snd_pcm snd_page_alloc 15120 2 snd_via82xx,snd_pcm snd_mpu401_uart 13568 1 snd_via82xx snd_rawmidi 30880 1 snd_mpu401_uart snd_seq_device 13076 1 snd_rawmidi snd 69104 7 snd_via82xx,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device soundcore 15392 3 snd,via82cxxx_audio,sound matt@giant:~$ But! There is no mention of a soundcard in /proc/asound/cards: matt@giant:~$ cat /proc/asound/cards --- no soundcards --- matt@giant:~$ the kernel reports the soundcards correctly configured: matt@giant:~$ dmesg | grep [Vv][Ii][Aa]82 via82cxxx: Six channel audio available via82cxxx: Codec rate locked at 48Khz via82cxxx: board #1 at 0xDC00, IRQ 193 via82cxxx: Six channel audio available via82cxxx: Codec rate locked at 48Khz via82cxxx: board #1 at 0xDC00, IRQ 193 matt@giant:~$ But alsa reports that there are no cards to applications: matt@giant:~$ xmms Message: device: default ** WARNING **: alsa_get_mixer(): Attaching to mixer hw:0 failed: No such device ALSA lib confmisc.c:769:(parse_card) cannot find card '@ �' ALSA lib conf.c:3510:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such device ALSA lib confmisc.c:392:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings ALSA lib conf.c:3510:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat returned error: No such device ALSA lib confmisc.c:1251:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name ALSA lib conf.c:3510:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such device ALSA lib conf.c:3982:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such device ALSA lib pcm.c:2144:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM dmix ** WARNING **: alsa_setup(): Failed to open pcm device (default): No such device matt@giant:~$ Neverwinter Nights also reports that no card can be found. gnome-sound-properties fails when ALSA is selected with: matt@giant:~$ gnome-sound-properties sound-properties-Message: Error running pipeline 'audiotestsrc wave=sine freq=512 ! audioconvert ! audioresample ! gconfaudiosink': Internal GStreamer error: state change failed. Please file a bug at http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=GStreamer. [gstswitchsink.c(155): gst_switch_commit_new_kid (): /pipeline0/gconfaudiosink0: Failed to set state on new child.] matt@giant:~$ I hope I have provided enough relevant information. Many thanks, Matt Grice ]