<snip> > > I tried xmms with the alsa output plugin: it didn't work. > > > A common reason for ALSA seeming to fail to work after it > is first installed is that all the output levels are set > to zero. Install gamix and see if you can increase the > levels above zero.
the settings were zero, but I reset them to something higher. But the mixer settings seem to be a sensible place to look, as neither xmms, nor alsaplayer complained about a missing lib or nonexistent alsa. Where else are the volumes set? The gnome panel applet is not zero, xmms is not set to zero and as I have the OSS compatibility in alsa installed or only OSS runs: I hear everything perfectly when I set the output plugins to OSS (xine and xmms) - only not when using alsa. <snip> > > I rebooted (just to be on the save side) and started Gnome, I again > > tried to run XMMS with the alsa output plugin, but it didn't work. > > Nevertheless the OSS ouput plugin still works. > > > Are you sure that the OSS drivers are not loaded? Check > by running lsmod. > lsmod gives me: af_packet 22376 2 agpgart 34152 2 intel_agp binfmt_misc 10408 1 capability 4520 0 cdrom 40352 1 ide_cd cfbcopyarea 3840 1 vesafb cfbfillrect 3776 1 vesafb cfbimgblt 3040 1 vesafb commoncap 7200 1 capability ds 18532 4 e1000 85636 0 ehci_hcd 31908 0 evdev 9568 0 ext2 72392 0 ext3 127144 2 fat 46688 1 vfat font 8320 0 freq_table 4292 1 speedstep_centrino gameport 4704 1 snd_intel8x0 genrtc 9608 0 hw_random 5460 0 ide_cd 43332 0 ide_core 142808 5 usb_storage,ide_cd,ide_disk,ide_generic,piix ide_disk 19264 4 ide_generic 1408 0 intel_agp 19836 1 irda 197472 2 irtty_sir,sir_dev irtty_sir 9184 2 isofs 35416 0 jbd 62264 1 ext3 joydev 9888 0 lp 11204 0 mbcache 9348 2 ext2,ext3 mousedev 10444 2 parport 41832 2 lp,parport_pc parport_pc 35008 1 pciehp 99628 0 pci_hotplug 34640 2 shpchp,pciehp pcmcia_core 68132 2 ds,yenta_socket piix 13440 1 processor 17264 1 speedstep_centrino psmouse 20360 0 radeon 132324 2 reiserfs 245424 0 scsi_mod 125004 2 sd_mod,usb_storage sd_mod 21728 0 shpchp 102412 0 sir_dev 19244 1 irtty_sir snd 56644 10 snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device snd_ac97_codec 70020 2 snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0 snd_intel8x0 36460 1 snd_intel8x0m 20264 1 snd_mixer_oss 20096 3 snd_pcm_oss snd_mpu401_uart 7968 1 snd_intel8x0 snd_page_alloc 11752 3 snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm snd_pcm 98756 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0 snd_pcm_oss 55048 0 snd_rawmidi 25184 1 snd_mpu401_uart snd_seq_device 8200 1 snd_rawmidi snd_timer 25668 1 snd_pcm soundcore 10336 3 snd speedstep_centrino 7860 0 tsdev 7328 0 uhci_hcd 32880 0 unix 28624 644 usbcore 114784 6 ehci_hcd,usb_storage,usbhid,uhci_hcd usbhid 32768 0 usb_storage 68064 0 vesafb 6656 0 vfat 14656 0 xfs 612152 0 yenta_socket 21440 0 and in /etc/modules I have: ide-cd ide-detect mousedev hid i810_audio e1000 psmouse intel-agp speedstep-centrino thinkpad #inserted by myself: snd-intel8x0 > > Probably I still have oss running and that prevents alsa from doing it's > > job, but I don't know how to go on from here: how do I disable OSS, how > > enable alsa properly? What is the right way to install alsa on debian > > anyway? > > > If the problem is that OSS modules are loading then you need > to configure whatever is loading them so that they don't do that. > Discover and hotplug are the usual culprits. > > A quick hack is to move the OSS drivers out of > /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/sound to some location > where the module loader won't find them. Yeah I did it, there was no /kernel/drivers/sound but a /kernel/sound so I removed everything in oss. It now works. (or seems to work) with the alsa plugin. Thank you very much. Pascal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
