This is in follow-up to an earlier post...
http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2007/05/msg03451.html
I'm sort of back to where I was before this started... but a bit more confused.
I figured-out the volume wasn't high enough to hear the music. (On that, I
don't know
what the wisdom is of defaulting the volume to zero is. It doesn't make a
whole lot of sense to me.)
I played with 'alsamixer' and 'aumix'. Both seem to adjust the same things.
Any case, it seems the lines in 'modprobe.conf' added by 'alsaconf' are
important:
# more /etc/modprobe.conf
install trident /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install trident && /usr/sbin/alsactl
restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
remove trident { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; };
/sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove trident
<snippage>
Without those two lines the KDE sound system isn't happy.
Any case, I'm back to where I was yesterday-- in summary:
* Flash animation in IceWeasel -- kaputt.
* KDE sound -- works.
* xine (sound) -- works.
* XMMS -- works.
That said... when I do:
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# aplay "Bach - Conzona in D minor - BWV 588.mp3"
Playing raw data 'Bach - Conzona in D minor - BWV 588.mp3' : Unsigned 8 bit,
Rate 8000 Hz, Mono
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I get a whole bunch of random noise.
The same (random noise) results when I do:
# speaker-test
The modules changed a bit with the addition of the lines to
'/etc/modprobe.conf' (without the two lines):
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# lsmod |grep snd
snd_pcm_oss 53344 0
snd_mixer_oss 19872 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_ali5451 23556 0
snd_ac97_codec 78360 1 snd_ali5451
snd_pcm 92712 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_ali5451,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer 24644 1 snd_pcm
snd 55300 6
snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_ali5451,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 9664 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 10020 1 snd_pcm
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Beyond that, I learned that -- the number following the 4 or 5 digit number
signifies use somehow. When I have XMMS running and producing music the above
looks like this:
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# lsmod |grep snd
snd_pcm_oss 53344 1
snd_mixer_oss 19872 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_ali5451 23556 1
snd_ac97_codec 78360 1 snd_ali5451
snd_pcm 92712 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_ali5451,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer 24644 1 snd_pcm
snd 55300 6
snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_ali5451,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 9664 2 snd
snd_page_alloc 10020 1 snd_pcm
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Playing music and with the two lines in '/etc/modprobe.conf' + a reboot:
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# lsmod |grep snd
snd_seq 52560 0
snd_seq_device 8652 1 snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss 53344 1
snd_mixer_oss 19872 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_ali5451 23556 2
snd_ac97_codec 78360 1 snd_ali5451
snd_pcm 92712 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_ali5451,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer 24644 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd 55300 10
snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_ali5451,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 9664 2 snd
snd_page_alloc 10020 1 snd_pcm
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At the moment, I'm not sure what to make of the situation.
The OSS driver (trident) isn't loaded. So, I have the impression it is ALSA that
is giving me sound.
1. The use of 'snd_ali5451' suggests ALSA is being used.
2. 'cat /proc/asound/version' suggests ALSA is indeed installed...
That said, I'm bothered by the fact that OSS seems to have devices...
# cat /proc/asound/oss/devices
0: [0- 0]: mixer
3: [0- 3]: digital audio
I'm also bothered by the fact that 'speaker-test' and 'aplay' don't work.
I don't know what 'speaker-test' is supposed to sound like-- but I doubt
it is a bunch of noise.
Michael
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System/Hardware
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Toshiba Satellite A20 -- A20-31Q: 2.53GHz (PSA20C-0231Q)
Processor: Intel Pentium IV, 2.53GHz
Memory: 512 MB
Install log: http://individual.utoronto.ca/bonert/debian_install.html
Debian GNU/Linux release: testing
Kernel: Linux version 2.6.11-1-686 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 3.3.6
(Debian 1:3.3.6-6)) #1 Mon Jun 20 22:00:38 MDT 2005
KDE: 3.5.5
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