Re: Bingo: Sound on 2.6.12-rc4 :::)))
Hi,
On 5/15/05, Wolfgang Pfeiffer <roto@gmx.net> wrote:
> Hi All
>
> Sound is back. For future reference a small report:
>
> Sound did not start here on a fresh 2.6.12-rc4.
>
> Here: PowerMac Snapper on a Titanium IV, Debian/unstable.
>
> Old alsa-error situation:
>
> # lsmod | grep sound
> dmasound_pmac 84480 0
> dmasound_core 20240 1 dmasound_pmac
> soundcore 8324 1 dmasound_core
> root@ 21:31:52:# modprobe snd
> FATAL: Error inserting snd
> (/lib/modules/2.6.12-rc4-selinux1/kernel/sound/core/snd.ko): Unknown
> symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
>
> And grepping dmesg on snd gave this:
>
> [ 34.365598] snd: Unknown parameter `device_mode'
> [ 34.381799] snd_timer: Unknown symbol snd_info_register
> [ 34.389288] snd_timer: Unknown symbol snd_info_create_module_entry
> [ 34.396686] snd_timer: Unknown symbol snd_info_free_entry
> [ 34.404163] snd_timer: Unknown symbol snd_iprintf
> [ 34.411304] snd_timer: Unknown symbol snd_ecards_limit
> [ 34.418330] snd_timer: Unknown symbol snd_oss_info_register
> [ 34.425260] snd_timer: Unknown symbol snd_unregister_device
> [ 34.432109] snd_timer: Unknown symbol snd_device_new
> [ 34.438836] snd_timer: Unknown symbol snd_kmalloc_strdup
> [ 34.445549] snd_timer: Unknown symbol snd_info_unregister
> [ 34.452123] snd_timer: Unknown symbol snd_register_device
> [ 34.484151] snd: Unknown parameter `device_mode'
> [ 34.499941] snd_timer: Unknown symbol snd_info_register
>
> [and bla bla bla lots more of that crap]
>
> Obviously option `device_mode' was the culprit for the error:
>
> I got sound back by doing the following:
>
> I changed
> /etc/modutils/alsa-base:
>
> diff -u /etc/modutils/alsa-base /etc/modutils/alsa-base.05.05.15
> --- /etc/modutils/alsa-base 2005-05-15 21:51:02.000000000 +0200
> +++ /etc/modutils/alsa-base.05.05.15 2005-05-15 21:50:37.000000000 +0200
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
> # snd module options
> -# options snd device_mode=0660
> +options snd device_mode=0660
> # autoloader aliases
> alias char-major-116 snd
> alias char-major-14 soundcore
>
> So as you can see I commented out completely "options snd" in this
> file: Are there any options being useful to be set there?
>
> And I also changed
> /etc/alsa/modutils/1.0
>
I run 2.6.12-rc4 without problem and I don't have this file.
Why one need "modutils" for kernel 2.6 ?
Regards,
Bin Z.
> $ diff -u /etc/alsa/modutils/1.0 /etc/alsa/modutils/1.0.050515
> --- /etc/alsa/modutils/1.0 2005-05-15 21:52:34.000000000 +0200
> +++ /etc/alsa/modutils/1.0.050515 2005-05-15 21:51:45.000000000 +0200
> @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
> alias char-major-14 soundcore
>
> #options snd major=116 cards_limit=4 device_mode=0660 device_gid=29 device_uid=0
> -options snd major=116 cards_limit=4
> +options snd major=116 cards_limit=4 device_mode=0660
> # or if you use devfs (gid=29 is 'audio' on Debian)
> # options snd major=116 cards_limit=4 device_mode=0660 device_gid=29
>
> Same question again: Any other options being useful to be set there in
> the "options snd" line? Any useful docs?
>
> And after changing the 2 files above: Running, IIRC, alsaconf did the
> rest. ... :)
>
> TIA
>
> Best Regards
> Wolfgang
>
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>
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