Re: no sound with kernel 2.4.2
Hi I've the same problem with Opl3sa2 and kernel 2.4.2.
I have seen threads about that in the kernel mailing list.
Currently I use alsa which works great and is certainly a good solution.
IMHO the OSS ccode in the kernel are going to be replaced by alsa.
Christophe
On jeu, 15 mar 2001 19:16:09 Philipp Bliedung wrote:
> Hi everybody,
>
> I just compiled the 2.4.2 kernel. Everything is working fine except for
>
> the sound. Under kernel 2.2.17 I had this is my /etc/modules:
> sound
> mpu401
> ad1848
> opl3sa2
> opl3
> options opl3sa2 dma=1 dma2=0 io=0x538 mpu_io=0x330 mss_io=0x530 irq=7
> options opl3 io=0x388
>
> I used gom as the mixer. When I booted the 2.4.2 kernel (witeh the same
> /etc/modules) and tried to play a song I got this:
> "Cannot open audio device. Please make sure that the audio device is
> properly configured."
>
> And when I try to use gom I get this:
>
> gom ERROR: Can't open mixer device special file "/dev/mixer": No such
> gom: device. Error help: if loading a mixer special file leads to "No
> such
> gom: device", then you most likely do have the kernel sound driver
> gom: not or incorrectly installed. "Permission denied" means you
> gom: need permissions by the local admin in the first place.
> gom:
> gom: Current channel information
> gom: ---------------------------
> gom:
> gom: No Name Rec Volumes Vol-0 Vol-1 Locked
> gom: 0.vol -1 -1 -1 -1 1
> ....
> But there is a file named /dev/mixer !!!!
> ....
> crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 0 Jul 5 2000 mixer
> crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 16 Jul 5 2000 mixer1
> crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 32 Jul 5 2000 mixer2
> crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 48 Jul 5 2000 mixer3
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Mar 15 18:51 modem ->
> /dev/ttyS3
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Oct 28 23:51 mouse -> psaux
> ....
> When I compiled the kernel I selected everything that was under "sound"
> to be compiled as a module. Also when I try to load these modules by
> hand (insmod mpu401, etc...) it
> doesn't give an error.... I have no clue why this doesn't work! When I
> boot the 2.2.17 kernel
> everything works just great. Here is what I get when I use gom under
> 2.2.17:
>
> user1@laptop:~ gom -t
> gom:
> gom: Current channel information
> gom: ---------------------------
> gom:
> gom: No Name Rec Volumes Vol-0 Vol-1 Locked
> gom: 0.vol -1 2 75 75 1
> user1@laptop:~
> BTW I'm on a Toshiba Tecra 8000 Laptop.
>
> Help is very much appreciated!
> TIA!
>
> Philipp
>
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