Re: Trouble with Alsa 0.9.6-5, 2.4.22 AC97 audio and /dev/mixer under Gnome 2.4.0-1
On Mon, 2003-11-10 at 19:54, csj wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 13:36:07 -0600,
> Ron Johnson wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > In Gnome Volume Control 2.4.0, I try to set the volume, but get
> > the error
> > <QUOTE>
> > Unable to open audio device '/dev/mixer'.
> > Please check that you have permissions to open 'dev/mixer'
> > and that you have sound support in your kernel.
> > </QUOTE>
> >
> > Well....
> >
> > The motherboard is a Shuttle FX41 that has Via KM266/VT8375 N.B.
> > and VT8235 S.B. that is AC'97 2.2 compliant.
>
> [...]
>
> > # lsmod
> > Module Size Used by Not tainted
> > sound 58324 0 (unused)
> > ac97_codec 13576 0
> > [snip non-sound stuff]
> >
> > Anyone have any thoughts?
>
> You're not running Alsa?
Guess not. I don't see them anywhere in the menuconfig hierarchy.
$ grep ALSA /usr/src/linux/.config
$
$ grep SOUND /usr/src/linux/.config
CONFIG_SOUND=y
# CONFIG_SOUND_ALI5455 is not set
CONFIG_SOUND_BT878=m
# CONFIG_SOUND_CMPCI is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_EMU10K1 is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_FUSION is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_CS4281 is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_ES1370 is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_ES1371 is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_ESSSOLO1 is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_MAESTRO is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_MAESTRO3 is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_FORTE is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_ICH is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_RME96XX is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_SONICVIBES is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_TRIDENT is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_MSNDCLAS is not set
# CONFIG_SOUND_MSNDPIN is not set
CONFIG_SOUND_VIA82CXXX=m
# CONFIG_SOUND_OSS is not set
CONFIG_SOUND_TVMIXER=m
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Ron Johnson, Jr. ron.l.johnson@cox.net
Jefferson, LA USA
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