No sound in Gnome (Sarge, SoundBlaster card, Gnome 2.4.1)
So far Google reveals only that SoundBlaster cards sometimes misbehave.
I couldn't find anything specific about not getting any sound out of
Gnome with a SoundBlaster Live 5.1 card.
I have the correct modules loaded (2.6.3 kernel, snd-emu10k1,
snd/sound/coundcore, ac97-codec), fixed permissions on /dev/mixer and
/dev/dsp, and added myself to the audio group.
Looking in /proc/driver/emu10k1/0000:00:0f.0 :
$ cat info:
Driver Version : 0.20a
Card type : Emu10k1
Revision : 10
Model : 0x8064
IO : 0xa800-0xa81f
IRQ : 18
Registered /dev Entries:
/dev/dsp0
/dev/dsp1
/dev/mixer0
/dev/midi0
/dev/sequencer
$ cat ac97:
Vendor name : Unknown
Vendor id : 454D 4328
AC97 Version : 2.0 or later
Capabilities :
DAC resolutions : -16-bit- -18-bit-
ADC resolutions : -16-bit- -18-bit-
3D enhancement : No 3D Stereo Enhancement
POP path : pre 3D
Sim. stereo : off
3D enhancement : off
Loudness : off
Mono output : MIX
MIC select : MIC1
ADC/DAC loopback : off
Ext Capabilities : -PCM surround DAC- -slot/DAC mappings-
Front DAC rate : 0
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Looks like /dev/dsp and /dev/mixer aren't handled by the device driver
under "Registered /dev Entries" so nothing's happening when applications
use /dev/dsp and /dev/mixer. But if I cat /dev/urandom > /dev/dsp I do
get a hissing sound, leading me to believe that I am completely confused
and out of my depth...
I'm not sure how to instruct Gnome to use /dev/dsp0 or /dev/dsp1, or
/dev/mixer0 or /dev/mixer1, or whatever it is that I must do.
Any help appreciated,
Thanks.
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