Re: Alsa breaks after kernel upgrade
Gave up.
Tried unsuccessfully to compile earlier versions of alsa into the 2.6.14
kernel, but it turned into an epic. Backed the kernel up to 2.6.8 and
it's working fine.
On Tue, 2006-05-09 at 16:09 -0700, Chris Abajian wrote:
> There's a lot of postings about this problem, but when I read them they
> all seem slightly different from each other... I'm getting very
> frustrated (or I wouldn't be posting to this list).
>
> Sound used to work fine. Running Sarge distro kernel 2.6.8-2-386,
> Alsa was happy. Life was good. Sndstat said:
>
> $ cat /dev/sndstat
> Sound Driver:3.8.1a-980706 (ALSA v1.0.4 emulation code)
> Kernel: Linux ws-cabajian 2.6.8-2-386 #1 Tue Aug 16 12:46:35 UTC 2005
> i686
> Config options: 0
>
> Installed drivers:
> Type 10: ALSA emulation
>
> Card config:
> Intel ICH5 at 0xdffffa00, irq 201
>
> Audio devices:
> 0: Intel ICH5 (DUPLEX)
>
> Synth devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG
>
> Midi devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG
>
> Timers:
> 7: system timer
>
> Mixers:
> 0: Analog Devices AD1981B
>
>
> Upgraded to new kernel, 2.6.14.7, built from source starting with
> old .config. Everything looked good...
>
> alsaconfig is happy, finds card. can store and restore settings.
>
> NO SOUND. Players play, buttons push, EQ graphics dance, everything
> seems OK except NO SOUND.
>
> $cat /dev/sndstat
> Sound Driver:3.8.1a-980706 (ALSA v1.0.10rc1 emulation code)
> Kernel: Linux ws-cabajian 2.6.14.7 #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue May 9 10:05:37 PDT
> 2006 i686
> Config options: 0
>
> Installed drivers:
> Type 10: ALSA emulation
>
> Card config:
> Intel ICH5 with AD1981B at 0xdffffa00, irq 209
>
> Audio devices:
> 0: Intel ICH5 (DUPLEX)
>
> Synth devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG
>
> Midi devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG
>
> Timers:
> 7: system timer
>
> Mixers:
> 0: Analog Devices AD1981B
>
>
> Reboot to old kernel, everything works ok.
>
> Is it the IRQ difference? Where the heck is the config file, maybe if I
> change it manually?
>
>
>
> --
> “The Ministry of Defense requests that civilians do not comply
> with the orders of the army or police on nightly patrols unless
> they are accompanied by coalition forces working in that area.”
>
> - Iraqi TV public service announcement, air date 27-Mar-06.
> Source & translation at "Baghdad Burning,"
> http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com/
>
>
--
“The Ministry of Defense requests that civilians do not comply
with the orders of the army or police on nightly patrols unless
they are accompanied by coalition forces working in that area.”
- Iraqi TV public service announcement, air date 27-Mar-06.
Source & translation at "Baghdad Burning,"
http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com/
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