Re: alsa troubles
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On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 10:32:38AM -0600, Glenn English wrote:
> I'm trying to get sound to work (most of my computers are used as servers, so it's usually not something I worry about).
>
> I'm running Wheezy on a SuperMicro 5036T-T box.
>
> > root@sbox:~# lspci | egrep -i audio
> > 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) HD Audio Controller
> > 03:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Cedar HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 5400/6300 Series]
>
> As best I can tell, that Intel chip is a valid sound chip for Wheezy, and this is the machine where I did a netinstall.
>
> > root@sbox:~# alsamixer
> > ALSA lib dlmisc.c:254:(snd1_dlobj_cache_get) Cannot open shared library /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_pulse.so
> > cannot open mixer: No such device or address
>
> Going down that series of directories with 'ls <tab>', I don't seem to have alsa-lib. I looked on the web, and all I could find was source code for it. I doubt that compiling the code is required for such a (seemingly) common library.
>
> 'find / -iname "*alsa-lib*"' shows nothing anywhere.
What lets you think you need a package (or file) named alsa-lib?
There's no package alsa-lib; apt-file (recommended) shows a couple of
packages having directories with that name, and there's a virtual
package called just "alsa" -- I guess this will be all you need?
regards
- -- tomas
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