[ltp] Sound on a 770X with Mandrake 9.1

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On Thu, 2003-04-24 at 07:51, torontodss wrote:
> Problem is when I try and load up AuMix, nothing happens. I mean the app
> doesn't start, looks like it's
> loaded then it just closes without seeing any errors.
> As for KMix, when I load it, it doesn't have any controls what so ever. Just
> a blank window.

you may not be loading the oss(-compatible) mixer controls (which oss is
what aumix wsa designed for).

you might also try using alsamixer, a mixer application specifically for
alsa (not using the oss-mixer interface, though you'll still want that
as oss-based applications will probably need to use it).

in my latest experience getting a desktop to work with 2.4.18/2.4.20 and
alsa 0.9-0beta12/0.9.2, i've had to play with the volume through both
alsamixer and aumix before getting any sound (possibly because some of
the sound levels are only exposed directly through alsa, not through the
oss-compatibility).  probably not your problem, but just an aside.

> What alsa driver should I be using? Currently in my modules.conf I have the
> following:
> 
> alias sound-slot-0 snd-cs4232
> above snd-cs4232 snd-pcm-oss
> 
> Something wrong here?

if that's all you've got about alsa in your modules.conf, then you're
probably missing something.

see my attached alsa settings from modules.conf.  this was for my 770x
running 2.4.19 and alsa 0.9-0beta12.  some changes might need to be made
(especially with the hardware config, and as alsa has gone through some
changes heading for 1.0 and inclusion into kernel 2.6) in my
modules.conf entries for it to work for you.

for another/official template, see the cs4232 entry in the alsa sound
card database:
http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/doc-php/template.php3?company=Cirrus+Logic&card=CS4232&chip=CS4232&module=cs4232

> At the boot up it looks like cs4232 is loaded
> correctly no errors.
> If I do a lsmod I see nothing refering to cs4232.

you should probably see something similar to "snd-cs4232".

> ps: I know the sound works, I have a dualboot on this machine and sound in
> XP works correctly.

THERE'S THE PROBLEM!

just kidding. ;-)

anyways...
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# cs4232 OSS driver

alias /dev/sound     sndcard
alias sound          sndcard
alias char-major-116 sndcard
alias char-major-14  sndcard
alias sound-slot-0   sndcard
alias sound-slot-1   off
alias sound-slot-2   off
alias sound-slot-3   off

alias sound-service-0-0  sndcard # /dev/mixer0
alias sound-service-0-1  sndcard # /dev/sequencer
alias sound-service-0-2  sndcard # /dev/midi0
alias sound-service-0-3  sndcard # /dev/dsp0
alias sound-service-0-8  sndcard # /dev/music
alias sound-service-0-12 sndcard # /dev/adsp0

alias snd-minor-oss-0    sndcard # /dev/mixer0
alias snd-minor-oss-1    sndcard # /dev/sequencer
alias snd-minor-oss-2    sndcard # /dev/midi0
alias snd-minor-oss-3    sndcard # /dev/dsp0
alias snd-minor-oss-4    sndcard # /dev/audio

alias /dev/sequencer*    sndcard
alias /dev/music         sndcard
alias /dev/adsp*         sndcard
alias /dev/snd*          sndcard
alias /dev/sound         sndcard
alias /dev/audio         sndcard

below snd-pcm-oss        sndcard
below snd-seq-oss        sndcard
below snd-midi-oss       sndcard
below snd-mixer-oss      sndcard

# my cs4232-specific config

# oss
alias sndcard cs4232

options cs4232 io=0x530 irq=9 dma=1 dma2=0
options opl3 io=0x388