[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#446968: Bug#446968: Bug#446968: alsa-base: Alsa only works after /etc/init.d/alsa restart, then fails again later

[Elimar Riesebieter]

On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 the mental interface of
Sean Zimmermann told:

> On Oct 17, 2007, at 11:35 AM, Elimar Riesebieter wrote:
>
[...]
> I though alsa was the part of the kernel that provided sound. Should this 
> be re-filed with kernel-source,
> or some similar package?
>
>> Please send output from:
>>
>> $ cat /etc/modules
>
> # /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time.
> #
> # This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded
> # at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored.
>
> apm_emu
> loop
> sbp2
> snd_powermac
> snd_pcm_oss

We have new PPC drivers. snd_powermac is obsolete for your Tumbler.
Anyway udev should manage the drivers so try thefollowing
etc/modules:

apm_emu
loop
sbp2



>> $ lsmod | grep snd
>
> Here's the output from lsmod when sound isn't working:
>
> snd_powermac           48704  3
> snd_aoa_i2sbus         24388  0
> snd_pcm_oss            52480  0
> snd_mixer_oss          20384  1 snd_pcm_oss
> snd_pcm                92324  4 snd_powermac,snd_aoa_i2sbus,snd_pcm_oss
> snd_timer              26084  2 snd_pcm
> snd_page_alloc         11272  1 snd_pcm
> snd                    67476  10
> snd_powermac,snd_aoa_i2sbus,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
> soundcore               8900  1 snd
> snd_aoa_soundbus        7908  1 snd_aoa_i2sbus
>
> Here's the output when sound is working (after force reload):
>
> snd_aoa_i2sbus         24388  0
> snd_aoa_soundbus        7908  1 snd_aoa_i2sbus

This is part of the new drivers. For your machine either aoa-onyx or
aoa-tas should be the right one. You mentioned that you built
drivers from alsa-source. Did you built all or only snd-powermac? If
only powermac you have either to rebuild aoa-onyx and aoa-tas or
remove the modules package cause the drivers should be in the Debian
kernels by default.

Elimar


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