[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#511949: Bug#511949: alsa-base: alsaconf does not work on Sony Vaio PCG-SR1K laptop with YMF-754

system administrator laurenz.wiskott at neuroinformatik.ruhr-uni-bochum.de
Mon Jan 19 10:32:39 UTC 2009


Here is the requested information.  All commands done by a regular
user with no sudo permissions.  I have also added the lspci command,
since 'cat /proc/asound/cards' didn't find a soundcard, while lspci
does.

Laurenz.

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$ cat /proc/asound/version
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.16.

$ cat /proc/asound/cards
--- no soundcards ---

$ cat /proc/interrupts
           CPU0       
  0:     205734    XT-PIC-XT        timer
  1:       2667    XT-PIC-XT        i8042
  2:          0    XT-PIC-XT        cascade
  3:          1    XT-PIC-XT      
  4:          1    XT-PIC-XT      
  5:         12    XT-PIC-XT        sony-laptop
  7:          1    XT-PIC-XT      
  8:          1    XT-PIC-XT        rtc0
  9:      73176    XT-PIC-XT        acpi, uhci_hcd:usb1, ohci1394, yenta
 10:          1    XT-PIC-XT      
 11:          1    XT-PIC-XT      
 12:      37427    XT-PIC-XT        i8042
 14:      55399    XT-PIC-XT        ide0
 15:          0    XT-PIC-XT        ide1
NMI:          0   Non-maskable interrupts
LOC:          0   Local timer interrupts
RES:          0   Rescheduling interrupts
CAL:          0   function call interrupts
TLB:          0   TLB shootdowns
TRM:          0   Thermal event interrupts
SPU:          0   Spurious interrupts
ERR:          0
MIS:          0

$ 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.
# Parameters can be specified after the module name.

firewire-sbp2
loop

$ cat /etc/modprobe.d/sound
alias snd-card-0 snd-ymfpci
options snd-ymfpci index=0

$ lsmod | grep snd
snd_ymfpci             28224  0 
gameport               10700  1 snd_ymfpci
snd_ac97_codec         88484  1 snd_ymfpci
ac97_bus                1728  1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm_oss            32800  0 
snd_mixer_oss          12320  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm                62596  3 snd_ymfpci,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_opl3_lib            9344  1 snd_ymfpci
snd_hwdep               6212  1 snd_opl3_lib
snd_page_alloc          7816  2 snd_ymfpci,snd_pcm
snd_mpu401_uart         6368  1 snd_ymfpci
snd_seq_dummy           2660  0 
snd_seq_oss            24992  0 
snd_seq_midi            5728  0 
snd_rawmidi            18496  2 snd_mpu401_uart,snd_seq_midi
firmware_class          6816  2 snd_ymfpci,pcmcia
snd_seq_midi_event      6432  2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq                41456  6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_timer              17800  4 snd_ymfpci,snd_pcm,snd_opl3_lib,snd_seq
snd_seq_device          6380  6 snd_opl3_lib,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
snd                    45604  13 snd_ymfpci,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_opl3_lib,snd_hwdep,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
soundcore               6368  1 snd

$ dpkg -l | grep asou
ii  libasound2                           1.0.16-2                   ALSA library

$ dpkg -l | grep alsa
ii  alsa-base                            1.0.17.dfsg-4              ALSA driver configuration files
ii  alsa-utils                           1.0.16-2                   ALSA utilities
ii  gstreamer0.10-alsa                   0.10.19-2                  GStreamer plugin for ALSA
ii  libpt-1.10.10-plugins-alsa           1.10.10-2                  Portable Windows Library Audio Plugin for the ALSA Interface
ii  libsdl1.2debian-alsa                 1.2.13-2                   Simple DirectMedia Layer (with X11 and ALSA options)

$ id
uid=501(julia) gid=501(julia) groups=24(cdrom),29(audio),44(video),46(plugdev),110(netdev),115(powerdev),116(scanner),501(julia)

$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 03)
00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 03)
00:08.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Sony Corporation CXD3222 i.LINK Controller (rev 02)
00:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: Yamaha Corporation YMF-754 [DS-1E Audio Controller]
00:0a.0 Communication controller: Conexant HSF 56k Data/Fax Modem (Mob WorldW SmartDAA) (rev 01)
00:0c.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c475 (rev 80)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Neomagic Corporation NM2230 [MagicGraph 256AV+] (rev 30)

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On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 02:37:33PM +0100, Elimar Riesebieter wrote:
> * Laurenz Wiskott [090115 22:11 +0100]
> > Package: alsa-base
> > Version: 1.0.17.dfsg-4
> > Severity: normal
> > 
> 
> > Dear alsa team,
> > 
> > I have installed Debian Lenny on a Sony Vaio PCG-SR1K laptop.
> > Everything went fine except the sound.  When I run alsamixer I get
> > the error message
> > 
> > linux> alsamixer
> > 
> >   alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such
> >   device
> > 
> > The sound card I have is
> > 
> > linux> lspci ...  00:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: Yamaha
> > Corporation YMF-754 [DS-1E Audio Controller] ...
> > 
> > When I run alsaconfig, two cards get detected
> > 
> >   ymfpci Yamaha Corporation YMF-754 [DS-1E Audio Controller]
> >   legacy Probe legacy ISA (non-PnP) chips
> > 
> > the first one is selected and I continue.   Everything looks fine
> > except for the error message from amixer. 
> Please provide the output of:
> 
> $ cat /proc/asound/version
> $ cat /proc/asound/cards
> $ cat /proc/interrupts
> $ cat /etc/modules
> $ cat /etc/modprobe.d/sound
> $ lsmod | grep snd
> $ dpkg -l | grep asou
> $ dpkg -l | grep alsa
> $ id
> 
> Done as user.
> 
> Elimar
> -- 
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