[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#614610: [alsa-base] after feb 22, 2011 Squeeze "upgrade, " alsa will not load my sound module (echo mia). NO sound.

[Henry W. Peters]

Hi Elimar,

I have been in touch with the person who wrote the drivers for my sound 
card (Giuliano Pochini <pochini at shiny.it>), I in1quired as to the 
possible usefulness (in terms of resolving my sound problem) in updating 
the alsa drivers... (there is a newer version). He said:

>> Problem for me, is this question (in terms of installation);
>
> I should overwrite the modules. The you have to either reboot or remove and reload them. Just do:
>
> tar xjf alsa-driver-xxx.tar.bz2
> cd alsa-driver-xxx
> ./configure --with-cards=mia,virmidi --with-sequencer=yes
> make
> make install
> reboot
>
> virmidi may be useful (for example it allows you to route the output of
> scummvm to Timidity). Add other cards to the list if any. The modules will be installed in /lib/modules/<version>/kernel/sound/ .
>
>
>> > The alsa web page on installation seems to assume that alsa is not
>> > installed (perhaps I am reading this incorrectly?),
>
> It's very simple: just do the steps above.

If, by chance, you are hot on the trail of a bug in the system, & it 
would be helpful for me to test something or the other, I would be 
willing, for the sake of Linux usability, to wait to try the above to 
test some potential resolution to my now defunct sound problem, 
otherwise, I am thinking I should like to try & update the alsa-driver 
(i.e., to alsa-driver-1.0.24), I am in the middle of some audio/midi 
projects, etc..

Thanks much, as always.

Henry
P.s., I sent the last email to the 614610 at bugs.debian.org address, I 
received an acknowledgment of receipt, but did not see this at the bug 
web site, I guess I do not really know how this system works, since I 
use alsa quite a bit, some direction that explains could help me to 
report bugs, etc., in the future, better (possibly), if need be, & or to 
help out, as possible.


> I did a search, both in my home folder & system files, on the word '.asoundrc' & neither places did such a file show up.
>
> I also tried doing 'aplay -vv /home/henry/Music/LouisArmstrong.wav' as root (I did assume you actually wanted the result with the resaved '.asoundrc' so this probably does not mean much), same result (pasted below):
>
> # aplay -vv /home/henry/Music/LouisArmstrong.wav
> Playing WAVE '/home/henry/Music/LouisArmstrong.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 44100 Hz, Stereo
> aplay: set_params:1116: Unable to install hw params:
> ACCESS:  RW_INTERLEAVED
> FORMAT:  S16_LE
> SUBFORMAT:  STD
> SAMPLE_BITS: 16
> FRAME_BITS: 32
> CHANNELS: 2
> RATE: 44100
> PERIOD_TIME: (124807 124808)
> PERIOD_SIZE: 5504
> PERIOD_BYTES: 22016
> PERIODS: 4
> BUFFER_TIME: (499229 499230)
> BUFFER_SIZE: 22016
> BUFFER_BYTES: 88064
> TICK_TIME: 0
>
> Henry
> P.s., to be (more) clear, were you wanting me basically just to rename '.asoundrc' if I actually found it?
>
>
> On 02/22/2011 05:52 PM, Elimar Riesebieter wrote:
>> * Henry W. Peters [110222 17:28 -0500]:
>>
>>> Hi Elimar,
>>>
>>> Here is the result of
>>>
>>> ~$ aplay -vv /home/henry/Music/LouisArmstrong.wav
>>> Playing WAVE '/home/henry/Music/LouisArmstrong.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little
>>>
>> Do you have a $HOME/.asoundrc flowing around?
>> If so, move your .asoundrc to .asoundrc.save and test again.
>>
>> Could you please test the same as root?
>>
>> Are the mixer controls set right?
>>
>>
>>> Endian, Rate 44100 Hz, Stereo
>>> aplay: set_params:1116: Unable to install hw params:
>>> ACCESS:  RW_INTERLEAVED
>>> FORMAT:  S16_LE
>>> SUBFORMAT:  STD
>>> SAMPLE_BITS: 16
>>> FRAME_BITS: 32
>>> CHANNELS: 2
>>> RATE: 44100
>>> PERIOD_TIME: (124807 124808)
>>> PERIOD_SIZE: 5504
>>> PERIOD_BYTES: 22016
>>> PERIODS: 4
>>> BUFFER_TIME: (499229 499230)
>>> BUFFER_SIZE: 22016
>>> BUFFER_BYTES: 88064
>>> TICK_TIME: 0
>>>
>>>
>>> No sound... I'll post this as a note to the bug report.
>>>
>> Please reply to 614610 at bugs.debian.org as well, so that everything
>> is documented to your bug.
>>
>> Elimar
>>
>>
>>