[PlanetCCRMA] problem with ALSA and RME multiface

[Fernando Pablo Lopez-Lezcano]

On Thu, 2004-08-12 at 12:15, gryphius.ginsberg wrote:
> > > my sound card is a RME hammerfall multiface, and my computer is an
> > > ASUS 5800 C laptop (P4, 2,66Ghz intel; 1Go RAM)
> > > I try to install ALSA and planet CCRMA on a Fedora Core 1 and
> > > something is wrong but i don't know what...
> > > I can't run HDSPConf and HDSPMixer.
> > >     
> > 
> > What is the error message you get?
> > Beware that the commands are actually "hdspconf" and "hdspmixer" (all
> > lower case). 

> I try to run HDSPConf and HDSPMixer with graphical interface and
> nothing happen... no message

Try from a terminal, type "/usr/bin/hdspconf"... do you get the prompt
back?

> > > I'm a newbie with Linux, could you help me please ?
>
> > What does "cat /proc/asound/cards" show?
> > "cat /proc/asound/devices"?
> [root@localhost root]# cat /proc/asound/cards
> 0 [M1x1           ]: USB-Audio - MidiSport 1x1
>                      M-Audio MidiSport 1x1 at usb-00:03.3-3.3, full
> speed
> 1 [DSP            ]: H-DSP - Hammerfall DSP
>                      RME Hammerfall DSP at 0x40800000, irq 11
> 
> [root@localhost root]# cat /proc/asound/devices
>   0: [0- 0]: ctl
>   8: [0- 0]: raw midi
>  33:       : timer
>  32: [1- 0]: ctl
>  36: [1- 0]: hardware dependent

This is strange, I think it should show the audio devices. 

> > > I give you some informations :
> > > 
> > > [root@localhost root]# /sbin/lsmod
> > > 
> > > Module                  Size  Used by    Not tainted
> > > parport_pc             19172   1  (autoclean)
> > > lp                      9060   0  (autoclean)
> > > parport                37792   1  (autoclean) [parport_pc lp]
> > > autofs                 13748   0  (autoclean) (unused)
> > > snd-hdsp               48048   0  (unused)
> > > snd-hwdep               7104   0  [snd-hdsp]
> >
> > It looks like the module is loaded...
> >   
> > > [MUNCH]
> >   
> > > snd-usb-audio          62592   0  (unused)
> >
> > and you also have a usb card, right?
> The rack of HDSP multiface work with a PCMCIA card and there is an
> integrated sound card (AC97) in the computer

_And_ the midisport, that is a third "card". 
Add a second (and/or third) card to /etc/modules.conf following the
instructions. You can make the rme be the first card if you want. 

-- Fernando