[PlanetCCRMA] Failure starting ALSA with an MAudio Delta 66

[Brad Fuller]

Fernando Lopez-Lezcano wrote:

>On Thu, 2005-03-31 at 07:13, Brad Fuller wrote:
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>>Fernando Lopez-Lezcano wrote: 
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>>>On Mon, 2005-01-17 at 19:09, Brent Durbin wrote:
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>>>>Hi All,
>>>>I'm new to the whole Linux Audio thing and was hoping you could help
>>>>me out.  I installed FC3 on my system that has a MAudio Delta 66 card.
>>>> I installed the PlanetCCRMA stuff and updated to the Planet Edge so I
>>>>could get ALSA 1.0.8.  When I do and alsasound restart I get:
>>>>Shutting down sound driver                                 [  OK  ]
>>>>Starting sound driver snd-ice1712                          [  OK  ]
>>>>Starting sequencer                                         [  OK  ]
>>>>Restoring sound driver settings /usr/sbin/alsactl: load_state:1267: No
>>>>soundcards found...
>>>>                                                           [FAILED]
>>>>
>>>>Can anyone give me a clue as to what I should look at to figure out
>>>>what is wrong?  Could it be a problem with /etc/modprobe.conf?  Here
>>>>are the relevant lines:
>>>>alias snd-card-0 snd-ice1712
>>>>options snd-card-0 index=0
>>>>install snd-ice1712 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-ice1712 &&
>>>>/usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
>>>>remove snd-ice1712 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; };
>>>>/sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-ice1712
>>>>
>>>>Also, envy24control starts, so I am pretty sure that I'm using the
>>>>correct kernel.
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>>>Meaning that the kernel module for the card is loaded and the card is
>>>seen by envy24control? If so, you just probably need to store the state
>>>of the mixer (some settings and/or controls may have changed in the new
>>>alsa). Do:
>>>  /usr/sbin/alsactl store
>>>And then:
>>>  /usr/sbin/alsactl restore
>>>It should not complain anymore...
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>>Just want to add that I also have a Delta66 and have the same problem.
>>I've done the store/restore but still it doesn't remember.
>>I too receive the following error when restarting alsa:
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>>Restoring sound driver settings /usr/sbin/alsactl: 
>>load_state:1272: No soundcards found... [FAILED]
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>>This seems to be a msg that should go to the ALSA dist list.
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>Have you tried to redo the mixer state from scratch? Delete or move away
>/etc/asound.state, then fire your mixer, get the settings done and
>"/usr/bin/alsactl store".
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>-- Fernando
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just tried what you suggested. no change.

/usr/sbin/alsactl store and restore work fine, though.
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