[PlanetCCRMA] introductory question. . . .

[Fernando Lopez-Lezcano]

Hmmm, ignore my previous answer for now and read on (although the
dependency problem should be fixed):

On Fri, 2006-06-23 at 18:20 -0600, Brian Heinrich wrote:
> I've managed to make progress since getting the computer on-line, but 
> still have some questions/concerns.
> 
> I looked into modprobe.conf, which read:
> 
>     alias eth0 8139too
>     install snd-via82xx /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-via82xx &&
>     /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
>     alias snd-card-1 snd-ice7112
>     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
>     alias usb-controller uhci-hcd

Looks good. 

But you should notice that your ice1712 card is the _second_ card. You
will have to point whatever app you want to use to it (usually
everything defaults to the first soundcard which is in your mobo in this
case). 

> After running alsaconf, I got this weird message:
> 
>     Restoring sound driver settings /usr/bin/alsactl: load_state: 1272:
>     No soundcards found. . . .

That should be fine, you have not stored settings yet. 

> Going back to modprobe.conf, the following lines were added:
> 
>     # --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
>     # --- ALSACONF version 1.0.9rc1 ---
>     alias snd-card-0 snd-ice1712
>     alias sound-slot-0 snd-ice1712
>     # -- END: Generate by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
> 
> 
> When I ran alsamixer, I got the same error as before --
> 
>     alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such file or
>     directory

No, this error is different, see below.
Also, you should run "alsamixer -c 1" to access the second card.

> -- , but I was able to run envy24control.

Then the soundcard kernel module is loaded and alsa is running. 
You may have a device problem, so first check the basics:

Is alsa started?
  cat /proc/asound/cards
that should list your mobo card and the envy24control card
which should have devices for both cards:
  cat /proc/asound/devices

What do you see in /dev/snd/?
  ls -l /dev/snd/*

> There's one other interesting thing in all of this:  I can't adjust the 
> (system) volume control.  Or more to the point, I can move the slider, 
> but it always returns to zero.  That might explain why I can't get any 
> sound. :-P

Not necesarily. The generic "volume control" app will not find any
"generic" control in your envy24control based card. If envy24control
sees it then you should be fine - I imagine you set the output analog
volume controls in envy24control, right?

> It might also be worth pointing out that I later looked at modprobe.conf 
> again, and it now read:
> 
>     alias eth0 8139too
>     install snd-via82xx /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-via82xx &&
>     /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
>     alias snd-card-1 snd-ice7112
>     alias usb-controller uhci-hcd
>     # --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
>     # --- ALSACONF version 1.0.9rc1 ---
>     alias snd-card-0 snd-ice1712
>     # -- END: Generate by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---

Yes, alsaconf is erasing the lines that the fedora configurator added. 

-- Fernando


> (That is, the lines begining |install snd-ice1712| and |remove 
> snd-ice1712| as well as the second alsaconf-generated line are missing.)
> 
> Does anyone have an idea about this? -- I'd really like to be able to 
> get this up and running sooner rather than later. . . .
> 
> /b.
> 
> On 06/23/2006 01:46 PM (-0600 UTC), Brian Heinrich wrote:
> 
> > I'm hoping I might be able to clarify some of what's going on by 
> > replying to some of the suggestions that have been made.
> >
> > First off, the soundcard is definitely supported 
> > (<http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/index.php?vendor=vendor-MAudio#matrix>) 
> > and when I look at the list of hardware in FC 3, the driver is listed.
> >
> > If I try to do |apt-get -o Acquire::cdrom::mount=/media/cdrecorder 
> > install planetccrma-core|, I get
> >
> >    The following packages have unmet dependencies:
> >          planetccrma-core: Depends: also-lib-devel ( =
> >    1.0.9-0.1.rc1.rhfc3.ccrma)
> >        but it is not going to be installed
> >    E: Broken packages
> >
> >
> > |modinfo soundcore| goes nowhere.
> >
> > |alsamixer| gets me
> >
> >    alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such file or
> >    directory
> >
> >
> > |/sbin/lsmod| gets me something very different than what one 
> > respondent suggested.  (I'm assuming there was a switch or something 
> > missing. . . .)
> >
> > |/usr/sbin/alsaconf| results in 'No such file or directory'.  And 
> > indeed there isn't such a file in /usr/sbin, tho' there is a symlink 
> > to alsactl.
> >
> > Don't know if this additional info helps clarify anything. . . .
> >
> > /b.
> 
> <snip />
>