[PlanetCCRMA] alsa error message: playback device 'modem:1': Invalid argument

[Tom Poe]

Fernando Lopez-Lezcano wrote:
> On Sat, 2008-01-26 at 16:42 -0600, Tom Poe wrote:
>   
>>  slmodemd: error: mixer setup: attach hw:1 error: No such device
>> Jan 26 16:27:15 localhost slmodemd: error: alsa setup: cannot open 
>> playback device 'modem:1': Invalid argument
>> Jan 26 16:27:15 localhost slmodemd: error: cannot setup device `modem:1'
>>
>> This occurs when I boot up.  Not sure where I troubleshoot.  Any help 
>> appreciated.
>> Dell Optiplex GX260 computer purchased from university recycle shop.
>>     
>
> See what you get from 
>   cat /proc/asound/cards
> and
>   cat /proc/asound/devices
>
> It looks like your second card is the modem and something is trying to
> perhaps open it during the startup process?
>
> -- Fernando
>
>
>
>   
[root@localhost log]# cat /proc/asound/cards
 0 [I82801DBICH4   ]: ICH4 - Intel 82801DB-ICH4
                      Intel 82801DB-ICH4 with AD1981B at irq 20
[root@localhost log]# cat /proc/asound/devices
  2:        : timer
  3:        : sequencer
  4: [ 0- 4]: digital audio playback
  5: [ 0- 3]: digital audio capture
  6: [ 0- 2]: digital audio capture
  7: [ 0- 1]: digital audio capture
  8: [ 0- 0]: digital audio playback
  9: [ 0- 0]: digital audio capture
 10: [ 0]   : control

Not sure what this shows.  I've seen in audacity, a failure to playback, 
and the intel sound card hw,0 was always set to hw,4, but fiddling 
seemed to fix it.  Though, I never figured out what let it suddenly 
playback. 
Tom