sblive help, i think im almost there

[ssadams]

Look in /etc/rc.d/rc.modules about 1/2 way through the file for this line
/sbin/modprobe emu10k1
uncomment the line and save the file.You can also issue the command as root to use sound before you reboot.And yes the mentioning of Slack7.1 did help http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif

[paully1]

Ok, heres the situation. I compiled emu10k1 to get my sblive runnin (used the nhf) and it worked right after compilation. However, when I reboot I get the /dev/dsp no such device. I read in another post about doing ./MAKEDEVICE audio in the /dev directory. I tried and it said audio is an invalid group.

So I consulted the bible (running linux O'reilly) and saw the part about /etc/group. Audio isnt listed as a group in etc/group so I want to add it, is the gid an arbitraary number used by the system? It says in the book its the number used in the gid field of /etc/passwd to specify a users default group

would the following be valid?
audio::75:user
with 75 be an aribitrary number.

thanks
paul

[ssadams]

before you try that try this
ln -s /dev/mixer /dev/dsp and see if that works
My blaster live has worked in linux for nearly 2 years and I dont have any user or group named audio

[paully1]

Originally posted by ssadams:
before you try that try this
ln -s /dev/mixer /dev/dsp and see if that works
My blaster live has worked in linux for nearly 2 years and I dont have any user or group named audio

I tried it still the same result. The first time I tried it told me the file already existed which I already knew. So I just renamed dsp.old and the did the line you gave for the syslink. This has really got me stumped. Are there any modules I should check? To make sure things are loading correctly? There's a soundcore.o right? I'm fairly new at tryin to get my sblive runnin, although when I use to run redhat it setup and ran without a hitch. Oh yeah if it matters I'm runnin slack 7.1

thanks
paul

[paully1]

Originally posted by ssadams:
Look in /etc/rc.d/rc.modules about 1/2 way through the file for this line
/sbin/modprobe emu10k1
uncomment the line and save the file.You can also issue the command as root to use sound before you reboot.And yes the mentioning of Slack7.1 did help http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif


Thanks!!! That got me one step closer. I dont get the /dev/dsp message but, xmms wont play the mp3 (neither will gnome mp3 player) it shows the file in player but when I hit play nothing. hehe Is there a way in gnome or from xterm in gnome to test the system sound, I use sawmill if that makes a differance.

I made a sym link /dev/mixer to /dev/dsp and I also created an audio group added /dev/dsp to it and added my user account (all from earlier attempts to get sound) Could any of that be creating a conflict? Any ideas?

thanks a lot
paul

[ssadams]

chmod a+x /dev/mixer
chmod a+x /dev/dsp

[paully1]

Originally posted by ssadams:
chmod a+x /dev/mixer
chmod a+x /dev/dsp

tried it, still same result when I try to play an mp3.

[ssadams]

all i can sugest is
insmod soundcore
insmod emu10k1
and see if that works.All that I have mentioned I did and it works so I dont know
what else to try.You did a depmod -a first ?
Anyway maybe someone else has a sugestion that I'm overlooking.

[paully1]

Originally posted by ssadams:
all i can sugest is
insmod soundcore
insmod emu10k1
and see if that works.All that I have mentioned I did and it works so I dont know
what else to try.You did a depmod -a first ?
Anyway maybe someone else has a sugestion that I'm overlooking.

i did a depmod -a when i compiled the emu10k1, do i need to do it again with chmod?
I'll try the insmod when i get home.

[The King Ant]

Do you get an error when you try to play stuff, or is there just no sound? Are you using the OSS output driver for XMMS? I'd check in the XMMS options thing and try OSS rather than esound. Are you sure your mixer levels are all turned up?

Do see if the module is in, type /sbin/lsmod and look for emu10k1 and soundcore (soundcore might be built into your kernel).

[smije]

I tell you what, I just got the 2.4 kernel in, and the unexpected surprise was that emu10k1 is in the kernel, and sounds a lot better than the module did. I used to have only 2 speakers working, and couldn't make mp3's for some reason. Now it sounds like what I paid for, works perfectly. Not the answer you are looking for, I know, but thought I'd throw it in there anyway.

[paully1]

Originally posted by The King Ant:
Do you get an error when you try to play stuff, or is there just no sound? Are you using the OSS output driver for XMMS? I'd check in the XMMS options thing and try OSS rather than esound. Are you sure your mixer levels are all turned up?

Do see if the module is in, type /sbin/lsmod and look for emu10k1 and soundcore (soundcore might be built into your kernel).

I dont get an error at all, when I hit play on xmms or the gnome player it just never starts.

yeah, I use oss checked /sbin/lsmod, its there. I also checked modules.dep, thats set too. I'm starting to think for some reason its the symbolic link i have for
dsp -> /dev/mixer

Oh hell, since its dsp is the source and /dev/mixer is the dest. for the sym link, it says in my book that if the dest. file already exist which it does then it is over written. That must be what it is, thoughts anyone? If so what the hell do i do now? hehe

paul


[This message has been edited by paully1 (edited 23 January 2001).]

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