run of alsa-info-sh suceeded.

[Aaron Konstam]

On Mon, 2008-02-18 at 21:36 +0100, Nigel Henry wrote:
> On Friday 15 February 2008 13:34, Aaron Konstam wrote:
> > On Thu, 2008-02-14 at 21:41 +0100, Nigel Henry wrote:
> > > On Thursday 14 February 2008 00:42, Aaron Konstam wrote:
> > > > > Aaron. Do you still have to add a "modprobe snd-cs4236" line in
> > > > > /etc/rc.local in F8, as you had to do since FC6, as per your earlier
> > > > > post?
> > > > >
> > > > > Would you download this script, as below, run it, and post the link
> > > > > to pastebin back. It may well provide some usefull info about your
> > > > > machine, soundcard, etc.
> > > > >
> > > > >  http://hg.alsa-project.org/alsa/raw-file/tip/alsa-info.sh
> > > > >
> > > > > It may be usefull to the Alsa development folks, and I'll post the
> > > > > pastebin link there, with all the relevant details regarding your isa
> > > > > soundcard, and what is necessary to get it to work.
> > > > >
> > > > > Nice to have the sounds working again eh!
> > > > >
> > > > > All the best.
> > > > >
> > > > > Nigel.
> > > >
> > > > Well I got alsa-info.sh to run and the result is posted at:
> > > > http://pastebin.ca/903074
> > > >
> > > > The result does nto seem as complete as the result from the f7 run.
> > > > Anyway, if anyone can learn anything from this output please share your
> > > > thoughts with me.
> > >
> > > Hi Aaron. The output from running the script on F8 is very incomplete.
> > > I've asked the question on the alsa-devel list, as to whether the script
> > > works with ISA cards as it does with PCI cards, but no answer yet.
> > >
> > > Tell me though. You say you ran the script on F7. Is that on the same
> > > machine as F8, and the same cs4236 ISA soundcard?
> > >
> > > I don't want to drag this out, as you have the sounds working now, but it
> > > would be nice to find out why you have had to add
> > > http://pastebin.ca/904944 a modprobe snd-cs4236 line to /etc/rc.local
> > > since FC6 for the ISA module to be loaded.
> > >
> > > Nigel.
> >
> > As I said I know it is incomplete but I willing to have you draw it out
> > till we find an answer. The f7 is on a different machine and thee script
> > output canbe seen at:
> >  http://pastebin.ca/904944
> >
> > It seems clear that this script works only for pci cards. Let me know
> > what you find out since this has been a real pain.
> 
> Well this is all I got from my Q to the alsa-devel list.
> 
> Nigel Henry wrote:
> > 
> > I've been trying to help someone out on the Fedora list, who has had 
> problems 
> > with snd-cs4236 since FC6, where he had to add "modprobe snd-cs4236" 
> > to /etc/rc.local to get the module to load. With Fedora 8 the problem got 
> > worse, and sound would only work as root. Using a tip from someone else on 
> > the list, added lines for sound, and cdrom 
> > in /etc/security/console.perms.d/50-default.perms, and the sound now works 
> as 
> > user.
> 
> It's a problem with HAL/udev.
> 
> > I asked him to run alsa-info.sh, having got the sound working, but there is 
> > very limited output, as below.
> > 
> > http://pastebin.ca/903074
> > 
> > The question is, should the script work as well with ISA cards, as it does 
> > with PCI ones?
> 
> It shouldn't fail, at least.  Judging from the output, it seems that
> some command failed and the script quitted?
> 
> 
> Takashi
> _________
> Sorry Aaron, this is probably not much help. Personally I'm not clued up about 
> Hal, and Udev. I still have problems with the ordering of video devices with 
> udev, but enough said on that issue, as I use a workaround.
> 
> Frustrating Eh! Nigel.
> 
Yeah, but I appreciate your trying to chase the problem down. But since
sound now works I'll live with it until f9 which I bet will have more
problems. Another solution is to replace this old computer.
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