Alsa sound question

[Net Llama!]

On 01/25/04 17:20, Joel Hammer wrote:

> Hmm.....
> 
> I get the same error when artsd tries to start with the
> -a option, that is, the option that starts alsa. Something
> about a default and no such file or directory. If you leave
> -a off, then artsd uses oss. This is bad because everytime
> I hit a key on the keyboard the sound skips a bit.

Eeek, sounds like you need preemption quite badly.  This is on that 
lindows box?

> 
> I am using kernel 2.4.24. I wonder what I am missing. I
> tried to go to the url below but google choked on it.

The URL still works just fine for me.  At any rate, you might want to 
give 2.6.1 a try.  It has alsa already built in, plus might alleviate 
the latency problems that you seem to be having.

> 
> Can you give me some different directions.
> 
> 
> Joel
> 
> 
> On Sun, Jan 25, 2004 at 03:39:38PM -0800, Net Llama! wrote:
> 
>>On 01/25/04 14:48, Joel Hammer wrote:
>>
>>>I am trying to install alsa drivers for my built in
>>>soundcard on my cheap lindows box.
>>>
>>>    Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies,
>>>    Inc. VT8233 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 40)
>>>
>>>Of perhaps some relevance, alsamixer doesn't work on the
>>>bad box but works on the good box. It gives this error on
>>>the bad box:
>>>
>>>    alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such
>>>    file or directory
>>
>>Your kernel is missing full alsa support:
>>http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&safe=off&threadm=bgrcid%24ma5%241%40news.onet.pl&rnum=2&prev=/groups%3Fas_epq%3Dfunction%2520snd_ctl_open%2520failed%2520for%2520default%26safe%3Doff%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26lr%3D%26num%3D50%26hl%3Den
>>
>>Which kernel version are you using?


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