2.6.x sound woes

[Klaus-Peter Schrage]

Net Llama! wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Mar 2004, Klaus-Peter Schrage wrote:
> 
>>Net Llama! wrote:

> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.2c (Thu Feb 05
> 15:41:49 2004 UTC).
> Compiled on Mar 11 2004 for kernel 2.6.4.
fine
> 
> 
>>2. lsmod | grep snd: should give a lot of noise, among others your
>>snd-ens1371, but there should be no other sound related modules except
>>soundcore.
> 
> 
> Not in this case, cause i compiled everything into the kernel.

honestly, I never dared to do so, always did this as modules.

>>3. Is there a bunch of nodes in /dev/snd/? Otherwise create them by running
>>/usr/src/linux-2.6.4/scripts/MAKEDEV.snd.
> 
> 
> 119 entries.

'nuff

>>4. See if OSS emulation is there with
>>cat /proc/asound/oss/sndstat
> 
> 
> Nope, not there.  But for this kernel i intentionally left it out.  I
> shouldn't need that, right?

Please don't mix up kernel support for good old OSS and alsa's OSS 
emulation. The two don't go together.
You DO need ALSA'S OSS emulation if you want to run any sound 
application with alsa that is not designed to support it, eg,. xmms, 
ksdc ... almost anything.

>>>Can't open /dev/dsp!

see above ... we talking about OSS emulation.
Klaus