[Linux-disciples] hotkeys volume control

[Karl Sokol]

grep "MIXER_OSS" /boot/config-`uname -r`
CONFIG_SND_MIXER_OSS=m

nahash at ubuntu:~$ rexima -v
rexima: couldn't open mixer device.

alsamixer works fine.


On 10/6/05, Adam Rosi-Kessel <adam at rosi-kessel.org> wrote:
>
> Yes, I think you're right that it's a mixer problem, not a 'volume button
> keys' problem.
>
> You might need ALSA's OSS emulation enabled... What do you get from
>
> grep "MIXER_OSS" /boot/config-`uname -r`
>
> ??
>
> On Tue, Oct 04, 2005 at 12:33:16PM -0500, Karl Sokol wrote:
> > So, these are the mods that seemed relevant to sound. I notice the
> absence of
> > an entry similar to your "snd_mixer_oss 19296 1 snd_pcm_oss" OSS is
> > not configuered as an output device at all. That is, only alsa works
> with
> > xmms.
> >
> > Since alsamixer works on its own, is it possible to see what module or
> device
> > it is using?
> >
> > snd_intel8x0 29984 3
> > snd_ac97_codec 64608 1 snd_intel8x0
> > snd_pcm 84872 3 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec
> > snd_timer 23300 1 snd_pcm
> > snd 50276 9 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
> > soundcore 9824 1 snd
> > snd_page_alloc 9604 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
> >
> > Thanks for the google link, but I did rather extensive searching and did
> not
> > see many instances of this problem, except for a few people as clueless
> as
> > myself http://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showtopic=23273
> > It seems like it has more to do with the setup of the mixer than the
> keyboard.
> >
> > On 10/4/05, Stephen R Laniel <steve at laniels.org> wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 04, 2005 at 11:45:24AM -0500, Karl Sokol wrote:
> > > "nahash at ubuntu:/$ hotkeys: Unable to open `/dev/mixer': No such file
> or
> > > directory"
> > >
> > > I tried making a softlink to alsamixer, and I get
> >
> > I don't know about the Natural Keyboard problem, though this
> > google query might help you:
> > http://shorl.com/gigrabratokare
> >
> > As for /dev/mixer: you don't want to symlink it to
> > alsamixer. Alsamixer is a program, whereas all the files in
> > /dev/ are (basically) files corresponding to physical
> > devices, or abstractions sitting on top of physical devices.
> > /dev/mixer is supposed to correspond to an actual component
> > in your sound card. The way one normally creates a file in
> > /dev is by loading the appropriate module.
> >
> > I forget which module creates /dev/mixer, but I'd bet it's
> > one of the snd* modules. Below is my list of snd* modules;
> > yours will be different, depending on your hardware, but
> > looking at your own list of modules (via 'lsmod') will help
> > you narrow it down.
> >
> > If others have more specific information about which module
> > generates /dev/mixer, feel free to post.
> >
> > snd_intel8x0 33056 1
> > snd_ac97_codec 83452 1 snd_intel8x0
> > snd_pcm_oss 52672 0
> > snd_mixer_oss 19296 1 snd_pcm_oss
> > snd_pcm 88840 3 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
> > snd_timer 24164 1 snd_pcm
> > snd 54884 8
> > snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
> > soundcore 9600 1 snd
> > snd_page_alloc 10600 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
> >
> > --
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