Re: SoundBlaster Live! with kernel 2.5.x

[Udo Hoerhold <maillists@goodontoast.com>]

On Wednesday 16 April 2003 12:58 am, Randy.Dunlap wrote:
> >> On Tue, 2003-04-15 at 20:01, Udo Hoerhold wrote:
> >> > I've been running Debian woody with 2.4.20 kernel.  I'm trying to
> >> > switch
> >>
> >> to 2.5.  I built 2.5.67 with emu10k driver in the kernel (same as I had
> >> with 2.4.20), but I get only a lot of popping sounds from the sound
> >> card. I also tried 2.5.50 and 2.5.67-mm3, with the same result.  I
> >> googled for emu10k and soundblaster with 2.5, but I haven't seen anyone
> >> else with the same problem. Does anyone know what this problem is?
> >>
> >> Not sure.  It seems to work fine here.
> >>
> >> Are you using ALSA or OSS?  Best bet is ALSA.  You want something like:
> >>
> >>         CONFIG_SND=y
> >>         CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER=y
> >>         CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL=y
> >>         CONFIG_SND_MIXER_OSS=y
> >>         CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS=y
> >>         CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER_OSS=y
> >>         CONFIG_SND_EMU10K1=y
> >>
> >> And then do not include any of the OSS stuff.
> >>
> >> Then a normal audio playback on /dev/audio or whatever should work fine.
> >>
> >> If not, do you see any errors during boot?
> >>
> >> 	Robert Love
> >
> > I have the exact configuration you have above.  The soundcard is
> > detected, but I do get one error:
> >
> > Apr 15 22:17:45 hobbiton kernel: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver
> > Version 0.9.2 (Thu Mar 20$
> > Apr 15 22:17:45 hobbiton kernel: request_module: failed /sbin/modprobe --
> > snd-card-0. error = -16
> > Apr 15 22:17:45 hobbiton kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 02:0b.0 Apr
> > 15 22:17:45 hobbiton kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 00:1f.2
> > Apr 15 22:17:45 hobbiton kernel: ALSA device list:
> > Apr 15 22:17:45 hobbiton kernel:   #0: Sound Blaster Live! (rev.7) at
> > 0xdf80, irq 10
> >
> > I've been ignoring modprobe errors because I know there are some issues
> > with 2.5 kernel and modules, and I'm compiling everythiu10k and
> > soundblaster with
>
> 2.5, but I haven't seen anyone
>
> >> else with the same problem. Does anyone know what this problem is?
> >>
> >> Not sure.  It seems to work fine here.
> >>
> >> Are you using ALSA or OSS?  Best bet is ALSA.  You want something like:
> >>
> >>         CONFIG_SND=y
> >>         CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER=y
> >>         CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL=y
> >>         CONFIG_SND_MIXER_OSS=y
> >>         CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS=y
> >>         CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER_OSS=y
> >>         CONFIG_SND_EMU10K1=y
> >>
> >> And then do not include any of the OSS stuff.
> >>
> >> Then a normal audio playback on /dev/audio or whatever should work fine.
> >>
> >> If not, do you see any errors during boot?
> >>
> >> 	Robert Love
> >
> > I have the exact configuration you have above.  The soundcard is
> > detected, but I do get one error:
> >
> > Apr 15 22:17:45 hobbiton kernel: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver
> > Version 0.9.2 (Thu Mar 20$
> > Apr 15 22:17:45 hobbiton kernel: request_module: failed /sbin/modprobe --
> > snd-card-0. error = -16
> > Apr 15 22:17:45 hobbiton kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 02:0b.0 Apr
> > 15 22:17:45 hobbiton kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 00:1f.2
> > Apr 15 22:17:45 hobbiton kernel: ALSA device list:
> > Apr 15 22:17:45 hobbiton kernel:   #0: Sound Blaster Live! (rev.7) at
> > 0xdf80, irq 10
> >
> > I've been ignoring modprobe errors because I know there are some issues
> > with 2.5 kernel and modules, and I'm compiling everything into the
> > kernel.  Could this be causing a problem, though?
>
> I don't think you need to be ignoring module problems now.
>
> Do you have emu10k1 built as loadable module or in-kernel?
>
> -16 error is saying that the IO region or the IRQ is busy so the
> driver can't allocate it.
>
> Is /sbin/modprobe a current version (for 2.5.50++ and recent)?
>
> ~Randy

It's compiled into the kernel.  I'm not sure why I would be getting modprobe 
errors, everything is compiled in.  I have module-init-tools 0.9.11a, which 
is the right modprobe for 2.5.46 and up, right?

Udo