[Alsa-user] alsamixer snd_mixer_load failed

[Wilhelm A. <me...@pr...>]

Hello!

I get the following error when trying to run alsamixer to turn my sound
volume up (i.e i cant get the sound to work!)

ALSA lib simple.c:944:(simple_add1) helem (MIXER,'IEC958 Playback
Switch',0,0,0) appears twice or more
alsamixer: function snd_mixer_load failed: Invalid argument

i compiled alsa-drivers
ran ./snddevices
ran modprobe soundcore
ran modprobe snd-ali5451

also compiled and installed alsa-lib and alsa-utils with no errors

any ideas?? getting desperate over here!!

best reguards
Wilhelm Assarsson


Here is my system info:

* computer:
Acer Travelmate 634LC


* lsmod output:
Module                  Size  Used by    Tainted: P
snd-pcm-oss            35556   0  (autoclean)
snd-mixer-oss          10168   0  (autoclean) [snd-pcm-oss]
snd-ali5451            10540   0
snd-pcm                53504   0  [snd-pcm-oss snd-ali5451]
snd-timer               9224   0  [snd-pcm]
snd-ac97-codec         24836   0  [snd-ali5451]
snd                    22860   1  [snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-ali5451
snd-pcm snd-timer snd-ac97-codec]
soundcore               3460   3  [snd]



* lspci output:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Acer Laboratories Inc. [ALi] M1671 Northbridge
[Aladdin-P4] (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Acer Laboratories Inc. [ALi] PCI to AGP Controller
00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: Acer Laboratories Inc. [ALi] M5451
PCI AC-Link Controller Audio Device (rev 02)
00:07.0 ISA bridge: Acer Laboratories Inc. [ALi] M1533 PCI to ISA Bridge
[Aladdin IV]
00:08.0 Modem: Acer Laboratories Inc. [ALi] M5457 AC-Link Modem
Interface Controller
00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
RTL-8139/8139C (rev 10)
00:0b.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host
Controller (rev 46)
00:0f.0 USB Controller: Acer Laboratories Inc. [ALi] USB 1.1 Controller
(rev 03)
00:10.0 IDE interface: Acer Laboratories Inc. [ALi] M5229 IDE (rev c4)
00:11.0 Bridge: Acer Laboratories Inc. [ALi] M7101 PMU
00:13.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ6933 Cardbus Controller (rev
02)
00:13.1 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ6933 Cardbus Controller (rev
02)
00:14.0 USB Controller: Acer Laboratories Inc. [ALi] USB 1.1 Controller
(rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 Go]
(rev b2)

* kernel:
linux-2.4.19
soundcore as module

* alsa versions:
alsa-driver-0.9.0rc5
alsa-lib-0.9.0rc5
alsa-utils-0.9.0rc5



* cat /proc/asound/cards
0 [card0          ]: ALI5451 - ALI 5451
                     ALI 5451 at 0x1800, irq 10

* cat /proc/asound/devices
  0: [0- 0]: ctl
 16: [0- 0]: digital audio playback
 24: [0- 0]: digital audio capture
 33:       : timer


* cat /proc/asound/version
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 0.9.0rc5.
Compiled on Oct 31 2002 for kernel 2.4.19 with versioned symbols.

* added to /etc/modules.conf
# ALSA portion
alias char-major-116 snd
alias snd-card-0 snd-ali5451
# module options should go here
# OSS/Free portion
alias char-major-14 soundcore
alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
# card #1
alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss