Re: [Gwc-general] problem getting gwc to use alsa

[Jeff W. <we...@ya...>]

I still don't have an ALSA setup. so I can't test this.  But the 
settings->miscellaneous->audio device
was created for ALSA users.

Anyone with alsa care to offer some advice?

jw

Johan De Groote wrote:

>Hello, here again...
>
>So I got gwc running under 64bit, but I cannot use alsa.
>
>I have alsa compiled into the 2.6.11 kernel. Using the rme hammerfall card. I 
>do have the following installed:
>alsa-lib 1.0.8
>alsa-headers 1.0.8
>alsa-utils 1.0.8
>Other applications using alsa work fine.
>
>I used "./configure --enable-alsa" and recompiled gwc (had forgotten this 
>option the first time). When I want to play back a file, I get the following 
>window: "failed to open output device /dev/dsp0"
>
>if I click "OK", gwc crashes and I have the following in the terminal:
>
>"daw2 ~ # gwc
>Current stack limit: 8388608 bytes
>ALSA lib pcm.c:2068:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM /dev/dsp0
>##########################################################
>audio_device_open: snd_pcm_open
>No such file or directory
>gwc: pcm.c:920: snd_pcm_delay: Assertion `pcm' failed."
>
>So it looks like even if you compile to use alsa that it still looks to use 
>the OSS output driver. Or do I have to give an option on the command line 
>when starting gwc? I don't remember having to do that before and the --help 
>doesn't list anything for output selection. Or do I have to use some other 
>output device in the "Settings>Miscellaneous"? But then what, because "hw:0" 
>also doesn't work?
>
>regards,
>Johan
>
>
>
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