Re: [jazzplusplus-devel] New Build Instructions on the Web Site

[Pete S. <pst...@ve...>]

PS = Pete Stieber wrote on 4 April 2008 at 14:03
PS>> I'm starting to think there is a problem that is
PS>> independent of Jazz++.  I tried restarting ALSA
PS>> from a cold boot and it also has problems...
PS>>
PS>> # service alsa restart
PS>> Doing alsactrl to store mixer settings...          [  OK  ]
PS>> Shutting down ALSA sound driver (version 1.0.14): no.
PS>> sound is being used by pid 6272))                  [FAILED]
PS>> ALSA driver (version 1.0.14) is already running.
PS>>
PS>> Process 6272 is the sound mixer applet
PS>> (/usr/lib/mixer_applet2).
PS>>
PS>> Is this normal.  I thought root should be able
PS>> to restart this service.

KC = Kevin Cosgrove
KC> That doesn't look normal.  Here's what I get:
KC>
KC> [root@laptop2-INCOMING #31] service alsa restart
KC> Doing alsactl to store mixer settings...             [  OK  ]
KC> Shutting down ALSA sound driver (version 1.0.14):    [  OK  ]
KC> Starting ALSA version 1.0.14: snd_ali5451.           [  OK  ]
KC> [root@laptop2-INCOMING #32]

PS>> When I check to see what ALSA version I have installed...
PS>>
PS>> $ rpm -qa | grep alsa
PS>> libalsa2-1.0.15-0.rc1.4mdv2008.0
PS>> libalsa-data-1.0.15-0.rc1.4mdv2008.0
PS>> libalsa2-devel-1.0.15-0.rc1.4mdv2008.0
PS>> libalsa-oss0-1.0.14-2mdv2008.0
PS>> alsa-utils-1.0.15-0.rc1.1mdv2008.0
PS>> alsa-plugins-1.0.14-7mdv2008.0

KC> Here's what I have that grep finds:
KC>
KC> alsamixergui-0.9.0-0.12rc1_3mdv2008.0
KC> alsaplayer-0.99.80-0.rc2.1mdv2008.0
KC> alsaplayer-plugin-input-sndfile-0.99.80-0.rc2.1mdv2008.0
KC> alsaplayer-plugin-input-vorbis-0.99.80-0.rc2.1mdv2008.0
KC> alsaplayer-plugin-output-jack-0.99.80-0.rc2.1mdv2008.0
KC> alsaplayer-plugin-ui-gtk-0.99.80-0.rc2.1mdv2008.0
KC> alsa-plugins-1.0.14-7mdv2008.0
KC> alsa-utils-1.0.15-0.rc1.1mdv2008.0
KC> java-1.6.0-sun-alsa-1.6.0.05-1mdv2008.0
KC> libalsa2-1.0.15-0.rc1.4mdv2008.0
KC> libalsa2-devel-1.0.15-0.rc1.4mdv2008.0
KC> libalsa-data-1.0.15-0.rc1.4mdv2008.0
KC> libalsa-oss0-1.0.14-2mdv2008.0

PS>> Should 1.0.14 be mixed with 1.0.15?

KC> Mine apparently is too.

PS>> I don't want to get too caught up in Mandriva
PS>> specific problems.

KC> I don't blame you for wanting to stay out of
KC> distribution specific traps, whatever the
KC> distribution or trap.

PS>> Maybe I botched the install?

KC> Did it seem to go smoothly?

Yes.  I didn't have any problems.

PS>> Any ideas Kevin?

KC> See if anything else can access ALSA?  Does
KC> TiMidity play things?  How about [x]playmidi?

I'll give it a try when I get home.  I hear sound when I login and 
logout so I assumed sound was properly configured.

Thanks for the help,
Pete