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?

PS> 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?

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

Well Kevin, the last time I tried to use the machine with Mandriva, I 
couldn't even get it to recognize my USB keyboard.  I tried multiple 
reboots...

Tonight, everything worked.  Even the ALSA restart.  I even hooked up 
the M-AUDIO Uno cable I recommended in the other thread to my Roland 
TD-20 drum kit module, and Jazz++ worked using that setup.

I did install TIMidity++ and it played the file too.

Thanks for the help,
Pete