What version of Pd are you using?  The recent 0.37-test versions have 
been producing some alsa error messages on my system.  Have you tried 
pd -noadc?  Have you tried aplay?

Ben

On Friday 29 August 2003 11:17 am, np wrote:
> hello list,
>
> ok, i've almost got my emagic emi 2|6 working after hacking together
> some of the /etc/modules.conf files, but i'm now getting some strange
> errors when i try to play through the device. i'm attempting to use
> two devices, the internal soundcard and the emi. the internal
> soundcard works, and running pd through device 0 works fine. but if i
> try to run pd through the emi i get a lot of strange error messages.
> if anyone has the time to look through these to help diagnose the
> problem, i would much appreciate it!
>
> here's the error messages from running pd:
>
> couldn't open MIDI input device 1
> couldn't open MIDI output device 1
> opened 0 MIDI input device(s) and 0 MIDI output device(s).
> snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format (input): Invalid argument
> snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format (input): Invalid argument
> ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:466:(snd_pcm_hw_prepare) SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_PREPARE
> failed: Invalid argument
> snd_pcm_hw_params (input): Invalid argument
> ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:466:(snd_pcm_hw_prepare) SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_PREPARE
> failed: Invalid argument
> ALSA lib pcm.c:1146:(snd_pcm_link) SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_LINK failed: File
> descriptor in bad state
> ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:494:(snd_pcm_hw_start) SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_START
> failed: File descriptor in bad state
> snd_pcm_start: File descriptor in bad state
> Using ALSA interface
> audio I/O stuck... closing audio
>
> everything appears to be loaded ok:
>
> snd-usb-audio          44176   0
> snd-rawmidi            15952   0  [snd-usb-audio]
> snd-seq-device          5000   0  [snd-rawmidi]
> snd-powermac           34996   0
> i2c-core               14324   0  [snd-powermac]
> snd-pcm                66180   0  [snd-usb-audio snd-powermac]
> snd-timer              16580   0  [snd-pcm]
> snd-page-alloc          4964   0  [snd-pcm]
> snd                    35416   0  [snd-usb-audio snd-rawmidi
> snd-seq-device snd-powermac snd-pcm snd-timer]
> soundcore               4168   0  [snd]
> ds                      8268   1
> yenta_socket           11792   1
> pcmcia_core            44232   0  [ds yenta_socket]
> ieee1394               49920   0  (unused)
> emi26                 162192   0  (unused)
>
> here's my /etc/modutils/alsa:
>
> ### DEBCONF MAGIC
> # This file was automatically generated by alsa-base's debconf stuff
>
> # --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
> # --- ALSACONF verion 0.9.0 ---
> alias char-major-116 snd
> alias snd-card-0 snd-powermac
> alias char-major-14 soundcore
>
> alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
> 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
>
> #alias-usb-controller usb-uhci
> alias snd-card-1 snd-usb-audio
> alias sound-slot-1 snd-card-1
> alias sound-service-1-0 snd-mixer-oss
> alias sound-service-1-1 snd-seq-oss
> alias sound-service-1-3 snd-pcm-oss
> alias sound-service-1-8 snd-seq-oss
> alias sound-service-1-12 snd-seq-oss
>
>
> options snd major=116 cards_limit=2 \
>       device_mode=0666 device_gid-0 device_uid=0
>
> options usb_audio index=1 id=USB
>
> options snd-powermac index=0
>
>
> # --- END: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
>
>
>
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