On 14 Oct 2007, Jonathan Kaye wrote: > Sean Zimmermann wrote: > > > Hello everyone. > > > > I have a question regarding ALSA and the kernel. I recently updated my > > Debian system's kernel from 2.6.18.4 to 2.6.22.2. When I began using my > > new kernel, I noticed that anything that worked with ALSA locked up > > (mplayer, gnome sound, etc). I used module-assistant to build new alsa > > modules (from alsa-source) for my new kernel, and after the new package > > was installed, sound began working again. > > > > However, after rebooting, I had the same problem I did before: > > everything that used alsa had problems. If I ran > > "/etc/init.d/alsa reload" (or force-reload), then sound worked again. > > I think the system might be trying to load the old modules at startup. > > Is there a way to fix this? > > > > Regards, > > Sean > Hi Sean, > You might try running lsmod both when alsa is working and when it isn't. > That should answer your question about loading the wrong module. I'm also > using alsa on a 2.6.22 kernel with no problems and the alsa module came > with the kernel. I didn't need to compile it. If memory serves me, this has > been true for some time possibly starting with the change from the 2.4 to > the 2.6 kernel. > Cheers, > Jonathan
There was a thread about this a few weeks ago which may be connected; udev was not loading snd_pcm_oss. I needed to add it to /etc/modules, after which sound started working again. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Microsoft-free zone - Using Linux Gnu-Debian http://www.acampbell.org.uk (blog, book reviews, on-line books and sceptical articles) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]