Re: Lenny on Ultra 60
Howard Eisenberger wrote: I'm now running testing, vmlinuz-2.6.22-3-sparc64-smp on the U60. I installed alsa-utils and ran alsaconf, but didn't write to /etc/modprobe.d/. With only snd-sun-cs4231 in /etc/modules, lsmod looks like this: Module Size Used by snd_sun_cs4231 23568 0 snd_pcm_oss52512 0 snd_mixer_oss 21056 1 snd_pcm_oss snd_pcm92108 2 snd_sun_cs4231,snd_pcm_oss snd_timer 28496 2 snd_sun_cs4231,snd_pcm snd65248 5 snd_sun_cs4231,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss, snd_pcm,snd_timer soundcore 11408 1 snd snd_page_alloc 14416 2 snd_sun_cs4231,snd_pcm and ls -l /dev/dsp* like so: crw-rw 1 root audio 14, 3 2008-03-04 13:13 /dev/dsp Sound seems to be working well as before using aumix or alsamixer and ogg123, mplayer, vlc, etc. I've verified that the hardware's OK by installing Etch which worked once I'd edited /etc/modules. Running alsaconfig appeared to complete but didn't improve things- I tried both without and with updates to modprobe.d. Same kernel version here I think, the ISO's a few weeks old though- 20080128-23:54. Full upgrade to latest package versions doesn't improve things, I've checked permissions etc. and don't see an obvious problem. For the moment I'm reverting to Etch since I want this machine working- pain though because of the way the kernel crashes when it sees a serial break. I'll grab a clean Lenny ISO in a few days and at the very least will try to monitor progress. -- Mark Morgan Lloyd markMLl .AT. telemetry.co .DOT. uk [Opinions above are the author's, not those of his employers or colleagues] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Lenny on Ultra 60
On 2008-03-03, Mark Morgan Lloyd wrote: > > # > > snd-sun-cs4231 > > snd-pcm-oss > > --- > > On a U10 with "Etch" I added the first of those manually which was enough to > get sound working. Similar tinkering on the U60 hasn't had any beneficial > effect: the modules are loaded but KNotify puts up a dialog(ue) saying arts > can't be initialised. I've not tried forcing this into initrd but I don't > think I had to do anything like that on the U10. I'm now running testing, vmlinuz-2.6.22-3-sparc64-smp on the U60. I installed alsa-utils and ran alsaconf, but didn't write to /etc/modprobe.d/. With only snd-sun-cs4231 in /etc/modules, lsmod looks like this: Module Size Used by snd_sun_cs4231 23568 0 snd_pcm_oss52512 0 snd_mixer_oss 21056 1 snd_pcm_oss snd_pcm92108 2 snd_sun_cs4231,snd_pcm_oss snd_timer 28496 2 snd_sun_cs4231,snd_pcm snd65248 5 snd_sun_cs4231,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss, snd_pcm,snd_timer soundcore 11408 1 snd snd_page_alloc 14416 2 snd_sun_cs4231,snd_pcm and ls -l /dev/dsp* like so: crw-rw 1 root audio 14, 3 2008-03-04 13:13 /dev/dsp Sound seems to be working well as before using aumix or alsamixer and ogg123, mplayer, vlc, etc. Frankly, I don't know anything about 'KNotify' and 'arts'. > I'll try falling back to Etch and see if that fixes it. If it doesn't then > there might be a driver problem- frankly the only Sun machines I've managed > to > get sound out of yet are the U10s. I see that on the U60, unlike the U5/U10, the cs4231 is an actual card its own small slot. Maybe it's a hardware problem, although I doubt it. > [Xinerama] > > It turns out to be easy and works well. Double up the "Screen" sections with > different identifiers, reference both in "ServerLayout", add Option > "Xinerama" > "on", restart, and tell the panel to appear on both screens. Thanks. I'll save this for when I get around to trying it. Regards, Howard E. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Lenny on Ultra 60
Howard Eisenberger wrote: >> a) How do I get sound working? > > My /etc/modules looks like this on my U5/10 and my recently acquired U60: > > > # /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time. > # > # This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded > # at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored. > > loop > # > snd-sun-cs4231 > snd-pcm-oss > --- On a U10 with "Etch" I added the first of those manually which was enough to get sound working. Similar tinkering on the U60 hasn't had any beneficial effect: the modules are loaded but KNotify puts up a dialog(ue) saying arts can't be initialised. I've not tried forcing this into initrd but I don't think I had to do anything like that on the U10. I'll try falling back to Etch and see if that fixes it. If it doesn't then there might be a driver problem- frankly the only Sun machines I've managed to get sound out of yet are the U10s. [Xinerama] > Can't help here. I replaced a xvr600 (I couldn't get it to work with > Debian) with a Creator 3D, which works fine. I do have another one, > but haven't even tried installing it. It turns out to be easy and works well. Double up the "Screen" sections with different identifiers, reference both in "ServerLayout", add Option "Xinerama" "on", restart, and tell the panel to appear on both screens. -- Mark Morgan Lloyd markMLl .AT. telemetry.co .DOT. uk [Opinions above are the author's, not those of his employers or colleagues] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Lenny on Ultra 60
On 2008-02-17, Mark Morgan Lloyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Looking good but two questions: > > a) How do I get sound working? My /etc/modules looks like this on my U5/10 and my recently acquired U60: # /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time. # # This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded # at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored. loop # snd-sun-cs4231 snd-pcm-oss --- I still use aumix (OSS). You may not need the last module with alsa. I'm not sure about other mixers, but aumix looks a bit strange with Vol and CD always at 100% while controling the sound with Pcm and Line1 respectively. Also, using the external speaker out and line out, I disconnect the internal speaker which I find much too loud. > b) Unlike Etch the installer correctly picks up the Creator 3D cards. The > kernel displays to the first one and X initialises both- no fixes to > configuration files required. However both Gnome and KDE display a separate > desktop on each display: what's the correct way to either spread the desktop > over both displays (Xinerama?) or switch the focus of the input devices > between displays. > > Configuration is U60, 2x 450MHz, 2Gb, 2x Creator 3D. Can't help here. I replaced a xvr600 (I couldn't get it to work with Debian) with a Creator 3D, which works fine. I do have another one, but haven't even tried installing it. Regards, Howard E. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
