From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Janina Sajka Subject: Re: No dmix with HDSP Multiface Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 10:59:08 -0500 Message-ID: <20050323155908.GW8178@rednote.net> References: <20050322180510.GA8180@rednote.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Sender: alsa-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: alsa-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: Takashi Iwai Cc: alsa-devel@lists.sourceforge.net List-Id: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org Takashi Iwai writes: > At Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:05:10 -0500, > Janina Sajka wrote: > > > > I have 1.0.9RC1 compiled and installed--but cannot get dmix to work. Am > > I going about it wrong? Or are there still known issues with dmix using > > RME hardware? Mine is a HDSP Multiface. Here's what I get: > >... snip snip ... > The dmix PCM definition was slightly changed recently. It no longer > takes SLAVE argument but CARD, DEV and SUBDEV. For hw:0,0, it's like > dmix:CARD=0,DEV=0,RATE=48000 > > The default card and device are both 0, and the default rate is 48000, > in the case above, you don't need to pass arguments. Just run like > > % aplay -Dplug:dmix foo.wav Still no sound, though: #aplay -Dplug:dmix Any_Dream_Will_Do.wav ALSA lib pcm_direct.c:741:(snd_pcm_direct_initialize_slave) unable to install hw params ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:728:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to initialize slave aplay: main:508: audio open error: Device or resource busy PS: I'm also unable to address the mixer on the Multiface via amixer. amixer contents includes: numid=5,iface=HWDEP,name='Mixer' ; type=INTEGER,access=rw---,values=3,min=0,max=65536,step=1 : values=0,0,65535 But, this was set using hdspmixer. I cannot seem to divine what incantation to use to affect anything on numid=5 from the command line. Is this possibly related? Janina > > > Takashi -- Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina@freestandards.org http://a11y.org If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a different problem. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: 2005 Windows Mobile Application Contest Submit applications for Windows Mobile(tm)-based Pocket PCs or Smartphones for the chance to win $25,000 and application distribution. Enter today at http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6882&alloc_id=15148&op=click