[ardour-users] where do i start]

[Jan Depner]

On Thu, 2005-01-27 at 04:33, vector wrote:
> as ordered :)
> 
> Mark Knecht wrote:
> 
> >OK - let's get really basic. After you've built this machine and
> >installed the software can you do anything simple with audio
> >
> i have had lots of trouble doing just this. playing a simple cd for 
> example  tho i suspect this is because it isnt mounted.
> 
> > Can you run alspalayer and play a CD?
> >
> a friend had it working once but since the crash..bad kernel update... i 
> now have a clean new sarge and lots of things are missing :(
> 
> > Are the sound modules loaded? Provide back
> >
> >lsmod  output
> >  
> >
> mark at saturnlx:~$ lsmod
> Module                  Size  Used by
> mga                   112772  2
> ipv6                  264612  8
> lp                     11176  0
> emu10k1_gp              3584  0
> gameport                4704  1 emu10k1_gp
> snd_emu10k1            98920  2
> snd_rawmidi            25156  1 snd_emu10k1
> snd_pcm_oss            55048  1
> snd_mixer_oss          20096  2 snd_pcm_oss
> snd_pcm                98728  2 snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm_oss
> snd_timer              25668  1 snd_pcm
> snd_seq_device          8200  2 snd_emu10k1,snd_rawmidi
> snd_ac97_codec         70020  1 snd_emu10k1
> snd_page_alloc         11752  2 snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm
> snd_util_mem            4576  1 snd_emu10k1
> snd_hwdep               9412  1 snd_emu10k1
> snd                    57156  10 
> snd_emu10k1,snd_rawmidi,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_seq_device,snd_ac97_codec,snd_util_mem,snd_hwdep
> soundcore              10336  3 snd
> 8139cp                 20672  0
> pci_hotplug            34640  0
> af_packet              22600  2
> intel_agp              22816  1
> parport_pc             36900  1
> parport                41832  2 lp,parport_pc
> floppy                 61200  0
> mousedev               10476  2
> tsdev                   7392  0
> psmouse                20360  0
> pcspkr                  3592  0
> rtc                    12760  0
> evdev                   9600  0
> uhci_hcd               33136  0
> usbcore               119012  3 uhci_hcd
> 8139too                26112  0
> mii                     5120  2 8139cp,8139too
> crc32                   4320  2 8139cp,8139too
> agpgart                34696  2 intel_agp
> nls_cp437               5696  1
> isofs                  37240  0
> capability              4520  0
> commoncap               7232  1 capability
> ide_cd                 42656  0
> cdrom                  40732  1 ide_cd
> ntfs                  101940  1
> ext2                   71848  0
> ext3                  127240  1
> jbd                    62616  1 ext3
> mbcache                 9348  2 ext2,ext3
> ide_generic             1408  0
> ide_disk               19296  5
> piix                   13440  1
> ide_core              139908  4 ide_cd,ide_generic,ide_disk,piix
> sd_mod                 21696  0
> ata_piix                8164  0
> libata                 41700  1 ata_piix
> scsi_mod              125196  2 sd_mod,libata
> unix                   28692  544
> font                    8320  0
> vesafb                  6656  0
> cfbcopyarea             3840  1 vesafb
> cfbimgblt               3040  1 vesafb
> cfbfillrect             3776  1 vesafb
> 
> mark at saturnlx:~$ cat /proc/asound/version
> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.4 (Mon May 17 
> 14:31:44 2004 UTC).
> Compiled on Nov 25 2004 for kernel 2.6.8-1-686.
> 
> mark at saturnlx:~$ cat /proc/asound/cards
> 0 [Live           ]: EMU10K1 - Sound Blaster Live!
>                      Sound Blaster Live! (rev.8) at 0xe800, irq 10
> 
> MORE info
> 
> # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
> #
> # <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
> proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
> /dev/hda6       none            swap    sw              0       0
> /dev/hda5       /               ext3    defaults,errors=remount-ro 0       1
> /dev/hdb        /media/cdrom    iso9660 ro,user,noauto  0       0
> /dev/hdb        /media/cdrom0   iso9660 ro,user,noauto  0       0
> /dev/hdd        /media/cdrom1   iso9660 ro,user,noauto  0       0
> /dev/fd0        /media/floppy   auto    rw,user,noauto  0       0
> /dev/hdb        /cdrom          iso9660 ro,user,,  0       0
> /dev/hdc1       /mp3s           ntfs    ro,umask=744
> 
> mark at saturnlx:~$ mount
> /dev/hda5 on / type ext3 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
> proc on /proc type proc (rw)
> sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
> devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
> tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
> /dev/hdc1 on /mp3s type ntfs (ro,umask=744)
> usbfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw)
> /dev on /.dev type unknown (rw,bind)
> none on /dev type tmpfs (rw,size=5M,mode=0755)
> 
> if insert a music cd the cd player comes up(gnome/multimedia). it knows 
> the cd name the tracks even but it just sits there. hitting play gets me 
> no where. I tested this with headphones in the cdrom jack and there is 
> no audio. the cd light flickers but no audio.
> ahh if i put the cd in the cd burner i can hear it.
> ok..
> cdplay -d /dev/hdb plays the top cd
> cdplay -d /dev/hdd plays the bottom (burner cd)
> at the same time even ;)
> however just cdplay which defualts to /dev/cdrom gives error
> mark at saturnlx:~$ cdplay
> cdplay: can't open cdrom (/dev/cdrom)
> cdplay:  CD status is no_disc
> 
    As root:

    ln -s /dev/hdb /dev/cdrom

or

    ln -s /dev/hdd /dev/cdrom

depending on which you want as the default.


Jan