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Re: OSS Versus ALSA Modules

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There are log tracks if you run dmesg|grep -i snd <enter> you may find 
them.

On Sat, 21 May 2016, Martin McCormick wrote:

> Date: Sat, 21 May 2016 14:39:42
> From: Martin McCormick <martin.m@suddenlink.net>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: OSS Versus ALSA Modules
> Resent-Date: Sat, 21 May 2016 18:40:01 +0000 (UTC)
> Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> 
> cbannister@slingshot.co.nz writes:
>> On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 07:55:54AM -0500, Martin McCormick wrote:
>>>       I had a thread going on this list with the subject of
>>> "Plug and Pray; my Life with Linux Sound." Thanks to several good
>>> answers, I am on the right track to fixing a problem but there
>>> is, of course, one more question.
>>
>> The subject line gave me the impression is was a rant/'blog post' style
>> thread rather than a problem, or something you were seeking help on.
>
> I am sorry. It was a weak attempt at humor tinged with total
> frustration.
>
> 	One has a pile of stuff in front of him or her that should
> be good an do great things but one hooks it all together, does
> reasonable things to make it work and it not only doesn't, but
> there are no log tracks or anything to give a clue why the card
> just vanishes after showing up as if it was going to work. One
> would hope that the kernel would squawk when two sound cards
> tried to occupy the same IRQ or the system couldn't find a driver
> for this or that card but what often happens is that there is a
> silent lapse somewhere and absolutely nothing happens no matter
> what one tries.
>
> 	The second sound card was going to be a SoundBlaster
> sbawe64 Gold I bought several years ago which loads all its
> modules in to the kernel but in wheezy, just disappears even
> with udev rules as card 1. If you swap cards 0 and 1 in the udev
> rules, the SB becomes Card 0 but the CS4236 then does it's own
> disappearing act. There is obviously contention of some kind
> because never once have both cards listed out at the same time on
> that system running wheezy. The SBAWE64 Gold is new enough that
> it has no jumpers to change but somehow, either it or the CS4236
> poison the well for other sound cards except USB cards. I think I
> will put a usb card in and stick the SB back in a box. It works.
> I can't stand getting rid of it.
>
> 	The good news was that a slightly different Dell system I
> was having the same battle with is now working fine thanks to a
> suggestion from this list. I had also tried that same SBAWE64
> Gold on it, gave up and put a usb card on as Card 1 and it is
> working like a champ.
>
> 	Again, thanks to all for all the help.
>
> Martin
>
>

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OSS Versus ALSA Modules "Martin McCormick" <martin.m@suddenlink.net> - 2016-05-18 15:00 +0200
  Re: OSS Versus ALSA Modules Michael Lange <klappnase@freenet.de> - 2016-05-18 17:10 +0200
    Re: OSS Versus ALSA Modules "Martin McCormick" <martin.m@suddenlink.net> - 2016-05-18 23:20 +0200
      Re: OSS Versus ALSA Modules Michael Lange <klappnase@freenet.de> - 2016-05-19 00:30 +0200
        Re: OSS Versus ALSA Modules "Martin McCormick" <martin.m@suddenlink.net> - 2016-05-19 02:00 +0200
          Re: OSS Versus ALSA Modules Michael Lange <klappnase@freenet.de> - 2016-05-19 11:00 +0200
  Re: OSS Versus ALSA Modules Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2016-05-18 17:20 +0200
  Re: OSS Versus ALSA Modules cbannister@slingshot.co.nz - 2016-05-21 18:00 +0200
    Re: OSS Versus ALSA Modules "Martin McCormick" <martin.m@suddenlink.net> - 2016-05-21 20:50 +0200
      Re: OSS Versus ALSA Modules Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2016-05-21 22:30 +0200
        Re: OSS Versus ALSA Modules "Martin McCormick" <martin.m@suddenlink.net> - 2016-05-22 00:40 +0200

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