Sound card not being detected by alsa

Question

I compiled a kernel using the /usr/src method as per the wiki page. However, I've been having some problems with ALSA. I compiled in ALSA and support for my card (I think I did at least) as modules. alsaconf finds my card fine, but alsamixer dies with this message:
alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such device
I tried using strace on it:
open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/libncursesw.so.5", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/lib/libasound.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/lib/libm.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/lib/libdl.so.2", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/lib/libpthread.so.0", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/lib/libc.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf", O_RDONLY) = 3
open("/dev/snd/controlC0", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENODEV (No such device)
open("/dev/aloadC0", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENODEV (No such device)
alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such device
Process 28188 detached
However, /dev/snd/controlC0 exists, even though the output of the above would lead me to believe differently.
What else is weird is, mplayer and xmms can play sounds just fine, but Firefox and aplay cannot.
More information about my setup is available from the output of an ALSA info script, here: http://pastebin.ca/591136 and http://pastebin.ca/590970
Any idea what's going on? This is very strange. Thanks.
Last edited by intimidat0r (2007-06-27 01:57:24)

Answer 1

Silly question, installed the drivers for the z?