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Subject: Re: [Fwd: Ensoniq AudioPCI ES1370] 
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> > 1)  Did you unmute your mixer channels by using an ALSA-compatible mixer or
> > editing /proc/asound/0/mixer0
> >
> > 2)  If you are trying to play sound from an OSS program, did you do
> > 'modprobe snd-pcm1-oss' for OSS compatibility?
> >
> 
> Hi Jacob,  I haven't got the /proc/asound/0/mixer0 file in my system, am I ne
> ed
> to create one follow the alsa installation guide?

You should not need to create this.  It should be created automatically when
the module is loaded.  It also is destroyed when the module is unloaded,
so you need to look for it after you load the module, not before.

The question is, what *do* you have?

Do you have /proc?
Do you have /proc/asound?
Do you have /proc/asound/0?
Do you have /proc/asound/cards?  If so, cat this file and let us know what
it says.

What version of ALSA do you have?  The old versions used "/proc/sound" instead
of "/proc/asound" so you should look there as well.  If you find /proc/sound
you should consider upgrading to a newer version.  I don't remember when
support for the audiopci was added.

> I have no experience on OSS
> ,
> I try to click the kmix on the KDE panel and a message prompt 'There is no
> mixer support for your system.' I am new to Linux, still don't know much of i
> t,
> I follow the alsa quick install guide but can't get it work. :(

Try using alsamixer or amixer from the command line instead of kmixer, but
if you don't have /proc/asound/0/mixer0, then these mixers won't work either.

You might also want to try using the install script rather than modprobe.

If you run:

alsa-driver/utils/insert audiopci

this should insert the appropriate modules for your system and it doesn't
depend on the settings in /etc/conf.modules.

Eric

