[F8] Can not configure sound AC97

[Vnpenguin]

On 11/15/07, stan <goedigi89__e at cox.net> wrote:
> >
> You can try running aplay -lLv to see if there is a default device.
> If there is, something is blocking your access to it.  It might be
> permissions as Frank says, or it could be that something else is
> grabbing the soundcard, or it could be that your default device which is
> usually hw:0,0 is actually not there if you have more than one sound
> card.  Check /etc/modprobe.conf to see how your cards are organized.
>
> The fact that you can play sound at all means that your card is
> recognized and the proper driver is loaded.  It is just a matter of
> configuration now.
>

Under root:
===============
# aplay -ILv
default:CARD=V8235
    VIA 8235, VIA 8235
    Default Audio Device
front:CARD=V8235,DEV=0
    VIA 8235, VIA 8235
    Front speakers
surround40:CARD=V8235,DEV=0
    VIA 8235, VIA 8235
    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=V8235,DEV=0
    VIA 8235, VIA 8235
    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=V8235,DEV=0
    VIA 8235, VIA 8235
    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=V8235,DEV=0
    VIA 8235, VIA 8235
    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
iec958:CARD=V8235,DEV=0
    VIA 8235, VIA 8235
    IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
null
    Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)

Under normal user:
================
$ aplay
ALSA lib confmisc.c:768:(parse_card) cannot find card '0'
ALSA lib conf.c:3510:(_snd_config_evaluate) function
snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such device
ALSA lib confmisc.c:392:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
ALSA lib conf.c:3510:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat
returned error: No such device
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1251:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
ALSA lib conf.c:3510:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer
returned error: No such device
ALSA lib conf.c:3982:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such device
ALSA lib pcm.c:2145:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default
aplay: main:546: audio open error: No such device


@Frank: How can I check/modify /etc/security/console.perms.d/50-default.perms ?

Thanks,

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