Subject: Re: iBook-2, xplaycd, no sound
From: Kimberly Coy (kimberlycoy@mac.com)
Date: Fri Dec 14 2001 - 07:20:52 MST
I think you also need to have the i2c-dev module installed to get sound to
work on the iBook-2s.
On Friday 14 December 2001 12:50 am, you wrote:
> Hi
>
> After successful standard YDL 2.1 install from CD on a stock
> 500 Mhz G3 iBook-2:
>
> /dev/hdb is a Toshiba dvd-rom SD-R002, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM
>
> /dev/cdrom is a sym link to /dev/hdb
>
> /var/log/dmesg shows that Tumbler sound h/w is detected
> at boot time.
>
> /proc/sys/dev/cdrom/check_media contains 0
>
> Data CDs operate as expected:
> mount /mnt/cdrom successfully mounts.
> Using data on CDs is ok.
>
> /dev/hdb is mode 600 and owned by uid of logged-in-user
> and gid of "disk".
>
> /dev/{mixer,mixer1,audio,audio1,audioctrl} are mode 600
> and owned by uid of logged-in-user and gid of "sys".
>
> echo "\007" sounds a loud bell as expected.
>
> /sbin/lsmod shows following modules are loaded:
> ipchains
> i2c_keywest
> dmasound_pmac
> i2c_core
> dmasound_core
> soundcore
>
> But xplaycd appears to have trouble with music CDs:
> Volume set to max.
> Detects music CDs ok & shows correct # of tracks.
> After pressing play button:
> Track counter increments as expected for each track.
> Track number increments as each track is finished.
> Problem: But no sound can be heard.
>
> xmixer shows volume control at max loudness, and experiments
> pressing the two speaker buttons makes no difference in the
> no sound condition.
>
> Although function keys F1 & F2 control screen brightness ok,
> keys F3, F4, F5 have no effect on sound.
>
> "xplaycd -nomixer" doesn't help.
>
> Expected sound is generated under MacOS X when playing
> music CDs with iTunes.
>
> Everything seems to be working well on this iBook-2 under YDL 2.1,
> except no sound is generated when playing music CDs with xplaycd.
>
> http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/products/ydl2.1.shtml indicates that YDL
> 2.1 supports sound for iBook 2. I assume this includes playing music
> CDs via xplaycd. What needs to be done to allow sound to work with
> xplaycd under YDL 2.1 on an iBook-2?
>
> Thanks,
> Bill McKie
> NASA Ames
> mckie@sky.arc.nasa.gov
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