Snes9x, Sound and Playing CDs

[steve s]

Hey again

My model is Apple Power Mac G4 500 AGP.

My old modprobe.conf  (no sound only in snes9x)

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alias eth0 sungem
alias snd-card-0 dmasound_pmac
install dmasound_pmac /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install dmasound_pmac && 
/usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
remove dmasound_pmac { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; }; 
/sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove dmasound_pmac
alias ieee1394-controller ohci1394

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my new modprobe.conf (system sound, snes9x sound but no sound when playing 
audio cd)

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# ALSA portion
alias char-major-116-* snd
alias snd-card-0 snd-powermac

# OSS/Free portion
alias char-major-14* soundcore
alias sound-slot-0 snd-powermac

# OSS compatibility alias
alias sound-service-*-0 snd-mixer-oss
alias sound-service-*-1 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-*-3 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-service-*-8 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-*-12 snd-pcm-oss

install snd-card-0 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-card-0 && {
/usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :; }
remove snd-card-0 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || :; };
/sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-card-0

install sound-slot-0 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install sound-slot-0 && {
/bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -L >/dev/null 2>&1 || :; }
remove sound-slot-0 { /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -S >>/dev/null
2>&1 || :; }; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove sound-slot-0

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Did i do the right thing by rpelacing my old modprobe.conf file with the one 
in the link given to me? Are there any other changes I should make?

I got system sounds (snes9x,gaim and KPPP when I cant connect) now but I 
cant play audio CDs in the cd drive. All i can do is use rhytmnbox to rip 
the songs from the CD into .ogg files and play them from the HDD. Is this as 
far as I can go?

Thanks again.



>From: Daniel Gimpelevich <daniel at gimpelevich.san-francisco.ca.us>
>Reply-To: Yellow Dog Linux General Discussion List 
><yellowdog-general at lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
>To: yellowdog-general at lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>Subject: Re: Snes9x, Sound and Playing CDs
>Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2005 16:26:31 -0800
>
>You didn't say which model you have. On some models, there is no way to
>get built-in sound working properly. If you do get some kind of sound,
>follow these steps to get sound working under YDL4:
>1) Do a "yum update" as root to update EVERYTHING, not just the kernel. In
>particular, you should update kudzu and everything KDE.
>2) Make sure /etc/yaboot.conf points to the new (2.6.10) kernel and
>initrd.
>3) Regardless of step 2, issue a "ybin -v" coomand as root.
>4) Regardless of steps 2 and 3, reboot.
>5) Make sure your /etc/modprobe.conf file is correct. If it contains any
>references to "dmasound_pmac" in it, it is not correct. You must in that
>case manually edit the file so that the lines below the
>eth0/sungem/airport/ohci/ieee1394 stuff (if any) match the following:
>http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/pipermail/yellowdog-general/2004-December/017228.html
>6) In the KDE Control Center, tell the sound server to use OSS instead of
>ALSA. Do not use Autodetect.
>7) Reboot again.
>
>On Sun, 06 Mar 2005 11:41:11 +1100, steve s wrote:
>
> > Hey
> >
> > I want to find out a little bit about sound since I got a little freaked 
>out
> > last night trying a Snes game. Now since I got YDL 4 there has been no
> > sound, not even the test sound in soundcard detecion. I have never been 
>able
> > to play CDs.
> >
> > Now I have the 2.6.10-1.ydl.1 kernel. I still thought the sound 
>situation
> > would be the same. Anyways I tried Snes9x and BOOM. There was loud sound
> > coming out from my speakers. The game had sound. WHY? Then I tested the
> > soundcard and I heard the test sound no problems. Then I tested a CD but 
>no
> > sound. Is it ment to be like this? I still get that sound error message 
>when
> > I start up KDE. Is there anyway to fix the sound nad get rid of that 
>error
> > message coming up each time i start KDE.
> >
> > Before I wrote this email I read a message from the mailing list about
> > 2.6.11 kerel having no sound problems? Am I going to have to wait for 
>the
> > new kernel to plays CDs ad have no more error messages ?
> >
> > Thanks

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