[mythtv-users] All I Want to do is Use ALSA - 1.0.11

[Michael Haan]

On 2/21/06, Tom Dale <tdmyth at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I am having the same problem.  I have spent the last three days trying to fix my
> Myth box.  It was working before with FC4 and Myth 0.18, but I wanted to try the
> IVTV fix for my PVR-500 with Samsung tuners which called for a kernel upgrade to
> 2.6.15.  I decided to upgrade to Myth 0.19 at the same time.  I decided to do a
> clean install and, as usual, followed Jarod's HowTo (thanks Jarod!).  After audio
> setup, I did a reboot and began to get errors indicating "Bad page state at
> free_hot_cold_page..." After much searching, I discovered that this is because of
> an Alsa 1.0.10 problem with kernel 2.6.15.  The suggestion was upgrade Alsa to
> 1.0.11rc3 or downgrade the kernel.  Since I need the fix for Samsung tuners, I
> decided to try my first effort at compiling:  I followed the instructions at
> <http://alsa2.opensrc.org/Quick_Install>
> and
> <http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/doc-php/template.php>
>
> No matter what I do, I am still
>  running 1.0.10 and I don't know what to try next.
> Dylan's point may be similar to my problem, though there is no Alsa related stuff
> under either /usr/local or under /usr (neither 1.0.10 or 1.0.11rc3).  I will try
> the Alsa lists for help, but thought I would point out that at least one other person
> is experiencing the Alsa problem as Michael.
>
> {P.S.  As a total newbie, I've never posted to a mailing list...
> I hope I did it properly.  If not, I apologize.  Thank you all for any help you may be
> able to provide, as well as the help I've gotten so far by just lurking.}
>
> Tom
>
> On 2/20/06, Michael Haan <michael.haan at gmail.com <http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users>> wrote:
> >* On 2/20/06, Jarod Wilson <jarod at wilsonet.com <http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users>> wrote:
> *>* >
> *>* > On Monday 20 February 2006 13:06, Michael Haan
>  wrote:
> *>* > > I've run:
> *>* > >
> *>* > > make
> *>* > > make install
> *>* > >
> *>* > > and rebooted.  But "cat /proc/asound/version" still shows 1.0.10.  What
> *>* do
> *>* > > I need to do?
> *>* >
> *>* > This probably isn't the best place to ask, since it isn't something most
> *>* Myth
> *>* > users have to do. I'd try checking the alsa docs and mailing lists.
> *>*
> *>* Fair enough.  Just seemed like a fairly easy question for a group as
> *>* knowledgable as this.
> *
> When you compiled 1.0.11 it installed under /usr/local unless you
> defined a different path using --prefix.  So you probably still have
> 1.0.10 installed under /usr and now 1.0.11 installed under /usr/local.
>  Do you really need to compile manually?  You might consider tracking
> down a packaged version of
>  1.0.11 for your distro and install it -
> that should replace 1.0.10 automatically.
>
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Yes, that is my issue as well.  cat /proc/asound/version still returns
1.0.10.  I could wait for 1.0.11 to be released (and packaged by the ever
efficient Axel), but who knows when that will be...  arg!

BTW, what sound card are you using?
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