[Gllug] FC3 Sound Card Woes

[Ken Smith]

Hi, I can't fathom this - I'm trying to get an FM801 based sound card to
work on FC3. It didn't work on FC1 in this system and I was hoping that an
upgrade to FC3 would get it going. I have seen a web page about the FM801
but I'm stuck getting it to make any sound.

lspci shows ~(among other things...)

00:12.0 Multimedia audio controller: Fortemedia, Inc Xwave QS3000A [FM801]
(rev b2)

lsmod shows (among other things)...

snd_seq_midi           12769  0
snd_seq_midi_event     11713  1 snd_seq_midi
snd_opl3_synth         19269  0
snd_seq_instr          12097  1 snd_opl3_synth
snd_seq_midi_emul      11201  1 snd_opl3_synth
snd_ainstr_fm           6465  1 snd_opl3_synth
snd_seq                54609  5
snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event,snd_opl3_synth,snd_seq_instr,snd_seq_midi_em
ul
fm801_gp                7745  0
gameport               19785  2 fm801_gp
snd_fm801              21765  2
snd_tea575x_tuner       7873  1 snd_fm801
videodev               13505  1 snd_tea575x_tuner
snd_ac97_codec         77497  1 snd_fm801
snd_pcm_oss            53745  0
snd_mixer_oss          21697  2 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm                91845  3 snd_fm801,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_page_alloc         13765  1 snd_pcm
snd_opl3_lib           14401  2 snd_opl3_synth,snd_fm801
snd_timer              28357  3 snd_seq,snd_pcm,snd_opl3_lib
snd_hwdep              12897  1 snd_opl3_lib
snd_mpu401_uart        11457  1 snd_fm801
snd_rawmidi            28641  2 snd_seq_midi,snd_mpu401_uart
snd_seq_device         12493  5
snd_seq_midi,snd_opl3_synth,snd_seq,snd_opl3_lib,snd_rawmidi
snd                    58405  15
snd_opl3_synth,snd_seq,snd_fm801,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,sn
d_pcm,snd_opl3_lib,snd_timer,snd_hwdep,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_d
evice
soundcore              13217  2 snd


So I guess that means the system has found the hardware and the drivers are
loading.

I have unmuted and maxed out all the faders in alsamixer. I can hear a
slight tick in the output when I mute and unmute the mic channel and some of
the other channels so there is some sign of life.

But I cant get the thing to play any sound files.

aplay bigfile.wav results in silence. The Gnome sound tester does not play a
sound file. Audacity crashes on playing a file. So something is not right. I
noticed some *oss modules loaded is that good or bad?

Is there something I need to do to tell applications to direct their sound
to this device???

A direct copy of a wav file to /dev/dsp, which I think should make a noise,
doesn't. Or is there another way to copy data directly to the device as a
test.

I know sound works in Linux because I have another system with an SBLive
that works. (Sorry that just reflects my frustration with getting this
working) So what have I missed???? Does any one here have an FM801 based
card working with FC3 who can offer me some guidance.

Any help most welcome..

Thanks in advance


Ken








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