[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#519536: alsa-base: need more clues in pinpointing problem

[Arthur Marsh]

Package: alsa-base
Version: 1.0.19.dfsg-1
Followup-For: Bug #519536


Once I had downgraded alsa-base to alsa-base 1.0.17.dfsg-4, I was able 
to load a soundfont file and play MIDI, but not before suspecting 
awesfx and alsa-source as the culprits (Debian bugs #519776 and 
#519777).

There needs to be more troubleshooting information, *specifically* how 
the /dev/snd/* files get created by ALSA.

Regards,

Arthur.

-- Package-specific info:
--- Begin additional package status ---
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Cfg-files/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name           Version        Description
+++-==============-==============-============================================
ii  libasound2     1.0.19-1       shared library for ALSA applications
--- End additional package status ---
--- Begin /proc/asound/version ---
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.16.
--- End /proc/asound/version ---
--- Begin /proc/asound/cards ---
 0 [Live           ]: EMU10K1 - SB Live 5.1 [SB0220]
                      SB Live 5.1 [SB0220] (rev.10, serial:0x80651102) at 0xd800, irq 10
--- End /proc/asound/cards ---
--- Begin /dev/snd/ listing ---
total 0
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116,  0 2009-03-15 17:44 controlC0
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116,  4 2009-03-15 17:44 hwC0D0
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116,  6 2009-03-15 17:44 hwC0D2
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116,  8 2009-03-15 17:44 midiC0D0
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116,  9 2009-03-15 17:44 midiC0D1
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 10 2009-03-15 17:44 midiC0D2
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 24 2009-03-15 17:44 pcmC0D0c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 16 2009-03-15 17:54 pcmC0D0p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 25 2009-03-15 17:44 pcmC0D1c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 26 2009-03-15 17:44 pcmC0D2c
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 18 2009-03-15 17:44 pcmC0D2p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 19 2009-03-15 17:44 pcmC0D3p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116,  1 2009-03-15 17:44 seq
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 33 2009-03-15 17:44 timer
--- End /dev/snd/ listing ---

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_AU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages alsa-base depends on:
ii  linux-sound-base           1.0.19.dfsg-1 base package for ALSA and OSS soun
ii  lsof                       4.81.dfsg.1-1 List open files
ii  module-init-tools          3.7-pre9-1    tools for managing Linux kernel mo
ii  udev                       0.125-7       /dev/ and hotplug management daemo

Versions of packages alsa-base recommends:
ii  alsa-utils                    1.0.16-2   ALSA utilities

Versions of packages alsa-base suggests:
pn  alsa-oss                      <none>     (no description available)
ii  apmd                          3.2.2-12   Utilities for Advanced Power Manag
ii  oss-compat                    0.0.4+nmu2 OSS compatibility package

Versions of packages libasound2 depends on:
ii  libc6                         2.9-4      GNU C Library: Shared libraries

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