Can't Play Audio CD

[ordep]

Version 7.0
Made a complete new install on USB stick from CD.

Installed alsa-config then alsa.

aplay *.wav; no sound.

Rebooted

aplay *wav:  THERE IS SOUND.
There is sound now playing a video in firefox.

Will not attempt to load xmms. May be on another stick when I have time.

[Misalf]

Memtest86 is included it many install or live ISOs of several distros. Started from the boot manager, instead of the OS, and checking the memory for errors.

[Misalf]

Maybe it would help some more folks to get ALSA working by adding some more commonly used files from  alsa-config.tvz  to  alsa.tcz  (because alsa-config.tcz seems to be the solltion for most of these questions)? Or merging them entirely, eliminating the need for the user to adjust .dep files?

[Juanito]

I'm loathe to merge the extensions as that would mean an additional +/- 1mb of alsa-config extension for those that only require the alsa extension for things to work.

It does look like it might make sense to remove the alsa dep from alsa-config and add an explanation to the info files.

[Juanito]

There is a further issue with some sound hardware (i.e. mine) that, because the default (card 0) is hdmi, sound will not work with Xvesa (with or without alsa-config loaded first):

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$ tce-load -i alsa
ncurses.tcz: OK
libasound.tcz: OK
input-joystick-4.2.9-tinycore.tcz: OK
alsa-modules-4.2.9-tinycore.tcz: OK
alsa.tcz: OK
snd_hda_intel 0000:00:03.0: failed to add i915 component master (-19)
$ alsamixer
cannot open mixer: No such file or directory
If Xorg-7.7 is loaded before alsa, then everything works OK.

[Juanito]

alsa removed from alsa-config dep file and comments added to alsa/alsa-config info files.

[gerald_clark]

www.memtest86.com/

[ordep]

alsa removed from alsa-config dep file and comments added to alsa/alsa-config info files.

On a new USB stick installation loaded only alsa-config. Then rebooted and there is sound.
Without reboot there is no sound.