alsa mixer connection

[David Oxland]

Bad key or directory name: "/apps/gnome-alsamixer/slider_display_names/SigmaTel_STAC9750,51-Aux": `,' is an invalid character in key/directory names
Bad key or directory name: "/apps/gnome-alsamixer/display_sliders/SigmaTel_STAC9750,51-Aux": `,' is an invalid character in key/directory names
Bad key or directory name: "/apps/gnome-alsamixer/slider_display_names/SigmaTel_STAC9750,51-Capture": `,' is an invalid character in key/directory names
Bad key or directory name: "/apps/gnome-alsamixer/display_sliders/SigmaTel_STAC9750,51-Capture": `,' is an invalid character in key/directory names
Bad key or directory name: "/apps/gnome-alsamixer/toggle_display_names/SigmaTel_STAC9750,51-3D_Control_-_Switch": `,' is an invalid character in key/directory names
Bad key or directory name: "/apps/gnome-alsamixer/display_toggles/SigmaTel_STAC9750,51-3D_Control_-_Switch": `,' is an invalid character in key/directory names
Bad key or directory name: "/apps/gnome-alsamixer/toggle_display_names/SigmaTel_STAC9750,51-PCM_Out_Path___Mute": `,' is an invalid character in key/directory names
Bad key or directory name: "/apps/gnome-alsamixer/display_toggles/SigmaTel_STAC9750,51-PCM_Out_Path___Mute": `,' is an invalid character in key/directory names
Bad key or directory name: "/apps/gnome-alsamixer/toggle_display_names/SigmaTel_STAC9750,51-Mic_Boost___20dB_": `,' is an invalid character in key/directory names
Bad key or directory name: "/apps/gnome-alsamixer/display_toggles/SigmaTel_STAC9750,51-Mic_Boost___20dB_": `,' is an invalid character in key/directory names
Bad key or directory name: "/apps/gnome-alsamixer/toggle_display_names/SigmaTel_STAC9750,51-Mic_Select": `,' is an invalid character in key/directory names
Bad key or directory name: "/apps/gnome-alsamixer/display_toggles/SigmaTel_STAC9750,51-Mic_Select": `,' is an invalid character in key/directory names
Bad key or directory name: "/apps/gnome-alsamixer/toggle_display_names/SigmaTel_STAC9750,51-IEC958": `,' is an invalid character in key/directory names
Bad key or directory name: "/apps/gnome-alsamixer/display_toggles/SigmaTel_STAC9750,51-IEC958": `,' is an invalid character in key/directory names
Bad key or directory name: "/apps/gnome-alsamixer/toggle_display_names/SigmaTel_STAC9750,51-Mono_Output_Select": `,' is an invalid character in key/directory names
Bad key or directory name: "/apps/gnome-alsamixer/display_toggles/SigmaTel_STAC9750,51-Mono_Output_Select": `,' is an invalid character in key/directory names
Bad key or directory name: "/apps/gnome-alsamixer/toggle_display_names/SigmaTel_STAC9750,51-Mix": `,' is an invalid character in key/directory names
Bad key or directory name: "/apps/gnome-alsamixer/display_toggles/SigmaTel_STAC9750,51-Mix": `,' is an invalid character in key/directory names
Bad key or directory name: "/apps/gnome-alsamixer/toggle_display_names/SigmaTel_STAC9750,51-Mix_Mono": `,' is an invalid character in key/directory names
Bad key or directory name: "/apps/gnome-alsamixer/display_toggles/SigmaTel_STAC9750,51-Mix_Mono": `,' is an invalid character in key/directory names
Bad key or directory name: "/apps/gnome-alsamixer/toggle_display_names/SigmaTel_STAC9750,51-External_Amplifier": `,' is an invalid character in key/directory names
Bad key or directory name: "/apps/gnome-alsamixer/display_toggles/SigmaTel_STAC9750,51-External_Amplifier": `,' is an invalid character in key/directory names
Bad key or directory name: "/apps/gnome-alsamixer/display_mixers/SigmaTel_STAC9750,51": `,' is an invalid character in key/directory names
Bad key or directory name: "/apps/gnome-alsamixer/display_names/SigmaTel_STAC9750,51": `,' is an invalid character in key/directory names

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/yelp
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: yelp 2.24.0-0ubuntu2
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/opt/real/RealPlayer
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: yelp
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-11-generic i686

[C. Cooke (ccooke)]

Hi, thanks for taking the time to file a bug report.

It would help us categorise this bug if you could tell us a few things about this bug:

1) What you were doing when these error messages appeared and where did you see them?
2) What version of alsa do you have installed? If you could add to the report the output of 'apt-cache policy alsa-base', that would help.

Thanks!

[theOtherMarino (k-contact-html4-com)]

Hello,

I encounter the very same problem with the ALSA Mixer: "An error occurred while loading or saving configuration information for GNOME ALSA Mixer. Some of your configuration settings may not work properly."
Error log:
Bad key or directory name: "/apps/gnome-alsamixer/slider_display_names/SigmaTel_STAC9701,3,4,5-Master": `,' is an invalid character in key/directory names
yadah yadah...
Bad key or directory name: "/apps/gnome-alsamixer/display_names/SigmaTel_STAC9701,3,4,5": `,' is an invalid character in key/directory names

I searched the whole internet, but I could find no clues at all.

The video chip on the mainboard (a MSI K9VGM-V) is a HDA VIA VT82xx, which works fine. I tried to install two different sound cards to my computer: one Creative Labs CT4750 (snd-ens1371) and another turtle beach (snd-au8820). Both drivers are loaded. I can see them through "find /lib/modules/`uname -r` | grep snd".

Both card will show up through an "aplay -l" and an "asoundconf list".

But no sound. A modprobe on each module will not change anything, neither will a "asoundconf set-default-card".

I'm currently trying to get the Creative Labs CT4750 working. The Pulseaudio Manager do not show anything upseting (well... AFAIK). The Pulseaudio Volume Meter moves fine, "showing signal levels of ALSA PCM on front:0 (ALC883 Analog) via DMA".

In the volume control, everything is set to 100%, but no sound. Damn.

When I switch back to the mainboard sound card, everything is ok. However, changing the "Device" in the volume control has no effect at all.

Here is the output for a "apt-cache policy alsa-base":

alsa-base:
  Installed: 1.0.17.dfsg-2ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1.0.17.dfsg-2ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 1.0.17.dfsg-2ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

BTW: It may not relates, but I also disabled the onboard sound card in the BIOS. It had no effect. More: if I plug a jack in its output, it will go on playing, be another sound card in or not, and whatever any settings. I tried on two different machines with the same behavior.

To finish with alsa mixer. I can see two cards: an ACL883 (the onboard sound card, I guess) and a SigmaTel. ??? SigmaTel ??? Whatever the sound card I try to install, it will never show up in Gnome Alsa Mixer, and the sigmaTel will remain unchanged. Could it be a write-protected configuration file the program can't access?

Regards,

Marino

[Victor Vargas (kamus)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue for you. Can you try with the latest Ubuntu release? Thanks in advance.

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

This bug report was marked as Incomplete and has not had any updated comments for quite some time. As a result this bug is being closed. Please reopen if this is still an issue in the current Ubuntu release http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download . Also, please be sure to provide any requested information that may have been missing. To reopen the bug, click on the current status under the Status column and change the status back to "New". Thanks.

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