Description of problem: If you launch "gsteamer-properties" and go to "Default Source" , the Input is set to ALSA (as it should be)...but when you press the test button it crashes (Segmentation Fault). This same sympotum is also causing "gnome-sound-recorder" to die as well. Now if I switch default source to OSS then it doesn't crash, and "gnome-sound-recorder" doesn't crash...but it doesn't work either. I've spent sometime on this issue and I've narrowed it down to what I've stated above. I just want "gnome-sound-recorder" to work, but this is the cause. I don't know if it's Gstreamers fault or ALSA.
I confirm that the gnome-sound-recorder does not function. If I start it from the command line, it opens the app. Then when I click record, it provides the following error message: [gerry@gstpc gerry]$ gnome-sound-recorder ALSA lib pcm.c:824:(snd_pcm_sw_params) snd_pcm_sw_params: params->avail_min problem for start_threshold and does nothing. I have been using this app in FC1 where it works most of the time - occasional crash when saving the file, but otherwise works well, even with >200MB audio files. Version above should proabably be changed from 2 to test3. I have a fresh installed test3 with all updates applied as of 4/29/04, 8:31pm CDT.
When I run "krec" the KDE recording program, I see these messages: ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:494:(snd_pcm_hw_start) SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_START failed: Broken pipe ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:494:(snd_pcm_hw_start) SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_START failed: Broken pipe ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:494:(snd_pcm_hw_start) SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_START failed: Broken pipe QLayout "unnamed" added to KRecFileView "unnamed", which already has a layout ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:494:(snd_pcm_hw_start) SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_START failed: Broken pipe Recording doesn't work (as you can see why)...the problem seems to be square at ALSA. If it is the library or the driver that is causing the problem is unknown.
Can you guys try upgrading to the alsa-lib from here? http://people.redhat.com/~walters/alsa/
Didn't help any...still same old problem...I had actually got those from the alsa project web site long ago to see if they would fix the problem. I tried your rpms anyway but no dice. I never mentioned my specs for my home machine: Asus K8V motherboard (onboard AD1980 souncard using via82xx ALSA driver). Now this isn't just on my machine, I've reproduced this on other (Intel) boxes.
This does look like an alsa issue.
I have a new board now (Abit AV8)...but I was seeing the same problem. By adding dxs_support=4 on the via82xx driver, Gstreamer seems to work now in FC3. So yes the ALSA driver was at fault.