Re: linux bewbie lame question

From: Kent West (westk_at_acu.edu)
Date: 01/06/04

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    Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2004 11:46:37 -0600
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    Tendril wrote:

    >yes, the error now says "no device"
    >I logged into a terminal as root, changed to the /dev directory ant typed:
    >lspci
    >Here are the results:
    >
    >
    <snip>

    >00:05.0 multimedia audio controller: cirrus logic cs 4614/22/24
    >[crystalclear soundfusion audio accelerator] (rev 01)
    >
    >
    So this is your sound "card". A quick google for "linux cirrus cs
    4614/22/24" turned up some interesting links, such as:
        http://tuxmobil.org/ibm_a21p_e.html
    which says "Sound works with ALSA |snd-card-cs461x|."

    I'm no expert, but I _think_ what you need to do is install the alsa
    modules for your kernel. Find out which kernel you have with "uname -a".
    For example, on my box this command results in:

        Linux acureg 2.4.18-686 #1 Sun Apr 14 11:32:47 EST 2002 i686 unknown

    So I have a 2.4.18-686 kernel installed. To install the alsa modules for
    this kernel, I'd search for it like so:
        apt-cache search alsa-modules-2.4
    which results in:
    alsa-modules-2.4.16-386 - Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (drivers)
    alsa-modules-2.4.16-586 - Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (drivers)
    alsa-modules-2.4.16-586tsc - Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (drivers)
    alsa-modules-2.4.16-686 - Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (drivers)
    alsa-modules-2.4.16-686-smp - Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (drivers)
    alsa-modules-2.4.16-k6 - Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (drivers)
    alsa-modules-2.4.16-k7 - Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (drivers)

    Bummer. There are no alsa-modules in stable for the 2.4.18 kernel. This
    means that I'd either need to upgrade/downgrade my kernel and/or system
    to testing/unstable until I get a match. Alternatively I could download
    the alsa source and compile the appropriate module, but that might be
    beyond you as a newbie.

    After installing the correct alsa-modules package, you'd then install
    the appropriate module with "modprobe snd-card-cs461x". You can check to
    see if you already have this module under /lib/modules/[uname -a]
    somewhere, and if you have it, you can try modprobing it without
    downloading/installing the alsa-modules package.

    Confusing, ain't it? 

    -- 
Kent
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