Re: [SLE] My 9.1 experience (so far) and, time to buy a real soundcard?

From: Rainer Klein (rklein_at_tpg.com.au)
Date: 06/21/04

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    To: elefino <kevinmcl@magma.ca>, suse-linux-e@suse.com
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 22:55:02 +1000

    Hi Kevin,

    I've run into similiar problems with my onboard systems and posted a query to
    this board here on June 6th. - I couldn't find a final answers, but meanwhile
    I've got some of the sound working here.

    First, I checked the driver with

    > modprobe snd-via82xx - returned:
     
       FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.4-52-default/modules.dep: No such
       file or directory
     
      I checked the directories:
     
    > ls /lib/modules
           . .. 2.6.4-54.5-default 2.6.4-override-default precompiled scripts
     
    My temporary solution is
     
    > ln -s /lib/modules/2.6.4-54.5-default /lib/modules/2.6.4-52-default

    Reading trough the kernel sound documentation, I've come across the support
    option for DXS channels. The default value by YaST is 0, which seems not to
    be supported by the via chip. After changing the settings to 1, I've
    definitely got some improvements.

            - now the volume test in YaST works.

            - dito the sound test within KDE-Control-Center

            - even playing sound files with XMMS works.

            - but no sound during KDE start-up

            - no sound from KsCD, while the CD control works fine

            - but interestingly, Xine can play the CD with sound

    Lacking time and some better advise, this is what I've achieved so far. -
    Maybe this can help you any further, or we can attracked new attention from
    other board members for this problem.

    Regards,

    Rainer Klein

     

    On Monday 21 June 2004 13:09, elefino wrote:
    > I just installed 9.1 (new installation, replacing 9.0, formatted everything
    > except my /home partition (which I'd previously converted from Reiser
    > to ext3, after reading the problems on this list)).
    >
    > I don't recall any complaints during the install, but since then, I
    > tried to start Tuxracer and got told that 3D is not configured or
    > active. I explicitly set 3D for my old ATI rage 128 pro during
    > the installation.
    >
    > I tried to use some things that need sound and got an error, so
    > I tried YaST to configure the sound "card" (it's embedded on
    > the motherboard), but got a popup error message:
    >
    > "An error occurred during the installation of:
    >
    > VT82C686 AC97 AUDIO CONTROLLER
    >
    > The kernel module snd-via82xx for sound support
    > could not be loaded. This can be caused by incorrect
    > module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters."
    >
    > It appears that the hardware is detected properly, but not
    > configured?
    >
    > Sound has worked in the past (I don't use it much, but it *has*
    > worked), and I have not added any new cards, nor have I made
    > any deliberate changes to settings. So, I can think of no reason
    > why there should be invalid or conflicting IO or IRQ settings.
    >
    > When I installed 9.1, I generally went with what was autodetected,
    > with the exception of the video setting mentioned above. The names
    > were all correct. The only things I changed from the default install
    > were to check a bunch of additional packages. There were NO
    > package conflicts.
    >
    > Mail and filestuff and Office stuff seem to be working since the
    > 9.1 install, and I'm browsing and downloading alright, so the
    > important stuff appears to work. When I get time (building
    > a fence with the neighbor this week), I'll download and install
    > xine, and see if I can play DVD movies.
    >
    > Opera doesn't seem to have been included this time, so I'll
    > download 7.51.
    >
    > If anybody has any suggestions about the sound problem,
    > other than to buy a $50 SoundBlaster and disable the sound
    > system on the motherboard, feel free to throw suggestions.
    >
    > Regards,
    > Kevin (mostly up, in Ottawa) 

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