Hi, i'm a newbie in the Linux world. I tried mandrake, it was really esay to use but really... heavy, slow, and it bugs! So I turned to Debian.
With help of grimms from forum.rue-montgallet.com I learnt to configure my Debian. So all works perfectly... except my soundcard. I try to install it since 1 week and it does'nt works!
So, if you can help the newbie that I am...

So,
I made first a debian install. I set up during the installation process: ALSA cs46xx
So, when the system boots, it says that it found a Fortissimo II Digitale Edition v.x with irq:... cool! So I launch sndconfig... it finds the hardware, but says that it cannot play sound on sound device, and ask me to choose my chipset in the list. I pick cs46xx, and it says again that it cannot play sound...

Well, I compiled a new 2.4.22 kernel and I upgrade to Sid.
I tried apt-get install alsa-source etc: nothing works, it just shows at startup: ALSAcs46ss but the mixer doesn't work etc...

So i installed the driver as shown in

alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/doc-php/template.php?company=Hercules&card=Game+Fortissimo+II&chip=CS4624&module=cs46xx

I heard a "clic" on the speakers... the mixer was ok and alsamix said that it had found a fortissimo II. At boot , i can see Alsa: cs46xx .
I ran sndconfig... and it said that the module cs46xx.o wasn't loaded.
I tried lsmod, and I saw that cs46xx was loaded...
But no sound, nothing, it really does'nt want to work. I spent much hours on it. I tried to install il under Gnome: it did'nt worked, and when i tried to play a file, i get a wonderful kernel panic (all stopped, i only get the 2 LED's from the kboard blinking...)

So if you can help me...

Excuse my very bad english, I'm French

The alsa installation is unfortunately quite complicated.

You should read the Debian alsa installation HOWTO to get it done right.

Thanks, i'll read it tomorrow; I spent last nights on it, so i need to sleep now :lol:
Thanks

Other thing. If I recall correctly (i'm not sure), the sndconfig uses oss drivers (not alsa) and
thus should not be used.

Thanx, i read your link, i'm gonna try it tomorow

Ok hum it will not work! The jp patch is for 2.4.21 only and I have 2.4.22 so I don't know if it will work or crash the system.
I havec a custom kernel but i didn't made it with kpkg (I used the old generci method) so I don't know if it will work... I tried as said as in this doc but i used make instead of kpkg; and it never worked. So...
Ok, i'm gonna try... and try... and try...
It worked on mandrake, so it MUST work on Debian. I just have to make it work...

I tried several installations... i get a kernel panic... and lilo died. So, now, my distrib is out and i have to reinstall it. Shit. I think i'll try oss...

Ok, I turned to OSS. Now, it works perfectly! It was so easy... cool! Now, I got a 100% functionnal Linux system. Just use it!