Hello All,

I am fairly new to Linux. I run CentOS on desktop no problems but I bought a new laptop and am having sound issues. I've been heavily researching this issue and trying many approaches but I haven't got the sound working so I need help.

Problem: When I try to adjust it never remains raised. When I try gnome-volume-control, I am told: 'Sorry, no mixer elements and/or devices found' - this does not change logged in as root.

My (uname -r)
My lsmod
My lspci
I'm a newbie but I've learned that desktops are much easier to install Linux on than laptops.


Thanks in Advance for Helping,
Nick =0)

I did some googling. this seems interesting.
Specifically, see this section:

So there are a few modules you should load. Try the following "rmmod snd_azx" and then "modprobe snd_hda_intel". Let see what happens

Thanks very much for the suggestions. I feel closer to getting sound but I'm not getting it yet. I ran into a roadblock, while following those directions. I hope you can help me get past them.

I typed this command:
I received this message:
I did some research and found that I needed to install Kernel source.

I typed this command:
I rebooted my machine and saw this message during boot:
Also I was wondering if there is a file I can edit to stop Linux from loading the snd_azx module?

Your help is very appreciated. If you know of anything else I can do or if you see any mistakes in my commands (maybe installing Kernel source the wrong way?) please tell me so I can learn and correct my mistakes.

Nick =0)

Good job dude, you are not there yet, but your figuring stuff out and you are on the right direction. Installing the kernel source is indeed the correct thing to do. Now that you have downloaded the kernel sources, you need to build the correct modules.

To tell you the truth, although I myself am working on fedora 6 right now, I very new to fedora based systems (like CentOS seems to, seeing that it to uses "yum"). I have installed many custom kernels before, but fedora seems to do this it's own way.

here is a tutorial on how to build a custom kernel in CentOS, although all you need is a specific module. I see that you are using an somewhat outdated kernel anyway, so maybe this is a good thing.

When you get to the configuration of the kernel part, make sure you build the correct modules for your sound card. When doing the "menuconfig" part, go to "device drivers"->"sound"->"advanced linux sound architecture"->"PCI devices". Make sure that "intel HD Audio" has an "M" in front of it. (This means that the driver will be compiled as module) Although you must also of course make sure the rest of your hardware is properly supported by your custom kernel.

I'd love to hear how everything works out. You seem like a smart person, you'll figure it out

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks so much for your help. I let the Kernel compile overnight and now I have sound =0)


Nick =0)