alsa queries

methodtwo · 05-05-2008, 09:47 AM

Hi there,
I have gentoo on my laptop.I tried to get the sound working using the alsa-driver package.So now i have alsa-driver installed but the sound still doesn't work.Ah and yes alsaconf went fine.What do i have to do to try the in-kernel method for alsa.Do i just have to do:

Code:

$emerge -C alsa-driver

Or is there more that i have to do before proceeding to try the in-kernel method?

rocket357 · 05-05-2008, 11:31 AM

Code:

Hostname ~ # rm -rf /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/alsa-driver

Some module files/etc... are protected and not removed during emerge -C, so you should run the above command to ensure you've a clean environment when switching from alsa-driver to in-kernel alsa. More reading:

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/alsa-guide.xml

You'll see this in the "Issues" section.

Edit - did you run alsamixer (emerge alsa-utils) and unmute your card? I don't mean to insult, so please disregard if you did, but it's a common mistake =)