modprobe won't save

jang · 12-21-2002, 10:26 PM

I am using Asus A7N266-VM motherboard with Nvidia nforce chipset. It has built-in audio. After installing the driver, I have to type modprobe nvaudio before XMMS can start playing mp3 files, otherwise, my sound card isn't detected. But everytime after rebooting, I have to enter the same line for audio to work. Why doesn't it save?

oulevon · 12-21-2002, 11:58 PM

man modprobe

It details the command and the configuration files.
You might want to look at insmod too.

man insmod

mcleodnine · 12-22-2002, 02:20 AM

usually you can just add a line like '/sbin/modprobe nvaudio' to your /etc/init.d/rc.local (or wherever your rc.local file is - it depends on your distribution.)

jang · 12-22-2002, 09:42 AM

thanks for the advice. The first one, insmod didn't work, but the second one did the trick.

jezmond5 · 02-22-2003, 07:09 PM

mcleodnine,

you should test your advice before giving, because i gave your try a run and fux0red my whole box (in other words had to reinstall all of the OS)(even made an attempt to rescue).

at the end of boot up i got

i810_audio timed out waiting for codec 1 analog ready

then nothing happened, boot froze on me

payback · 03-01-2003, 10:22 AM

I beleive the advice was correct for the nvaudio modules and redhat (other people have reported the same issue).

Are you using the i810_audio module or the nvaudio module???

jezmond5 · 03-01-2003, 10:40 AM

payback,

You may be right, but the stuff posted here is not a resolution, and it is very frustrating, when one applies advice, and cannot recover system after reboot. I am ignorant to a lot of the inner workings of the linux platform, but I have been good about learning, and deciphering the good from the bad.

Anywayz, yes I am using i810_audio (unless it was removed from the system when I installed the nividia drivers). I don't know. I gave up the other day, and switched backed to windows for a bit, until I can gather my thoughts, and get linux to be functional, not just semi-functional.

When I added the line '/sbin/modprobe nvaudio' to my rc.local file, it caused the boot up to freeze just near the end. There was a long message describing the search for the i810_audio module, then about two or three lines later, bam!!, the freeze up. Does this happen when a module can't be found? Is the module there?

FYI: I am on an MSI K7N420 Pro motherboard, onboard everything, AMD Athlon 2100 XP cpu, and running Redhat 7.3.