I'm having trouble getting my SB Audigy LS working...

doxxan · 02-03-2004, 02:47 AM

Sorry, I know this is a frequently asked question, but I've already read several posts on the subject, and followed every guide I could find. It simply doesn't work. I've download the latest emu10k1 from sourceforge, and installed it.

oh, and PNP OS is disabled in bios.

My comp:
Asus P4S8X-X Motherboard
512mb DDR ram
Ati Radeon 9600 256mb
SB Audigy LS
Brooktree 878 TV card

running:
Slackware 9.1 with 2.4.x kernel. Hostname: Void

lspci:

Code:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]: Unknown device 0648 (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS 530 Virtual PCI-to-PCI bridge (AGP)
00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]: Unknown device 0963 (rev 25)
00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE]
00:03.0 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS7001 USB Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.1 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS7001 USB Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS7002 USB 2.0
00:04.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 10/100 Ethernet (rev 91)
00:0b.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs: Unknown device 0007
00:0b.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs: Unknown device 7005
00:0d.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video Capture (rev 11)
00:0d.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture (rev 11)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 4150
01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 4170

lsmod:

Code:

Module                  Size  Used by    Tainted: P  
ac97_codec             10536   0 
sound                  62060   0 
soundcore               4228   2  (autoclean) [sound]
fglrx                 173064   0

modprobe parts of syslog:

Code:

Feb  2 19:05:18 Void insmod: /lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/sound/emu10k1/emu10k1.o: init_module: No such device
Feb  2 19:05:18 Void insmod: /lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/sound/emu10k1/emu10k1.o: Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters.       You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
Feb  2 19:05:18 Void insmod: /lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/sound/emu10k1/emu10k1.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/sound/emu10k1/emu10k1.o failed
Feb  2 19:05:18 Void insmod: /lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/sound/emu10k1/emu10k1.o: insmod emu10k1 failed

Anyone?

doxxan · 02-03-2004, 03:58 AM

damn, just found out that SB Audigy LS is, as of yet, not supported in linux

. Nevermind then, I think I've got an old SB Live! lying around here somewhere...

Bruce Hill · 02-03-2004, 04:09 AM

I don't have any idea how you compiled this, or how your kernel is setup. When
you say, " I've already read several posts on the subject, and followed every guide
I could find. It simply doesn't work." that's really too vague. You should be much
more specific in your posts, so that we can give you specific answers.

I'm running Slack 9.1, 2.4.23, with a SB Audigy ES. All the SB cards use the
emu10k1 module. Instead of the files from Sourceforge, I used the ones from
ALSA. Have set it up on several comps now with good results. Sound works
great, even with multiple apps. If you will use these instructions from ALSA
I believe you'll have success. And use the drivers from ALSA also.
You'll need the ones listed in the Stable release column for Driver, Library,
and Utilities.

Look at this output, and compare with your setup ->

Code:

mingdao@paul:Tue Feb 03 17:54:32~$ cat /etc/rc.d/rc.modules
#!/bin/sh
# rc.modules 3.1  Thu Aug 28 14:01:35 PDT 2003  pjv <volkerdi@slackware.com>
#
# This file loads extra drivers into the Linux kernel.
# The modules will be looked for under /lib/modules/<kernel version number>
# On systems using KMOD this file will be mostly commented out, but is still
# useful for loading selected modules at boot time.
<snip, snip>
### OSS Sound support ###
### (Old Sound System ;-)
# Sound Blaster Pro/16 support:
#/sbin/modprobe sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=3 dma16=5 mpu_io=0x300
# Sound Blaster Live support:
/sbin/modprobe emu10k1
# MAD16 support:
#/sbin/modprobe mad16 io=0x530 irq=7 dma=0 dma16=1
# AD1816(A) sound driver:
#/sbin/modprobe modprobe ad1816 io=0x530 irq=5 dma=1 dma2=3 ad1816_clockfreq=33000
# Crystal CS4232 based (PnP) cards:
#/sbin/modprobe cs4232
# ES1370 support, such as Sound Blaster 128PCI:
#/sbin/modprobe es1370
# ES1371 support, such as Sound Blaster 64V PCI:
#/sbin/modprobe es1371
# ESS Maestro, Maestro2, Maestro2E:
#/sbin/modprobe maestro
# ESS Maestro3/Allegro:
#/sbin/modprobe maestro3
# VIA VT82Cxxx Audio Controller
#/sbin/modprobe via82cxxx_audio
# (For information on configuring other sound cards with Linux,
# see the documentation in /usr/src/linux/Documentation/sound/,
# and /usr/src/linux/Documentation/Configure.help.

Code:

mingdao@paul:Tue Feb 03 17:54:52~$ lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by    Tainted: P
nvidia               1628896  11 (autoclean)
snd-pcm-oss            38820   1
snd-mixer-oss          13520   0 [snd-pcm-oss]
snd-emu10k1            74612   1
snd-pcm                63424   0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-emu10k1]
snd-timer              14980   0 [snd-pcm]
snd-page-alloc          6548   0 [snd-emu10k1 snd-pcm]
snd-util-mem            1392   0 [snd-emu10k1]
snd-ac97-codec         48588   0 [snd-emu10k1]
snd-rawmidi            14048   0 [snd-emu10k1]
snd-seq-device          4368   0 [snd-emu10k1 snd-rawmidi]
snd-hwdep               5408   0 [snd-emu10k1]
snd                    33540   0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-emu10k1 snd-pcm snd-timer snd-util-mem snd-ac97-codec snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device snd-hwdep]

Code:

root@paul:Tue Feb 03 17:57:31/home/mingdao# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82845G/GL [Brookdale-G] Chipset Host Bridge (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82845G/GL [Brookdale-G] Chipset AGP Bridge (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB (Hub #1) (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB (Hub #2) (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB (Hub #3) (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA/CA/DB PCI Bridge (rev 82)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801DB ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801DB ICH4 IDE (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801DB SMBus (rev 02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0322 (rev a1)
02:05.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5702 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 02)
02:0a.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
02:0b.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy (rev 03)
02:0b.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy MIDI/Game port (rev 03)

Code:

root@paul:Tue Feb 03 18:05:39/home/mingdao# pico /var/log/syslog
<snip, snip>
Feb  3 17:35:31 paul kernel: 0: nvidia: loading NVIDIA Linux x86 nvidia.o Kernel Module  1.0-4496  Wed Jul 16 19:03:09 PDT $
Feb  3 17:35:41 paul modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module sound-slot-1
Feb  3 17:35:41 paul modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module sound-service-1-0
Feb  3 17:35:41 paul modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module sound-slot-1
Feb  3 17:35:41 paul modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module sound-service-1-0

It looks as if you're not getting the modules loaded into your kernel. You definitely have
the wrong modules in your lsmod output.

doxxan · 02-03-2004, 04:17 AM

Everything's as it should be, although I've finally found out why it doesn't work. SB Audigy LS is not supported yet, not by linux, not by alsa, and not by the emu10k1 project. Damn shame really, but I can dig out my old SB Live!, or enable my internal intel8x0 card for the time being...

oh well, tnx anywayz...

Bruce Hill · 02-03-2004, 04:21 AM

There is no difference between the hardware of all the Audigy series.

doxxan · 02-03-2004, 04:34 AM

found a post with the exact same error here
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...03/12/1/119563

dunno about differences between different audigy, although there definetly appears to be differences. When downloading drivers from Creative Labs site for M$, they state that no other drivers than the specific LS drivers will work on Audigy LS cards.

This is starting to get on my nerves

.

Bruce Hill · 02-03-2004, 04:36 AM

Check out http://www.opensound.com/osshw.html They list ->
Sound Blaster Audigy LS *BETA*

doxxan · 02-03-2004, 04:42 AM

I know, I've downloaded those. But the sound quality is horrible compared to the emu10k1 drivers on SB Live!. The link on my last post also has an email from creative:

Code:

Subject: Re: Audigy LS and Creative Open Source drivers
Date: Monday 01 December 2003 05:43 pm
From: Garin HIEBERT 
To: "Dennis J. Smith Jr." 

Yes -- EMU10K1 drivers won't work with the LS (that's the only retail
Audigy that it _won't_ work with). The only Linux drivers that I know of
for that card are from 4Front (www.opensound.com) -- they're commercial
closed-source drivers.

Garin

argh...
Well, atleast I got my old SB Live! somewhere around here.

Bruce Hill · 02-03-2004, 04:45 AM

Doxxan,

I see you're already past me on this one. Read much in the last 30 mintues,
and thanks for that thread. Anyone with an Audigy LS should read it. That
guy wrote and got a reply from Creative Labs. Should be the last word for
now on this card, eh? Of course you know there are always the real gurus
lurking around LQ who have it working on their own. Maybe one will come to
your rescue.

And from the fwiw department, I have the internal intel8x0 card on my Asus P4PE
board, also. I used it before I got this Audigy, and it's not bad for an onboard chip.
Plays 5.1 pretty good, and if you're not into recording or have a bunch of bucks in
some latest and greatest Klipsch speakers or something, it's workable.

doxxan · 02-03-2004, 04:48 AM

tnx alot for the replys guys. even though it didn't solve the problem, the cause of the problem is now out.

tnx alot again

, I'll surely be returning here soon.

Bruce Hill · 02-03-2004, 06:21 AM

btw - Welcome to LQ! Glad you're here, and if you find something
that works with the Audigy LS, please post back to this thread so that
others searching will know.

doxxan · 02-03-2004, 07:10 AM

Thanks, I will

.