Soundcard "problems" with 9.1

RaisedFist · 12-12-2003, 02:04 AM

Hello
I just installed 9.1 and it works fine ... the only problem I have is it loads lots of kernel modules for a "simple" soundcard. The soundcard is CMI8738. lsmod looks like this:

Code:

bash-2.05b# lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by    Not tainted
snd-pcm-oss            37252   1
snd-mixer-oss          11992   1  [snd-pcm-oss]
lp                      6752   0  (autoclean)
scanner                10488   0  (unused)
parport_pc             14724   1
parport                23264   1  [lp parport_pc]
uhci                   24496   0  (unused)
usbcore                58400   1  [scanner uhci]
8139too                15240   1
mii                     2304   0  [8139too]
crc32                   2880   0  [8139too]
snd-cmipci             17760   2
snd-pcm                55904   0  [snd-pcm-oss snd-cmipci]
snd-page-alloc          6004   0  [snd-pcm]
snd-opl3-lib            5764   0  [snd-cmipci]
snd-hwdep               4672   0  [snd-opl3-lib]
snd-timer              13252   0  [snd-pcm snd-opl3-lib]
snd-mpu401-uart         3136   0  [snd-cmipci]
snd-rawmidi            12512   0  [snd-mpu401-uart]
snd-seq-device          3920   0  [snd-opl3-lib snd-rawmidi]
snd                    27460   0  [snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-cmipci snd-pcm snd-opl3-lib snd-hwdep snd-timer snd-mpu401-uart snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device]
soundcore               3332   7  [snd]

I had RedHat 9.0 installed on my box and the only sound module loaded was cmipci. I'm a little

and want to know what can I do.

Thanks.

thereof · 12-12-2003, 02:07 AM

9.1 ships with ALSA. Read more at http://www.alsa-project.org/

RaisedFist · 12-12-2003, 02:21 AM

I know that. What I don't know is how to get rid of those loaded modules and load just the appropriate one.

thereof · 12-12-2003, 05:42 AM

Alsa loads more modules then oss. You'll need them all for your soundcard to work properly with midi and oss-emulation etc. Atleast, that what I think.. I can't say I'm sure though