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trying to run alsaconf
the sound card is detected but there is a huge mess after it and alsamixer can't find the card

thinkpad:/home/punk# alsaconf
Unloading sound driver modules...done.
Building card database..

Running update-modules...
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-azx
.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-gus
-lib.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-hwd
ep.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-int
el8x0.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-mix
art.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-mpu
401.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-pag
e-alloc.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-pcm
-oss.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-pcm
.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-pda
udiocf.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-raw
midi.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-seq
-oss.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-seq
.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-ser
ialmidi.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-tea
575x-tuner.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-tim
er.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-usb
-audio.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-usb
-lib.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-usb
-usx2y.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-vx-
lib.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-wav
efront.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-ymf
pci.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd.o
Loading driver...
/lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-page-alloc.o: /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-3
86/updates/alsa/snd-page-alloc.o: unresolved symbol vmalloc_to_page_Readc6403
/lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-page-alloc.o: /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-3
86/updates/alsa/snd-page-alloc.o: unresolved symbol remove_proc_entry_R0a4291c8
/lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-page-alloc.o: /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-3
86/updates/alsa/snd-page-alloc.o: unresolved symbol mem_map_Rc7a5c379
/lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-page-alloc.o: /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-3
86/updates/alsa/snd-page-alloc.o: unresolved symbol create_proc_entry_Rcd01de19
/lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-page-alloc.o: /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-3
86/updates/alsa/snd-page-alloc.o: unresolved symbol zone_table_R1d6b3a73
/lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-page-alloc.o: insmod /lib/modules/2.4
.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-page-alloc.o failed
/lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-page-alloc.o: insmod snd-es1938 faile
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Setting default volumes...
Saving the mixer setup used for this in /var/lib/alsa/asound.state.
/usr/sbin/alsactl: save_state:1061: No soundcards found...

===============================================================================

Now ALSA is ready to use.
For adjustment of volumes, use your favorite mixer.

Have a lot of fun!

thinkpad:/home/punk#
thinkpad:/home/punk# apt-get install alsa-modules-2.4.27-1-386 --reinstall
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/1131kB of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 33804 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace alsa-modules-2.4.27-1-386 1.0.6a+5 (using .../alsa-modules-2.4.27-1-386_1.0.6a+5_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement alsa-modules-2.4.27-1-386 ...
Setting up alsa-modules-2.4.27-1-386 (1.0.6a+5) ...
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-tea575x-tuner.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-usb-audio.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-usb-lib.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd-usb-usx2y.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/updates/alsa/snd.o

thinkpad:/home/punk#

thinkpad:/home/punk# alsamixer

alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such device
thinkpad:/home/punk#

thinkpad:/home/punk# lsmod
Module Size Used by Not tainted
soundcore 3268 0 (autoclean)
nls_iso8859-1 2780 0 (autoclean)
isofs 22996 0 (autoclean)
input 3040 0 (autoclean)
xircom_cb 4808 0 (unused)
xircom_tulip_cb 10456 1
crc32 2848 0 [xircom_tulip_cb]
ds 5844 2
usb-uhci 19504 0 (unused)
usbcore 52268 1 [usb-uhci]
ide-scsi 8272 0
scsi_mod 86052 1 [ide-scsi]
yenta_socket 8804 2
pcmcia_core 38020 0 [ds yenta_socket]
agpgart 39108 0 (unused)
dm-mod 36120 0 (unused)
ide-cd 27072 0
cdrom 26212 0 [ide-cd]
rtc 5768 0 (autoclean)
xfs 425472 1 (autoclean)
ide-detect 288 0 (autoclean) (unused)
piix 7784 1 (autoclean)
ide-disk 12448 2 (autoclean)
ide-core 91832 2 (autoclean) [ide-scsi ide-cd ide-detect piix ide-disk]
unix 12720 47 (autoclean)
thinkpad:/home/punk#thinkpad:/home/punk# uname -a
Linux thinkpad 2.4.27-1-386 #1 Wed Dec 1 19:43:08 JST 2004 i686 GNU/Linux