HOWTO:ALSA into SARGE
 

Hai,
I got the newwest kernel source for debian.and those alsa.debs installed.what should i do to get sound for my snd_azx module intel high definition audio?
Yep,
I thought i should recompile the kernel.but wat about those modules of ALSA palced in the /usr/src ?how should i compile/configure these ALSA modules into the newly goin' to built kernel?is there any way to get graphics support for intel 915GAV boards?plss bear that im a newbie:newbie:
kindly help
debian:/home/prakash# lspci -v
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 915G/P/GV Processor to I/O Controller (rev 04)
Subsystem: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 4156
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: [e0] #09 [2109]

0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 915G/P/GV PCI Express Root Port (rev 04) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
Memory behind bridge: ff200000-ff2fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: bf900000-bf9fffff
Capabilities: [88] #0d [0000]
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [90] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [a0] #10 [0141]

0000:00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corp. 82915G Express Chipset Family Graphics Controller (rev 04) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 4156
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 169
Memory at ffa80000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
I/O ports at ec00 [size=8]
Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Memory at ffa40000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2

0000:00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corp. 82915G Express Chipset Family Graphics Controller (rev 04)
Subsystem: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 4156
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Memory at ff980000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2

0000:00:1b.0 0403: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Intel Corp.: Unknown device e203
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 169
Memory at ffa3c000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [60] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [70] #10 [0091]

0000:00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=05, subordinate=05, sec-latency=0
Memory behind bridge: ff600000-ff6fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000bfd00000-00000000bfd00000
Capabilities: [40] #10 [0141]
Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable+
Capabilities: [90] #0d [0000]
Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2

0000:00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=04, subordinate=04, sec-latency=0
Memory behind bridge: ff500000-ff5fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000bfc00000-00000000bfc00000
Capabilities: [40] #10 [0141]
Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable+
Capabilities: [90] #0d [0000]
Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2

0000:00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=0
Memory behind bridge: ff400000-ff4fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000bfb00000-00000000bfb00000
Capabilities: [40] #10 [0141]
Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable+
Capabilities: [90] #0d [0000]
Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2

0000:00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
Memory behind bridge: ff300000-ff3fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000bfa00000-00000000bfa00000
Capabilities: [40] #10 [0141]
Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable+
Capabilities: [90] #0d [0000]
Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2

0000:00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 4156
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 201
I/O ports at c800 [size=32]

0000:00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 4156
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 193
I/O ports at cc00 [size=32]

0000:00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 4156
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 185
I/O ports at d000 [size=32]

0000:00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 4156
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 169
I/O ports at d400 [size=32]

0000:00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 4156
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 201
Memory at ffa3bc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [58] #0a [20a0]

0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801 PCI Bridge (rev d3) (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=06, subordinate=06, sec-latency=32
I/O behind bridge: 0000b000-0000bfff
Memory behind bridge: ff700000-ff7fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000bfe00000-00000000bfe00000
Capabilities: [50] #0d [0000]

0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FR (ICH6/ICH6R) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 03)
Subsystem: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 4156
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) IDE Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 4156
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 185
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at ffa0 [size=16]

0000:00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FW (ICH6/ICH6W) SATA Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 8f [Master SecP SecO PriP PriO])
Subsystem: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 4156
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 193
I/O ports at e800 [size=8]
I/O ports at e400 [size=4]
I/O ports at e000 [size=8]
I/O ports at dc00 [size=4]
I/O ports at d800 [size=16]
Capabilities: [70] Power Management version 2

0000:00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 4156
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 193
I/O ports at c400 [size=32]

0000:06:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 1064 (rev 01)
Subsystem: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 3057
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 209
Memory at ff7ff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
I/O ports at bc00 [size=64]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2

I've had much more luck leaving the alsa drivers as modules. When I've built them into the kernel I have had weird problems. Make sure you have the latest versions of all the ALSA and ALSA-related packages (alsa-base, alsa-libs, alsa-driver, etc) plus all necessary emulation packages such as alsa-oss. The correct modules should be loaded at boot time, check /etc/modules files and update if necessary. Remember to run update-modules after making any changes.

Also, please filter any lspci's and lsmod's for posting-relevant content. Nobody has time to sift through all those entries. Thanks, and happy posting!