SOund doesn't work

Alinuxnoob · 02-18-2002, 05:28 PM

Sound server informational message

Error while initialzing the sound driver:
can't start sound i/o

The sound server will continue, using the null output device

When I run sndconfig it dectects a Model: Creative Labs |SB
Live! EMU10000. and it doesn't play the test sample.

I have a SB live but I thought it was EMU10K1? but anyone know how to fix this?

taz.devil · 02-18-2002, 06:49 PM

The EMU10K1 is the module that the SB Live! uses for sound support. Your sndconfig is reporting correctly, my startup shows the Live! card that way also. Only thing I can think of is that somehow the module isn't loading, and if it is (sorry, i know it sounds silly), check your speakers and that they are on and plugged into the correct jack. Where specifically, are you recieving the I/O error? At startup in the INITs?

Alinuxnoob · 02-19-2002, 09:49 AM

So how to I reload the module?

Thymox · 02-19-2002, 10:03 AM

Sometimes, a brut method is often more helpful than relying on tinkering.

Try shutting down the computer, removing the sound card (or disabling it, if it's onboard), rebooting RH, letting kudzu tell you that 'something's been removed...', then shut down the computer again, reinstall the card (or reenable it), reboot RH, let kudzu tell you that 'I've found something...' and hopefully, it will sort out the modules for you.

It works for some NICs, so it might work for S/Cs.

Alinuxnoob · 02-19-2002, 01:03 PM

So if I have no ONboard sound card then should I get kudzu to re find it after I reset it into maybe a differnet slot? Cause I know for sure that the card works cause it work in Redhat server and also on my windows parittion. I was checking the forum and saw something like lsmod which tells you the modules and I don't think I saw my sound card.

Alinuxnoob · 02-19-2002, 07:32 PM

Well that brute force didn't work..... I even put it into a different PCI slot and no GO!
Any other Ideas? I even use sndconfig and it won't even play the sample. Im using kernel
2.4.9-21

ANy other ideas to get this working I been trying to figure this out for a long time now.... PLZ HELP ME

taz.devil · 02-19-2002, 08:19 PM

Go to the console, type; /sbin/modprobe emu10k1
That will load the correct module, after that, see what you get out of sndconfig or an mp3 etc...

Alinuxnoob · 02-20-2002, 07:14 PM

I tried that but still no sound! is there any other methods to check or see if I have it install or other
ways to install this sound cause I don't hear anything