Audio-Soundmax On board not detected

I would appreciate help to get sound working.

I have an on board Audio-soundmax ADI-ad1986a. It is not detected by Linux (Actually running kubuntu because I cannot get X to run on slack on my new Pc)

lscpci gives

0000:00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 02f1 (rev a2)
0000:00:00.1 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 02fa (rev a2)
0000:00:00.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 02fe (rev a2)
0000:00:00.3 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 02f8 (rev a2)
0000:00:00.4 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 02f9 (rev a2)
0000:00:00.5 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 02ff (rev a2)
0000:00:00.6 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 027f (rev a2)
0000:00:00.7 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 027e (rev a2)
0000:00:02.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 02fc (rev a1)
0000:00:03.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 02fd (rev a1)
0000:00:04.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 02fb (rev a1)
0000:00:09.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0270 (rev a2)
0000:00:0a.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0261 (rev a2)
0000:00:0a.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0264 (rev a2)
0000:00:0b.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 026d (rev a2)
0000:00:0b.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 026e (rev a2)
0000:00:0d.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0265 (rev a1)
0000:00:0e.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0266 (rev a1)
0000:00:10.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 026f (rev a2)
0000:00:10.1 0403: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 026c (rev a2)
0000:00:14.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0269 (rev a1)
0000:00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
0000:00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
0000:00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
0000:00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
0000:03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 01df (rev a1)
0000:04:09.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)

Thanks,

Alan

what motherboard? also 'lscpci' was a typo ill assume, and not some different 'lspci' app

can you, as root, 'modprobe snd-intel8x0' ? then run 'alsamixer'? or does it give you an error?

Motherboard is ASUS A8N-VM -Nforce 410 PCI- Express Mainboard-Micro Atx

alan@LavaKossot:~$ sudo modprobe snd-card-intel8x0
Password:
FATAL: Module snd_card_intel8x0 not found.
alan@LavaKossot:~$ sudo modprobe snd-card-via82xx
FATAL: Module snd_card_via82xx not found.
alan@LavaKossot:~$

Do I need to compile these modules?

what about the 'modprobe snd-intel8x0'?

alan1@LavaKossot:~$ sudo modprobe snd-intel8x0
alan1@LavaKossot:~$ sudo alsamixer

alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such file or directory
alan1@LavaKossot:~$

alan1@LavaKossot:~$ sudo modprobe snd-via82xx
alan1@LavaKossot:~$ sudo alsamixer

alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such file or directory
alan1@LavaKossot:~$

Now on slackware I have successfully got the network device working using the Nforce drivers but audio is still a problem

00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Host Bridge (rev a2)
00:00.1 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 0 (rev a2)
00:00.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 1 (rev a2)
00:00.3 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 5 (rev a2)
00:00.4 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 4 (rev a2)
00:00.5 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Host Bridge (rev a2)
00:00.6 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 3 (rev a2)
00:00.7 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 2 (rev a2)
00:02.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation C51 PCI Express Bridge (rev a1)
00:03.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation C51 PCI Express Bridge (rev a1)
00:04.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation C51 PCI Express Bridge (rev a1)
00:09.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Host Bridge (rev a2)
00:0a.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP51 LPC Bridge (rev a2)
00:0a.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP51 SMBus (rev a2)
00:0b.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP51 USB Controller (rev a2)
00:0b.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP51 USB Controller (rev a2)
00:0d.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP51 IDE (rev a1)
00:0e.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Serial ATA Controller (rev a1)
00:10.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP51 PCI Bridge (rev a2)
00:10.1 Class 0403: nVidia Corporation MCP51 High Definition Audio (rev a2)
00:14.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Ethernet Controller (rev a1)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 01df (rev a1)
04:09.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)

nforce-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-nforce-installer.log'
creation time: Mon Apr 3 18:21:50 2006

option status:
license pre-accepted : false
expert : false
uninstall : false
driver info : false
no precompiled interface : false
no ncurses color : false
no questions : false
silent : false
Installer install prefix : /usr
kernel source path : /usr/src/linux-2.4.31/
net kernel install path : (not specified)
audio kernel install path : (not specified)
proc mount point : /proc
ui : (not specified)
tmpdir : /tmp

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> Found package NVIDIA network driver for Linux-x86
-> Found package NVIDIA audio driver for Linux-x86
-> Please select packages for installation:
Selections:
NVIDIA audio driver for Linux-x86 (1.0-7)
-> Starting install of NVIDIA audio driver for Linux-x86
-> Checking for loaded module nvsound
-> Checking for loaded module nvaudio
-> License accepted.
-> Skipping check for conflicting rpms.
-> /proc/version is Linux version 2.4.31 (root@tree) (gcc version 3.3.5) #21
Sun Jun 5 19:19:51 PDT 2005
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; this means
that the installer will need to compile a new kernel interface.
-> Using the kernel source path '/usr/src/linux-2.4.31/' as specified by the
'--kernel-source-path' commandline option.
-> Kernel source path: '/usr/src/linux-2.4.31/'
-> Kernel output path: '/lib/modules/2.4.31/build'
-> Performing cc_version_check with CC="cc".
-> running command /bin/grep "^PATCHLEVEL =" /usr/src/linux-2.4.31//Makefile |
/bin/cut -d " " -f 3
-> Kernel module filename is nvsound.o
Cleaning kernel module build directory.
executing: 'cd ./nvsound/main; make clean'...
rm -f nv*.o *~ core
-> Building kernel module:
executing: 'cd ./nvsound/main; make module SYSSRC=/usr/src/linux-2.4.31/ SYS
OUT=/lib/modules/2.4.31/build'...
cc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-co
mmon -fomit-frame-pointer -I/usr/src/linux-2.4.31//include -O -mpreferred-s
tack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DLINUX -DNV_CHANGE_PA
GE_ATTR_PRESENT -I. -DMODVERSIONS -include /usr/src/linux-2.4.31//include/l
inux/modversions.h -c -o nvmain.o nvmain.c
cc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-co
mmon -fomit-frame-pointer -I/usr/src/linux-2.4.31//include -O -mpreferred-s
tack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DLINUX -DNV_CHANGE_PA
GE_ATTR_PRESENT -I. -DMODVERSIONS -include /usr/src/linux-2.4.31//include/l
inux/modversions.h -c -o nvmixer.o nvmixer.c
cc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-co
mmon -fomit-frame-pointer -I/usr/src/linux-2.4.31//include -O -mpreferred-s
tack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DLINUX -DNV_CHANGE_PA
GE_ATTR_PRESENT -I. -DMODVERSIONS -include /usr/src/linux-2.4.31//include/l
inux/modversions.h
-c -o nvalinux.o nvalinux.c
ld -r -o nvsoundif.o nvmain.o nvmixer.o nvalinux.o
ld -r -o nvsound.o nvsoundif.o mcpmain.o
-> done.
-> Kernel module compilation complete.
-> Testing kernel module:
-> Copying test module ./nvsound/main/nvsound.o to
/lib/modules/2.4.31/kernel/drivers/sound/nvsound.o
ERROR: Unable to load the kernel module 'nvsound.o'. This is most likely
because the kernel module was built using the wrong kernel source files.
Please make sure you have installed the kernel source files for your
kernel; on Red Hat Linux systems, for example, be sure you have the
'kernel-source' rpm installed. If you know the correct kernel source
files are installed, you may specify the kernel source path with the
'--kernel-source-path' commandline option.
-> Kernel module load error: Warning: loading
/lib/modules/2.4.31/kernel/drivers/sound/nvsound.o will taint the kernel:
non-GPL license - NVIDIA
See http://www.tux.org/lkml/#export-tainted for information about tainted
modules
/lib/modules/2.4.31/kernel/drivers/sound/nvsound.o: init_module: No such
device
/lib/modules/2.4.31/kernel/drivers/sound/nvsound.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
/lib/modules/2.4.31/kernel/drivers/sound/nvsound.o: insmod
/lib/modules/2.4.31/kernel/drivers/sound/nvsound.o failed
Module soundcore loaded, with warnings
Warning: loading /lib/modules/2.4.31/kernel/drivers/sound/nvsound.o.gz will
taint the kernel: non-GPL license - NVIDIA
/lib/modules/2.4.31/kernel/drivers/sound/nvsound.o.gz: init_module: No such
device
/lib/modules/2.4.31/kernel/drivers/sound/nvsound.o.gz: 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
/lib/modules/2.4.31/kernel/drivers/sound/nvsound.o.gz: insmod
/lib/modules/2.4.31/kernel/drivers/sound/nvsound.o.gz failed
/lib/modules/2.4.31/kernel/drivers/sound/nvsound.o.gz: insmod nvsound
failed
-> Testing completed.
ERROR: Installation of the audio driver has failed. Please see the file
'/var/log/nvidia-nforce-installer.log' for details. You may find
suggestions on fixing installation problems in the README available on
the Linux driver download page at www.nvidia.com.

I've got the same problem on SuSE 9.3 and fixed it by using alsa tool . So I think you should give it a chance .

Tell me more please.

Hi all,
I've got a new HP nx6310 (model PZ904UA) notebook with Mandriva 2006 installed (SMP kernel, 7700 Bogomips total). This is a 1.83GHz Intel Duo Core machine with the 945GM Express Chipset (667-MHz front side bus). The Intel 950 integrated graphics are working fine at 1400x1050 with the aid of the 915resolution video BIOS utility. SATA works, USB works (though slow to auto-mount USB memory?), 802.11a/b/g wireless works (ipw3945 module), Broadcom ethernet works (b44 module), cpufreq throttling works. Things not yet working :
1. suspend / hibernate

2. modem -- Under XP this is described as :
Agere Systems HDA modem
HDAUDIO\FUNC_02&VEN_11C1&DEV_3026&SUBSYS_103C30AA&REV_1007
from what I gather the software "modem" is a function performed by the audio DSP. It does not appear to be detected; it might be part of the Intel HDA chip and thus related to item (3).

3. ADI1981HD sound via speakers. Headphone jack does output sound, but the usual mixers (kmix, alsamixer or gnome-volume-control) all lack a control for the built-in speakers. (Is i810_audio the correct module for this? What else is relevant?) Under XP this is
described as "SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio, Analog Devics ADI UUA."


lspci -v :
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 30aa
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: [e0] #09 [5109]

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 30aa
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
Memory at d4400000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
I/O ports at 4000 [size=8]
Memory at c0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Memory at d4480000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
Capabilities: [90] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2

00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 30aa
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Memory at d4500000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2

00:1b.0 Class 0403: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 30aa
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 21
Memory at d4580000 (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]

00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=08, subordinate=08, sec-latency=0
Memory behind bridge: d4000000-d40fffff
Capabilities: [40] #10 [0041]
Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [90] #0d [0000]
Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2

00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=18, subordinate=18, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 00003000-00003fff
Memory behind bridge: d2000000-d3ffffff
Capabilities: [40] #10 [0141]
Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [90] #0d [0000]
Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2

00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=20, subordinate=20, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 00002000-00002fff
Memory behind bridge: d0000000-d1ffffff
Capabilities: [40] #10 [0141]
Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [90] #0d [0000]
Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2

00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 30aa
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 20
I/O ports at 4020 [size=32]

00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 30aa
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
I/O ports at 4040 [size=32]

00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 30aa
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
I/O ports at 4060 [size=32]

00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 30aa
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
I/O ports at 4080 [size=32]

00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 30aa
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 20
Memory at d4584000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [58] #0a [20a0]

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e1) (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=03, sec-latency=32
Memory behind bridge: d4100000-d43fffff
Capabilities: [50] #0d [0000]

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 30aa
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: [e0] #09 [100c]

00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 01) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 30aa
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at 40a0 [size=16]

00:1f.2 Class 0106: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) Serial ATA Storage Controllers cc=AHCI (rev 01) (prog-if 01)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 30aa
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
I/O ports at 13f0 [size=8]
I/O ports at 15f4 [size=4]
I/O ports at 1370 [size=8]
I/O ports at 1574 [size=4]
I/O ports at 40d0 [size=16]
Memory at d4585000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [70] Power Management version 2

02:06.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments: Unknown device 8039
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 30aa
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 18
Memory at d4100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Bus: primary=02, secondary=03, subordinate=06, sec-latency=176
Memory window 0: 1f800000-1fbff000 (prefetchable)
Memory window 1: 1fc00000-1ffff000
I/O window 0: 00004400-000044ff
I/O window 1: 00004800-000048ff
16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001

02:06.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments: Unknown device 803a (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 30aa
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 19
Memory at d4101000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
Memory at d4104000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

02:0e.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX (rev 02)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 30aa
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 64, IRQ 16
Memory at d4108000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2

08:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 4222 (rev 02)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 135b
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
Memory at d4000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [d0] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
Capabilities: [e0] #10 [0011]


modprobe -l:
Module Size Used by
snd_intel8x0 30996 0
snd_ac97_codec 86268 1 snd_intel8x0
ppp_async 11456 0
ppp_generic 28372 1 ppp_async
slhc 8000 1 ppp_generic
crc_ccitt 3712 1 ppp_async
usb_storage 83780 0
md5 5632 1
ipv6 252096 8
i810_audio 37076 0
ac97_codec 20236 1 i810_audio
raw 8736 1
snd_seq_dummy 4612 0
snd_seq_oss 34112 0
snd_seq_midi_event 7936 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 52560 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 8972 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss 51488 0
snd_mixer_oss 19008 2 snd_pcm_oss
snd_hda_intel 15244 4
snd_hda_codec 85896 1 snd_hda_intel
snd_pcm 84804 5 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_timer 23684 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc 10376 3 snd_intel8x0,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
snd 49700 17 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_hda_int el,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 9312 3 i810_audio,snd
ipt_IFWLOG 4932 1
ipt_psd 45512 1
ip_set_iptree 7624 2
ipt_REJECT 6400 4
ipt_LOG 8448 7
b44 23240 0
mii 6784 1 b44
ipt_state 3392 13
ipt_pkttype 3264 4
ipt_set 3968 2
ipt_CONNMARK 3776 0
ipt_MARK 4032 0
ipt_ROUTE 6596 0
ipt_connmark 3264 0
ipt_owner 4992 0
ipt_recent 11468 0
ipt_iprange 3392 0
ipt_physdev 3792 0
ipt_multiport 4160 0
ipt_conntrack 3840 0
iptable_mangle 4096 0
ip_set_portmap 5952 0
ip_set_macipmap 5892 0
ip_set_ipmap 5952 0
ip_set_iphash 8004 0
ip_set 21276 11 ip_set_iptree,ipt_set,ip_set_portmap,ip_set_macipmap,ip_set_ipmap,ip_set_iphash
ip_nat_irc 3904 0
ip_nat_tftp 3264 0
ip_nat_ftp 4608 0
iptable_nat 22580 3 ip_nat_irc,ip_nat_tftp,ip_nat_ftp
ip_conntrack_irc 72464 1 ip_nat_irc
ip_conntrack_tftp 5136 1 ip_nat_tftp
ip_conntrack_ftp 73488 1 ip_nat_ftp
ip_conntrack 43592 9 ipt_state,ipt_conntrack,ip_nat_irc,ip_nat_tftp,ip_nat_ftp,iptable_nat,ip_conntrack_irc,ip_conntrack_ tftp,ip_conntrack_ftp
iptable_filter 4160 1
ip_tables 23744 20 ipt_IFWLOG,ipt_psd,ipt_REJECT,ipt_LOG,ipt_state,ipt_pkttype,ipt_set,ipt_CONNMARK,ipt_MARK,ipt_ROUTE, ipt_connmark,ipt_owner,ipt_recent,ipt_iprange,ipt_physdev,ipt_multiport,ipt_conntrack,iptable_mangle ,iptable_nat,iptable_filter
af_packet 21384 0
pcmcia 22988 2
yenta_socket 22408 1
rsrc_nonstatic 13312 1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core 46020 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
eth1394 19592 0
ide_cd 40004 0
ohci1394 34868 0
ieee1394 292856 2 eth1394,ohci1394
loop 16904 0
nls_cp850 6528 1
vfat 12928 1
fat 48732 1 vfat
nls_iso8859_15 6272 2
ntfs 215288 1
hw_random 6420 0
nvram 10120 0
ata_piix 9476 0
usbmouse 6208 0
usbhid 47456 0
tc1100_wmi 8708 0
container 6016 0
tsdev 8064 0
joydev 10240 0
ehci_hcd 31880 0
uhci_hcd 31952 0
usbcore 112604 6 usb_storage,usbmouse,usbhid,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd
evdev 9728 1
ext3 128904 1
jbd 55192 1 ext3
sd_mod 18368 4
ahci 11332 3
libata 44228 2 ata_piix,ahci
scsi_mod 124424 4 usb_storage,sd_mod,ahci,libata
dm_snapshot 18208 0
dm_zero 3456 0
dm_mirror 22292 0
dm_mod 54428 6 dm_snapshot,dm_zero,dm_mirror



I'd be very grateful for help getting sound, modem and suspend working right. Sorry for such a long post.
- G.

Well I did get sound working in the end after following a long thread on the nvidia site forum about the ACUS 430 motherboard. This involved compiling and installing snd_hda_intel with a patched version of the alsa_drivers.

This was in slackware. I have a Mandriva 2006 installation and never got sound working on that. Though sound was working in slackware I was having trouble using a microphone so I just installed a cheap PCI soundcard and that is quite adequate to my needs.

I understand that the very latest release of alsa_drivers contains the patch so perhaps if you update alsa_drivers this might help.

Yes, several recent changes are likely relevant to my HP notebook:

HDA Codec driver
hda-codec - support for Agere's HDA soft modem
hda-codec - Add another HP laptop with AD1981HD
hda-codec - Use model "hp" for all HP laptops with AD1981HD

Thanks for pointing that out.

- G.

Ok, I now have alsa 1.0.11 lib, driver and utils installed and working under kernel 2.6.16.16. I can get sound out of my HP nx6310 speakers, but the mixer seems to lack many functions - only one PCM input, no CD. Still, it's a start. Curiously, the gnome mixer also shows "off hook" and "caller ID" switches although I don't yet seem to have a functional modem.

I do not think you are going to be able to play CDs. Soundcards use a cable running direclty from the CD drive. These onboard chips use a different way of proceesing the data for playing CDs which as far as I know is not available at present in Linux.

Well, happily I can report that it does play CD's ok. I have one master volume control and one PCM channel in kmix. Both affect the volume through either the speakers or headphone jack; plugging in head phones cuts off the speakers. (listening to a Madonna CD as I type this.) However, the volume control in KsCD does not do anything, perhaps because of the missing CD channel in my mixer(s).

It gets weirder: I can play one track off the hard drive in Totem and another off a CD in KsCD simultaneously and BOTH are affected by the same PCM control. It appears the analog signals are being mixed together before the signal reaches the level control.