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My new Knoppix system tells me this when I try to configure my soundcards;
x You don't seem to be running a kernel with modular sound enabled. x
x (soundcore.o was not found in the module search path). x
x To use sndconfig, you must be running a kernel with modular x
x sound, such as the kernel shipped with Debian GNU/Linux or a 2.2 x
x kernel, and sound must be compiled as modules.
erm ... is this how you reply to a newbies post ? "recompile your kernel" how the fu*k are we supposed to do that, we are trying linux on live cd, the other guy installed it to his hard disk to have write access (i assume) "recompile your kernel" come on give me a break, anyone else who can provide a decent answer we are using the linux live cd 3.7 as well as 3.8 (well i am anyway i have both)
it did work in 3.3 linux live cd, but not in the recent versions
ive googled this all day and nothing has come up apart from recompiling the kernel, is this how you get things running in linux ? recompiling shit all day, i know i might get flamed but in windows it takes me 2 seconds to get my sound working, my wireless area network usb card, and configure any other hw device ive got (without using any driver cd's)
i'd appreciate some more help from porting windows to linux ... but if my sound doesn't work then there isn't any point at all, i have got my net working by using a cat5 cable, and i can also get my wireless usb card working by using atmel drivers,
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I've had the same problem.
And he's right, "recompile the kernel" doesn't help.
I have Debian (sarge) with the kernel 2.6.8-386 and "apt-get install alsa" (and the rest of the packages on the debain package list with "alsa" in it: alsa-base, alsa-headers, etc.) doesn't install enough to have alsaconf work.
I haven't been able to get my sound to work with ANY Linux (not fedora, not mandrake, not ubuntu, etc).
Soundcard works in Windows XP.
I've tried a bunch of things i've found on the internet, none of them work.
/dev/dsp doesn't work but it's in my dev folder.
I have no conflicting IRQs or whatever
Alsaconf runs through and then the final screen is something like:
RESULTS
<ok>
MY SOUNDCARD IS >>> ISA <<< NOT PCI !!!!
---------------
Code:
c3p0:/home/jon# cat /proc/interrupts
CPU0
0: 8308737 XT-PIC timer
1: 13998 XT-PIC i8042
2: 0 XT-PIC cascade
10: 25729 XT-PIC uhci_hcd, eth0
12: 392381 XT-PIC i8042
14: 16175 XT-PIC ide0
15: 23 XT-PIC ide1
NMI: 0
LOC: 8309601
ERR: 0
MIS: 0
c3p0:/home/jon# lspci
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C693A/694x [Apollo PRO133x] (rev c4)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C598/694x [Apollo MVP3/Pro133x AGP]
0000:00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South] (rev 22)
0000:00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 10)
0000:00:07.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 10)
0000:00:07.4 SMBus: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] (rev 30)
0000:00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200] (rev a1)
c3p0:/home/jon# pnpdump # $Id: pnpdump_main.c,v 1.27 2001/04/30 21:54:53 fox Exp $
# Release isapnptools-1.26
#
# This is free software, see the sources for details.
# This software has NO WARRANTY, use at your OWN RISK
#
# For details of the output file format, see isapnp.conf(5)
#
# For latest information and FAQ on isapnp and pnpdump see:
# http://www.roestock.demon.co.uk/isapnptools/
#
# Compiler flags: -DREALTIME -DHAVE_PROC -DENABLE_PCI -DHAVE_SCHED_SETSCHEDULER -DHAVE_NANOSLEEP -DWANT_TO_VALIDATE
#
# Trying port address 0273
# Board 1 has serial identifier 89 16 d4 c1 46 c5 00 8c 0e
# (DEBUG)
(READPORT 0x0273)
(ISOLATE PRESERVE)
(IDENTIFY *)
(VERBOSITY 2)
(CONFLICT (IO FATAL)(IRQ FATAL)(DMA FATAL)(MEM FATAL)) # or WARNING
# Card 1: (serial identifier 89 16 d4 c1 46 c5 00 8c 0e)
# Vendor Id CTL00c5, Serial Number 383041862, checksum 0x89.
# Version 1.0, Vendor version 1.0
# ANSI string -->Creative SB AWE64 PnP<--
# Vendor defined tag: 73 02 45 01
#
# Logical device id CTL0045
# Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x39
# Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x3a
# Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x3c
#
# Edit the entries below to uncomment out the configuration required.
# Note that only the first value of any range is given, this may be changed if required
# Don't forget to uncomment the activate (ACT Y) when happy
(CONFIGURE CTL00c5/383041862 (LD 0
# ANSI string -->Audio<--
# Multiple choice time, choose one only !
# Start dependent functions: priority preferred
# IRQ 5.
# High true, edge sensitive interrupt (by default)
# (INT 0 (IRQ 5 (MODE +E)))
# First DMA channel 1.
# 8 bit DMA only
# Logical device is a bus master
# DMA may execute in count by byte mode
# DMA may not execute in count by word mode
# DMA channel speed in compatible mode
# (DMA 0 (CHANNEL 1))
# Next DMA channel 5.
# 16 bit DMA only
# Logical device is a bus master
# DMA may not execute in count by byte mode
# DMA may execute in count by word mode
# DMA channel speed in compatible mode
# (DMA 1 (CHANNEL 5))
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0220
# Maximum IO base address 0x0220
# IO base alignment 1 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 16
# (IO 0 (SIZE 16) (BASE 0x0220))
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0330
# Maximum IO base address 0x0330
# IO base alignment 1 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 2
# (IO 1 (SIZE 2) (BASE 0x0330))
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0388
# Maximum IO base address 0x0388
# IO base alignment 1 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 4
# (IO 2 (SIZE 4) (BASE 0x0388))
# Start dependent functions: priority acceptable
# IRQ 5, 7, 9 or 10.
# High true, edge sensitive interrupt (by default)
# (INT 0 (IRQ 5 (MODE +E)))
# First DMA channel 0, 1 or 3.
# 8 bit DMA only
# Logical device is a bus master
# DMA may execute in count by byte mode
# DMA may not execute in count by word mode
# DMA channel speed in compatible mode
# (DMA 0 (CHANNEL 0))
# Next DMA channel 5, 6 or 7.
# 16 bit DMA only
# Logical device is a bus master
# DMA may not execute in count by byte mode
# DMA may execute in count by word mode
# DMA channel speed in compatible mode
# (DMA 1 (CHANNEL 5))
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0220
# Maximum IO base address 0x0280
# IO base alignment 32 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 16
# (IO 0 (SIZE 16) (BASE 0x0220))
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0300
# Maximum IO base address 0x0330
# IO base alignment 48 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 2
# (IO 1 (SIZE 2) (BASE 0x0300))
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0388
# Maximum IO base address 0x0388
# IO base alignment 1 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 4
# (IO 2 (SIZE 4) (BASE 0x0388))
# Start dependent functions: priority acceptable
# IRQ 5, 7, 9 or 10.
# High true, edge sensitive interrupt (by default)
# (INT 0 (IRQ 5 (MODE +E)))
# First DMA channel 0, 1 or 3.
# 8 bit DMA only
# Logical device is not a bus master
# DMA may execute in count by byte mode
# DMA may not execute in count by word mode
# DMA channel speed in compatible mode
# (DMA 0 (CHANNEL 0))
# Next DMA channel 5, 6 or 7.
# 16 bit DMA only
# Logical device is a bus master
# DMA may not execute in count by byte mode
# DMA may execute in count by word mode
# DMA channel speed in compatible mode
# (DMA 1 (CHANNEL 5))
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0220
# Maximum IO base address 0x0280
# IO base alignment 32 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 16
# (IO 0 (SIZE 16) (BASE 0x0220))
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0300
# Maximum IO base address 0x0330
# IO base alignment 48 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 2
# (IO 1 (SIZE 2) (BASE 0x0300))
# Start dependent functions: priority acceptable
# IRQ 5, 7, 9 or 10.
# High true, edge sensitive interrupt (by default)
# (INT 0 (IRQ 5 (MODE +E)))
# First DMA channel 0, 1 or 3.
# 8 bit DMA only
# Logical device is a bus master
# DMA may execute in count by byte mode
# DMA may not execute in count by word mode
# DMA channel speed in compatible mode
# (DMA 0 (CHANNEL 0))
# Next DMA channel 5, 6 or 7.
# 16 bit DMA only
# Logical device is not a bus master
# DMA may not execute in count by byte mode
# DMA may execute in count by word mode
# DMA channel speed in compatible mode
# (DMA 1 (CHANNEL 5))
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0220
# Maximum IO base address 0x0280
# IO base alignment 32 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 16
# (IO 0 (SIZE 16) (BASE 0x0220))
# Start dependent functions: priority acceptable
# IRQ 5, 7, 9 or 10.
# High true, edge sensitive interrupt (by default)
# (INT 0 (IRQ 5 (MODE +E)))
# First DMA channel 0, 1 or 3.
# 8 bit DMA only
# Logical device is a bus master
# DMA may execute in count by byte mode
# DMA may not execute in count by word mode
# DMA channel speed in compatible mode
# (DMA 0 (CHANNEL 0))
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0220
# Maximum IO base address 0x0280
# IO base alignment 32 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 16
# (IO 0 (SIZE 16) (BASE 0x0220))
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0300
# Maximum IO base address 0x0330
# IO base alignment 48 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 2
# (IO 1 (SIZE 2) (BASE 0x0300))
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0388
# Maximum IO base address 0x0388
# IO base alignment 1 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 4
# (IO 2 (SIZE 4) (BASE 0x0388))
# Start dependent functions: priority acceptable
# IRQ 5, 7, 9 or 10.
# High true, edge sensitive interrupt (by default)
# (INT 0 (IRQ 5 (MODE +E)))
# First DMA channel 0, 1 or 3.
# 8 bit DMA only
# Logical device is a bus master
# DMA may execute in count by byte mode
# DMA may not execute in count by word mode
# DMA channel speed in compatible mode
# (DMA 0 (CHANNEL 0))
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0220
# Maximum IO base address 0x0280
# IO base alignment 32 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 16
# (IO 0 (SIZE 16) (BASE 0x0220))
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0300
# Maximum IO base address 0x0330
# IO base alignment 48 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 2
# (IO 1 (SIZE 2) (BASE 0x0300))
# Start dependent functions: priority acceptable
# IRQ 5, 7, 9 or 10.
# High true, edge sensitive interrupt (by default)
# (INT 0 (IRQ 5 (MODE +E)))
# First DMA channel 0, 1 or 3.
# 8 bit DMA only
# Logical device is a bus master
# DMA may execute in count by byte mode
# DMA may not execute in count by word mode
# DMA channel speed in compatible mode
# (DMA 0 (CHANNEL 0))
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0220
# Maximum IO base address 0x0280
# IO base alignment 32 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 16
# (IO 0 (SIZE 16) (BASE 0x0220))
# Start dependent functions: priority functional
# IRQ 5, 7, 9 or 10.
# High true, edge sensitive interrupt (by default)
# (INT 0 (IRQ 5 (MODE +E)))
# First DMA channel 0, 1 or 3.
# 8 bit DMA only
# Logical device is a bus master
# DMA may execute in count by byte mode
# DMA may not execute in count by word mode
# DMA channel speed in compatible mode
# (DMA 0 (CHANNEL 0))
# Next DMA channel 5, 6 or 7.
# 16 bit DMA only
# Logical device is a bus master
# DMA may not execute in count by byte mode
# DMA may execute in count by word mode
# DMA channel speed in compatible mode
# (DMA 1 (CHANNEL 5))
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0220
# Maximum IO base address 0x0280
# IO base alignment 32 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 16
# (IO 0 (SIZE 16) (BASE 0x0220))
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0300
# Maximum IO base address 0x0330
# IO base alignment 16 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 2
# (IO 1 (SIZE 2) (BASE 0x0300))
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0388
# Maximum IO base address 0x0394
# IO base alignment 4 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 4
# (IO 2 (SIZE 4) (BASE 0x0388))
# End dependent functions
(NAME "CTL00c5/383041862[0]{Audio }")
# (ACT Y)
))
#
# Logical device id CTL7002
# Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x38
# Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x39
# Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x3a
# Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x3c
#
# Edit the entries below to uncomment out the configuration required.
# Note that only the first value of any range is given, this may be changed if required
# Don't forget to uncomment the activate (ACT Y) when happy
(CONFIGURE CTL00c5/383041862 (LD 1
# Compatible device id PNPb02f
# ANSI string -->Game<--
# Multiple choice time, choose one only !
# Start dependent functions: priority preferred
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0200
# Maximum IO base address 0x0200
# IO base alignment 1 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 8
# (IO 0 (SIZE 8) (BASE 0x0200))
# Start dependent functions: priority acceptable
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0200
# Maximum IO base address 0x0208
# IO base alignment 8 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 8
# (IO 0 (SIZE 8) (BASE 0x0200))
# End dependent functions
(NAME "CTL00c5/383041862[1]{Game }")
# (ACT Y)
))
#
# Logical device id CTL0022
# Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x39
# Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x3a
# Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x3c
#
# Edit the entries below to uncomment out the configuration required.
# Note that only the first value of any range is given, this may be changed if required
# Don't forget to uncomment the activate (ACT Y) when happy
(CONFIGURE CTL00c5/383041862 (LD 2
# ANSI string -->WaveTable<--
# Multiple choice time, choose one only !
# Start dependent functions: priority preferred
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0620
# Maximum IO base address 0x0620
# IO base alignment 1 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 4
# (IO 0 (SIZE 4) (BASE 0x0620))
# Start dependent functions: priority acceptable
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0620
# Maximum IO base address 0x0680
# IO base alignment 32 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 4
# (IO 0 (SIZE 4) (BASE 0x0620))
# End dependent functions
# Vendor defined tag: 75 01 38 e2 f6 e0
(NAME "CTL00c5/383041862[2]{WaveTable }")
# (ACT Y)
))
# End tag... Checksum 0x00 (OK)
# Returns all cards to the "Wait for Key" state
(WAITFORKEY)
c3p0:/home/jon# alsamixer
alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such file or directory
c3p0:/# lsmod
Module Size Used by
snd_pcm_oss 48168 0
snd_mixer_oss 16640 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 85384 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_page_alloc 11144 1 snd_pcm
snd_timer 23172 1 snd_pcm
snd 50660 4 snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 9824 1 snd
apm 19948 1
ipv6 229764 8
af_packet 20872 2
analog 10784 0
tsdev 7168 0
mousedev 9996 2
ns558 5632 0
gameport 4736 2 analog,ns558
psmouse 17800 0
floppy 54992 0
evdev 9088 0
pcspkr 3816 0
8139cp 19072 0
pci_hotplug 30640 0
via_agp 8832 1
uhci_hcd 29328 0
usbcore 104164 3 uhci_hcd
8139too 23936 0
mii 4864 2 8139cp,8139too
crc32 4608 2 8139cp,8139too
parport_pc 31936 0
parport 37320 1 parport_pc
agpgart 31784 1 via_agp
dm_mod 51068 0
capability 4872 0
commoncap 7168 1 capability
ide_cd 38176 0
cdrom 35740 1 ide_cd
genrtc 9332 0
ide_generic 1664 0
via82cxxx 12956 1
ide_disk 16768 3
ide_core 125156 4 ide_cd,ide_generic,via82cxxx,ide_disk
unix 25908 114
font 8576 0
vesafb 6688 0
cfbcopyarea 3840 1 vesafb
cfbimgblt 3200 1 vesafb
cfbfillrect 3712 1 vesafb
c3p0:/home/jon# discover
unknown unknown
unknown unknown
unknown unknown
VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C693A/694x [Apollo PRO133x]
VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C598/694x [Apollo MVP3/Pro133x AGP]
VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South]
VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE
VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI]
Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200]
unknown unknown
Logitech Inc QuickCam Express
I've even called Call for Help and leo didn't even help..
GODDAMNIT GET MY SOUND WORKING!
Last edited by toaster.waffle; 05-01-2005 at 08:55 PM.
Sound server informational message:
Error while initializing the sound driver:
device: default can't be opened for playback (No such file or directory)
The sound server will continue, using the null output device.
"erm ... is this how you reply to a newbies post ? "recompile your kernel" how the fu*k are we supposed to do that"
and
"ive googled this all day and nothing has come up apart from recompiling the kernel, is this how you get things running in linux ? recompiling shit all day, i know i might get flamed but in windows it takes me 2 seconds to get my sound working, my wireless area network usb card, and configure any other hw device ive got (without using any driver cd's)"
and
"GODDAMNIT GET MY SOUND WORKING!"
In case you haven't figured it out, most of us Linux users DON'T like Windows. And its NOT our responsibility to make your system work. In fact, you may want to consider switching back to Windows, since you don't seem to have the patience or etiquette necessary to make it work. Linux is not for everyone.
Linux is NOT a fully mature operating system. It is constantly improving, and sometimes those improvements cause things to stop working. Thats the nature of development software. I can tell you from personal experience that getting sound to work in Linux can be very challenging. But, on the other hand, I know of some people who have had "it just works" experiences. It depends greatly on your distro and hardware configuration. I had to recompile my kernel many times before I settled on a good config for sound, video, usb, etc. If you are not ready to learn kernel compilation, try Ubuntu. It has a live version and an excellent autoconfig for sound. And its based on Debian so you can convert later to full Debian if you want.
If you really want to run Linux effectively, you need to learn how to ask questions. It is important to post necessary system info, but don't post hundreds of lines of crap like toaster.waffle did. Nobody is going to sift through all that. There is a good sticky here at LQ about how to ask questions. Realize that everybody here is a volunteer and we post because we like to help. We don't owe you anything and if you think Linux sucks, then stop using it and wasting our time. You won't hurt our feelings.
-HD
Don't include ME in the rants. I didn't make them and I don't appreciate you adding me to "Nobody is going to help you when you guys after" . Get your facts straight. Email THEM if you have a problem with their posts.
i'd like to apologize, i got my sound working by myself.
Quote:
Originally posted by HalfDiminished try Ubuntu. It has a live version and an excellent autoconfig for sound. And its based on Debian so you can convert later to full Debian if you want.
umm, ubuntu is sometimes horrible. in my case for instance. it was the first distro i tried, and began to try and get sound on it. thus i did most things suggested on that, and then finally moved along. i tried different distros and none of them worked, until slackware.
i heart slackware.
slackware doesn't set up my audio automatically, i had to do alsaconf (or is it alsaconfig?). anyways, it actually worked.
other distros it wasn't there, or it wouldn't detect my card.
Everyone try slackware (if you want a gui, type startx after your first boot)
Also, compiling my kernel is time consuming and hard to perfect. I can't shit a compiled kernel in 10-20 minutes; mine takes 45-60 minutes each time. I learned to keep my old kernel which helps too i heart lilo.
My NeoMagic 256 sound card worked fine in RedHat 6.2. After upgrading to 7.2, sound was gone. Same in 8.0. I tried installing Alsa, without success. Same in RedHat 9.0 -- all quiet.
Then I ran redhat-config-soundcard. And it played a sound! It's been working ever since.
Apparently whatever I write to /dev/audio gets D/A converted, at 8192 Hz, 8bit samples. This seems to be the Sun ".au" audio format. There is some nonlinear characteristic to the interpretation of the bytes I write. I'd like to know what it is. Or, how to send CD style sound (16bit at 44.1 kHz (stereo?)).
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