nForce not recognized

sdb124 · 06-17-2006, 04:59 PM

I have an nVidia Nforce interface in my motherboard, and I've installed the drivers for it. The Networking aspect of it works fine, but I still haven't figured out how to set the audio on it. The installer's Release Notes said to edit modprobe.conf, so i'm posting my config here as well. I'm not sure why it wont work. Do I have to comment out every line reffering to the old driver?

Code:

#alias sound-slot-0 snd-hda-intel
alias sound-slot-0 nvsound
alias snd-intel8x0 off
alias i810_audio off 
install scsi_hostadapter /sbin/modprobe sata_nv; /bin/true
#remove snd-hda-intel /sbin/modprobe -r snd-pcm-oss; /sbin/modprobe --first-time -r --ignore-remove snd-hda-intel
#install snd-hda-intel /sbin/modprobe --first-time --ignore-#install snd-hda-intel && { /sbin/modprobe snd-pcm-oss; /bin/true; }
install usb-interface /sbin/modprobe ohci-hcd; /sbin/modprobe ehci-hcd; /bin/true
alias ieee1394-controller ohci1394
alias wlan0 ndiswrapper
alias eth0 eth1394

J.W. · 06-18-2006, 08:30 PM

Are you sure that the problem is with the NFORCE driver, or could it just be that your volume level is muted, or that the soundcard wasn't recognized?

Basically, if you've downloaded and installed the current NFORCE drivers, then the installation process will ask if you want to install the network driver and/or the audio driver. Assuming you answered Yes to both, and there were no errors thrown during the installation process, then presumably the drivers are OK.

Here's what I'd do: as root, run

Code:

alsaconf

which will look for and configure your sound card. (Make sure your speakers are plugged in correctly, the volume is up, etc). Next run

Code:

alsamixer

which will all you to adjust the various volume settings. (Use the right/left arrow keys to travel through the different settings and the up/down arrows to change the volume) Oftentimes the volumes are muted by default, so things may actually be working just fine, it's just that the volume is zero.

Good luck with it, please post back with your results

sdb124 · 06-19-2006, 02:07 PM

Well, I can't get into the mixer, so Of course its not muted, and the Sound/Ethernet interface is in the HardDrake menu, but under driver it says "snd-hda-intel".

I tried using alsaconf and alsamixer, but neither worked.

When I first Installed the nForce drivers, it prompted me to see the release notes to configure the sound. Under Mandriva, It said that HardDrake cannot configure the nvsound drivers. (I dont need the ethernet drivers; I use a wireless lan with ndiswrapper) Instead, the release notes had instructions to comment out the old drivers in modprobe.conf and then insert lines to start the new drivers at boot, and how to start the sound system manually. I still have no sound and when I try to run nvmixer, I get this error message filling up the whole command prompt's window:

Code:

$ sudo nvmixer
Nvsound: Unable to open the Mixer
Nvsound: Unable to open the Mixer
Nvsound: Unable to open the Mixer
Nvsound: Unable to open the Mixer

Then the mixer opens, but even moving the volume sliders one pixel gives the error:

Code:

Volume set failed.

sdb124 · 06-19-2006, 09:59 PM

Here's something that might help: The Output of LSPCI

Code:

]$ lspci
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)
00:05.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation C51 PCI Express Bridge (rev a2)
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)
00:0a.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Memory Controller 0 (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
04:06.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc.: Unknown device 001a (rev 01)
04:07.0 Communication controller: Conexant HSF 56k Data/Fax Modem
04:08.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller (rev 80)