Hey all.

Previously when using Linux, I never got my sound card successfully set up. I'm using Gentoo with kernel 2.4.25. I have a Shuttle AN35N Ultra motherboard, which is based on the nForce2 chipset. While I'm waiting on gnome to emerge (along with xfree, as a result), I figured I'd ask what I need to do to get this working, or ask for ideas on how to get it working.

I did an emerge on the nvidia-kernel, nforce-audio, and nforce-net, but I couldn't determine what all modules to add to modules.autoload.d. I'm guessing that's the step I'm missing. The "find" command posted on the installation tutorial doesn't help at all, as it finds *every* module.

Thanks again in advance,
Jon

Well, this morning I had no problems. For anyone else running gentoo, the steps are:

emerge nforce-audio
nano -w /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-(version)
(Add "nvaudio" to the list)
(exit nano)
modules-update

Rebooting, you should see it load up fine.

Sorry for the extra traffic, but I wanted to put this into writing in case anyone else was looking for the "simpler" steps for gentoo.

hey

I'm having problems emerging the nforce audio in 2.6.4.

have you had any problems?

if I emerge, i get:
root@archimedes .mozilla # emerge nforce-audio
Calculating dependencies ...done!
>>> emerge (1 of 1) media-sound/nforce-audio-1.0.0261 to /
>>> md5 src_uri ;-) NVIDIA_nforce-1.0-0261.tar.gz
>>> Unpacking source...
>>> Unpacking NVIDIA_nforce-1.0-0261.tar.gz to /var/tmp/portage/nforce-audio-1.0.0261/work
>>> Source unpacked.
make nvaudio.o
make[1]: Entering directory `/var/tmp/portage/nforce-audio-1.0.0261/work/nforce/nvaudio'
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O -fno-strict-aliasing -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i686 -falign-functions=4 -DMODULE -DREMAP_NEW -c -o nvhw.o nvhw.c
In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/irq.h:20,
from /usr/src/linux/include/asm/hardirq.h:6,
from nvhw.h:31,
from nvhw.c:16:
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/irq.h:16:25: irq_vectors.h: No such file or directory
In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/asm/hardirq.h:6,
from nvhw.h:31,
from nvhw.c:16:
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/irq.h:70: error: `NR_IRQS' undeclared here (not in a function)
In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/irq.h:72,
from /usr/src/linux/include/asm/hardirq.h:6,
from nvhw.h:31,
from nvhw.c:16:
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/hw_irq.h:28: error: `NR_IRQ_VECTORS' undeclared here (not in a function)
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/hw_irq.h:31: error: `NR_IRQS' undeclared here (not in a function)
make[1]: *** [nvhw.o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/nforce-audio-1.0.0261/work/nforce/nvaudio'
make: *** [all] Error 2

!!! ERROR: media-sound/nforce-audio-1.0.0261 failed.
!!! Function src_compile, Line 25, Exitcode 2
!!! (no error message)

any ideas?
hamish

Unfortunately I haven't taken the plunge to 2.6 yet. I wanted to get an install working before using another kernel. I will probably try next weekend, however, since this has gone so smoothly so far. I've mainly put it off because I had heard that some drivers didn't recompile very well in the new kernel. Here at work, I do testing in a RAD language, but I solve some strange build errors quite a bit of the time. If they look like things that would be easy to fix (IE, changing search paths, using different includes), I may be able to figure it out next weekend.

Until then, I hope someone else chimes up

Good luck.

thanks wiredj.

hamish

Guys-

I have the same problem-

The (temporary) solution is to download the newer linux nforce driver from nvidia.com and use the installer script for that. Those drivers install fine. I ONLY installed the audio driver.

NOTE- you should have snd_intel8x0 built into your kernel

once this is done

modprobe nvsound

and I added a file to /etc/modules.d called nforce-audio with the line

alias char-major-195 nvsound

and then ran modules-update. modules-update takes the contents of the /etc/modules.d directory and builds a modules.conf file for you. If you're not running gentoo just add line to modules.conf

Remember to re-run nvidia installer on kernel rebuilds.

Once portage catches up all we should need to do is remove the modules.d file.

G

i never got on with the nvaudio module. personally i get great results from using the ***GPL*** snd_i8x0 driver in alsa