Hi ,I have just loaded up Suse 9.2 on to my sons PC but we can't get any sound . I loaded the same version on my PC and it works. I am very new to Linux and have no idea where to go from here. It looks to be an excelent O/S and we wan't to stick with it.can you give me some Ideas on what to do next. We did find a Linux driver? on the motherboard CD that came with it, I can install a driver in Windows but not yet in Linux. can you advise. Thank you, Adrian.

try:
run it as root.
This will try and load the correct sound modules (drivers).

What soundcard (or chip) are you using?
look in "Sound Device" in the SUSE Hardware Tool (pci card looking thing in system tray).

Thanx Chris, but when you say "run it as Root" what dose that mean? (very new) the card is: Elitegroup VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller As you can tell I am not an expert,so can you exp;ain the steps, thanx again, Adrian

what you need to do is:

open konsole.
then type "su"
it will come up with a password prompt where you enter your administrator password.
then type "alsaconf" and follow the prompts to setup you sound cards.

this will probably solve the problem.

otherwise check the manufacturer's website for any information/instructions they might have.

F.I.Y. running a program as root, means giving it administrator privileges. This means that it can do whatever it wants to your computer. For this reason we only let some programs run as root, and usually you don't have administrator privileges. Using "su" allows you to temporarily have those privileges.

Chris, that was spon-on Suse did it all for me, thanx a million mate, Adrian,

glad to help!

Hi Chris, me again, although the command worked perfectly, I have to do it each time I re-boot. Am I supposed to save this configuration some how. Adrian

To save your ALSA settings, run
That ought to do it -- J.W.

Thanx JW, but it still won't save. I tried several times. I tried to use the Yast tool and it said:
An error has occurred.
Check you have correctly installed the ALSA package (from the series 'snd').
If the the problem persists, try passing options to the ALSA module. If your sound card still will not work, try OSS/Free or another module.
In this case, launch the YaST sound configuration module from shell using the
yast2 sound .oss
command

Also: The Kernel module snd-via82xx could not be loaded. This can be caused by incorrect module parameters Including i0 or IRQ parameters.

It does work but only after the commands you gave me then when I re-boot its not saved. can you advise please, thanx again, Adrian

The 'alsactl store' command should be run from a console session, after you have used alsamixer and chosen your settings. If that's what you're already doing, then shoot I don't know what else to suggest. The store comand should be a one time step to make your settings permanent -- J.W.

Hi JW, here's the steps I am taking, open Konsole , su, password, alsaconf, ALSA configuration screen OK, Building database OK, Finds card OK, configuring snd-via82xx YES, it plays a sample sound and I type in: alsactl store sound is fine til I restart then its gone. I tried another approach with Yast and it suggested that a Alsa package might not be installed properly, what do you think?, Adrian

open up 'Install and Remove Programs' and seach for alsa. Install as many of the packages as you want, anything you think might be relevent, even just a re-install of alsa might help.

Then run YOU to check for up-to-datedness.

obstinatesod

The only way I got the command "alsactl store" to actually keep the settings was as follows

Open terminal type "alsamixer" set desired levels

Open another terminal, so now you have 2 open, then in the second one run "alsactl store"

Hope it helps

Pete

Hi guys, thanks pete but it still won't save. I have uninstalled all ALSA stuff and re-installed. also installed the sound card with Yast and the little green icon in the bottom right of the screen. I click finish and it works. until I re-boot. I get an error with Yast when trying to install saying "Incorrect module Parameters" is this to do with it. I notice on my other PC a Blue speaker Icon in the taskbar , on this PC its got a red thing on it like a stop sign? Is any of this any use. am I making sence? Adrian

obstinatesod

Okay here's a new twist for you,

Start Yast, go to System -> Runlevel Editor

Make sure Alsasound has a yes next to it which means it will start on boot and restore your settings

If it say's no click enable

Still trying

Pete