no sound in new kubuntu breezy install, no dev/dsp file!
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if i try ls -l /dev/dsp* i get:
no such file or directory
if i use konquerer to look in /dev, there is no dsp file.
from what i can tell, all alsa packages i can see are installed, i even removed and re-installed each package. seems that some others have had this issue with no dsp file on the kubuntu forums however noone seems to have a solution. i tried MAKEDEV but since i dont know what i am doing there, it did not work, seems like it just created a blank generic device file. not real sure what to do from here, any help would be much appreciated.
try 'modprobe snd-intel8x0' then alsamixer to turn up volume levels and unmute all controls. use 'alsactl store' to save settings.. let me know if this works and if not the output at any stage
well, the modprobe returns nothing in terminal, and the alsamixer returns :
alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such file or directory
some more info....
i tried to use ubuntu 5.04 hoary and sound worked just fine, i then upgraded to 5.10 breezy and the sound is no longer working. seems that the sound will not work with clean install or upgrade.
did you do the alsamixer command, after you did the modprobe command?
if you did, and it still gave the error, then the proper driver probably isnt loaded for the sound controller... try 'modprobe snd-ali5451' then alsamixer.. does alsamixer still give errors?
modprobe snd-ali5451 gives this error:
FATAL: Error inserting snd_ali5451 (/lib/modules/2.6.12-9-386/kernel/sound/pci/ali5451/snd-ali5451.ko): Operation not permitted
FATAL: Error running install command for snd_ali5451
then alsamixer gives this
alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such file or directory
yeah, i ran alsamixer after the modprobe commands.....so drivers possibly? asus seems to be no help with this as i cant find linux drivers for my board
then paste here the output of 'lsmod'.. also give alsamixer a shot again
if still not working then 'modprobe snd-ali5451' instead and try again.
the reason i say to insert these 2 modules again is because the 'lsmod' output you gave me gives 'snd_...' not 'snd-...' so try inserting them and make sure you use '-' not '_'
here's what i get running find as root
/lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/kernel/sound/pci/snd-intel8x0.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386/kernel/sound/pci/snd-intel8x0m.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.12-9-386/kernel/sound/pci/snd-intel8x0.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.12-9-386/kernel/sound/pci/snd-intel8x0m.ko
the first 2 entries i assume are from the pre-upgrade kernel (sound worked fine then)
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