Onboard Audio

SnowSurfAir · 07-30-2003, 11:02 PM

My mobo has a onboard VIA VT8233 AC97 Audio caontroller when I run the automatic soundcard detection and select play sound no sound come outa the speakers.

I there ne way to fix this or do I have to buy a audio card?

Pimp · 07-31-2003, 07:34 AM

Yes, I had had same problem with same onboard soundcard. You can use oss (OpenSoundSystem) dirver, but this driver will work for the limit time. To use this driver you must pay licence. Maybe better solution is to buy some new soundcard which will be cheaper than licence. I bought Fortemedia Xwave 801 and it works perfect.

SnowSurfAir · 07-31-2003, 01:08 PM

so which way would prob be cheaper?

Pimp · 07-31-2003, 06:32 PM

To buy new soundcard. For Fortemedia you will pay 7$ or you can pay 50$ for licence

wakeupbomb · 07-31-2003, 07:28 PM

What kernel are you using? I had problems with my AC97 sound and I compiled a new kernel (2.4.21) and my sound works perfectly now. I think it may of been broken in .20. Possibly.
Search the boards there are a hell of a lot of posts on AC97 audio

Good luck

thundersnows · 07-31-2003, 09:31 PM

i'm using slackware kernel 2.4.18
is my soundcard supported ? and how can i activate it ?

wakeupbomb · 07-31-2003, 09:54 PM

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Originally posted by thundersnows
i'm using slackware kernel 2.4.18
is my soundcard supported ? and how can i activate it ?

Try searching on the boards. It's how I got mine working
I just got 2.4.21 and enabled the via device. And it all worked swimmingly

Electro · 07-31-2003, 10:03 PM

1) Download ALSA
2) Read instructions for your sound card
3) Compile ALSA
4) Edit module file

LavaDevil94 · 07-31-2003, 10:07 PM

are you sure the volume is turned up on aumix? i had a no-sound problem once, and the problem was that everything on aumix was muted.

SnowSurfAir · 07-31-2003, 10:19 PM

well I have a 2.4.20-18.9 kernel and yeah I have the sound turned up sorry it took me so long since i last responded

thundersnows · 07-31-2003, 10:46 PM

ok I've download the driver. but the size can't fit into 1 disket. is it possible I connect my hardisk (NTFS) to linux ? so I can get the file. and how to do that ?

wakeupbomb, do you use the driver for linux itself or you get the driver from somewhere else ?

mking007 · 07-31-2003, 10:55 PM

my sound card is VT8233 too, if u use Rh 8.0(kernel 2.4.18), u'd better install alsa drive. (download from alsa-project.org),u can also install OSS drive, but i don't like it.

if you kernel is 2.4.20 or newer, it has the drive of VT8233 soundcard.