problem with VIA technologies soundcard!

jollybolly · 03-11-2003, 07:59 AM

Hello!
I recently installed RH 8.0 , but I don't get the soundcard to work!!
I have a VIA technologies soundcard, a VT8233 AC97 that's onboard my mainboard(MSI KT3 Ultra).
I've tried changing the output for the cable on the soundcard, but that didn't help.
I get the configurationmeny for the soundcard up,and I't seems that RH has located it, but when I try the "test sound"-button, there's no sound, I've tried with mp3s,CDs,etc...nothing works...
I've got a XP1900+,256MB ram,80 GB, GF4 TI4400,
please help! anyone??!

finegan · 03-11-2003, 05:41 PM

What's the chipset listing from right off of the soundcard?

/sbin/lspci -v

And post back whatever refers to "Multimedia Controller"

Cheers,

Finegan

jollybolly · 03-18-2003, 01:42 PM

This is the message I get:
00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 40)
Subsystem: Micro-star International Co Ltd: Unknown device 4720
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 10
I/O ports at e800 [size=256]
Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

loran · 03-18-2003, 02:00 PM

I had the same problem. Just opened my /etc/rc.d/rc.modules in an editor and added the following lines under "Sound Support"

# VIA Technologies
/sbin/modprobe via82cxxx_audio
/sbin/modprobe ac97_codec

You may have to change your permissions to allow users to use the card, I know I did.

finegan · 03-18-2003, 05:15 PM

If that doesn't work, post back, I think I remember there being something goofy about the 8233 version of the chip.

Cheers,

Finegan

born4linux · 03-19-2003, 12:05 AM

the RHL 8.0 driver won't work for it (well, in my machine that has the same onboard soundcard).

The one i've tried that surely worked was opensound (http://www.4front-tech.com/) and the alsa drivers (psyche.freshrpms.net).

hth.

LarryNY1 · 03-19-2003, 01:35 AM

I had the same problem. My sound card is a RealTek ALC650 "AC97 based on the VIA82xxx whatever. I had to use the ALSA driver to get it to work

I'm not sure of the web site, I got my ALSA driver from RealTek

Good Luck
Larry

finegan · 03-19-2003, 02:24 PM

I thought I remembered this one:

Code:

Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>:
  o fix legacy hd
  o various minor noise merges
  o update Pavel credits
  o via audio updates to add 8233/8235 support

From the 2.4.21-pre5 changelog

Cheers,

Finegan