SB Audigy LS (modprobe error) no such device
 

I've been racking my brain trying to get a Creative Audigy LS soundcard to work. Here are the pertinent system details:

Athlon VIA KT266A MSI mainboard
Plug and Play aware OS=NO
Slackware 9.0 /2.4.22 kernel
kernel options related
soundcore=M (tried building into kernel and as module)
emu10k1=N
pci access mode=BIOS (tried "any" as well)

I have downloaded the .20 drivers from SourceForge. Compiled and installed
successfully. I also tried v.19 after .20 didn't work. I tried on my old 2.4.20 kernel
before going with 2.4.22 kernel.

After installation, I modprobe ac97_codec successfully. When I modprobe emu10k1
I get the following errror:


root@darkstar:/home/djsjr# modprobe -v ac97_codec
/sbin/insmod /lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/sound/ac97_codec.o
Using /lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/sound/ac97_codec.o
Symbol version prefix ''
root@darkstar:/home/djsjr# modprobe -v emu10k1
/sbin/insmod /lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/sound/emu10k1/emu10k1.o
Using /lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/sound/emu10k1/emu10k1.o
Symbol version prefix ''
/lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/sound/emu10k1/emu10k1.o: init_module: No such device
/lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/sound/emu10k1/emu10k1.o: Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parame ters.
You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
/lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/sound/emu10k1/emu10k1.o: insmod /lib/modules/ 2.4.22/kernel/drivers/sound/emu10k1/emu10k1.o failed
/lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/sound/emu10k1/emu10k1.o: insmod emu10k1 faile d

I've moved the PCI card to all five slots with the same results.

I gave up on the Creative OS drivers and then decided to try ALSA
I got the same results: "no such device"

The card works fine under Windows XP Home.

I've read that the only difference between the Audigy LS and Audigy MP3/Gamer is the lack of IEEE1394.

I'm stumped.

Dennis

root@darkstar:/home/djsjr# lspci -v
00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo KT266/A/333]
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 2.0
Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo KT266/A/333 AGP] (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000a000-0000afff
Memory behind bridge: dde00000-dfefffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: cdb00000-ddcfffff
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

00:05.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs: Unknown device 0007
Subsystem: Creative Labs: Unknown device 1002
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10
I/O ports at d400 [size=32]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2

00:05.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs: Unknown device 7005
Subsystem: Creative Labs: Unknown device 1002
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64
I/O ports at d800 [size=8]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2

00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233 PCI to ISA Bridge
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233 PCI to ISA Bridge
Flags: bus master, stepping, medium devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586/B/686A/B PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 Bus Master ATA133/100/66/33 IDE
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32
I/O ports at ff00 [size=16]
Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

00:11.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 1b) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. (Wrong ID) USB Controller
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
I/O ports at cc00 [size=32]
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

00:11.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 1b) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. (Wrong ID) USB Controller
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
I/O ports at d000 [size=32]
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV25 [GeForce4 Ti 4600] (rev a3) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Unknown device 17f2:8009
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 248, IRQ 10
Memory at de000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Memory at ddc80000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=512K]
Expansion ROM at dfee0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [44] AGP version 2.0

I still haven't figured this one out. I downloaded and installed the beta audigy LS drivers from 4Front. It recognizes the card and I have sound, although poor quality when compared to my old Live! card. Apparently the Audigy LS is different and new enough to not work properly with the Creative OpenSource or ALSA drivers. ANY ideas?

Dennis

Message from Creative Labs Re: Audigy LS
 

Today I received this reply from creative labs.

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---------- Forwarded Message ----------

Subject: Re: Audigy LS and Creative Open Source drivers
Date: Monday 01 December 2003 05:43 pm
From: Garin HIEBERT <ghiebert@creativelabs.com>
To: "Dennis J. Smith Jr." <djsjr@aaahawk.com>

Yes -- EMU10K1 drivers won't work with the LS (that's the only retail
Audigy that it _won't_ work with). The only Linux drivers that I know of
for that card are from 4Front (www.opensound.com) -- they're commercial
closed-source drivers.

Garin
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

BTW,

I installed the opensound drivers (they're in BETA) and they sucked big time.
Lots of lag and instability issues on my system configuration. I finally gave up and
re-installed my LIVE! and shelved the audigy LS until linux drivers emerge.

Dennis