I have checked previous posts. I checked google. I have disables the intergrated sound in the bios, I have updated Suse 9.1, I have tried installing a couple of rpms, I played around with the sound settings and alsa in konsole, etc. From reading the other posts I know this is a common problem. Has anyone solved it or knows the answer, that is one thing I couldn't find when I searched. Thanks.


Webwolf

Hmm I should try the emu10k1 driver, both the alsa and the oss version. Maybe that works. You could also try to edit the settings of the driver by using kmix .

webwolf70; check these 3 issues, kernel module, permission, & configuration. when elimination excludes 2 then remainder is proble culprit,
then solution is near. go to work.

Is the SB Live in question one from Dell? If so, you won't get sound from SuSE's ALSA, you'll have to update it.

I checked and SuSE is saying that the emu10k1 is running. But no sound. I played around with configuring different things and still nothing. What I think I may do is re-install a few things and see if that works. It may take a while but I will do it, lol. I would rather use this one then my intergrated AC97 one.

What it says is this. Number - [0] , Card Model , - SBLive! EMU10k1 , Status - Running



Webwolf

In command line, try enter this and post the response here:

$ lspci

linux:/home/webwolf # lspci
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 3205
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI Bridge
0000:00:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 0a)
0000:00:09.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! MIDI/Game Port (rev 0a)
0000:00:0a.0 Communication controller: Lucent Microelectronics LT WinModem (rev 02)
0000:00:0f.0 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 3149 (rev 80)
0000:00:0f.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT8233/A/C/VT8235 PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
0000:00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 81)
0000:00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 81)
0000:00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 81)
0000:00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 81)
0000:00:10.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 86)
0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 3227
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200] (rev a1)

Looks like you got a normal SB Live!
So you should use 'snd-emu10k1' module in ALSA.

Make sure you have disabled onboard sound and that the Mixer is properly set (eg. via Kmix).

I fixed the problem. I only had alsa-1.0.3-37 and alsa-tools-1.0.3-27 installed. So I went through the Suse 9.1 pro rpms and installed these, (including dependecies.)

The already installed alsa-1.0.3-37.i586.rpm and alsa-tools-1.0.3-27.i586.rpm,
alsa-devel-1.0.3-37.i586.rpm (can't remember if I actually needed this one.)
alsa-docs-1.0.3-37.i586.rpm (Didn't need it, wanted it.)
alsamixergui-0.9.0rc1-517.i586.rpm
alsamodular-1.7.6-27.i586.rpm
alsaplayer-0.99.76-63.i586.rpm
alsa-tools-gui-1.0.3-27.i586.rpm
fftw-2.1.3-1102.i586.rpm (this and the ones below where dependicies.)
fftw3-3.0.1-109.i586.rpm
fltk-1.1.4-78.i586.rpm
jack-0.94.0-71.i586.rpm
ladspa-1.12-165.i586.rpm
libid3tag-0.15.1b-18.i586.rpm
libsndfile-1.0.7-28.i586.rpm


Now the sound card works fine.
Thanks for helping me trouble shoot this.


Webwolf

webwolf70; u r welcome, that is the linux way the linux-buddy system way!

Hi there I'm new to linux and I've just installed Suse 8.0 and I just want to know if someone can help me? I've got a Creative Audigy 2 soundcard and I can't get it to work in linux so if someone can just tel me what I must do to make it work I would appreciate it. Thanks

anro; ok 1st before installing any thing check the compatibility list of devices with distro. this is where: 1st; http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Hardware-HOWTO/index.html scroll to section covers device including peripheral. also
LQO HCL (Linux Questions Organization Hardware Compatibility List). please enter your devices into data so that developers may work on drivers
if non are available from mfg,s. this is towards our support effort!

Well I'm curently on the net with my windows drive so I can't start up Linux nou to look, but I can tell you that linux did pick up my sound card and when I play a mp3 I can see that it is playing but there is no sound as if it is muted.

anro; then problem is config, permission or kernel module issues. check on those to correct problem.