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Hi, everyone. I'm trying to load the Nforce2 drivers in Ubuntu so I can finally have some sound, but following the tutorial on this forum states:
Also, if you're running any kernels released after January 26th 2004, make sure you have the kernel source downloaded and installed correctly. The installer will need it to compile the drivers correctly.
I know that I need to do this, cause when trying to install the drivers, it gives me an eroor stating pretty much the same thing. How do I download the kernal source and install it correctly? I'm a newb, so lamans terms if you could.
check apt-get for an kernel-source package. It should be there somewhere. try ( as root):
apt-get update
apt-get install kernel-source
and see if that works.
NOTE: If Ubuntu ships with a patched kernel you will not be able to download one from www.kernel.org unless you build a new kernel.
does the snd_intel8x0 module work with that card? I've never had an nforce 2 board but that module worked great for me with the nforce board I had. the nvidia drivers were an offshoot of the i810_audio module ( for the oss drivers, not alsa) and were essentially the same thing. might want to give that a try.
root@ubuntu:/home/boots # apt-get install kernel-source
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Package kernel-source is a virtual package provided by:
kernel-source-2.6.7 2.6.7-3ubuntu2
kernel-source-2.6.6 2.6.6-2
kernel-source-2.6.5 2.6.5-4
kernel-source-2.4.26 2.4.26-6
kernel-source-2.4.25 2.4.25-3
kernel-source-2.4.24 2.4.24-3
kernel-source-2.2.25 2.2.25-3
You should explicitly select one to install.
E: Package kernel-source has no installation candidate
What do I need to do? I'm guessing that in place of just "kernel source" on the apt-get, I need to replace it with one of those above. How do I know which one though?
First you need to determine which kernel you are running.
At a console, like Konsole in KDE, enter the commands
su
(root password)
uname -a
that will tell you the name of your kernel, and then you will know which kernel source to install.
Where would it be on the disk? there are folders for the following:
dist
doc
install
isolinux
pics
pool
tools
ubuntu
Also, once I find it, how do I "get" it so i can install the nforce sound drivers?
Thanks to everyone for the help. I really like this distro, but I have to have sound for music when i do homework. And windows sux now that I upgraded my comp. To keep it from crashin have have to decrease my FSB from 200*2 to 100*2, so I will not go back to it. Thanks again.
have you run alsaconf yet? most ac '97 will run with the alsa drivers already supplied. As i said above, never had an nforce 2 but on my nforce 1 board the nvidia drivers were virtually identical to the oss drivers from the kernel.
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