:smash:
I just installed Mandrake 8.0 as a three way boot and don't have any sound. I'm using a SoundBlaster Live sound card. Do I need to install a new driver? I don't know much about source codes or anything. What do I need to do?
I also have problems with my modem...it says the modem is busy when I try to dial out. I'm using a GTW V.92 modem.

You might not have a module (er... driver in the windows world), installed for your card. The other common quirk with mandrake 8.0 is that it shipped with the mixer muted by default. Depending on whether you installed Gnome or KDE, under Multimedia, sound, mixer... fiddle with the settings. If it gives an error like 'no device found' then there's a problem. Procede to step 2:
Open a command prompt and type: lspci
This will list, by the information off of the boards, all of the PCI devices in your system. Post whatever it says about the sound card here and then we'll know what module you need to load. Also post whatever it has to say about the modem, which might be a bit of a headache due to the preponderance of winmodems on the planet. This is assuming these devices are newer (last 3-4 years) PCI devices, and not older ISA stuff... but I don't think they ever built an ISA v90 modem, so yeah...

Cheers,

Finegan

Thanks...let me get on that...as I said I'm new to the command line and such. I'll post the reply later.

I ran lspci and the following came up:

Host Bridge: Intel Corporation :Unknown Device 2530
PCI Bridge: " " :Unknown Device 2532
PCI Bridge: " " :Unknown Device 244e
ISA Bridge: " " :Unknown Device 2440
IDE Interface: " " :Unknown Device 244b
USB Controllers: " " :Unknown Device 2442
SMBus: " " :Unknown Device 2443
USB Controller: " " :Unknown Device 2444
VGA Compatible Controller: nVidea Corporation
Firewire: Texas Instruments: Unknown Device
Ethernet Controller: 3Com Corporation
Modem: Broadcom Corporation: Unknown Device
Multimedia Audio Controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU 10000
Input Device Controller: Creative Labs SB Live!

So...Iguess it's seeing my sound card and maybe my modem.
I pulled up the sound mixer and everything checked out OK.
By the way I have Gnome, KDE and a couple more installed. But I usually use Gnome if that helps, but the sound doesn't work on any of them.

I am haveing almost the same problem. My SB sound card isn't working but I am running Mandrake 8.1 (instead of 8.0).

But, I also have another soundcard that is working. It isn't realistic to use it though because it is very bad so I want to get the SB working.

Hi,

Can you post the output of 'lsmod'? Then you can see if the Soundblaster module is loaded.

Jostein

I ran lsmod and it showed the emu10k1 module working...Any other suggestions?

I have had the same problems with the SB 5.1 driver loaded as a module. For me the solution was to compile the SB driver into the kernel and SB midi, as well as removing all the other sound drivers.

ok, if lsmod shows something like

snd-seq-oss 23392 0 (autoclean)
snd-synth-emu10k1 3536 0
snd-synth-emux 22576 0 [snd-synth-emu10k1]
snd-seq-midi-emul 4368 0 [snd-synth-emux]
snd-seq-virmidi 8208 0 [snd-synth-emux]
snd-seq-midi 3024 0
snd-seq-midi-event 28
snd-card-emu10k1 2160 1
snd-emu10k1

Then it means the drivers are loading and it is using ALSA.

in which case su to root and run alsamixer.

adjust the levels to higher settings and then press the esc key to save and exit.

I now have another question. I run lsmod and it returns "Bash: lsmod: command not found"

What should I do?

Run lsmod as root, or shortcut:

su -c lsmod

I ran lsmod as root. I found out my SB live card's drivers aren't installed. So, I need to know where Mandrake 8.1 would keep all the spare drivers. Then I could use some help installing the drivers.

I am running Slackware 8.0 but I had the same problem i am a newbie by the way, anyway I downloaded kernel source 2.4.17 and compiled and now my sound card works fine using the sound blaster live driver in the kernel. I am running sound blaster pci512 and now after i got the new kernel it works fine.

Hope this helps
Jeremiah

Hi,

I am also, coincidently, having the same problem. Anyone hve a solution for me? No recent replies for this thread i see. But sound is importatn to me, and i don't know why it has problems under Linux. Pls help

thnx

Try to recompile the kernel and select the SB Live driver(emu10k) as well as SB midi. Choose to compile them into the kernel, instead of as a module. Deselect other sound drivers, especially Ensoniq.

Hope that will help you.