I realize this is not the first thread regarding this kind of problem and I did read other threads and googled around however I still wasn't able to make my machine to produce sound. I just upgraded to Mandrake 9.1 and everything is fine except that there is no sound coming out, I have Creative Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 what do I have to do? Previously on Mandrake 9.0 everything worked just fine without any additional setting.
Here is the information I pulled out of my system, hopefully someone can figure out where is the problem many thanks in advance

[root@localhost raireg]# uname -r
2.4.21-0.13mdk

[root@localhost raireg]# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8377 [KT400 AGP] Host Bridge
00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 PCI Bridge
00:0a.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 07)
00:0a.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! MIDI/Game Port (rev 07)
00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 80)
00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 80)
00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 80)
00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 82)
00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 ISA Bridge
00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586/B/686A/B PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 50)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11DDR [GeForce2 MX 100 DDR/200 DDR] (rev b2)

[root@localhost raireg]# lsmod
Module Size Used by Not tainted
sg 34636 0 (autoclean) (unused)
st 29488 0 (autoclean) (unused)
sr_mod 16920 0 (autoclean) (unused)
sd_mod 13100 0 (autoclean) (unused)
scsi_mod 103284 4 (autoclean) [sg st sr_mod sd_mod]
ide-cd 33856 0 (autoclean)
cdrom 31648 0 (autoclean) [sr_mod ide-cd]
snd-pcm-oss 43556 0 (unused)
snd-mixer-oss 14488 0 [snd-pcm-oss]
snd-emu10k1 69268 4
snd-rawmidi 17600 0 [snd-emu10k1]
snd-pcm 77536 0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-emu10k1]
snd-timer 18376 0 [snd-pcm]
snd-page-alloc 7732 0 [snd-emu10k1 snd-pcm]
snd-util-mem 3008 0 [snd-emu10k1]
snd-ac97-codec 40160 0 [snd-emu10k1]
snd-seq-device 5832 0 [snd-emu10k1 snd-rawmidi]
snd-hwdep 6368 0 [snd-emu10k1]
snd 40868 4 [snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-emu10k1 snd-rawmidi snd-pcm snd-timer snd-util-mem snd-ac97-codec snd-seq-device snd-hwdep]
via82cxxx_audio 22172 0
uart401 8196 0 [via82cxxx_audio]
ac97_codec 12488 0 [via82cxxx_audio]
sound 70644 0 [via82cxxx_audio uart401]
soundcore 6276 0 [snd via82cxxx_audio sound]
ppp_async 9216 0 (unused)
ppp_generic 24060 0 [ppp_async]
slhc 6564 0 [ppp_generic]
af_packet 14952 0 (autoclean)
floppy 55132 0
nls_cp437 5148 1 (autoclean)
vfat 11820 1 (autoclean)
fat 37944 0 (autoclean) [vfat]
supermount 15296 2 (autoclean)
nls_utf8 1312 2 (autoclean)
ntfs 76812 1 (autoclean)
ehci-hcd 18568 0 (unused)
usb-uhci 24652 0 (unused)
usbcore 72992 1 [ehci-hcd usb-uhci]
rtc 8060 0 (autoclean)

[root@localhost raireg]# cat /proc/pci
PCI devices found:
Bus 0, device 0, function 0:
Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8377 [KT400 AGP] Host Bridge (rev 0).
Master Capable. Latency=8.
Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xd0000000 [0xd7ffffff].
Bus 0, device 1, function 0:
PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 PCI Bridge (rev 0).
Master Capable. No bursts. Min Gnt=12.
Bus 0, device 10, function 0:
Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 7).
IRQ 18.
Master Capable. Latency=32. Min Gnt=2.Max Lat=20.
I/O at 0xd000 [0xd01f].
Bus 0, device 10, function 1:
Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! MIDI/Game Port (rev 7).
Master Capable. Latency=32.
I/O at 0xd400 [0xd407].
Bus 0, device 16, function 0:
USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 128).
IRQ 21.
Master Capable. Latency=32.
I/O at 0xd800 [0xd81f].
Bus 0, device 16, function 1:
USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (#2) (rev 128).
IRQ 21.
Master Capable. Latency=32.
I/O at 0xdc00 [0xdc1f].
Bus 0, device 16, function 2:
USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (#3) (rev 128).
IRQ 21.
Master Capable. Latency=32.
I/O at 0xe000 [0xe01f].
Bus 0, device 16, function 3:
USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 130).
IRQ 19.
Master Capable. Latency=32.
Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe2000000 [0xe20000ff].
Bus 0, device 17, function 0:
ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233A ISA Bridge (rev 0).
Bus 0, device 17, function 1:
IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586B PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 6).
IRQ 11.
Master Capable. Latency=32.
I/O at 0xe400 [0xe40f].
Bus 0, device 17, function 5:
Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 80).
IRQ 22.
I/O at 0xe800 [0xe8ff].
Bus 1, device 0, function 0:
VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 MX DDR] (rev 178).
IRQ 16.
Master Capable. Latency=32. Min Gnt=5.Max Lat=1.
Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe0000000 [0xe0ffffff].
Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xd8000000 [0xdfffffff].

[root@localhost raireg]# cat /etc/modules.conf

probeall usb-interface usb-uhci ehci-hcd
alias sound-slot-1 snd-via82xx
above snd-via82xx snd-pcm-oss
above snd-emu10k1 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-slot-0 emu10k1

couldn't find sndconfig ?

I tried to change the driver by going to Mandrake Control Center 9.1 - Hardware and selecting "Let me pick any driver" then selecting emu10k1 from previously snd-emu10k1.

After enableing all options at aRTs in Sound System - KDE Control Module this message poped out:

Sound server informational message:
Error while initializing the sound driver:
device /dev/audio can't be opened (No such device or address)
The sound server will continue, using the null output device.

I also tried to configure aumix, kmix and alsamix but still no sound.

Does anyone know where is the problem ?

System specs:
Gigabyte GA-7VA
AMD Duron 800Mhz
Asus Magic 7100 GF2 MX200
Sound Blaster Live! 5.1
Visipro 256Mb DDR

Thx - RaiReg

latest kernel for 9.2 (in /pub/9.2/updates) + recompile if needed : it'll work!

r u sure that's where the problem is ? if the kernel was the problem how come that in 9.0 I didn't have the same problem ?

I forgot to mention that when I run xmms it starts like normal, even graphical equlizer shows like normal but no sound ....

You obviously have both on-board sound (AC97) and SB Live! enabled by default. You can try disable on-board sound in the BIOS and rename the lines in green color and see what happen.

Grab the emu-tools rpm from rpmfind.net, then install and follow the incuded instructions. Especially the modification to your /etc/modules.conf file. Will give you a line that reads:-

post-install emu10k1 /usr/local/etc/emu-script

I disabeled the on-board sound (AC97) and as the result on booting sequence it said something like there is no sound device then I tried to open aumix but wouldn't start at all, could open kmix but it turned out completly empty ...

btw each time after logging in this message would pop out

Informational -artsmessage:

Sound server informational message:

Error while initializing the sound driver:

device /dev/dsp can't be opened (No such file or directory)

The sound server will continue, using the null output device.


I tried to start XMMS and it was like before, graphics moved but no suound


What to do now ?

Thx

PS. Later I reinstaled the MDK 9.1 with the on-board sound (AC97) disabeled in BIOS .... still no sound from Creative SB Live! ....

Thank you all for the replies

Previously I forgot to mention that beside the Creative SB Live! 5.1 card I also have an on-board sound (AC7) so when I later disabeled this one in BIOS and reboot to MDK 9.1 I got all sorts of errors .... perhaps to many for a starter like me ...

So rather than trying to fix all of them one by one I decided to reinstall MDK 9.1 with on-board sound (AC7) disabeled and so after installation was done late last night, this morning I boot up the system as always then opened aumix set everything (all settings were on 0) and saved it, then went to kmix and did the same .... then started XMMS and expecting nothing to happen but this time .... I got the SOUND

since I was curious I didn't just buy it right away so I rebooted the system and with a great releave heard that startup sound before you get into the KDE desktop ....

well for a non expert I can only estimate that the problem was because both sound devices were enabled (which I didn't pay attention at 1st) so the conflict might have been there since I didn't think once to try and plug in the speakers into on-board sound device while at the same time looking for a solution for the Creative SB Live! card which was soundless all the time ....

Anyway thanks to everyones time and effort in helping me to solve this problem I really appreciate it.

This worked with me for mandrake 9.2.

Thank you!