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Help getting my sound card to work

So I finally got everything up and running with slackware minus my sound card.

I am at a loss at where to begin, is there anything I can download to help me set up my sound card drivers?

My laptop is a Compaq Armada 1750
333mhz
128ram
6.5gig hd

Thanks:)

Perhaps:
Run

Code:

alsaconf

to detect your card, then run

Code:

alsamixer

to set the volume and finally run

Code:

alsactl store

to make these changes permanent across reboots.

Eric

What Alien Bob sugguests will almost certainly get you up and running. If alsamixer complains that it can't find the soundcard use the option to tell it to look for a second device rather than the first. From memory the command is

Code:

alsamixer -c 1

Typing

Code:

man alsamixer

at the commandline will show you for sure.

Dennisk

hmmm alsaconf gives an output of

Code:

which: no gettext in (/usr/local/sbin...)

which: no awk in (/usr/local/sbin...)

Error, awk not found. cant contiune.

alsamixer says:

Code:

alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such device.

alsamixer -c 1 also says:

Code:

alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for hw :1: No such device

Quote:

Originally Posted by beserkjay

hmmm alsaconf gives an output of

Code:

which: no gettext in (/usr/local/sbin...)

which: no awk in (/usr/local/sbin...)

Error, awk not found. cant contiune.

Your `which' is broken (it should first look for programs in /usr/bin). Never mind that now: to find the card chipset, show us

Code:

lspci -vv

Quote:

Originally Posted by osor

Your `which' is broken (it should first look for programs in /usr/bin). Never mind that now: to find the card chipset, show us

Code:

lspci -vv

ack how do I fix it:confused:

And lspci -vv is a huge output, anyway I can save it to something and paste it rather then type it out?

copy and paste the output by highlighting the text in your terminal, then come here and right click and paste it...

I don't know how to copy out of a terminal :(

After doing a little research it seems like linux doesnt like the sound card because its ISA.

you can copy out of a terminal by using your cursor, and highlighting the text. place your cursor at the top, left click and move your cursor down until all the text is highlighted...in linux, that copies it. then open the place you want to place it, and hit your middle mouse button, and the text will be pasted there for you.

Quote:

Originally Posted by beserkjay

I don't know how to copy out of a terminal :(

After doing a little research it seems like linux doesnt like the sound card because its ISA.

Use:
lspci -vv > out.txt
and you should be able to copy from that.

I use an ISA soundcard (ESS1868 AudioDrive) in one of my machines without problems.

Quote:

ack how do I fix it

I think this should do it.

Code:

export PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/games"

export PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:$PATH

This should be in your /etc/profile though, did you do something to break it?

As far as your sound goes, I had to compile the kernel to get working with my device. If your going to do it anyways, you might want to consider upgrading to 2.6 since sound is better supported in this kernel. YOu will then need to compile Sound support, alsa, and the correct sound card all as modules (modules makes it easier for 'alsaconf' to work).

Make sure when you recompile the kernel, you enable proper support for your other hardware as well.

When your finished, follow the directions given earlier to configure alsa on your system.

regards,
...drkstr

ok heres my output of lspci -vv:

Code:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (

rev 03)

        Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation Armada 1750 Laptop System Chipset

        Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step

ping- SERR- FastB2B-

        Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort

- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR-

        Latency: 64

        Region 0: Memory at 44000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]

        Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 1.0

                Status: RQ=32 Iso- ArqSz=0 Cal=0 SBA+ ITACoh- GART64- HTrans- 64

bit- FW- AGP3- Rate=x2

                Command: RQ=1 ArqSz=0 Cal=0 SBA+ AGP+ GART64- 64bit- FW- Rate=x2



00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (re

v 03) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])

        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step

ping- SERR- FastB2B-

        Status: Cap- 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort

- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-

        Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0

        I/O behind bridge: 00001000-00001fff

        Memory behind bridge: 40000000-410fffff        BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA+ MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B+



00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)

        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle+ MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step

ping- SERR+ FastB2B-

        Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort

- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-

        Latency: 0



00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01) (prog-

if 80 [Master])

        Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step

ping- SERR- FastB2B-

        Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort

- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-

        Latency: 64

        Region 4: I/O ports at 2020 [size=16]



00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01) (prog

-if 00 [UHCI])

        Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step

ping- SERR- FastB2B-

        Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort



- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-

        Latency: 64

        Interrupt: pin D routed to IRQ 11

        Region 4: I/O ports at 2000 [size=32]



00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02)

        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step

ping- SERR- FastB2B-

        Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort

- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-

        Interrupt: pin ? routed to IRQ 9



00:11.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1225 (rev 01)

        Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation Armada E500

        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step

ping- SERR- FastB2B-

        Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort

- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-

        Latency: 168, cache line size 04

        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11

        Region 0: Memory at 7fffe000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]

        Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=176

        Memory window 0: 10000000-103ff000 (prefetchable)

        Memory window 1: 10400000-107ff000

        I/O window 0: 00004000-000040ff

        I/O window 1: 00004400-000044ff

        BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- ISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- 16bInt- PostWrite+

        16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001



00:11.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1225 (rev 01)

        Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation Armada E500

        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step

ping- SERR- FastB2B-

        Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort

- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-

        Latency: 168, cache line size 04

        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11

        Region 0: Memory at 7ffff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]

        Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=176

        Memory window 0: 10800000-10bff000 (prefetchable)

        Memory window 1: 10c00000-10fff000

        I/O window 0: 00004800-000048ff

        I/O window 1: 00004c00-00004cff

        BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- ISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset+ 16bInt+ PostWrite+

        16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001        Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=176

        Memory window 0: 10800000-10bff000 (prefetchable)

        Memory window 1: 10c00000-10fff000

        I/O window 0: 00004800-000048ff

        I/O window 1: 00004c00-00004cff

        BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- ISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset+ 16bInt+ PostWrite+

        16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001



01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage LT Pro AGP-133 

(rev dc) (prog-if 00 [VGA])

        Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation 3D Rage LT Pro (Compaq Armada 17

50)

        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Ste

pping+ SERR- FastB2B-

        Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbor

t- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-

        Latency: 66 (2000ns min), cache line size 08

        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11

        Region 0: Memory at 40000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]

        Region 1: I/O ports at 1000 [size=256]

        Region 2: Memory at 41000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]

        Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=128K]

        Capabilities: [50] AGP version 1.0

                Status: RQ=256 Iso- ArqSz=0 Cal=0 SBA+ ITACoh- GART64- HTrans- 

64bit- FW- AGP3- Rate=x1,x2

                Command: RQ=1 ArqSz=0 Cal=0 SBA+ AGP+ GART64- 64bit- FW- Rate=x

2

        Capabilities: [5c] Power Management version 1

                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3ho

t-,D3cold-)

                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-



02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212 802.11abg NIC 

(rev 01)

        Subsystem: D-Link System Inc D-link DWL-G650 (Rev B3,B5) Wireless cardb

us adapter

        Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Ste

pping- SERR- FastB2B-

        Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbor

t- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-

        Latency: 168 (2500ns min, 7000ns max), cache line size 04

        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11

        Region 0: Memory at 10400000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]

        Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

                Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3

hot-,D3cold-)

                Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=2 PME-

Now use that information to configure your kernel correctly. You will need to select the right module under Device

Code:

Drivers-><M>Sound Support-><M>ALSA->Isa Cards-><M>Your sound card

. Post back if you need any help picking the correct options.

regards,
...drkstr

I don't know how to compile my kernel. What will recompiling my kernel do? Does it mean I have to reinstall everything?

Quote:

Originally Posted by onedingo

Use:
lspci -vv > out.txt
and you should be able to copy from that.

I use an ISA soundcard (ESS1868 AudioDrive) in one of my machines without problems.

Ummm...
If he has an ISA soundcard, lspci won't tell us anything. The old lsisa command is not included on most modern distros. The only thing to do (that I can think of) is snoop around in /proc.