no sound after upgrade

Bruce Hill · 11-06-2006, 06:40 AM

No need to use zcat.

Please reboot the computer, and then in a terminal issue
and post the output of the following commands:

uname -a
cat /usr/src/linux-2.4.33.3/.config | grep -i sound
lsmod
dmesg | grep -i SiS
modprobe snd-trident;modprobe snd-pcm-oss;modprobe snd-mixer-oss;modprobe snd-seq-oss
alsaconf

and you know now that in alsaconf you're looking for that snd-trident module.

littledrop · 11-08-2006, 07:16 AM

Code:

root@mypc:~# uname -a
Linux mypc 2.4.33.3 #1 Fri Sep 1 01:48:52 CDT 2006 i686 pentium3 i386 GNU/Linux
root@mypc:~# cat /usr/src/linux-2.4.33.3/.config | grep -i sound
cat: /usr/src/linux-2.4.33.3/.config: No such file or directory
root@mypc:~# lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by    Not tainted
soundcore               3300   0  (autoclean)
usb-ohci               18856   0  (unused)
usbcore                56812   1  [usb-ohci]
8139too                13672   1
mii                     2304   0  [8139too]
crc32                   2880   0  [8139too]
pcmcia_core            39492   0
ide-scsi                9392   0
agpgart                45092   0  (unused)
root@mypc:~# dmesg | grep -i SiS
PCI: Using IRQ router SIS5595 [1039/0008] at 00:01.0
SIS5513: IDE controller at PCI slot 00:00.1
SIS5513: chipset revision 208
SIS5513: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
SIS5513: SiS630 ATA 66 controller
agpgart: Detected SiS 630 chipset
usb-ohci.c: usb-00:01.3, Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller (#2)
usb-ohci.c: usb-00:01.2, Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller
root@mypc:~# modprobe snd-trident;modprobe snd-pcm-oss;modprobe snd-mixer-oss;modprobe snd-seq-oss
modprobe: Can't locate module snd-trident
modprobe: Can't locate module snd-pcm-oss
modprobe: Can't locate module snd-mixer-oss
modprobe: Can't locate module snd-seq-oss
root@mypc:~#

Bruce Hill · 11-08-2006, 07:23 AM

Your installation is messed up ... there's no kernel .config file.

What is the output of:

ls -alh /boot/
ls -alh /usr/src/
ls -alh /var/log/packages/kernel*
cat /etc/lilo.conf

Spinlock · 11-09-2006, 09:00 PM

If it's any use, I compiled my own 1.0.13 packages of ALSA... and had to install the default 1.0.11 packages to get my sound card to show back up. If you have an older version of ALSA that detected your sound card, you might try downgrading to those. Likewise, you could upgrade to ALSA 1.0.12 or 1.0.13.

littledrop · 11-10-2006, 11:05 AM

Sorry for the later reply. After 4-5 days I will answer fast.
I am spending time on this problem so that I can learn different things.

Here is the output:

Code:

root@mypc:~# ls -alh /boot/
total 2.4M
drwxr-xr-x  4 root root 4.0K 2006-10-31 16:43 ./
drwxr-xr-x 21 root root 4.0K 2006-10-31 17:30 ../
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root   37 2006-10-19 23:05 README.initrd -> /usr/doc/mkinitrd-1.0.1/README.initrd
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root   23 2006-10-28 20:19 System.map -> System.map-ide-2.4.33.3
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 615K 2006-09-01 12:21 System.map-ide-2.4.33.3
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  512 2006-08-25 18:08 boot.0300
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  512 2006-10-20 02:33 boot.0309
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  209 2006-08-25 18:08 boot_message.txt
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root   19 2006-10-28 20:19 config -> config-ide-2.4.33.3
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  38K 2006-10-22 02:23 config-2.6.18.1
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  41K 2006-09-01 12:21 config-ide-2.4.33.3
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 5.0K 2006-08-08 11:04 diag1.img
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 4.0K 2006-10-31 16:41 grub/
drwxr-xr-x  8 root root 4.0K 2005-09-12 10:06 initrd-tree/
-rw-------  1 root root 288K 2006-10-28 07:21 initrd.gz
-rw-------  1 root root  42K 2006-10-23 12:17 map
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root   20 2006-10-28 20:19 vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-ide-2.4.33.3
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 1.3M 2006-09-01 12:21 vmlinuz-ide-2.4.33.3
root@mypc:~# ls -alh /usr/src/
total 20K
drwxr-xr-x  5 root root 4.0K 2006-10-31 16:41 ./
drwxr-xr-x 18 root root 4.0K 2006-10-31 17:30 ../
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root   14 2006-10-21 04:13 linux -> linux-2.6.18.1
drwxr-xr-x 15 root root 4.0K 2006-10-17 19:58 linux-2.4.31/
drwxr-xr-x  7 root root 4.0K 2003-10-29 11:38 rpm/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 4.0K 2005-06-06 06:55 speakup-2.4.31/
root@mypc:~# ls -alh /var/log/packages/kernel*cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
/bin/ls: /var/log/packages/kernel*cat: No such file or directory
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 308 2006-10-31 16:41 /boot/grub/menu.lst
root@mypc:~#
root@mypc:~# ls -alh /boot/
total 2.4M
drwxr-xr-x  4 root root 4.0K 2006-10-31 16:43 ./
drwxr-xr-x 21 root root 4.0K 2006-10-31 17:30 ../
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root   37 2006-10-19 23:05 README.initrd -> /usr/doc/mkinitrd-1.0.1/README.initrd
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root   23 2006-10-28 20:19 System.map -> System.map-ide-2.4.33.3
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 615K 2006-09-01 12:21 System.map-ide-2.4.33.3
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  512 2006-08-25 18:08 boot.0300
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  512 2006-10-20 02:33 boot.0309
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  209 2006-08-25 18:08 boot_message.txt
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root   19 2006-10-28 20:19 config -> config-ide-2.4.33.3
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  38K 2006-10-22 02:23 config-2.6.18.1
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  41K 2006-09-01 12:21 config-ide-2.4.33.3
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 5.0K 2006-08-08 11:04 diag1.img
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 4.0K 2006-10-31 16:41 grub/
drwxr-xr-x  8 root root 4.0K 2005-09-12 10:06 initrd-tree/
-rw-------  1 root root 288K 2006-10-28 07:21 initrd.gz
-rw-------  1 root root  42K 2006-10-23 12:17 map
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root   20 2006-10-28 20:19 vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-ide-2.4.33.3
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 1.3M 2006-09-01 12:21 vmlinuz-ide-2.4.33.3
root@mypc:~# ls -alh /usr/src/
total 20K
drwxr-xr-x  5 root root 4.0K 2006-10-31 16:41 ./
drwxr-xr-x 18 root root 4.0K 2006-10-31 17:30 ../
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root   14 2006-10-21 04:13 linux -> linux-2.6.18.1
drwxr-xr-x 15 root root 4.0K 2006-10-17 19:58 linux-2.4.31/
drwxr-xr-x  7 root root 4.0K 2003-10-29 11:38 rpm/
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 4.0K 2005-06-06 06:55 speakup-2.4.31/
root@mypc:~# ls -alh /var/log/packages/kernel*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  26K 2006-10-15 04:13 /var/log/packages/kernel-headers-2.4.31-i386-1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  950 2006-10-28 20:19 /var/log/packages/kernel-ide-2.4.33.3-i486-1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  61K 2006-10-28 20:26 /var/log/packages/kernel-modules-2.4.33.3-i486-1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 818K 2006-10-15 04:30 /var/log/packages/kernel-source-2.4.31-noarch-1
root@mypc:~# cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
#
# Sample boot menu configuration file
#

# Boot automatically after a minute.
timeout 60

# By default, boot the second entry.
default 1

# Fallback to the first entry.
fallback 0


# For booting Linux
title  Slackware
root (hd0,8)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-ide-2.4.33.3 ro root=/dev/hda9 video=matrox:vesa:261root@mypc:~#
root@mypc:~#

I use grub and was using lilo earlier.

Code:

root@mypc:~# cat /etc/lilo.conf
# LILO configuration file
# generated by 'liloconfig'
#
# Start LILO global section
boot = /dev/hda9
#compact        # faster, but won't work on all systems.
prompt
timeout = 300
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x256
vga = 769
# Normal VGA console
# vga = normal
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x64k
# vga=791
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x32k
# vga=790
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x256
# vga=773
# VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x64k
# vga=788
# VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x32k
# vga=787
# VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x256
# vga=771
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x64k
# vga=785
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x32k
# vga=784
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x256
# vga=769
# ramdisk = 0     # paranoia setting
# End LILO global section
# Linux bootable partition config begins

image="/boot/vmlinuz-ide-2.4.31"
        root="/dev/hda9"
        label="slackware"
  read-only # Non-UMSDOS filesystems should be mounted read-only for checking
# Linux bootable partition config ends

image=/boot/vmlinuz-generic-2.6.13
        root="/dev/hda9"
        label="2.6.13"
        read-only
root@mypc:~#

Bruce Hill · 11-14-2006, 05:56 PM

Okay, now we can see where your upgrade got messed up badly.

First, you can only boot a kernel that's in your /boot directory;
and that will be some 'vmlinuz' entry, unless labeled differently.
The only kernel in /boot is:

Code:

-rw-r--r--  1 root root 1.3M 2006-09-01 12:21 vmlinuz-ide-2.4.33.3

You can verify that's your running kernel by issuing "uname -a",
which you previously did in this thread.

Second, you have this symlink in /usr/src/

Code:

linux -> linux-2.6.18.1

but there is no /usr/src/linux-2.6.18.1 directory.

Third, this command:

Code:

root@mypc:~# ls -alh /var/log/packages/kernel*cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
/bin/ls: /var/log/packages/kernel*cat: No such file or directory
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 308 2006-10-31 16:41 /boot/grub/menu.lst

is wrong. It's actually two commands on the same line.

Please issue and post the output of:

Code:

root@mypc:~# ls -alh /var/log/packages/kernel*

all by itself, without anything else. That's the only way to tell
what kernels you might have installed. But I think there is none
other than 2.4.33.3 atm.

I never could get GrUB to work properly, but I can get LiLO to
work properly for you - your choice.

littledrop · 12-24-2006, 07:38 AM

Thanks for the help.

I missed this email notification and couldn't find time to reply.
I have installed slackware 11 from scratch and found that my soundcard has problem with 2.6 kernel.
It works fine with 2.4.

I need help in successfully compiling kernel.

Thanks again.

Bruce Hill · 12-25-2006, 05:34 AM

Start with this Kernel Rebuild Guide.

littledrop · 01-02-2007, 07:30 AM

Thanks.

I have tried that but failed.
I need someone who can give me live demo.

Bye
HAPPY NEW YEAR

thebiggiantmouse · 01-02-2007, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by littledrop

Thanks.

I have tried that but failed.
I need someone who can give me live demo.

Bye
HAPPY NEW YEAR

not really i am no linux guru at all and i managed to do this using only the guide in the tutorials section.