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Old 05-02-2006, 05:53 AM   #1
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Sound Card Slackware 9.0


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i have slackware 9.0 installed, used as a test database, im having problem with the sound card, when i run lsmod there are no items displayed, then i run lspci, then it displays VIA....something, then my soundcard is also listed...VIA8233...i tried running alsaconf as what said fromt the tutorials but it says command not found...what should be the steps i take?

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Old 05-02-2006, 06:22 AM   #2
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You should use your installation medium to install all the alsa related software (driver, libs, utilities etc) in order to be able to use your soundcard.

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Old 05-02-2006, 06:22 AM   #3
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well, 1st step is to confirm that you actually have alsa installed.

go to pkgtool and select remove packages. if it's not htere then you don't have it.......
 
Old 05-02-2006, 02:45 PM   #4
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There have been some problems with via82xx lately.
http://www.slackware.com/changelog/current.php?cpu=i386
Supposed to be fixed now.
 
Old 05-02-2006, 09:45 PM   #5
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hi!
what if i dont have it installed? is it possible that i dont have it also on the installation CD? i made a full install on Slackware 9.0, if i dont have it on the cd, which alsa version would be suitable for the sound card that i have? thank you so much =)
 
Old 05-03-2006, 02:54 AM   #6
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Searching slack 9.0 packages it seems that there is no alsa packages! If you cannot upgrade to a newer slack version try the 9.1 alsa packeges, or go to alsa and d/l the sources to compile them from source.

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Old 05-03-2006, 04:33 AM   #7
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i would install the latest version from -current.....

just download the 3 alsa packages and install.........
 
Old 05-03-2006, 05:29 AM   #8
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hi!

ive downloaded driver, lib and utilities, 1.0.11 from the site, i'll try the NOWTO part he9x.
 
Old 05-04-2006, 04:06 AM   #9
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hi!
i've installed the three packages last night, i've followed the instructions on the Alsa howto, but on the part of loading the modules using modprobe, i dont know what to load, i have via8233 sound card, i've check the CARD-STATUS file, but i didnt see my sound card on it, any other way on this? thanks!
 
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According to the alsa howto for your soundcard you should:
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 modprobe snd-via82xx;modprobe snd-pcm-oss;modprobe snd-mixer-oss;modprobe snd-seq-oss
 
Old 05-05-2006, 01:50 AM   #11
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hi!
thanks for the reply, i've tried that last night, but it says modprobe: cant locate module.... all of it cant be located, i tried updatedb then locate also manually but it did not find it, what seems to be the problem? thanks again...
 
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How did you install the driver? The modules should be in /lib/modules/<kernel-version>/kernel/drivers/sound/pci if you've installed it correctly. I suggest you to follow the whole alsa howto to install the drivers and the rest of the alsa software from source.
 
Old 05-05-2006, 03:21 AM   #13
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hi!
I've just followed this how-to...

http://www.alsa-project.org/~valentyn/

downloaded

alsa-driver-1.0.11.tar.bz2
alsa-lib-1.0.11.tar.bz2
alsa-utils-1.0.11.tar.bz2

are thos the correct files? thanks again sir.
 
Old 05-05-2006, 03:43 AM   #14
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That howto is for kernels 2.0.x and 2.2.x. I suggest you to follow the official alsa howto that is specifiacally written for your soundcard. You can skip what is written in red letters.
The files you've d/l are the correct ones.

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Old 05-05-2006, 03:47 AM   #15
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hi!
thank you so much sir for the fast reply, for your time he9x, i'll try it again tonight he9x, i'm using slackware 9 for oracle 9i, and i'm developing an application that needs sounds, so i just need to make it work he9x, thank you so much again =)
 
  


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