Sound question about nforce driver

davimint · 08-15-2006, 01:48 AM

Compiled custom kernel ( used full source 2.6.17.8 ) and after a couple of tries i've got sound thru the open source driver but when I try to use the nforce driver it will not build. On my other partitions using Slackware 10.2 with the testing kernel it's always built with no problems. Could someone have a look and see if there's something that I may be missing.

Code:

Module                  Size  Used by
nvidia               4544980  12 
i2c_core               16640  1 nvidia
snd_seq_oss            28416  0 
snd_seq_midi_event      6656  1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq                44624  4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device          7180  2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss            34976  0 
snd_mixer_oss          15232  3 snd_pcm_oss
lp                     10280  0 
parport                30024  1 lp
ipv6                  213280  14 
uhci_hcd               19980  0 
usb_storage            67008  0 
shpchp                 33824  0 
ohci_hcd               17924  0 
ehci_hcd               27272  0 
sata_nv                 7556  0 
libata                 56076  1 sata_nv
snd_intel8x0           27292  2 
snd_ac97_codec         80928  1 snd_intel8x0
snd_ac97_bus            2944  1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm                69124  3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer              19204  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd                    42724  9 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,s
nd_mixer_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore               7904  3 snd
snd_page_alloc          8456  2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
ohci1394               29744  0 
ieee1394               82232  1 ohci1394
tulip                  45728  0 
ide_scsi               13956  0 
agpgart                27848  1 nvidia

here's the warning from the var/log on the nforce driver when I try to install.

Code:

bash-3.00# cat nvidia-nforce-installer.log | grep warn
   include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in arith
   include/asm/io.h:246: warning: wrong type argument to increment
   include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in arith
   include/asm/io.h:246: warning: wrong type argument to increment
   include/linux/prefetch.h:62: warning: pointer of type `void *' used in arith
   include/asm/io.h:246: warning: wrong type argument to increment
bash-3.00#

like I say, sounds working fine and I don't know if theres any advantage with the nvidia driver but would like to understand.

Old_Fogie · 08-15-2006, 03:52 AM

just use intel's as modules in your kernel and then after you install the kernel, run alsaconf to find your card.

you do NOT place a check in the kernel config, just a dot, if you do a check then sound will work, but you will have to add a ton of commands to lilo to have your sound not set to zero everytime you boot the pc up. so do the sound as modules.

dont use the nvidia driver, it's outdated. the alsa driver that comes with the linux kernel is fine and stable and as good as you will get becuase nvidia does not care about us customers

we nvidia people get screwed as nvidia never released surround sound, only lousy ac-97 codec.

be sure to 'duplicate front' in switches tab of kmix if you got more than two speakers.

davimint · 08-15-2006, 09:05 PM

Ok, got your point but still want to be able to use the nforce driver. So back to my question is where to start to resolve the issues with my custom kernel and the nforce driver. Like I said, I DO HAVE SOUND ALREADY set up on this partition and it works great. So if anyone has any ideas or needs me to post any system information or know's if there something special that needs to be compiled please advise so I can give that a try.

regis_n_bits · 08-15-2006, 09:26 PM

davimint

nVidia's nForce drivers package does not support kernels past 2.6.16. You have to use the drivers from the kernel source.

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=73544

Old_Fogie · 08-16-2006, 12:10 AM

that is a good link there regis ty;

davimint · 08-16-2006, 08:02 AM

Thank's Old_Fogie & regis_n_bits for that great link and info. That link you posted will be some great help to others. It surly answered my question so back to the drawing board.