On Wed, 2005-12-28 at 00:00 +0000, Richard wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have no sound at all (on the dual-booting WinXP+Linux machine the
> > sound is fine in Windows incidentally) on my PC under Linux.
> > I have a Dell P4 machine, fitted with a "Creative Labs SB Live 5.1
> > sound card", well, according to the order confirmation. There's also a
> > Plantronics DSP-500 USB headset. I don't get sound through either
> > though (ie headset or speakers connected to sound card at back of
> > machine). The lack of sound is irrespective of whether the headset is
> > plugged into the USB port, too.
> 
> You are using the wrong driver. The Dell SBLive! is not a real SBLive!.
> You want to use "snd-emu10k1x" not "snd-emu10k1".
> 
> Lee.
> 
> New: 
> Thanks Lee R., and others.
> 
> System is as before; Debian etch system using udev, 
> fresh ALSA download v1.0.11rc1.
> 
> I reached the point of inserting the modules into the kernel 
> via modprobe, 
> whilst attempting to install the correct Dell OEM 
> snd-emu10k1x driver as Alsa homepage [http://tinyurl.com/58b27]
> 
> When I attempt to run the command, however, it returns errors. 
> Please advise. Should I ignore them and continue through
> the rest of the installation guide? Or, do something else? 
> The full text of the errors is appended to bottom this of e-mail.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> - Richard.
> 
> === ERRORS ===
> 
> Errors when attempting kernel modules insertion 
> (modinfo soundcore per 1st part of install guide showed 
> soundcore module present):

It sounds like your ALSA modules were not compiled against the same
kernel version you are running, or you did not remove all snd-* modules
before trying to install the new ones.

Lee



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