On this note, I would like to add that sound has occasionally been dropping out for me -- it has to do with using xmms, then mplayer; they seem to both want to keep control... this happens mostly on my laptop (which uses the esssolo1 module) and sometimes on my workstation (which uses the es1370 module, which icidentally is a CreativeLabs Sound Blaster [PCI 128] card, but incompatible with the sb module!).
Neither of these cards are very fancy multi-channel ones, like the SB Live!, but they do handle multiple channels in hardware. That is, I can play simultaneous sounds from line in, mic, and pcm (computer-generated digital audio) but cannot seem to play xmms and mplayer at the same time, alas... I *have* found that reloading the modules is not necessary to fix my occasional predicament, but rather killing esd and restarting it works. As my own user (non-root), I 'killall -9 esd;esd' and everything seems to work again. Any comments? esd is the enlightenment sound daemon; I no longer use the enlightenment window manager, but redhat 7.x has set me up the bomb, so to speak. ciao, Ben B On Mon, 02 Jun 2003 15:18:13 -0700 Linux Rocks ! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | Brian, | So... you can use lsmod to see what modules are loaded, doing | this on the | redhat machine should give you a clue as to what module to load for | your card. Alternatively the sb module may work also. | | You may also want to have it load on boot, under slackware there is a | file named rc.modules, which is where you would either uncomment the | line that pertains to your device, or create a line to laod it. In my | case Im using cmpci sound card, so I do: | modprobe cmpci | (note, you may also need additional parameters, such as IRQ and io mem | address) | | Note: the module should be the same on each system on one machine, but | if the motherboards are different in each machine, they may have | different sound drivers(modules). | | Jamie | | | On Tuesday 03 June 2003 06:33 pm, BAGGAB wrote: | : Jamie | : | : Its an on-board type card. My two Motherboards are very similar MSI | : boards. The soundcard is something like a crystal fusion. | : | : One board works fine under RH 8.0, the other board sees the card but | no: sound (tried turning on the sound server, ect.) I would like to | get the: sound working so I can listen to oggs while I code. | : | : I am having lots of success do to the LUG's help. I just got the | router: working thanks to Cory and Bob. | : | : Thanks again. | : | : -----Original Message----- | : From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | Behalf: Of Linux Rocks ! | : Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 2:20 PM | : To: The Eugene Unix and GNU/Linux User Group's mail list | : Subject: Re: [eug-lug]Mission accomplished | : | : | : A quick fix to the sound. as root try: | : modprobe sb | : sb is the generic SoundBlaster module, it works with many cards. To | get: sound | : working with your sound card, you will first need to know which | sound card: it | : is, then either load the module for it, or re-compile your kernel | with: support for that card. | : | : Jamie | : | : On Tuesday 03 June 2003 01:59 pm, BAGGAB wrote: | : : After our discussion about distros I have implemented this | solution.: : | : : Loaded Koppix 3.2 and Red Hat 8.0 in dual boot config. | : : | : : Conclusion: this is a balance between two ends of the spectrum of | Linux: : distros (for me the novice.) | : : | : : On going problems: sound card not working under either (worked | under: : windows), still tweaking modem under Kopppix. | : : | : : I will play some, then come back with some questions. | : : | : : Thanks to all for your input! | : : _______________________________________________ EuG-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug
