RE: Poweredge with SAS6/ir
I have been digging further into this and the main issue, turns out, has to do with the way grub sees the disks I'm afraid. I do not have a lot of experience in installs, so I will need assistance on what to do. I have managed to boot all the way to busybox and I have a command prompt with initramfs. What can I do to map the proper boot device? Ozz Lioi Systems Administrator Light Box Media o...@lightboxmedia.ca Mobile: 778-997-1997 -Original Message- From: ozz lioi [mailto:o...@lightboxmedia.ca] Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 9:52 AM To: 'Lennart Sorensen' Cc: debian-amd64@lists.debian.org Subject: RE: Poweredge with SAS6/ir It's a Dell PowerEdge 2950. The module is the SAS6/ir. I have managed to get into the OS which now leaves me thinking the problem may lie somewhere else. I did manage that by hitting 'Utility mode' (which I even consulted with Dell and should not happen as it is a utility by Dell) during bootup, I will try to get a transcript of lspci info as I cannot get the machine to connect or even to change any files as the OS seems to not respond to the changes. The previous OS running there was CentOS 5 (I believe, too late to check). I did download Ubuntu to see what drivers it uses but no longer sure if it's a driver issue. The install does see the virtual disk, but after restarting I have to either boot into a mangled OS without much I can do so far or watch the cursor blink at an empty line after the remote access configuration prompt. I think there is possibly a grub issue... Don't know! Ozz Lioi Systems Administrator Light Box Media o...@lightboxmedia.ca Mobile: 778-997-1997 -Original Message- From: Lennart Sorensen [mailto:lsore...@csclub.uwaterloo.ca] Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 6:57 AM To: ozz lioi Cc: debian-amd64@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Poweredge with SAS6/ir On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 04:57:38PM -0700, ozz lioi wrote: > I'm having a great deal of difficulty understanding what the problem is so > far. > > The situation is this: > > I could boot from DVD and install the OS, then it would not load. > > In the boot up process if I choose the F10 option (Utility Mode) then it > boots the OS with the normal mode + single mode option. > > I can login to the normal option but nothing works, I cannot even start > networking, similarly to single mode. > > I have tried to install Lenny AMD64 and now I will try the i386. Driver support is almost certainly going to be identical between amd64 and i386. It may be that your hardware simply does not work with linux right now, or that you need a newer kernel. Lenny uses 2.6.26, and I certainly have needed a newer kernel for many of the machines we are getting at work now. 2.6.29 seems to work on most of them. So to some extent you can try a daily build of the debian installer to see if it can detect the devices properly, but you would essentially have to install unstable to get a newer kernel. So what kind of machine is it? What model? -- Len Sorensen No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.32/2266 - Release Date: 07/28/09 06:00:00 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-amd64-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.32/2266 - Release Date: 07/28/09 06:00:00 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-amd64-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
RE: Poweredge with SAS6/ir
I replaced the module with another one for testing and will report back if it's a hardware issue. Ozz Lioi Systems Administrator Light Box Media o...@lightboxmedia.ca Mobile: 778-997-1997 -Original Message- From: ozz lioi [mailto:o...@lightboxmedia.ca] Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 9:52 AM To: 'Lennart Sorensen' Cc: debian-amd64@lists.debian.org Subject: RE: Poweredge with SAS6/ir It's a Dell PowerEdge 2950. The module is the SAS6/ir. I have managed to get into the OS which now leaves me thinking the problem may lie somewhere else. I did manage that by hitting 'Utility mode' (which I even consulted with Dell and should not happen as it is a utility by Dell) during bootup, I will try to get a transcript of lspci info as I cannot get the machine to connect or even to change any files as the OS seems to not respond to the changes. The previous OS running there was CentOS 5 (I believe, too late to check). I did download Ubuntu to see what drivers it uses but no longer sure if it's a driver issue. The install does see the virtual disk, but after restarting I have to either boot into a mangled OS without much I can do so far or watch the cursor blink at an empty line after the remote access configuration prompt. I think there is possibly a grub issue... Don't know! Ozz Lioi Systems Administrator Light Box Media o...@lightboxmedia.ca Mobile: 778-997-1997 -Original Message- From: Lennart Sorensen [mailto:lsore...@csclub.uwaterloo.ca] Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 6:57 AM To: ozz lioi Cc: debian-amd64@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Poweredge with SAS6/ir On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 04:57:38PM -0700, ozz lioi wrote: > I'm having a great deal of difficulty understanding what the problem is so > far. > > The situation is this: > > I could boot from DVD and install the OS, then it would not load. > > In the boot up process if I choose the F10 option (Utility Mode) then it > boots the OS with the normal mode + single mode option. > > I can login to the normal option but nothing works, I cannot even start > networking, similarly to single mode. > > I have tried to install Lenny AMD64 and now I will try the i386. Driver support is almost certainly going to be identical between amd64 and i386. It may be that your hardware simply does not work with linux right now, or that you need a newer kernel. Lenny uses 2.6.26, and I certainly have needed a newer kernel for many of the machines we are getting at work now. 2.6.29 seems to work on most of them. So to some extent you can try a daily build of the debian installer to see if it can detect the devices properly, but you would essentially have to install unstable to get a newer kernel. So what kind of machine is it? What model? -- Len Sorensen No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.32/2266 - Release Date: 07/28/09 06:00:00 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-amd64-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.32/2266 - Release Date: 07/28/09 06:00:00 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-amd64-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
RE: Poweredge with SAS6/ir
It's a Dell PowerEdge 2950. The module is the SAS6/ir. I have managed to get into the OS which now leaves me thinking the problem may lie somewhere else. I did manage that by hitting 'Utility mode' (which I even consulted with Dell and should not happen as it is a utility by Dell) during bootup, I will try to get a transcript of lspci info as I cannot get the machine to connect or even to change any files as the OS seems to not respond to the changes. The previous OS running there was CentOS 5 (I believe, too late to check). I did download Ubuntu to see what drivers it uses but no longer sure if it's a driver issue. The install does see the virtual disk, but after restarting I have to either boot into a mangled OS without much I can do so far or watch the cursor blink at an empty line after the remote access configuration prompt. I think there is possibly a grub issue... Don't know! Ozz Lioi Systems Administrator Light Box Media o...@lightboxmedia.ca Mobile: 778-997-1997 -Original Message- From: Lennart Sorensen [mailto:lsore...@csclub.uwaterloo.ca] Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 6:57 AM To: ozz lioi Cc: debian-amd64@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Poweredge with SAS6/ir On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 04:57:38PM -0700, ozz lioi wrote: > I'm having a great deal of difficulty understanding what the problem is so > far. > > The situation is this: > > I could boot from DVD and install the OS, then it would not load. > > In the boot up process if I choose the F10 option (Utility Mode) then it > boots the OS with the normal mode + single mode option. > > I can login to the normal option but nothing works, I cannot even start > networking, similarly to single mode. > > I have tried to install Lenny AMD64 and now I will try the i386. Driver support is almost certainly going to be identical between amd64 and i386. It may be that your hardware simply does not work with linux right now, or that you need a newer kernel. Lenny uses 2.6.26, and I certainly have needed a newer kernel for many of the machines we are getting at work now. 2.6.29 seems to work on most of them. So to some extent you can try a daily build of the debian installer to see if it can detect the devices properly, but you would essentially have to install unstable to get a newer kernel. So what kind of machine is it? What model? -- Len Sorensen No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.32/2266 - Release Date: 07/28/09 06:00:00 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-amd64-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Poweredge with SAS6/ir
I'm having a great deal of difficulty understanding what the problem is so far. The situation is this: I could boot from DVD and install the OS, then it would not load. In the boot up process if I choose the F10 option (Utility Mode) then it boots the OS with the normal mode + single mode option. I can login to the normal option but nothing works, I cannot even start networking, similarly to single mode. I have tried to install Lenny AMD64 and now I will try the i386. Please advise! Regards, Ozz Lioi Systems Administrator Light Box Media o...@lightboxmedia.ca Mobile: 778-997-1997
Re: installing sarge with USB keyboard
On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 17:37:19 -0800, Sebastian Haase <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > I just got a new Pentium D Dell PC and was very surprised when it didn't > respond on the first (choose language) screen of debian-installer... > It took me a while, but then I realized: > The PC was using a USB keyboard ! It doesn't even have as PS/2 port ! > I'm using a amd64 netinst CD (also tried the full BIN-1 CD) from around > Jun-2005. > Where can I find a newer installation CD ? (I found only those "old" > images on the web) Try this one: http://tinyplanet.ca/~lsorense/amd64/sarge-amd64-2.6.12-netinst.iso (~90 meg download). I used it for my Dual-Opteron. Works great. And thanks again to Len Sorensen for making this available to us. Regards, Ozz. pgp5huQwoEaQC.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: 3ware 9550 SATA RAID controller problems
On Wed, 04 Jan 2006 20:39:30 -0500, Stephen Woodbridge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > After finally getting Sarge installed on my SuperMicro X6DHT-G > motherboard system, I am having a problem recognizing the 3ware 9550 > SATA Raid Controller card. I have loaded the 3w-9xxx module but that is > not getting me anywhere yet. This system boots from a separate SATA disk > so the system is running, just without the 1.6TB raid array :( > > Thoughts and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I can't comment on the 9550, but I'm using a 3Ware 9500 on a dual-Opteron 250 setup, and it works fine with 4x400Gb as hardware RAID5 (1.2TB). I used the 2.6.12 kernel for the install (I did a tftp install as the box has no CD drive - it's a 1U rackmount server with all drive bays full). The installer saw it as a single 1.2TB drive. Regards, Ozz. pgpAEwcPhocmj.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Problems installing on AMD Athlon 64 system
On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 15:03:58 -0800, lordSauron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > noo!!! another one lost to Gnome! I really hope you meant > Kubuntu, since KDE is really much nicer than Gnome for people who need > to get something done (working with Gnome is like having your neck > amputated!) Even Linus himself recently stated that people should use KDE rather than Gnome. I won't repeat what Linus called the people behind the Gnome interface for fear of invoking Godwin's Law #;-D I have to say that Gnome has been dumbed down to the point of being virtually useless. Regards, Ozz. pgp39cvgIhq7o.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: dvd film and K3b
On Fri, 9 Dec 2005 01:28:01 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Thu, Dec 08, 2005 at 06:10:15PM -0500, Robert Isaac wrote: > > > What programme should I use to pull out an individual chapter or title > > > from a > > > DVD as an MPEG file? I have found a way to create a DVD from separate > > > files, > > > but it's actually separating those files that is eluding me. > > > > dvd::rip can do this as can vobcopy (though vobcopy's way of doing it > > is a PITA). >^ > sorry, but what?? PITA = Pain In The A$$. Regards, Ozz. pgpzUojrf2GA1.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: amd64: Sarge or Etch?
On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 13:34:22 +1100, Dean Hamstead <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > the downside is, as i recall sarge uses k 2.6.8 > and hw support has gone quite far since then, 2.6.12 > being vastly better and 2.6.14 being noticable better > > especially with nvidia based hw (nf4, nvraid, nforce eth > etc) That's why you use Len's modified iso, which is Sarge with the 2.6.12 kernel. See my previous post. Regards, Ozz. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: amd64: Sarge or Etch?
On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 16:11:50 -0500, Homer Whittaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Bill I am in a similiar position so I have decided to go Etch. > For no other reason than I normally use Debian Testing and I > assume :) that etch will be just about the same. > If and when you find a decent AMD64 Etch download please let me > know, and I will do the same for you. Have not been able to > find an etch .iso as yet. > Homer Whittaker Hi Homer - good to see you on the list. I recommend this install image: http://tinyplanet.ca/~lsorense/amd64/sarge-amd64-2.6.12-netinst.iso (~90 meg download) (Kudos to Len Sorensen for a great iso) I used it myself on my dual-Opteron last week. It's Sarge, but with the 2.6.12 kernel. If you install in expert mode then it will give you the option for testing. The only issue I've seen with it so far was on a scsi system - it did not recognize the scsi controller, so we had to install with the regular Sarge. Unfortunately I have a memory like a sieve, and cannot remember what controller it was - I'll check when I get back tomorrow. Regards, Ozz. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Networking not working
On Sat, 5 Nov 2005 10:46:26 -0600, "Thomas F. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Nov 5, 2005, at 8:49 AM, Austin (Ozz) Denyer wrote: > > > On Fri, 4 Nov 2005 20:54:16 -0600, "Thomas F. O'Connell" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> Has anyone had any difficulty getting networking going under sarge > >> amd64? > > > > It would help greatly if you could give us some error messages to chew > > on. > > Well, here's what happens: > > During installation, it gets to the point where it recognizes and > displays my three network interfaces. I choose the e100, which has > traditionally been eth0, as the primary interface. Looking on the Alt- > F3 virtual console, I see the following lines: > > insmod /lib/modules/2.6.8-11-amd64-generic/kernel/drivers/net/mii.ko > insmod /lib/modules/2.6.8-11-amd64-generic/kernel/drivers/net/e100.ko > insmod /lib/modules/2.6.8-11-amd64-generic/kernel/drivers/net/tg3.ko > > Then, back on the installer console, it tells me that it's going to > detect DHCP. This fails. There are no further messages or errors on > the other console other than: > > insmod /lib/modules/2.6.8-11-amd64-generic/kernel/drivers/block/ > floppy.ko > FATAL: Error inserting floppy (/lib/modules/2.6.8-11-amd64-generic/ > kernel/drivers/block/floppy.ko): No such device > > But that's not related to DHCP detection, is it? No. > Then I try to configure the network manually with the IP the box had > before I attempted to reinstall, along with the local network address > for the router and the correct netmask. I leave the nameserver blank. Do you allow the installer to continue anyway? I had to, and then finish setting up networking after the reboot. What does ifconfig show? > The installer pauses for a bit and then returns with the hostname > prompt. > > Is there any way to determine at this point in the installation > process whether the network card has been successfully recognized and > is working? Or to further diagnose why DHCP was not able to be > autoconfigured? Would expert mode help? I'd check the output of ifconfig. Also (and I know this may sound silly) check to make sure that the network cable is plugged into the right NIC. If you have three NICs then they may not be getting assigned the way you think. Mine swapped over after installing X/KDE for some reason. Regards, Ozz. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Networking not working
On Fri, 4 Nov 2005 20:54:16 -0600, "Thomas F. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So I finally made it through the installation process (see nearby > thread about software RAID, LVM, and LILO), and lo and behold: > networking isn't working. The primary ethernet card (of three) in > this machine is an Intel Ethernet Pro 100, and the e100 module seems > to load fine and be recognized, but I don't seem to be able to ping > the router on my local network, so I'm suspicious of the network card. > > During installation, DHCP was not detected, and after reboot during > base-config, apt setup couldn't be completed normally because, I > suspect, of networking issues. > > Has anyone had any difficulty getting networking going under sarge > amd64? It would help greatly if you could give us some error messages to chew on. I just set up my new box (Tyan K8WE dual-Opteron246) using Len Sorensen's modified Sarge installer with the 2.6.12 kernel (Thanks, Len!). Initially my NICs were not detected either - all it found was the FireWire networking, which I don't use. I continued anyway, and on reboot the NICs were found and the forcedeth driver loaded. However, I did have to add them to /etc/network/interfaces and then run /etc/init.d/networking stop|start to get them running properly. I've since upgraded to 2.6.14-2 to get around the Opteron SMP issues. Note - after installing X/KDE, my NICs swapped over (!). The only issue I have with it now is my graphics card (EVGA GeForce 6600GT PCI-E) but looking at the posts over the last few days it appears I'm not alone there (it needs the nVidia 7714 driver)... For the time being I'm using the VESA driver (the nv driver causes screen corruption after a few minutes of use) but it's not really a big issue for me, as I just need to get a lot of (mainly text) on the screen at once - FPS is unimportant. Regards, Ozz. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: apt-get update: pgp public key
On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 17:07:23 -0700, Chris Wakefield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all. > > I notice an error now when I run apt-get update: > > "W: GPG error: http://debian.csail.mit.edu sid Release: The following > signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not > available: NO_PUBKEY E415B2B4B5F5BBED" > > Is there are apt-get facility to create a GPG public key? > > Thanks for any info to make this easier to deal with, > Chris w. wget http://amd64.debian.net/archive.key apt-key add archive.key Or: gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --recv-key E415B2B4B5F5BBED Or, check the list archives - this has been covered 4 or 5 times now. Regards, Ozz. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Filesystem stability?
On Mon, 11 Jul 2005 18:18:15 -0700, Mark Ferlatte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've heard rumours that some of the Linux filesystems aren't as stable > as they should be on AMD64; in particular, I've heard of bad things > happening with JFS and XFS. > > That being said, I can't find anything even approaching authoritative, > so I thought I'd ask: > > What filesystems are you guys using, and anyone had any bad > experiences? I use ext3, and love it. I used to use ReiserFS (and swore by it), but got BADLY burned a couple of years ago (what was initially a single corrupted file was turned into a totally trashed partition by the Reiser tools, and I ended up losing the entire partition) and haven't touched it since. Regards, Ozz. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Please advise
On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 11:28:08 +0100, Volker Schlecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm in the process of building an AMD64 System which I plan to run > Debian on, and I would like to ask for your advice on the choice of > suitable mainboards. > > From what I gather from the list archives and google, both the > > ABIT AV8 and the MSI KT8 Neo2-FIR are reported to be fully supported > by current Linux versions (I plan to use Kanotix 64 for the > installation), whereas I saw some troubles reported with the ASUS > A8V. I use the Gigabyte GA-K8NF-9 mainboard with the 3000+ CPU. Everything works on the mainboard. The on-board NIC works with the forcedeth driver, and I got on-board sound working by following the advice of the good people on this list and upgrading the kernel to 2.6.10. I can highly recommend this mainboard. > I'd be very interested in recommendations from people who have used > systems with these boards reagrding topics such as stability and ease > of use/hardware compatibility with Linux. I am not a newbie, so > manually modprobing a module is not a problem for me ... then again, > I don't really care for disfunctional network support or missing > on-board sound, either. See above - everything works on the board. Regards, Ozz. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Another program for burning dvds
On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 20:17:14 +0100, v0n0 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Since I tried to burnt 5 dvds with k3b (it's very unstable, maybe > developers should focus on bugs instead on new features??) and none of > them is being read by any of the readers I tried I ask for another > program to burn my dvds (not dvd movie). I use xcdroast. Try it - you'll like it. Regards, Ozz. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: AMD64 / Debian / Sound - FIXED!!!!!
First of all, a very deep and sincere THANK YOU! to all who provided input to this issue. On Wed, 9 Mar 2005 11:34:20 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lennart Sorensen) wrote: > > which includes 0059, which yours does not. I am running 2.6.10 which > has alsa 1.06. If you are running 2.6.8 then you only have alsa 1.04 > which I suspect does not include support for your chip. I guess you > should upgrade to the 2.6.10 kernel and it should start working. OK, let's give that a try... First, make sure all is current: Athlon64:/# apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -s No errors but a few updates, so: Athlon64:/# apt-get upgrade && apt-get clean Looks good so far. Now for the kernel: [Check apt-cache for latest version and find 2.6.10-9, so installing that...] Athlon64:/# apt-get install kernel-image-2.6.10-9-amd64-k8 kernel-source-2.6.10 kernel-doc-2.6.10 -s No errors, so let's do The Real Thing: Athlon64:/# apt-get install kernel-image-2.6.10-9-amd64-k8 kernel-source-2.6.10 kernel-doc-2.6.10 and reboot... A crapload of boot error messages, but alsa appears to load OK, although my USB cordless mouse has gone. Quick halt and add USB->PS/2 converter and restart... Another crapload of startup errors, but nothing that looks too serious that it can't wait and I have my rodent back; so let's try some music... (a few minutes of tinkering with mixer and other XMMS settings later) SUCCESS Thanks again to all who provided input, and especially to Mr. Sorensen for the key info that enabled me to finally enjoy my new system to it's fullest! Regards, Ozz. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: AMD64 / Debian / Sound
On Wed, 9 Mar 2005 11:04:34 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lennart Sorensen) wrote: > > On Wed, Mar 09, 2005 at 10:53:20AM -0500, Austin Denyer wrote: > > > > OK, I added snd-intel8x0 to /etc/modules: > Make sure /dev/adsp* and friends exist. If they don't the snddevices > script in alsa-base /usr/share/alsa-base/snddevices will create all > the alsa device nodes if you run it. Athlon64:/dev# ls adsp* adsp adsp0 adsp1 adsp2 adsp3 Athlon64:/dev# > Check /proc/asound/cards and see if it actually has recognized any > hardware. Athlon64:/proc/asound# cat cards --- no soundcards --- Athlon64:/proc/asound# Aha! I'm betting that's the problem ;-D > Run lspci -n |grep 0401 and we can see what PCI ID the sound has and > maybe look that up in the driver sources to make sure this really is > the driver you should be using. On my nforce2 I see: > > :00:05.0 0401: 10de:006b (rev a2) > :00:06.0 0401: 10de:006a (rev a1) > > Which is the AC97 and the MCP devices (I believe the MCP is the DSP > the nforce and nforce2 have). Athlon64:/proc/asound# lspci -n | grep 0401 :00:04.0 0401: 10de:0059 (rev a2) Athlon64:/proc/asound# > I can check the driver in this case doing this: > modinfo snd-intel8x0|grep -i 10de|grep -i 006[ab] > which shows: > alias: pci:v10DEd006Asv*sd*bc*sc*i* > > So the snd-intel8x0 knows about pci vendor 10DE device 006A > which matches 10de:006a. Most kernel drivers seem to have such > aliases to help out userspace module loading utilities and such. Athlon64:/proc/asound# modinfo snd-intel8x0|grep -i 10de alias: pci:v10DEd00EAsv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v10DEd00DAsv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v10DEd006Asv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v10DEd01B1sv*sd*bc*sc*i* Athlon64:/proc/asound# So, it looks like the problem is that my sound card is not being detected. How would I get Debian to detect the sound card? Regards, Ozz. (Spoiled by sndconfig) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: AMD64 / Debian / Sound
On Wed, 9 Mar 2005 09:53:03 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lennart Sorensen) wrote: > On Wed, Mar 09, 2005 at 09:47:06AM -0500, Austin Denyer wrote: > > Modconf did not list either of those drivers. > > > > Where would I find them? > > modconf? Whatever is that? > > i just add snd-intel8x0 to /etc/modules and it works, at least with > debian kernel-image builds of 2.6 kernels since they have alsa enabled > as modules by default. OK, I added snd-intel8x0 to /etc/modules: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat /etc/modules # /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time. # # This file should contain the names of kernel modules that are # to be loaded at boot time, one per line. Comments begin with # a "#", and everything on the line after them are ignored. forcedeth ide-cd ide-disk ide-generic psmouse r8169 sd_mod snd-ac97-codec snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm-oss snd-intel8x0 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ = The output of lsmod is as follwos: = Athlon64:~# lsmod Module Size Used by ipv6 264232 8 af_packet 23308 2 eth139421776 0 aic79xx 260828 0 ohci1394 33540 0 ieee1394 372632 2 eth1394,ohci1394 joydev 11456 0 usbhid 33600 0 ehci_hcd 30788 0 ohci_hcd 21252 0 st 40996 0 aic7xxx 180696 0 sata_nv 9732 0 libata 42632 1 sata_nv ext2 70160 1 snd_intel8x0 35988 0 gameport5120 1 snd_intel8x0 snd_mpu401_uart 8192 1 snd_intel8x0 snd_rawmidi26532 1 snd_mpu401_uart snd_seq_device 9164 1 snd_rawmidi snd_pcm_oss56680 0 snd_pcm 100876 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm_oss snd_page_alloc 12944 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm snd_timer 24904 1 snd_pcm snd_mixer_oss 19520 1 snd_pcm_oss tsdev 8576 0 mousedev 11852 2 evdev 10944 0 snd_ac97_codec 73220 1 snd_intel8x0 snd56936 9 snd_intel8x0,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd _pcm,snd_timer,snd_mixer_oss,snd_ac97_codec soundcore 11232 1 snd sd_mod 21440 0 scsi_mod 129888 5 aic79xx,st,aic7xxx,libata,sd_mod r8169 18436 0 psmouse19340 0 ide_cd 42016 0 cdrom 39208 1 ide_cd forcedeth 18432 0 genrtc 10068 0 ext3 119760 7 jbd58224 1 ext3 mbcache 9928 2 ext2,ext3 ide_generic 1856 0 ide_disk 20864 11 amd74xx14768 1 ide_core 154336 4 ide_cd,ide_generic,ide_disk,amd74xx unix 29696 58 font9152 0 vesafb 6960 0 cfbcopyarea 4160 1 vesafb cfbimgblt 3328 1 vesafb cfbfillrect 4352 1 vesafb Athlon64:~# === If I try to play a sound file such as an mp3 (I'm testing with aplay) I get the following error: == Athlon64:/# aplay test.mp3 ALSA lib confmisc.c:550:(snd_determine_driver) could not open control for card 0 ALSA lib conf.c:3461:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such device ALSA lib confmisc.c:387:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings ALSA lib conf.c:3461:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat returned error: No such device ALSA lib confmisc.c:945:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name ALSA lib conf.c:3461:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such device ALSA lib conf.c:3930:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such device ALSA lib pcm.c:2068:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default aplay: main:508: audio open error: No such device Athlon64:/mnt/hdb7/temp/hda3Temp/My Music# = Any more clues? I really do appreciate the help Guys. Regards, Ozz. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: AMD64 / Debian / Sound
First of all, thanks to all who replied. On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 10:51:59 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lennart Sorensen) wrote: > > On Tue, Mar 08, 2005 at 10:07:14AM -0500, Austin Denyer wrote: > > I'm trying to get the sound working on my new Debian64 install. > > > > The mainboard is a Gigabyte GA-K8NF-9 using the nForce4 chipset. > > > > The user manual lists the sound as ALC850 CODEC > > > > The mainboard BIOS lists it as AC97. > > > > Now, Debian no longer includes sndconfig in sarge or sid, so I'm SOL > > there. > > > > I used modconf to try and load the AC97 driver. Modconf appeared to > > load it OK, but I still have no sound. > > > > Everything else is working fine. > > > > I've included the output of lsmod to the end of this post. > > > > Any ideas? > > Well I know the AC97 on the nforce2 uses intel810 style access, so try > snd-intel8x0 driver (the alsa driver), or i810audio (oss driver > although I wouldn't use that one personally). > > Perhaps nforce4 is similar that way. Modconf did not list either of those drivers. Where would I find them? Regards, Ozz. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
AMD64 / Debian / Sound
Hi Guys. I'm trying to get the sound working on my new Debian64 install. The mainboard is a Gigabyte GA-K8NF-9 using the nForce4 chipset. The user manual lists the sound as ALC850 CODEC The mainboard BIOS lists it as AC97. Now, Debian no longer includes sndconfig in sarge or sid, so I'm SOL there. I used modconf to try and load the AC97 driver. Modconf appeared to load it OK, but I still have no sound. Everything else is working fine. I've included the output of lsmod to the end of this post. Any ideas? Regards, Ozz. == Athlon64:/etc# lsmod Module Size Used by parport_pc 37256 1 lp 12456 0 parport44940 2 parport_pc,lp sr_mod 17956 0 sg 39992 0 snd_pcm_oss56680 0 snd_pcm 100876 1 snd_pcm_oss snd_page_alloc 12944 1 snd_pcm snd_timer 24904 1 snd_pcm snd_mixer_oss 19520 1 snd_pcm_oss ipv6 264232 10 af_packet 23308 2 eth139421776 0 aic79xx 260828 0 ohci1394 33540 0 ieee1394 372632 2 eth1394,ohci1394 joydev 11456 0 usbhid 33600 0 ehci_hcd 30788 0 ohci_hcd 21252 0 st 40996 0 aic7xxx 180696 0 sata_nv 9732 0 libata 42632 1 sata_nv ext2 70160 1 snd_ac97_codec 73220 0 tsdev 8576 0 mousedev 11852 2 evdev 10944 0 snd56936 5 snd_pcm_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mixer_oss,snd_ac97_codec soundcore 11232 1 snd sd_mod 21440 0 scsi_mod 129888 7 sr_mod,sg,aic79xx,st,aic7xxx,libata,sd_mod r8169 18436 0 psmouse19340 0 ide_cd 42016 0 cdrom 39208 2 sr_mod,ide_cd forcedeth 18432 0 genrtc 10068 0 ext3 119760 7 jbd58224 1 ext3 mbcache 9928 2 ext2,ext3 ide_generic 1856 0 ide_disk 20864 11 amd74xx14768 1 ide_core 154336 4 ide_cd,ide_generic,ide_disk,amd74xx unix 29696 144 font9152 0 vesafb 6960 0 cfbcopyarea 4160 1 vesafb cfbimgblt 3328 1 vesafb cfbfillrect 4352 1 vesafb Athlon64:/etc# -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
