Re: [SLUG] Sound Problem
On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 11:04, Martin Visser martinvisse...@gmail.com wrote: For most Linux distros and sound cards these days it should just work so I imagine you must have something special. I'd say the something special might be the 2.4 kernel not having the drivers for the newer audio hardware? Slackware 11 can get 2.6 but maybe it's time to try 12 (with default 2.6 kernel). Cheers, h -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Sound Problem - Chipset Specs
have you run alsaconf? Dean Malcolm Johnston wrote: The scanpci command has produced the following info: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC '97 Audio Controller A -v flag to this command produces much more information, but I'm not sure that this is necessary for the moment. I am aware of the modules suite of commands and of the possibility that I may need to load further modules. There is an ac97 sub-directory in the /lib/modules/2.4.33.3/kernel/sound/pci directory, with the following entries: snd-ac97-codec-o.gz snd-ak4531-codec.o.gz Further suggestions on precisely which steps to take would be appreciated. PS. alsactl store ICH5 got rid of the error message on boot, but as I noted I don't think the ALSA setup (or lack of it) is the problem. Cheers, Malcolm Johnston -- http://fragfest.com.au -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Sound Problem
Uggh, I missed that bit in Malcolm's post. Yes, If you are using a 2.4 kernel you definitely should be considering an upgrade. There is a lot of magic in the newer 2.6.x kernel and associated system tools that are going to make your life easier in this regard. Also not really wanting to start a distro war (and I cut my teeth on SLS and then Slackware 1.0 back around 1992/93), but you might want to choose something other Slackware if you are an inexperienced user. http://distrowatch.com/stats.php?section=popularity really puts Slackware as being outside the mainstream. You are much more likely to get useful support if choose from the top 10 in that list. (And yes, the street cred that in particular Gentoo seems to have, but I still would consider that as non mainstream). Of course there are other criteria than popularity for choosing a distro, but it should be a major consideration for novices). Regards, Martin martinvisse...@gmail.com On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 6:26 PM, Henare Degan henare.de...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 11:04, Martin Visser martinvisse...@gmail.com wrote: For most Linux distros and sound cards these days it should just work so I imagine you must have something special. I'd say the something special might be the 2.4 kernel not having the drivers for the newer audio hardware? Slackware 11 can get 2.6 but maybe it's time to try 12 (with default 2.6 kernel). Cheers, h -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Sound Problem
Not being a Slackware user, I don't know the specifics of your issue. In order to give potential advisers a clue, we would at a minimum need to know the model of motherboard, and hence hopefully the onboard sound chipset you are using. Also if you post the result of lspci, filtering out the device line that would seem to pertain to the soundcard it might help. (BTW, when you said you replaced a Intel Celeron with an AMD Athlon CPU, you *must* have also had the motherboard replaced at the same time). For most Linux distros and sound cards these days it should just work so I imagine you must have something special. Regards, Martin martinvisse...@gmail.com On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 9:20 PM, Malcolm Johnston dr...@internode.on.net wrote: PS: I should also add that the distribution is Slackware 11, with a 2.4.33.3 kernel, and that the bootdisk is sata.i, which is one of the vanilla bootdisks for the sort of hardware setup I have described. Malcolm Johnston -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Sound Problem
On Wednesday 01 April 2009 09:00:06 slug-requ...@slug.org.au wrote: Recently I had a Pentium 4 Celeron installed in my PC. Although it replaced an AMD Athlon, the machine rebooted without problem and functions fine, except for the sound. The Pentium came, I understand, with its own soundcard, and I presume this is the problem. Any tips on how to set it up? I should add that the Windows XP on the hard disk does produce sound, so we are not talking about a basic problem with the hardware. Clark I (when an elderly and distinguished scientist says something is not possible then he is usually wrong) (and I have been so wrong in past proclamations eg All Mobos have at least one IDE port) but ... Your CPU has just about *nothing* to do with sound/no sound. As Martin said to change CPU you need to have changed motherboard and the new motherboard has no sound, or the sound is somehow tricky or even your disk is setup to use TheOldSoundcard and your new motherboard uses a NewSoundCard. Try booting with Knoppix or a liveCD to see if that works sound. (If you have a soundcard that card will surely work) Anybody want to walk him thru the modules bit? James -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Sound Problem
Posting reply back to list (for others to chime in on) Malcolm, You need to find the Terminal application (possibly in the Accessories menu). The simply run lspci | grep -i audio and post the results back to the list. (Another alternative, again to be run in a terminal, is lshw -class multimedia ) I would be surprised if neither of these give a result. Regards, Martin martinvisse...@gmail.com On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 11:05 PM, Malcolm Johnston dr...@internode.on.net wrote: On Wednesday 01 April 2009 00:04, you wrote: Not being a Slackware user, I don't know the specifics of your issue. In order to give potential advisers a clue, we would at a minimum need to know the model of motherboard, and hence hopefully the onboard sound chipset you are using. Also if you post the result of lspci, filtering out the device line that would seem to pertain to the soundcard it might help. (BTW, when you said you replaced a Intel Celeron with an AMD Athlon CPU, you *must* have also had the motherboard replaced at the same time). For most Linux distros and sound cards these days it should just work so I imagine you must have something special. Regards, Martin martinvisse...@gmail.com On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 9:20 PM, Malcolm Johnston dr...@internode.on.net wrote: PS: I should also add that the distribution is Slackware 11, with a 2.4.33.3 kernel, and that the bootdisk is sata.i, which is one of the vanilla bootdisks for the sort of hardware setup I have described. Malcolm Johnston -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html Hi Martin, Thanks for the reply. It was the Pentium 4 (and motherboard) that replaced the AMD stuff. Is there a way I can probe for the chipset? It's a bit hard to get info out of the guy who did the work as his English isn't very good. As you say, it should just work anyway. There is an ALSA message on boot to the effect that there is no declared state for the sound card, but my understanding is that ALSA is not the basic driver set. Could you possibly amplify on the Ispci command, although I don't think it's on my distro. Cheers, Malcolm Johnston -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Sound problem of Compaq Presario B3800
On 25/10/06, Faint Da [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a Compaq Presario B3800 laptop. Recently I switchUnless you find an answer here, I'd recommend you to go through the ALSA web site[1]'s FAQ's and HOWTO's to find out how to figure which sound hardware you have and how much support it has in ALSA. If you have further questions then their users mailing list is VERY helpful, responsive and most knowledgeable about such issues. [1] http://alsa-project.org/Good luck,--P -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
