Hello Ali
> despite the excellent instructions that you gave me, i am still getting > the following output when i try to start alsa using the init script > supplied by suse 7.2 which is called alsasound. when i run "./alsasound > start" i get the following response: > Starting sound driver: snd-card-emu10k1 > /lib/modules/2.4.13/misc/snd-card-emu10k1.o: init_module: No such device > Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, > including invalid IO or IRQ parameters > /lib/modules/2.4.13/misc/snd-card-emu10k1.o: insmod > /lib/modules/2.4.13/misc/snd-card-emu10k1.o failed > /lib/modules/2.4.13/misc/snd-card-emu10k1.o: insmod snd-card-emu10k1 > failed > done > what does cat /proc/modules say after you have booted the system and from the above messages it looks like you dont have these modules installed at the above mentioned location where the alsa sound script is looking for it > when i run lspci i get the following entry for my soundcard: > 00:14.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10000 (rev > 05) > 00:14.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! (rev 05) > > any further ideas. by the way, i did run the snddevices script supplied > with the alsa driver package and that did not help. if either one of you > would like the output of that, i would be glad to help. > > thanks a lot, > ali asad lotia lspci has nothing to do with alsa, it only tells you that atleast the kernel is recognising and assigning some resources to a particular card. regards have fun but do take care maddy > > "some people believe that regular re-installing could be a hidden feature > of Windows 98..." > > -from toms hardware http://www6.tomshardware.com/howto/01q3/010914/index.html > > > _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user