On Tue, 2007-05-08 at 10:45 -0700, Kelly Clowers wrote: > On 5/8/07, Marcelo Chiapparini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I am running ech in a sony vaio pcg-v505ex notebook. The system has a > > buildin intel8x0 sound card. My problem is that alsaconf configures > > correctly the card, but the configuration doesn't survives to the boot, in > > each boot I have to run alsaconf again. I know this problem has to do with a > > bug in alsaconf, and it was already discussed in this list. But the proposed > > solution doesn't work for me. Here are the steps I am following: > > > > 1 - Before run alsaconf, I run 'lsmod | grep snd', in order to see the > > modificantion done by alsaconf later. The output is > > > > snd_intel8x0m 15980 0 > > snd_intel8x0 30332 1 <-------------------------- > > snd_pcm_oss 38368 1 > > snd_mixer_oss 15200 1 snd_pcm_oss > > snd_ac97_codec 83104 2 snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0 > > snd_ac97_bus 2400 1 snd_ac97_codec > > snd_pcm 68676 4 > > snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm_oss,snd_ac97_codec > > snd_timer 20996 1 snd_pcm > > snd 47012 7 > > snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer > > soundcore 9248 2 snd > > snd_page_alloc 9640 3 > > snd_intel8x0m,snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm > > > > as can be seen, the module snd_intel8x0 is already loaded, but it doesn't > > work... yet... > > > > 2 - After running alsaconf I have sound. The output for 'lsmod | grep snd' > > is now > > > > snd_intel8x0 30332 0 <-------------------------- > > snd_ac97_codec 83104 1 snd_intel8x0 > > snd_ac97_bus 2400 1 snd_ac97_codec > > snd_pcm_oss 38368 0 > > snd_mixer_oss 15200 1 snd_pcm_oss > > snd_pcm 68676 3 > > snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss > > snd_timer 20996 1 snd_pcm > > snd 47012 6 > > snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer > > soundcore 9248 1 snd > > snd_page_alloc 9640 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm > > > > the module snd_intel8x0m has disappear, and the module snd_intel8x0 is > > configured as 'Used by 0', instead 'Used by 1' as before. > > > > 3 - I added snd_intel8x0 in the \etc\modules file, although I think it was > > not necessary, once the module is always loaded, with or withou running > > alsaconf. > > > > In the next boot, the result form 'lsmod | grep snd' is the same as in step > > 1, the configuration from alsaconf didn't survive... the module snd_intel8x0 > > is configured as 'Used by 1', instead of 'Used by 0', which apparently is > > the correct configuration... > > > > the content of the file \etc\modprobe.d\sound is > > > > alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0 > > options snd-intel8x0 index=0 > > > > > > Any help will be very appreciated > > > > Marcelo > > Google indicates that snd_intel8x0m is the modem sound device. You can > blacklist it in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist or > /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist > (this is what my computer has), but you may still have to mess around with > "alsaconf" and "alsactl store". > > Cheers, > Kelly >
Thank you for the answer Kelly alsaconf removes snd_intel8x0m... However, I tried your suggestion: in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist I uncommented the entry related with snd_intel8x0m and ran alsaconf again... now I have sound after the reboot! without writing anything in \etc\modules! Thank you very much!!! regards Marcelo -- Marcelo Chiapparini [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
