Re: newbie soundcard problem

[nick phillips <np@f-matic.net>]

hello again list...

thanks for all the help! i see the opl3sa2.o modules in my /misc directory
but i am having a hell of a time using modprobe. when i use it i get a
'can't locate' error, which i get for every combination of directories i
enter in. the module itself is located in /lib/modules/2.2.18pre21/misc/ -
where does modprobe start looking for modules? i tried 'modprobe opl3sa2.o'
or 'modprobe /misc/opl3sa2.o' and so on but i'm having no luck, and reading
the modprobe manual doesn't help me out at all. i'm sure this is a simple
question, and i appreciate your help..

best,
nick
 
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> 
> "nick" == nick phillips <np@f-matic.net> writes:
> 
> nick> so, all this leads me to believe i need to load a driver for
> nick> the soundcard, which is a yamaha opl-sa3. however, i'm not
> nick> sure how i do that! i tried running dselect, but i don't see
> nick> any sound driver packages, and i'm kind of at a loss as to
> nick> how to configure the sound driver. if someone could help me
> nick> out, or point me towards a website that would help, i would
> nick> really appreciate it!
> 
> I don't run 2.2.x kernels anymore, and I don't have the sources
> handy. But on my 2.4.17 kernel I see an opl3sa2 module. Look in
> /lib/modules/2.2.19/sound for a file like opl3sa2.o. The SA2 driver
> claims to be for the OPL3-SA3 also.
> 
> You should be able to do a 'modprobe opl3sa2' to get it to run. Make
> sure that the user who wants to use sound is in the 'audio' group (see
> 'man adduser' for "add an existing user to an existing group" or edit
> /etc/group).
> 
> I don't own any of your hardware (heck, I don't even run the same
> kernel version) so your mileage will vary ;-)
> 
> Cheers!
> Shyamal