Re: Re: SB1040 X-Fi Xtreme Audio produces no sound on Squeeze

[Jasper Noe <rjnoe@xs4all.nl>]

> In /proc/asound there are a number of files and directories
> that deal with sound, but all of them are 'read only', even
> for root. The modules file contains two entries for sound
> drivers, both of them being for snd-hda-intel. If I try to run
> 'modprobe -r snd-hda-intel' I get that it is in use, so maybe
> my card 0 is satisfied with that driver. Unloading the driver by
> putting an option in alsa-base.conf with an index of -2 and
> rebooting turns off the system beeps ( which have always
> worked). Since the module seems to be determined by the
> entries in /proc/asound/modules, which is apparently
> unmodifiable, even by root, I can't test out the other
> candidate driver, snd-hda-codec-ca0110
>
> Does anyone have an idea how to proceed?

Three modules:

>        snd_hda_codec_ca0110
>         snd_hda_codec_atihdmi
>         snd_hda_intel

snd_hda_intel is needed for -both- cards.

( there are many different cards that all go under this flag, that is 
what makes it so confusing. )

So you should put the option for the ati module in alsa-base.conf .

Hope you will get it to work !

--Jasper.