Re: AMD64 / Debian / Sound - FIXED!!!!!

[Austin (Ozz) Denyer <ozz@ozz.is-a-geek.net>]

First of all, a very deep and sincere THANK YOU! to all who provided
input to this issue.

On Wed, 9 Mar 2005 11:34:20 -0500, lsorense@csclub.uwaterloo.ca (Lennart
Sorensen) wrote:
> 
> which includes 0059, which yours does not.  I am running 2.6.10 which
> has alsa 1.06.  If you are running 2.6.8 then you only have alsa 1.04
> which I suspect does not include support for your chip.  I guess you
> should upgrade to the 2.6.10 kernel and it should start working.

OK, let's give that a try...

First, make sure all is current:

Athlon64:/# apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -s

No errors but a few updates, so:

Athlon64:/# apt-get upgrade && apt-get clean

Looks good so far.

Now for the kernel:

[Check apt-cache for latest version and find 2.6.10-9, so installing
that...]

Athlon64:/# apt-get install kernel-image-2.6.10-9-amd64-k8
kernel-source-2.6.10 kernel-doc-2.6.10 -s

No errors, so let's do The Real Thing:

Athlon64:/# apt-get install kernel-image-2.6.10-9-amd64-k8
kernel-source-2.6.10 kernel-doc-2.6.10

and reboot...

A crapload of boot error messages, but alsa appears to load OK, although
my USB cordless mouse has gone.  Quick halt and add USB->PS/2 converter
and restart...

Another crapload of startup errors, but nothing that looks too serious
that it can't wait and I have my rodent back; so let's try some music...

(a few minutes of tinkering with mixer and other XMMS settings later)

SUCCESS!!!!!!!!

Thanks again to all who provided input, and especially to Mr. Sorensen
for the key info that enabled me to finally enjoy my new system to it's
fullest!

Regards,
Ozz.