Re: Audio on Inspiron 5100 [SOLVED]

["Kurt A. Bartnik" <kbartnik@niu.edu>]

Compiled kernel version 2.4.22 with CONFIG_SOUND_ICH compiled as a
module, and it seems to be working fine.

A kernel recompile also seems to have ACPI loading as well. I still need
to test that, though.

Thanks to James who recommended this solution.

Kurt

On Sat, 2003-12-13 at 11:25, Kurt A. Bartnik wrote:
> I've been trying for the past two weeks to get the i810 audio chipset to
> work under GNOME in Sid.
> 
> I've checked the permissions on the appropriate devices /dev/sound, and
> /dev/mixer. I made sure that my user account was in the audio group, and
> I've even tried to compile a new kernel (unsuccessfully, I seem to be
> having some unrelated problems on that front.) Still no luck.
> 
> The pages I've been able to find, describe this as an easy thing to get
> working (unlike ACPI, which I also need to address. This laptop gets
> HOT! :))
> 
> Anyone have any ideas?
> 
> Here's what appearing in /var/log/dmesg:
> 
> Intel 810 + AC97 Audio, version 0.21, 10:28:09 Apr 14 2002
> 
> and in /var/log/messages:
> 
> Dec 12 21:32:59 callisto kernel: Intel 810 + AC97 Audio, version 0.21,
> 10:28:09 Apr 14 2002
> 
> and, finally in /var/log/boot:
> 
> Fri Dec 12 21:32:52 2003: Loading i810_audio module.
> Fri Dec 12 21:32:53 2003:
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/kernel/drivers/sound/i810_audio.o:
> init_module: No such device
> Fri Dec 12 21:32:53 2003:
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/kernel/drivers/sound/i810_audio.o: insmod
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/kernel/drivers/sound/i810_audio.o failedFri
> Dec 12 21:32:53 2003:
> /lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/kernel/drivers/sound/i810_audio.o: insmod
> i810_audio failed
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Kurt A. Bartnik
> kbartnik@niu.edu
>