Re: insmod sound question

[Michael Dahlberg <dahlberg@csrlink.net>]

David J. Kanter [djkanter@nwu.edu] wrote:
> Yesterday I recompiled my kernel with sound support, as a module, and then
> compiled the Aureal Vortex 2 driver. All worked well until I rebooted. 
> 
> After rebooting I had to log on a root, then type insmod au8830.o because
> all sound software said no sound device was detected. After that everything
> worked just fine.
> 
> This isn't a big deal, but how can I get this process automated? I've never
> had to insmod anything before. The module autoloader (kmod) was compiled
> into the kernel, and in my /etc/modules.conf I've got:
> 
> ### update-modules: end processing /etc/modutils/arch/i386
> 
> alias sound au8830
> alias midi au8830

Try adding 
        alias char-major-14 au8830
        alias sound-service-0-3 au8830
        alias sound-slot-0 au8830
to the modules.conf file.  It worked for me but I'm using an es1371.

Mike