Re: Help, please. PCI128 sound card seen, but not heard
kvaughan@bc.cc.ca.us wrote:
> I'm using the 2.2.14 kernel on an Asus k7V mb(Athlon), and have compiled
> into the kernel the ES1371 sound driver. On bootup the card is detected at
> irq 10 and a memory address of 0x9000 (which does NOT happen with the
> ES1370 driver).
>
> I have added myself (as a normal user) to the audio and cdrom groups, and
> have installed several mixers to ensure the master volume (and everything
> else, in frustration) is cranked up.
>
> No sound whatsoever. Cd plays (lights up), but nothing else. All cables
> are set properly. It works under Winblows98 with no alterations, and I've
> confirmed the irq/mem settings there. Same settings on both systems for
> other cards too, with no conflicts. I have a Voodoo 3 AGP and an SMC
> 10/100 card in other slots.
>
> I installed a modules-ready 2.2.14 kernel and the latest version of the
> ALSA drivers, compiled according to directions, reconf'd the alias file for
> modules, and again see the card being ID'd (and again, the ens1370.o module
> does Not work). No sound. Mixer again agressively manipulated with no
> results. :\
>
> I haven't run across anything helpful in the list archives, and the only
> suggestion for no sound in the docs is the use of the mixer (and I used the
> alsamixer for that module).
>
> Can anyone offer some advice here?? Thanks!
Compiling the OSS driver direct into the kernel should be OK; try and get that
working before attempting the switch to ALSA.
What does
cat /dev/sndstat
give you?
If there is no /dev/sndstat, you need to create the relevant /dev entries. Try
cd /dev
./MAKEDEV audio
Jonathan
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