RE: Can't get sound to work (CMIxxxx)
>Hello everyone!
>I know that this topic may have been typed to the death already, but I need
>help getting my soundchips (CMI8xxx, the ones that are already built in to
>the motherboard).
>I read the old SuSe Linux manual, it had some instructions for sound which I
>tried to follow and so far I tried sndconfig, and dselect(ed) isapnp (and it
>recognizes the soundchips at bootup), but it nags that I need a 2.xomething
>kernel in order to run, or that it needs soundcard.o files, I think I do
>have the correct kernel version, but I cannot get any sound out of it.
>Am I missing something or is there something else that I need to read
>(something I'm overlooking from the Woody CD dist)?
>Thanks In Advanced!
>May the Force of the Dragon's Spirit be with you...In Accordance With The
>Prophecy.
>Happy Hacking, Bright Blessings and Gentle Breezes!
Did you actually compile the kernel yourself or are you using something that is pre-compiled?
Your problem sounds like you are missing sound support in the kernel. I think you are missing soundcore.o which is core sound support.
Hope this helps.
Davor
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