Re: Configuring AC97 sound
Thanks for the response...!
Doing a lsmod shows I have no audio modules installed. All I've got is
af_packet.
I went back and ran modconf to see if I could add modules, but there
were no audio ones listed; just block, net, fs, cdrom and misc (no,
nothing useful in misc).
Is this because I am using the 2.2 kernel? (I had hit Enter and not
bf24 at the CD install boot: prompt)
I checked out the www.alsa-project.org page and it seemed that they had
a driver for Intel AD1881 AC'97 audio, but I needed soundcore.o
installed (which I don't).
Does this mean I have to (gulp) recompile the kernel? Or use the bf24
kernel? In the latter case, how do I simply replace the kernel? By
rerunning the CD install and have it not wipe out my / partition?
Thanks for any input!
Lynn
--- Kent West <westk@acu.edu> wrote:
> Lynn W. wrote:
> > How do I activate sound so I can play music files in KDE using
> XMMS?
> >
> > I did a basic install of Debian 3.0 Woody, and after successfully
> > configuring web server type stuff, decided to see how to get a
> desktop
> > environment up and running out of curiosity. So I installed
> > x-window-system, kde, kdm and xmms and receive a sound card error
> > "device /dev/dsp" can't be opened on starting up kde.
>
> Assuming your sound circuits are properly configured, the problem is
> probably that you're not in the "audio" group. Add yourself to this
> group with a command like "addgroup lynn audio" as root. Then log out
>
> and log back in and see if the problem is solved.
>
> If not, you may not have the correct module(s) installed (as
> suggested
> below).
>
> >
> > (By the way, can XMMS play .ogg by default? MP3?)
>
> Yes (I think; I'm pretty sure; if not, it's easy to add).
> Yes.
>
>
> > lspci says my Dell GX200 has an Intel 82801AA AC97 Audio device.
> >
> > I tried disabling aRTs in KDE's control panel, installing/runnning
> > sndconfig & alsaconf all to no avail.
> >
> > Various Google searches suggest installing modules ac97_codec.o,
> sound
> > and soundcore, but I have no idea where to find these or how to
> install
> > these (they do not seem to be on the first Debian Woody CD and not
> in
> > apt-get).
>
> I hate setting up modems, sound cards, printers ... well, I generally
>
> hate setting up hardware. Once set up though, Debian's nice.
>
>
> I believe what you'll want to do is "modprobe via82cxxx_audio". This
> may
> be different depending on what kernel version you're using or whether
>
> you're using OSS or ALSA. If this works, you'll want to add the
> module
> to /etc/modules (or use "modconf" to unload, then load it, which will
>
> add the appropriate modules to /etc/modules for you).
>
> --
> Kent
>
>
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