Re: ASUS A8N-E alsa not working (Sarge)

[Wackojacko <wackojacko32@ntlworld.com>]

Kaffe wrote:
> When I run 'alsaconf', alsaconf replies: "No supported
> PNP or PCI cards found"

I'm currently running sid with kernel 2.6.14.  I'm sure I had working 
with 2.6.8 thou.

> I have also run '/usr/share/alsa-base/snddevices'
>
> Here is output of lsmod:
>
> Module                  Size  Used by
> snd_intel8x0           36140  0 
> snd_ac97_codec         69508  1 snd_intel8x0
> snd_pcm_oss            54376  0 
> snd_mixer_oss          19904  1 snd_pcm_oss
> snd_pcm                97480  2
> snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm_oss
> snd_timer              25668  1 snd_pcm
> snd_page_alloc         11720  2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
> snd_mpu401_uart         8000  1 snd_intel8x0
> snd_rawmidi            25316  1 snd_mpu401_uart
> snd_seq_device          8264  1 snd_rawmidi
> snd                    57380  9
> snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device
> soundcore              10336  1 snd

<snip unrelated modules>

my lsmod shows

lsmod |grep snd
snd_mpu401              8456  0
snd_intel8x0           37280  0
snd_ac97_codec        108100  1 snd_intel8x0
snd_ac97_bus            2880  1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm_oss            57248  0
snd_mixer_oss          19200  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_mpu401_uart         8192  1 snd_mpu401
snd_rawmidi            28832  1 snd_mpu401_uart
snd_seq_device         10128  1 snd_rawmidi
snd_pcm                98572  3 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_page_alloc         12176  2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm

The only difference I can see is that snd and soundcore aren't listed as 
they are compiled into my custom Kernel.  I orginally compiled in all of 
the sound modules but then alsaconf gave the same error as you are seeing.

You could try a newer Kernel from etch of sid. Or download the closed 
source drivers from nvidia website.  I originally used these for sound 
and ethernet before I found out how to use the built in ones.

HTH

Wackojacko