sound

[kobedf 0]

ok.......i have sid and the 2.4 kernel ( ac'97 on board chip)

las time i asked how to make the sound work you told me to add myself to the audio group .....how do i do that?

the problem is i do not have a soundcard installed

 

alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such device

 

and when i start linux i get a similar message saying that there are no cards and that it will direct output to dev/null

 

i have installed alsa-modules-2.4.27-i-386

libasound2

alsa-base

what sould i install next....or where did i go wrong?

[egorgry 0]

what is the output of lsmod and lspci | grep -i audio

 

I've never messed with alsa and the 2.4.x kernels. I've heard it can be a pain though.

 

you can add yourself to the audio group by typing as root

 

adduser yourusername audio

 

then type groups as yourself to verify it was successful.

 

just some advice I would sugest upgrading to the 2.6 kernel now before you get your system all pretty and happy. teh 2.6 kernel has a lot to offer and it's not as hard to do as one would think.

 

Great Debian how to for kernel compile.

http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/tutorials/kernel-pkg/intro-kernel-pkg.html.en

[kobedf 0]

output of lsmod is

 

Module Size Used by Not tainted

ac97 2832 0 (unused)

soundcore 3204 0 (autoclean)

nls_cp437 4384 3 (autoclean)

ntfs 48288 1 (autoclean)

8139too 16512 1

keybdev 1664 0 (unused)

usbkbd 2848 0 (unused)

input 3072 0 [keybdev usbkbd]

usb-storage 48128 0 (unused)

usb-uhci 20996 0 (unused)

usbcore 54368 1 [usbkbd usb-storage usb-uhci]

 

output of lspci | grep -i audio

0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8 237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 40)

 

Alsaconf seems to be looking for soundcards so it doesn't work.

 

i have added myself to the audio group

 

[kobedf 0]

??

[egorgry 0]

sorry bro, I've been working on production issues, writting perl scripts, and getting ready for year end BS for the good folks that give me my paycheck and bonus.

 

I see you've opted to try and compile yourself a 2.6 kernel, good choice btw. I'll be popping in If I have quick answers I'll help you out just trying not to burn out.