iBook G4 and sound

Menkalinan · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 10:26 pm Post subject: iBook G4 and sound

Hi guys.
How can i configure the sound on my iBook G4? Should i use ALSA (i don't find the name of the soundcard on apple.com) or the kernel module? I use kernel ppc-sources 2.4.22.
Thanks, and sorry for my bad english... :oops:

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osoh · Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 11:58 pm Post subject: powermac

alsaconf must detect your soundcard. The iBook G4 soundcard is a "powermac" card. I think the module is snd-powermac, but I suggest you to use alsaconf.

I have some issues with my iBook (framebuffer, sleep mode, lid close...) but the sounds seems to work. However, now I'm using OSS until I change to the kernel 2.6 . But I got alsa to work a few days ago.

Good luck! And sorry for my poor english too ;-)

See ya!
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inquis · n00b Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 4 Location: Italy

Hi Menkalinan,

With kernel 2.4 I used the OSS module for the powermac sound card and it worked fine. With the new 2.6.0 kernel I'm using the ALSA support. You need just to recompile the kernel including the ALSA support natively or as module, the choice is with you, I advice you the first choice as I did.
Remember to setup a mixer too or you'll not listen to anything, try alsa-utils or aumix.

Cheers,
inquis