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kramer2718
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 Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 1:51 am Post subject: Can't install sound drivers |
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Hi.
I recently installed Gentoo on a box with an MSI K8 motherboard with an NFORCE 410 chipset and can't seem to get the driver installed. I downloaded the NFORCE linuxdriver from NVIDIA's website and tried to install it as so:
| Code: | | sh NFORCE-Linux-x86_64-1.0-0310-pkg1.run |
After I accept the license in the installer, it says:
| Code: | | no precompiled kernal interface was found to match your kernel; this means that the installer will need to compile a new interface |
What's a kernel interface? Why would I not have one?
Then it says that it is building the kernel module but gives this error:
| Code: | Unable to load the kernel module 'nvsound.ko'. This is most likely
because the kernel module was built using the wrong kernel source
files. Please make sure you have installed the kernel source files for
your kernel; on Red Hat Linux systems, for example, be sure you have
the 'kernel-source' rpm installed. If you know the correct kernel
source files are installed, you may specify the kernel source path with
the '--kernel-source-path' commandline option. |
I've tried specifying --kernel-source-path /usr/src/linux, but it makes no difference.
Anybody know anything?[/code]
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Can you not use the intel8x0 kernel module? Its under
| Code: | | │< > Intel/SiS/nVidia/AMD/ALi AC97 Controller |
in devices->sound->alsa->pci, or something like that. Does this module not work? |
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kramer2718
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Actually, I had compiled that into the kernel, but when I attempt to play a file in xmms, I get the error
| Code: | oss_open(): Failed to open audion device (/dev/dsp): No such device
xmms-mad-Message: failed to pen audio output: OSS Driver 1.2.10 |
I had assumed that the standard AC'97 driver didn't support my sound chip, but it could be something else.
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| Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 5:14 am Post subject: |
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| kramer2718 wrote: | Actually, I had compiled that into the kernel, but when I attempt to play a file in xmms, I get the error
| Code: | oss_open(): Failed to open audion device (/dev/dsp): No such device
xmms-mad-Message: failed to pen audio output: OSS Driver 1.2.10 |
I had assumed that the standard AC'97 driver didn't support my sound chip, but it could be something else. |
did you try running xmms with the alsa sound output instead of oss? |
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kramer2718
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How do I do that?
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| Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 6:02 am Post subject: |
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| kramer2718 wrote: | | How do I do that? |
Right click somewhere on the XMMS window. Go Options -> Preferences
Change the output plugin from OSS to ALSA. Close and then you should be able to play some mp3s or something. |
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kramer2718
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| Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 6:47 am Post subject: |
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Tried it. I get:
| Code: | ** WARNING **: alsa_get_mixer(): Attaching to mixer hw:0 failed: No such device
ALSA lib confmisc.c:670:(snd_func_card_driver) cannot find card '0'
ALSA lib conf.c:3479:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such device
ALSA lib confmisc.c:391:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
ALSA lib conf.c:3479:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat returned error: No such device
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1070:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
ALSA lib conf.c:3479:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such device
ALSA lib conf.c:3947:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such device
ALSA lib pcm.c:2146:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default
** WARNING **: alsa_setup(): Failed to open pcm device (default): No such devicexmms-mad-Message: failed to open audio output: ALSA 1.2.10 output plugin |
Also tried aRts, but get this error:
| Code: | Message: Init failed: 1
xmms-mad-Message: failed to open audio output: aRts Output 0.7.1 |
I think this sound chip needs the nVidia driver, but I can't make heads nor tails of the driver installation. nVidia won't give tech support either because it's not on an nVidia board.
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| Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 9:54 am Post subject: |
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Ok pulling this from the back of my mind (as it has been a while)
This is your friend
follow the above document using the intel8x0 driver (I use the alsa-driver package in portage but you may want to see if the kernel's version now supports the nforce cards better).
Make sure you set up alsa to emulate the oss interface as well. Some file in /etc does it I think (sorry im in a hurry at the moment)
Then make sure xmms has the alsa output 'driver' and configure it with multi-thread and Mmap modes enabled.
I had funny results when I didn't.
Hopefully this will help. If you have any more probs. just ask and i'll destroy my alsa so I can set it up again  [/url]
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Did you compile it as a module or into the kernel? if you compiled it into the kernel, go through dmesg for any error messages that occur.
If you did it as a module, you'll need to start alsa at boot time.
I'll expand further if you want me to. |
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kramer2718
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It is installed as part of the kernel. When the section of dmesg that pertains to ALSA is as follows:
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.11rc2 (Wed Jan 04 08:57:20
2006 UTC).
can't register device seq
ALSA device list:
No soundcards found.
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| Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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You may want to remove alsa and oss (but not sound) support from the kernel then do it the module way from the document I posted above.
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kramer2718
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I recompiled my kernel. This time with the Alsa drivers compiled as modules. According to the above document, I should be using snd-intel8x0 driver, so I compiled that as a module as well (should that have been part of the kernel?).
I added that module with:
| Code: | | modprobe snd-intel8x0 |
And emerged alsa-utils. After I ran alsaconf, I got this message:
| Code: | | No supported PnP or PCI card found |
It also found no legacy sound chips.
lspci | grep -i "audio"
gives:
| Code: | | 00:10.1 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP51 High Definition Audio |
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it looks like you will have to use the external alsa method from the alsa guide.
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kramer2718
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Thanks for the help, but none of those things worked. Even when I got alsa installed without any errors, I couldn't get any sound (yes I used alsamixer to adjust the volumes).
However, I've solved the issue by digging up an old soundblaster card and installing it with alsa.
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no probs man. Pity that you couldn't get it working.
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| Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 3:35 am Post subject: |
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I found this . You're not the only one to complain about a lack of support for this particular chipset. You may just have to wait.
If you really want to get it going, you're right in trying the binary driver from NV. I'm sure it won't take too long. You may be able to bughunt or something. It always helps. |
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