No Sound!!!

linedpaper · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 5:06 am Post subject: No Sound!!!

Ok, I finally got everything, well almost everything working right. I must have recompiled my kerenel a billion times just today

. I still have no sound. I compiled my sound drivers into the kernel. It is the VIA sound drivers. They are onboard with my epox mobo. I compiled them and OSS into the kernel. I still got no sound. I don't know what tests to run or anything. I just know that I have no sound in gaim. Any help would be great.

Tim

linedpaper · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 9:46 am Post subject:

I know I'm impatient, I get told that every day. Is there someone out there that can help me? I got no sound. I get an error when I try to play mp3s. It recognizes that my sound is not setup. Here is what I have done so far. I compiled in sound card support and support for the via sound card. I have onboard audio on an epox mobo. I also compiled in (to the kernel) oss support. Help please! I just want my sound to work!!!

Tim

hook · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 9:55 am Post subject:

can you get sound if you run it as root? ...if so, you've probably forgot to add yourself to the audio and wheel group (edit /etc/group)

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linedpaper · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 9:58 am Post subject:

I have only been running it as root. I haven't even set my other users up to use x yet. I am still trying to get everything to work before I do that. So no I am root right now and I don't have sound.

hook · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 10:18 am Post subject:

hmmm ...did you compile the sound into the kernel or as a module? ...btw, are you sure you used the right driver? did you try running sound as a normal user (mp3blaster is in the portage, works in console and is pretty easy to use)? - sometimes (dunno why!) the root cannot play sound, i've seen such an error before

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linedpaper · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 10:21 am Post subject:

No, I have not done in tests in console, and no I'm not sure if I'm using the right driver. I know that it should be ALC650 or ALC201A. I wasn't sure so for testing purposes I am testing different sound drivers to see if that is my problem. I have a hunch that it is. I am compiling them into the kernel, not as modules.

Tim

linedpaper · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 10:43 am Post subject:

I tried compiling all the sound drivers into the kernel at the same time and still have no sound. Don't know..that might have caused a conflict. I don't know what to do to get my sound to work...any help would be great please!

Tim

Cossins · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 10:46 am Post subject:

You say that it's a VIA motherboard, right?
The you should use via82cxxx. Try compiling it as a module.

Oh, and conflicts don't occur on Linux...

- Simon

EliasP · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 11:30 am Post subject:

Have you tried the ALSA-drivers ?? They work very well here (C-Media 8738 MC-6, module cmipci) and on a friend`s PC (VIA Onboardsound, module via82xx).

It`s quite easy to install.
1.Remove all sounddrivers from your kernel, except of "soundcore", the soundsupport option...

2.Compile the kernel/install it

3.Reboot

4.env ALSA_CARDS="abcd" emerge alsa-driver
Replace "abcd" with the corresponding modulename for your soundcard, get it here: http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/

5.Setup /etc/modules.d/alsa, it`s simple, replace the given names with the ones of your soundmodules

6.rc-update add alsasound boot

7.Unmute your soundcard with alsamixer (console) or alsamixergui (X) from the alsa-utils-ebuild.

8.Try mp3blaster or mpg123 if it works..

Greetings

Elias P.

taskara · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 11:36 am Post subject:

go alsa
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