alsa module problems...

cujo · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 30 Oct 2002 Posts: 84

i am having a problem similar to the person in
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=21654&highlight=alsa+es1968

thing is, none of those fixes work for me. my soundcard is "Multimedia audio controller: ESS Technology ES1978 Maestro 2E (rev 16)" which supposedly uses the snd-es1968 deal.

when i do lsmod, i get nothing. emerge alsa-tools and do amixer, and i get the errors that you arent supposed to get. i cant even modprobe snd-es1968. can someone help me out. i've tried all i can think of. i've been following the alsa config guide from gentoo.

slartibartfasz · Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2003 4:09 pm Post subject:

did u compile the kernel with soundsupport but without selecting a specific card? try to search if the module is present on your harddisk (locate ...) you can also take a look at:

http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/

i dont find the module you refer to there - select the correct module to see detailed installation instructions...
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cujo · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 30 Oct 2002 Posts: 84

i found my module here...
http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/doc-php/template.php3?company=ESS+Technology&card=maestro-2e&chip=maestro-2e&module=es1968#Inst

i thought you were supposed to compile sound support as a module but NOT select any of the cards. is that right?

slartibartfasz · Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2003 4:34 pm Post subject:

cujo · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 30 Oct 2002 Posts: 84

dang. i was hoping i was wrong. so i have another question...

looking at the alsa guide from gentoo, you rebuild the kernel and all that jazz, dont you need to actually use that kernel? or not? i went with the no-reboot method so i assume i am still using the kernel that has sound support enables and a particular sound card selected as a module as well. not until i did the recompile did i fix that.

but the directions dont say anything about moving that new kernel to the /boot

am i supposed to or am i just hoping?

Firebirth · n00b Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 47

If all you do is add a module, then I don't guess you have to add the bzImage to /boot, since the things incoorporated in the kernel is still the same...

Anyway, does your uname -r and your current kernel version corespond? - What is your /usr/src/linux symlink pointing to?
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