via-82xx Sound--WTF

[Kuhndog86]

I followed the ALSA configuration guide to the letter. Upon rebooting I was greeted with a bunch of errors saying it can't find module via-82xx or somthing like that. Anyway, when I started KDE, I actually heard the startup sound. This blew my mind because ALSA had reportedly failed because it couldn't find the kernel module and there were configuration file errors. The really wierd part of this situation is the fact that the KDE sound is the only sound that will play at all. Whenever I play an audio cd or an mp3, I get no sound whatsoever. It is acting like the channel is muted, but I know it is not. HELP PLEASE!

[piewie]

kernel-Version ? alsa-Version?

You can use alsaconf to configure your soundcard. The modules name should be snd-via82xx. You could modprobe it by hand. See also /etc/modules.d/alsa.
On my box with via soundchip I had to disable arts in the Control Center to listen music with xmms.

[Kuhndog86]

I am using kernel 2.4.26, and whatever the latest alsa version is.

I know 2.4 kernels aren't the greatest for alsa, but kernel 2.k does some really wierd stuff on this laptop

[Nate_S]

check in /var/modules/<kernel version> to see if the module got compiled and installed correctly.


OT: as a counterpoint to your sig:
"Windows is not a virus: Viruses are well supported by their authors, are running on most systems, their program code is fast, compact and efficient and they tend to become more sophisticated as they mature."

-Nate

[Kuhndog86]

I don't seem to have a /var/modules directory

[emes]

I think he meant /lib/modules

[Kuhndog86]

basically what he wants me to do is an

[Nate_S]

oops yes, /lib/modules

and sort of... it'll prolly be in a subdirectory under that, like drivers/sound/ or something like that. (hint: use tab completion)

-Nate