On Fri, 9 Jun 2006, Claude Yu wrote: > Someone pls reply to my request. > My system unable to load snd-riptide even I have downloaded and installed > alsa-driver-1.0.11rc5.
Why did you download rc5 when 11 final is already out? Do yuo have a snd-riptide.* in your modules directory find /lib/modules/ -name snd-riptide\* What happens if you do modprobe snd-riptide Ie, we need more information. > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > Claude YU > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Claude Yu > To: alsa-user@lists.sourceforge.net > Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 12:20 PM > Subject: Sound problem under Mandrake Linux 2006 installation - urgent help > needed > > > Hi Support, > > I am computer engineer helping a client to install his Mandrake Linux with > problem. > Pls help! > > > I was running Mandrake Linux 2006 distrbution(free) consisting of 3 disks > without great problem except without > sound. Dual-boot option with Window Xp Prof smoothly. But after installed > it gives no sound in Linux. But there > is no sound problem in Window Xp Prof. > I need your advice. > > > I am giving you the following info: > > > My desktop specs: > > HP Pavilion Celeron 466Mhz 128MB DIMM > sound hardware on board > video graphic onbaord > Hdd 40GB > > $lsmod > > indicated no snd-x drivers installed > > > > $cat /proc/asound/version > > showed Alsa version installed > Advanced Linux found Architecture Driver Version 1.0.9b > > > > > $ cat / proc/asound/cards > > > ---showed no sound card---- > > > > When Linux bootup, building processes showed 2 errors in [FATAL] flags > > 1. Starting ALSA version 1.0.9b: (riptide) start servicce sound (Y)/(N)/(C) > ? (Y) > Loading sound module(snd-riptide) FATAL: Module snd-riptide not found > Fatal: Error running install command for snd-riptide [Fatal] > > > Alsactl: save-state:1163:No soundcards found... > > Can't open /root/tmp/asound.state-tmp: No such file or directory [Fatal] > > > > > > Tried using Mandrake Control Center auto-hardware detection showed sound > information as: > > Name: Riptide Audio Device > showed driver used: snd-riptide > However, Linux returned with error while initialising the sound driver: > > Device /dev/dsp can't be opened( no such file or directory) > > When inspecting /dev there sn't any dsp file existed. > > > > $lspci |grep -i audio > showed audio controller Rockwell International Riptide PCI Audio Controller > > > > I have also tried to download; alsa-driver-0.4.1e.tar.gz > alsa-lib-0.4.1d.tar.gz and alsa-utils-0.4.1.tar.gz and followed instruction > to install. > But met error while installing alsa-lib-0.4.1d ./configure : > configure:error:install alsa-driver-v0.30pre5+package first... > However i tried to look for v0.30 on your ftp site not found this version. > > > > Furthermore, i could not locate the exact manufcaturer of soundcard in your > Alsa sound card driver pages so cannot really load the right > driver. What should I do? > > > > Lastly the bottom line is the system could not detect a soundcard.--- it > always showed no soundcard found. > > Pls suggest ways of fixing this problem and thanks in advance. > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > Claude YU > > > > -- William G. Unruh | Canadian Institute for| Tel: +1(604)822-3273 Physics&Astronomy | Advanced Research | Fax: +1(604)822-5324 UBC, Vancouver,BC | Program in Cosmology | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Canada V6T 1Z1 | and Gravity | www.theory.physics.ubc.ca/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
