why not do an lsmod BEFORE running alsaconf? To see if the module is
not being loaded. Compare the lists before and after starting alsaconf.
If it is not in that list beforehand, then Simon's suggestions should
be bang on.
I have occasionally seen where a startup script (i.e. /etc/init.d/alsa)
does not get tied into the rc.d initializations properly. The rc.d
stuff says what to start on boot up. If the other suggestions do not
work, try looking around in /etc/rcX.d (where X is usually a number
corresponding to the run levels), or rc.local. If you do not see
anything in there that is starting up your sound, then a symlink to the
/etc/init.d/alsa file *should* do the trick. But you'll need to learn a
little more about naming conventions in the rc scripts. But, that's
just a shot in the dark... :)
Shawn
Simon Wood wrote:
Hi Rick,
it maybe that Ubuntu is not auto-detecting the card, and therefore does not
load the module. I have a DELL machine which has a similar issue, I have to
'modprobe' the sound drivers before the sound will work.
I would suggest that you friend does an 'lsmod' after doing the
'aslaconf', this will show the list of all installed modules. The sound
driver will be something like 'snd-cs4236'.
He can then 'sudo vim /etc/modules' (or whichever editor he is happy with) and
include the module name at the end of the file. This will force the module to
loaded at boot time.
Good luck,
Simon.
On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 13:17:30 -0700
Rick Norman <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi All,
A friend of mine just did a fresh install of Lenny on an older machine, and
everything seems to work well except for the sound card. When he boots,
there is no sound at all until he runs alsaconf. That fixes the problem for
the duration of the session, but the instant he reboots the problem comes
back again--it's a Sound Blaster 128, so it's an older card.
Any ideas or suggestions on how I could help him fix it? He is dual booting
with XP, and the sound card works fine there, so I don't think it's a
hardware related issue.
Thanks for any input.
Rick
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