Chmouel,
On Friday last week I did a clean install from the files off the mirror site.
Without me having to do anything except the graphic install (expert), when
I logged in as root, the KDE start up music played. Last night and again
tonight I did not get any sound.
However, following your suggestion I had a look at the files immediately after
the install and logging in as root. This is what I found:
the /etc/isapnp.conf file was not present, but the /etc/isapnp.gone was.
the /etc/modules.conf contained no reference to the sound card.
I ran pnpdump -c > /etc/isapnp.conf and it created the desired file with the
expected contents for a SB16 card. I then rebooted.
Watching the startup messages show no attempt to intialize the isa pnp devices.
I looked into the file /etc/rc.sysinit and found that there seems to be an
error in the script:
is
# set up pnp
if [ -x /sbin/isapnp -a -f /etc/isapnp.conf -a ! -f /proc/isapnp ]; then
if [ -n "$PNP" ]; then
and maybe is should be
if [ -x /sbin/isapnp -a -f /etc/isapnp.conf -a -f /proc/isapnp ]; then
I changed the script, rebooted and now the startup scripts show that the ISA PNP
is being set up. But still no sound.
I ran sndconfig and it modified the /etc/modules.conf file to add the pieces
needed, and regenerated the isapnp.conf. After re-booting I now have sound.
However, the sndconfig generates an error screen, while trying to configure the
midi, containing:
x The following error occurred running the modprobe program: x
x x
x /lib/modules/2.4.3-17mdk/kernel/drivers/sound/opl3.o.gz: x
x init_module: No such device x
x /lib/modules/2.4.3-17mdk/kernel/drivers/sound/opl3.o.gz: insmod x
x /lib/modules/2.4.3-17mdk/kernel/drivers/sound/opl3.o.gz failed x
x /lib/modules/2.4.3-17mdk/kernel/drivers/sound/opl3.o.gz: insmod x
x midi failed x
On Friday night, I remembered that the modules.conf file had sound module
entries (not the same as sndconfig puts in the file) and there was no
isapnp.conf. So tonight i removed the isapnp.conf file, rebooted and I still
have sound. It seems that with KDE, only the modules.conf file needs to be
set up.
So I guess I am back to asking what changed between Friday and Weds that caused
the automatic detection and setup of the sound card to no longer occur?
Unfortunately, I don't have a copy of the mirror file set from last Friday so I
can't go back to try tracking this down. Suggestions?
regards
Dave
On Thu, 12 Apr 2001, you wrote:
> David Eastcott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > 2. Sound Card Detection
> >
> > On the weekend I was a very happy camper after a clean install, reboot etc.
> > because KDE produced the startup music for the first time ever for my SB16 ISA
> > sound card. However, tonight - no sound.
> >
> > Looking at /proc/isapnp shows the kernel correctly identified my card.
> > However, the DrakConf/Control Center->Hardware->Soundcards incorrectly shows a
> > SB32 PnP Audio Device.
>
> do you have them configured or not ? if not better to launch sndconfig
> than harddrake actually.
>
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> --Chmouel
