On Sun, October 9, 2005 5:35 pm, Christopher Sawtell said: > On Sunday 09 October 2005 15:52, Matthew Whiting wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Still haven't had any success getting sound working with ubuntu. I did >> ask some questions a while back but unfortunately didn't get far >> afterwards. Current status is I've just tried working through the >> instructions on >> http://alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/doc-php/template.php?company=Intel&card=.&; >>chip=440MX%2C+i810%2C+i810%2C+i810E%2C+i820%2C+i820&module=intel8x0 as >> suggested by Nick in a post a few months ago. >> >> Get as far as installing the alsa packages and inserting modules into >> kernel, then try running alsamixer and am told /alsamixer: function >> snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such device/. Not sure how to >> proceed. >> >> kernel is 2.6.10-5-386, alsa driver 1.0.9b, and according to lspci audio >> details are >> /0000:00:1b.0 0403: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) High >> Definiti on Audio Controller (rev 03) >> / >> Cheers >> Matthew > try ( no guarantee ) using the real alsa driver modules in which case > stop the alsa daemon > modprobe snd_intel8x0 > modprobe snd_ac97_codec > restart the alsa daemon > > otoh it may want the oss simulation driver modules so use these lines > modprobe i810_audio > modprobe ac97_codec > > If you get sounds you will then have to change the config for module > loading > on booting. I do not know how to do that on Ubuntu.
what is the alsa daemon? Doesn't exist afaik! There is an init script on gentoo, and presumably other systems too, but it doesn't start a daemon, it loads kernel modules. so, which alsa packages did you install? and how did you install them? > > -- > CS >
