I think it's a bug, since the OSS nm256_audio kernel module from 2.6.12-9-386 works, but the later alsa modules do not, at least on my Panasonic Let's Note CF-M1ER.
My workaround to get sound working is simply to downgrade to kernel 2.6.12-9-386 and load the nm256_audio module. On 11/27/07, Danny Staple <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Peter, > > I would advise not closing the bug report until you have found out how to > exactly solve the issue, and like Fern mentioned, it has been solved in an > automatic user friendly way in the distribution. Even a downloadable > "download and run this magic" script would be better than the current > scenario of users with no sound. > > Unfortunately, although I know Linux commands, I do not own or have said > hardware to try it out myself. My advice would be to gather up an idea of > the kernel modules that are otherwise interacting with/supporting the > hardware, and rmmod them. Maybe you could post the full output of lsmod, and > that might be a starting point. > > Cheers, > Danny > > On 27/11/2007, pwii <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > After some further research, I now tend to believe that the problem is not > > a > > *bug*, but has to do with a configuration issue on this type of laptop (HP > > Omnibook 4150). The root cause seems to be the fact that the audio chip > > is > > on the PCI bus but is emulated as an ISA card. Apparently this is not > > handled well during hardware autodetection, resulting in no sound. Can you > > agree to this diagnosis? > > > > I have found some information on the net indicating that the OSS sound > > system seems to be capable to delete the standard drivers and re-detect > > the > > sound chip in its correct configuration. I believe that this should also > > be > > possible from a command window using standard Linux configuration > > commands. > > However, I have no idea how to do that. Could anyone of you point me into > > a > > useful direction? > > > > Maybe it's also a good idea to close this bug report? > > > > Best regards, > > > > Peter > > > > -- > > snd_nm256 module in dapper broken. Does not include oss sound module > > nm256_audio > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/47706 > > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > > of the bug. > > > > > -- > Danny Staple MBCS > OrionRobots > http://orionrobots.co.uk/blogs/dannystaple > (Full contact details available through website) > > -- > snd_nm256 module in dapper broken. Does not include oss sound module > nm256_audio > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/47706 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > -- snd_nm256 module in dapper broken. Does not include oss sound module nm256_audio https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/47706 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
