[TriLUG] Sound problem

[crimsun at fungus.sh.nu]

On Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 10:04:16PM -0500, Jeff Tickle wrote:
> I ran sndconfig, which autodetected the SB Live! 5.1 MP3+, but still no 
> sound.  Checked the mixer... all unmuted, and at an appropriate volume.
> 
> Nothing at all seems to suggest anythign wrong.  In fact, this is from 
> dmesg:
> 
> Creative EMU10K1 PCI Audio Driver, version 0.19, 12:25:24 Sep  4 2002
> emu10k1: EMU10K1 rev 7 model 0x8061 found, IO at 0xdc00-0xdc1f, IRQ 11
> ac97_codec: AC97 Audio codec, id: 0x8384:0x7608 (SigmaTel STAC9708)
> emu10k1: SBLive! 5.1 card detected

Ok, so you have at least the ac97_codec.o and emu10k1.o loaded.

> Oh wait, here's something.  /var/log/messages:
> 
> Mar 14 21:51:48 host3-null modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module 
> sound-slot-1
> Mar 14 21:51:48 host3-null modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module 
> sound-service-1-0
> Mar 14 21:51:48 host3-null modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module 
> sound-slot-1
> Mar 14 21:51:48 host3-null modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module 
> sound-service-1-0

This may be a red herring. On my system, these are aliased in the
equivalent of /etc/modules.conf (actually in /etc/alsa/modutils/0.9 on
my Debian system, but that's irrelevant). Mozilla (and derivatives) are
known to cause the above spew when initializing the Flash plugin.

So back to your original problem. You appear to be using OSS/Free (from
the dmesg output), so does ``cat /dev/urandom > /dev/dsp'' give a loud
screech or anything?

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