[clug-talk] sound

[Mitchell Brown]

lsmod on the installed system

[root at localhost brown2]# lsmod
> Module                  Size  Used by
> binfmt_misc             8456  1
> r128                   40000  1
> drm                    56660  2 r128
> nfsd                  208896  9
> exportfs                4384  1 nfsd
> lockd                  57800  2 nfsd
> nfs_acl                 2720  1 nfsd
> sunrpc                125860  13 nfsd,lockd,nfs_acl
> nls_iso8859_1           3744  1
> nls_cp437               5376  1
> snd_seq_dummy           2532  0
> snd_seq_oss            28576  0
> snd_seq_midi_event      5632  1 snd_seq_oss
> snd_seq                44752  5
> snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
> snd_pcm_oss            45856  0
> snd_mixer_oss          15232  1 snd_pcm_oss
> snd_ens1371            19200  0
> gameport               10920  1 snd_ens1371
> snd_rawmidi            18944  1 snd_ens1371
> snd_seq_device          6668  4
> snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi
> snd_ac97_codec         75068  1 snd_ens1371
> snd_pcm                74596  3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_ens1371,snd_ac97_codec
> snd_timer              19524  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
> snd_page_alloc          8168  1 snd_pcm
> snd                    44068  10
> snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,s
> nd_ens1371,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
> soundcore               6656  1 snd
> ppdev                   7108  0
> parport_pc             24132  1
> lp                      9704  0
> parport                29672  3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp
> 8139too                20960  0
> mii                     4416  1 8139too
> af_packet              15880  2
> ide_cd                 37028  0
> loop                   12776  0
> vfat                    9760  1
> fat                    45020  1 vfat
> via_agp                 7424  1
> agpgart                28296  2 drm,via_agp
> evdev                   7264  0
> bttv                  144432  0
> video_buf              16420  1 bttv
> firmware_class          7136  1 bttv
> i2c_algo_bit            8552  1 bttv
> v4l2_common             4608  1 bttv
> btcx_risc               3816  1 bttv
> tveeprom               11544  1 bttv
> i2c_core               16848  3 bttv,i2c_algo_bit,tveeprom
> videodev                6848  1 bttv
> dm_mod                 48892  0
> usblp                  10432  0
> sata_vsc                4932  0
> sata_via                5412  0
> sata_svw                4932  0
> sata_sil                5956  0
> sata_promise            7684  0
> sata_nv                 6020  0
> sx8                    14284  0
> sata_uli                4224  0
> sata_sx4               10628  0
> sata_sis                4864  0
> sata_qstor              6596  0
> pata_pdc2027x           6916  0
> ahci                    8484  0
> BusLogic               76084  0
> aic7xxx               181064  0
> scsi_transport_spi     16640  1 aic7xxx
> sg                     32380  0
> sr_mod                 14692  0
> cdrom                  36224  2 ide_cd,sr_mod
> ata_piix                6980  0
> libata                 39908  13
> sata_vsc,sata_via,sata_svw,sata_sil,sata_promis
>
> e,sata_nv,sata_uli,sata_sx4,sata_sis,sata_qstor,pata_pdc2027x,ahci,ata_piix
> usb_storage            76196  0
> sd_mod                 15280  0
> scsi_mod              121384  11
> sata_promise,sata_sx4,ahci,BusLogic,aic7xxx,scs
> i_transport_spi,sg,sr_mod,libata,usb_storage,sd_mod
> usbhid                 41600  0
> ohci_hcd               18020  0
> ehci_hcd               27048  0
> uhci_hcd               27760  0
> usbcore               102108  7
> usblp,usb_storage,usbhid,ohci_hcd,ehci_hcd,uhci_
> hcd
> [root at localhost brown2]#
>

On 4/18/06, Mark Carlson <carlsonmark at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 4/18/06, Mitchell Brown <mbgb14 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I have a small problem.
> > I'm currently running PCLinuxOS .92 (a variant of Mandriva).
> >
> > I've tried everything to get the sound working. I just noticed something
> > peciluar. I had to boot onto the livecd (you install off the live cd
> too) to
> > run the " redo-lilo.sh" (to fix my hosed MBR) and I noticed... I heard
> the
> > KDE login sound!!!! I'm like "WTF?!"
> >
> > Don't you think that's a little bit backwards to get sound on the livecd
> and
> > not the installed version?!
> > Can someone assist me with this please?
>
> It would help to know what sound card you are using.
>
> Do a `lsmod` on both the livecd and regular versions, see if the
> livecd loads all of the sound modules (snd_*).  A kludgy way of fixing
> the problem: If the livecd just loads everything, start loading snd_
> modules with modprobe until you find one that works.  Alternately,
> find out which module your sound card uses and load it (assuming your
> kernel was built with your soundcard support as a module.)
>
> -Mark
>
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