Problems with Nvidia nvsound module

[Nick Pierpoint]

On Wed, 2004-08-25 at 01:35, Jeff Vian wrote:
> > > 
> > > > After booting I get no sound.
> > > > 
> > > > If I run system-config-soundcard I then get sound (although no changes
> > > > to /etc/modprobe.conf).
> > > > 
> > > > If I then reboot, I get no sound again.
> > > > 
> > > > I'm losing the configuration somewhere.
> > > 
> > > Okay, try the following. Cut out the "class: AUDIO" block from
> > > /etc/sysconfig/hwconf, then run /usr/sbin/kudzu as root user.  That should
> > > detect your soundcard again and give the chance to configure it.
> > 
> > I deleted the AUDIO blocks and ran kudzu again. It put identical blocks
> > back. One for snd-intel8x0 and one for nvsound (remembering that nvsound
> > isn't installed anymore - must be a remnant somewhere).
> > 
> > Unfortunately no difference. Still have to run system-config-soundcard
> > each time I boot.
> > 
> > Also notived a happy side effect that although the system sounds and
> > xmms work fine (once I've re-run s-c-c), the cd player (gnome-cd) is
> > silent. I've looked at alsamix and gnome-volume-control and both refect
> > each other and seem ok.
> 
> Nick
> 
> Do you have the audio cable between the CDROM and the sound card?

Good question, but yes.

Everything worked fine before I upgraded from RH9. I imagine if I
scrapped everything and did a fresh install instead of an upgrade then
there'd be no problem - unfortunately not able to do this.