Problems with Nvidia nvsound module

Nick Pierpoint mail at pierpoint.org
Wed Aug 25 22:09:36 UTC 2004


On Tue, 2004-08-24 at 17:15, Michael Schwendt wrote: 
> On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 17:02:24 +0100, Nick Pierpoint wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 2004-08-24 at 16:10, Michael Schwendt wrote:
> > > On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 14:32:27 +0100, Nick Pierpoint 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.
> 
> If kudzu didn't call the s-c-s backend which entered alsactl entries
> into modprobe.conf, I'm at a loss.
> 
> You could enter them manually and run "alsamixer ; /usr/sbin/alsactl
> store", though:
> 
> install YOURDRIVERHERE /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install YOURDRIVERHERE && /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
> remove YOURDRIVERHERE { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; }; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove YOURDRIVERHERE

Thanks for taking the time with this.

My current modprobe.conf is:

alias usb-controller ohci-hcd
alias ieee1394-controller ohci1394
options ne irq=10
alias eth0 nvnet
alias usb-interface usb-ohci
# ALSA portion
alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
install snd-card-0 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-card-0 &&
/usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
remove snd-card-0 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; };
/sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-card-0


I've manually stored the settings as you suggested (using alsactl to
create /etc/asound.state) but still the same problem.

On reboot no sound. No CD; No xmms; No system sounds.

After soundcard detection then system sounds and xmms but still no CD.

Can you just confirm that running system-config-soundcard should modify
the content of /etc/modprobe.conf? It doesn't on my system. Maybe linked
in with the settings vanishing on reboot.

Do you know what system-config-soundcard does exactly?

> > 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.
> 
> XMMS comes with a CD player plugin which can read audio CDs digitally.
> That doesn't need a cable between CD drive and sound chipset.

I can live without the CD player, but it *was* working before upgrading
from RH9 to FC2.

--
nick





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