Re: [gentoo-user] ALSA / sound not working

[Roman Zilka]

I have a very similar board:

00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc.
VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 60) 
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 8174 
	Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 22
        I/O ports at ec00 [size=256]
        Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

ALSA device list:
  #0: VIA 8237 with ALC850 at 0xec00, irq 22

and the 8233/8235 driver works just fine. I have no idea why yours
wouldn't though; this bit of info is about all I can help with. I can
send you my config.gz if you wish.

-Roman


> New install of amd64 with multilib on an Asus K8V Deluxe mobo.  Trying to get
> sound working.  The kernel shows a VIA 82C686A/B, 8233/8235 AC97 Controller
> driver.  dmesg shows:
>
> ALSA device list:
>   #0: VIA 8237 with AD1980 at 0xc800, irq 22
>
> Does the 8233/8235 driver work with the 8237?  Is there a different driver for
> the 8237?  This seems to be the only one listed  in the kernel.  I have it
> and ALSA compiled into the kernel, but no sound.  alsaconf fails with no
> sound card found.  KDE control center sound module says it's unable to start
> the sound server.
>
> cat /proc/asound/cards shows the same info as dmesg:
>
> 0 [V8237          ]: VIA8237 - VIA 8237
> VIA 8237 with AD1980 at 0xc800, irq 22
>
> lspci -v gives a few more details:
>
> 00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237
> AC97 Audio Controller (rev 60)
>         Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. A7V600/K8V Deluxe motherboard (ADI
> AD1980 codec [SoundMAX])
>         Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 22
>         I/O ports at c800 [size=256]
>         Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2
>
> Any hints or ideas?
>
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