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From: stupendoussteve@×××××.com
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Can't get sound
Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 19:18:26
Message-Id: Pine.LNX.4.64.0605141140470.17388@ladonis.lannet
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Can't get sound by Thierry de Coulon
1 On Sun, 14 May 2006, Thierry de Coulon wrote:
2
3 > On Sunday 14 May 2006 19.31, Tito Valentin wrote:
4 > > Thierry,
5 > >
6 > > Here is what my sound card is based on lspci:
7 > >
8 > > 00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER
9 > > (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)
10 > >
11 > > I can add the card manually when I do:
12 > >
13 > > # modprobe snd
14 > >
15 > > But after that, if I play something I get the following error:
16 >
17 > Take a look in /lib/modules/<your_kernel>/kernel/sound/pci
18 >
19 > and try to load some of the modules you find there. Your card seems to be AC97
20 > compatible - however I found mails with mixed problems/success messages for
21 > various distribution.
22 >
23 > One thin I have seen as well was that it seemed to work with OSS better than
24 > with ALSA, I don't know if that's true.
25 >
26 > I've got a 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 family) and it runs using the
27 > snd-intel8x0 driver.
28
29 These modules will not be there unless he has told the kernel to build
30 them, or he's using *shudder* genkernel.
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