I have already posted this on the Debian forums but so far no responce.... Ideas anyone? AT, I know you are using Debian..... Hopefully you might know where the problem might be.... Start with some stats: I started with Sarge 3.1 Kernel 2.4.27-2-386 and after adding some repos and installing a few packeages and other stuff, decided to try and install a newer Kernel - 2.4.27-3-386. All went well. However, after installing Mplayer and running a few tests like installing alsa and trying to use it for playing video, my sound failed completely. Even using OSS was no longer possible. Every time I tried to apply changes I got a message that the sound server has failed to start etc. As I have an AC97 onboard sound chip I though I might try and install a 2.6.XX Kernel which in my understanding came with support for my chip. Now after the successful upgrade to Kernel 2.6.8-3-386, I get no sound again. I have since removed alsa and restarted the rig. See attached an image of an 'artsmessage' which I get on start-up and when trying to apply any changes to the sound system. What do I do next to get my sound working? Cheers for reading 8) I hope I have not left any vital details out.....
I don't know the cause of the problem but I can confirm that the AC'97 is well supported in Linux Better wait for AT, hey
You know I love Linux and KDE. But frankly, ARTS sucks, especially the old version which shipped with Sarge. I would change the settings in KDE to use ALSA, then make sure that you have R/W privs to your /dev/audio (ALSA) and /dev/dsp (OSS / OSS-Compatibility) files. Here's how mine look: Code: $ ls -la /dev/dsp /dev/audio crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 4 2006-08-31 17:19 /dev/audio crw-rw---- 1 root audio 14, 3 2006-08-31 17:19 /dev/dsp ...note that my privileged users belong to the "audio" group. Non-privileged [guest] users can't use audio, all they get is a single web browser. If you want something similar, I advise you change the group ownership to "audio" and add yourself to that group, then chmod 660 /dev/dsp /dev/audio. If you want everybody to have sound, chmod 666 /dev/dsp /dev/audio ...privs of the beast. Also, let's find out what kind of card you have. Please run the following command: Code: lspci ...and post the results using the Code: tags. Thanks, -AT
This is my chip - code and these are the rights... very much like yours... I am a part of the audio group by the way... code: To be on the safe side I ran the commands as you suggested... will post results.... Thanks AT!
Ooops, didn't realise you were still using a 2.4.x kernel! I believe that will only include OSS by defualt. Well, Sarge is a nice distro for a server, since the packages are old & reliable. But since it's on a desktop, maybe you should consider doing a dist-upgrade to Etch? It's a lot more modern, including the version of ALSA and your kernel sound modules. That aside, at the very least upgrade to a 2.6.x kernel. Sarge should already have one in its repos (2.6.9-something, I think), pick one that suits your system best, and make sure the alsa tools are installed also.
AAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHH :stars: my :swear: HDD is :toast: I cannot beleive this :swear: rotten luck...... I am :swear: gutted!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRHHHHHHHHH This is my :swear: Debian install drive that I worked 'so hard' on!!!!!!! I seriously have tears in my eyes....... *sniff* Ahhh, AT.... all your help por nada :doh:
Dude... you have my sympathy. Sorry to hear your HDD failed, that's pretty rough. As for the issues we worked on, if you picked up any useful information, it was worth it IMO.
