HD Install :: sound problems



You should install two extensions to accompany your HDInstall ..

1. The dsl-dpkg.dsl - this gives your the full apt-get utilities back..

2. The gnu-utils.dsl - this gives you back your full gnu tools, and replaces
    the smaller busybox substitute package . It also includes some
    commonly needed tools and libs..

Once you have these installed...  
1. open a root shell      XTerminal > sudo su

2. type "lsmod"  ..  you'll see data about hardware and drivers scroll on the screen
    ..make your terminal window larger to gather as much as you can..
Copy and paste this into your browser window using your mouse ..

3. type "lspci -v"   ..  you see even more data scroll onscreen ..
Copy and paste this into your browser window using your mouse ..

73
ke4nt
sorry about the lateness of my reply. I am currently downloading the .dsl packages you suggested. I also wonder if its becase I am running DSL version 7.3 when the latest is 8.2, is there a way of updateing without destroying all of my files and configurations?, is this part of my sound problems?

I would have said this before, but i was unaware DSL had changed so much it required an entire new number...

anyway, the download just finished so i'll post that data here.

heres lsmod:
Module                  Size  Used by    Not tainted
mousedev                3832   0  (unused)
af_packet              13448   0  (autoclean)
nls_iso8859-1           2844   0  (autoclean)
ntfs                   51168   0  (autoclean)
msdos                   4652   0  (autoclean)
via82cxxx_audio        19452   1
ac97_codec             11884   0  [via82cxxx_audio]
uart401                 6052   0  [via82cxxx_audio]
sound                  55244   0  [via82cxxx_audio uart401]
soundcore               3428   4  [via82cxxx_audio sound]
3c59x                  25936   1
serial                 51972   0  (autoclean)
hid                    21380   0  (unused)
input                   3168   0  [mousedev hid]
usb-uhci               21836   0  (unused)
usbcore                57472   1  [hid usb-uhci]
apm                     9768   1
rtc                     6908   0  (autoclean)

ah crap, "lspci -v" dosn't work!, what package is that from?, i tryed re-downloading dsl-dpkg.dsl but that didnt work, is it gnu-utils.dsl?

well in emelfm i get "GIF-LIB error: Wrong record type detected." when I try to "DSL" "dsl-dpkg.dsl"... help...
Well, I re-installed DSL to 8.2 it took a bit but i have all my configurations back.

Heres my lsmod now:
Module                  Size  Used by    Not tainted
mousedev                3832   0  (unused)
cloop                   8900   0  (unused)
af_packet              13544   0  (autoclean)
nls_iso8859-1           2844   1  (autoclean)
ntfs                   50944   1  (autoclean)
msdos                   4684   0  (autoclean)
via82cxxx_audio        19448   2
ac97_codec             11884   0  [via82cxxx_audio]
uart401                 6052   0  [via82cxxx_audio]
sound                  55244   0  [via82cxxx_audio uart401]
soundcore               3428   4  [via82cxxx_audio sound]
3c59x                  25456   1
hid                    22372   0  (unused)
input                   3168   0  [mousedev hid]
serial                 52068   0  (autoclean)
usb-uhci               21836   0  (unused)
usbcore                57824   1  [hid usb-uhci]
pcmcia_core            39840   0
thermal                 6532   0  (unused)
processor               8976   0  [thermal]
fan                     1568   0  (unused)
button                  2508   0  (unused)
battery                 5888   0  (unused)
ac                      1792   0  (unused)
ide-cd                 28704   0
ide-scsi                9040   0
rtc                     7004   0  (autoclean)


and heres my lspci:
0000:00:00.0 0600: 1106:3189 (rev 80)
       Subsystem: 1458:5000
       Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 8
       Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
       Capabilities: [80] AGP version 3.5
       Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

0000:00:01.0 0604: 1106:b198
       Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0
       Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
       I/O behind bridge: 0000c000-0000cfff
       Memory behind bridge: e8000000-e9ffffff
       Prefetchable memory behind bridge: d8000000-e7ffffff
       Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

0000:00:0c.0 0200: 10b7:9050
       Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11
       I/O ports at d000 [size=64]
       Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=64K]

0000:00:0f.0 0101: 1106:0571 (rev 06) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
       Subsystem: 1458:5002
       Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11
       I/O ports at d400 [size=16]
       Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

0000:00:10.0 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81)
       Subsystem: 1458:5004
       Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11
       I/O ports at d800 [size=32]
       Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

0000:00:10.1 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81)
       Subsystem: 1458:5004
       Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11
       I/O ports at dc00 [size=32]
       Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

0000:00:10.2 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81)
       Subsystem: 1458:5004
       Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11
       I/O ports at e000 [size=32]
       Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

0000:00:10.4 0c03: 1106:3104 (rev 86) (prog-if 20)
       Subsystem: 1458:5004
       Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 5
       Memory at eb000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
       Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

0000:00:11.0 0601: 1106:3227
       Subsystem: 1458:5001
       Flags: bus master, stepping, medium devsel, latency 0
       Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

0000:00:11.5 0401: 1106:3059 (rev 60)
       Subsystem: 1458:a002
       Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 5
       I/O ports at e800 [size=256]
       Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

0000:01:00.0 0300: 1002:5964 (rev 01)
       Subsystem: 18bc:0170
       Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11
       Memory at d8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
       I/O ports at c000 [size=256]
       Memory at e9000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
       Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=128K]
       Capabilities: [58] AGP version 3.0
       Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

0000:01:00.1 0380: 1002:5d44 (rev 01)
       Subsystem: 18bc:0171
       Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32
       Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
       Memory at e9010000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
       Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
I am having the same problem, which I find odd as I am using a Mini-Itx and I had Knoppix 3.1 (Latest is 3.6) on it before and the full older version of Knoppix had no problems with the card.
Seeing that the via chipset is seen here, and the fact that it worked
when using the knoppix cd, do try the "alsa" package to get your
soundcard up and running..

Try this first with a liveCD, or poorman's install..
If it is successful, you can edit your lilo.conf to include the alsa command
for your HDInstall.

Restart your computer, and at the boot prompt, add the word "alsa" to
whatever you normally start with at boottime..

After you reach the desktop, download the alsadebs.dsl package
from the DSL repository..  
Install it using the command "mydsl-load alsadebs.dsl" in a shell..
It should autodetect your card, and autoconfig itself..

Then try to play an mp3 file with xmms ....

This has worked for me on several difficult cards..
Search the forums for the exact method to edit your lilo.conf if you
are using a HDInstall, otherwise add the alsadebs.dsl to your
normal extension storage area or mydsl location, and bootup with the alsa command..

73
ke4nt
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