Problem: The snd-card-via686a loads, but alsa doesn't seem to notice. The card does work with the via82cxxx_audio in the kernel (I have this compiled as a module)
I'm running: linux 2.4.17 ALSA v0.9.0beta10 VIA686A - on a ASUS K7V motherboard debian/woody versions of all the packages Probable cause: I've never used alsa before. :-) Is there something I have to run to tell the kernel to use the module after it's loaded it? Pertitent listings: maul:~# cat /etc/modutils/alsa # --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. --- # --- ALSACONF verion 0.4.3b --- alias char-major-116 snd alias snd-card-0 snd-card-via686a alias char-major-14 soundcore alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0 alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss options snd snd_major=116 snd_cards_limit=1 snd_device_mode=0660 snd_device_gid=29 snd_device_uid=0 options snd-card-via686a snd_index=0 snd_id=CARD_0 snd_mpu_port=0x300 snd_joystick=0x300 # --- END: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. --- maul:~# lsmod Module Size Used by Tainted: P snd-card-via686a 6304 0 (unused) snd-pcm 48576 0 [snd-card-via686a] snd-timer 10432 0 [snd-pcm] snd-mpu401-uart 2640 0 [snd-card-via686a] snd-rawmidi 12576 0 [snd-mpu401-uart] snd-seq-device 3968 0 [snd-rawmidi] snd-ac97-codec 23232 0 [snd-card-via686a] snd 24808 0 [snd-card-via686a snd-pcm snd-timer snd-mpu401-uart snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device snd-ac97-codec] ide-cd 26656 1 (autoclean) cdrom 28960 0 (autoclean) [ide-cd] isofs 24864 1 (autoclean) inflate_fs 18144 0 (autoclean) [isofs] NVdriver 820128 14 (autoclean) vfat 9500 2 (autoclean) serial 45408 0 (autoclean) rtc 5592 0 (autoclean) maul:~# cat /proc/asound/sndstat Sound Driver:3.8.1a-980706 (ALSA v0.9.0beta10 emulation code) Kernel: Linux maul 2.4.17-maul #1 Sun Jan 6 01:48:55 PST 2002 i686 Config options: 0 Installed drivers: Type 10: ALSA emulation Card config: --- no soundcards --- Audio devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG Synth devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG Midi devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG Timers: 7: system timer Mixers: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG -- Wesley W. Terpstra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user