LAP:~# artsd stop Link points to "/tmp/ksocket-root" can't create mcop directory
I usually kill artsd LAP:~# /etc/alsa reload
-su: /etc/alsa: is a directory
sorry, it was /etc/init.d/alsa reload LAP:~# lsmod|grep snd
snd_opl3_synth 13924 0 snd_seq_instr 7392 1 snd_opl3_synth snd_seq_midi_emul 5952 1 snd_opl3_synth snd_ainstr_fm 2496 1 snd_opl3_synth snd_opl3sa2 19148 0 snd_opl3_lib 9920 2 snd_opl3_synth,snd_opl3sa2 snd_hwdep 8836 1 snd_opl3_lib snd_cs4231_lib 23232 1 snd_opl3sa2 snd_pcm_oss 38368 0 snd_mixer_oss 15200 1 snd_pcm_oss snd_pcm 68676 2 snd_cs4231_lib,snd_pcm_oss snd_page_alloc 9640 2 snd_cs4231_lib,snd_pcm snd_mpu401_uart 8064 1 snd_opl3sa2 snd_seq_dummy 3844 0 snd_seq_oss 28768 0 snd_seq_midi 8192 0 snd_seq_midi_event 7008 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi snd_seq 45680 9 snd_opl3_synth,snd_seq_instr,snd_seq_midi_emul,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event snd_timer 20996 4 snd_opl3_lib,snd_cs4231_lib,snd_pcm,snd_seq snd_rawmidi 22560 2 snd_mpu401_uart,snd_seq_midi snd_seq_device 7820 7 snd_opl3_synth,snd_opl3_lib,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi snd 47012 14 snd_opl3_synth,snd_opl3sa2,snd_opl3_lib,snd_hwdep,snd_cs4231_lib,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device soundcore 9248 1 snd No. 4: "LAP:~# cat /dev/urandom > /dev/audio" definitely gave me white noise.
so your card is alive ;) As for no. 5, I *think* what I have in the laptop is a CD-ROM drive
only. Regardless, I would not know how to differentiate a CD-ROM drive from a DVD-ROM drive. The only external marking on the drive is the word "disc" in large tip, with the word "compact" in small type over the "isc" of the word "disc". > I find that strange, as the the CDROM drive was empty, nor could I see > any application open, except icedove and a terminal emulator. > > > Maybe audio device it's busy 'cause artsd it's locking it > > raffaele > > ps: did you googled around for your 'sound card + kernel support' Alsamixer identified the integrated sound card and chip as a Yamaha OPL3-SA23. Earlier, when I ran alsaconf, first all the snd modules were removed. Second, alsaconf found a card labeled "oplsa2 snd-oplsa2", followed by "legacy Probe legacy ISA (non PnP) chips". After selecting "OK" I was next presented with the following: Configuring snd-opl3sa2 Do you want to modify /etc/modprobe.d/sound (and /etc/modprobe.conf if present)? I answered "Yes". Next it said: OK, sound driver is configured. ALSA CONFIGURATOR will prepare the card for playing now. Now I will load the ALSA sound driver and use amixer to raise the default volumes. You can change the volume later via a mixer. After clicking "OK" once again, alsa told me the following: Running update-modules... Loading driver... Setting default volumes... =============================================================================== Now ALSA is ready to use. For adjustment of volumes, use your favorite mixer. Have a lot of fun! As the return from "lsmod|grep snd" above seems to indicate, alsaconf was as good as its word, having apparently installing all sorts of modules unique to this card. I did get the white noise as described above, and I do get through the attached speakers some at least of the usual sounds which accompany various actions, such as completion of a user log on, and a beep when in a terminal I hit the down arrow key but there are no more commands in that direction to show.
beeps depend on pcspkr kernel module, and they are not related to sound card. I googled this card and found information which was for the most part
way over my head but did tell me that this card is an ISA card and needs to be tweaked to work. One of the web pages returned from the Google search was part of the alsa howto: http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/alsa-howto/x1298.htm.
ah... I read from this page: This module does not support auto probe (if ISA PnP is not used) thus all ports must be specified!!! Not 100% sure, but probably isa-pnp kernel module is needed for this card to be properly configured. grep isa-pnp /etc/modules if #isa-pnp line appears I suggest you to uncomment it and reboot. raffaele
