At 09:54 30.08.01 -0700, you wrote: >You haven't stated if you did a fresh install of LM 8.0 or an upgrade or >which kernel you are using. I may be incorrect in this but I believe >that if you are using the 2.4.x kernel you do not need the /etc/ispnp >config in your system. You might try renaming this /etc/isapnp file and >then reboot the system to see if the sound card and modules are then >correctly loaded. Also double check the items in your /etc/modules.conf >file and do a depmod -ae prior to rebooting. > Thanks, Larry! I did an upgrade from MD 7.2 to MD 8.0 with the kernel that ships with MD 8.0. And you are right: I forgot to do make clear and make dep, which I will do this evening (just sitting in my office in front of a Windows machine...). And I will try your hint with etc/ispnp. (As far as I remember I habe in /etc/modules.conf only an entry for my old als100-module. But I will check this again when I am back home.) Best, Uwe >Uwe Jochum wrote: > > > > Although the problems of the Avance Logic soundcards have been repeatedly > > discussed and long howto-texts are available, I need some help for the > > following problem. > > > > I switched from MD 7.2 to MD 8.0 In MD 7.2 I used the alsa-package to bring > > sound into my system by integrating the als100-module (witch works also for > > als120) into my kernel. Then I could use alsamixer and alsaplayer to listen > > to CDs and wav-files. The CD-player in the multimedia submenue didn't work. > > > > After switching to MD 8.0 and the new kernel there is an error message > > during booting: "coundn't fetch soundmodule als100". After that the > > ISA-PNP-soundmodule is correctly loaded. After booting I can use the > > CD-player in the multimedia-submenue, while, of course, alsaplayer doesn't > > work, since I haven't installed the alsa-package on my new system yet. But > > what strikes me is that all other multimedia-devices don't work either: > > they all hang when I am trying to start them --exept for the CD-player. > > > > I think I have two options: > > > > a. Integrate the alsapackage into the new kernel. But I am not sure if the > > CD-player will work then, and after all I prefer the CD-player and not the > > alsaplayer. > > > > b. Delete the old alsaplayer-settings from the /etc/modules.config-file. > > But when I do that, there is absolutely NO SOUND available on the system, > > even the CD-Player doesn't work. > > > > So which way would be best to come to a working system with good sound > > integration? > > > > Any hint very welcome! > > > > Best, > > > > Uwe > > > > Dr. Uwe Jochum > > Fachreferent f�r Allgemeine Literaturwissenschaft, > > Amerikanistik, Anglistik, Germanistik und P�dagogik > > Bibliothek der Universit�t Konstanz > > 78457 Konstanz > > Tel. 07531 / 882842 Fax 07531 / 883082 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > >-- >Sword'sEdge >VoiceMail/Fax: (858) 860-6406 x1587 > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Dr. Uwe Jochum Fachreferent f�r Allgemeine Literaturwissenschaft, Amerikanistik, Anglistik, Germanistik und P�dagogik Bibliothek der Universit�t Konstanz 78457 Konstanz Tel. 07531 / 882842 Fax 07531 / 883082
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