I've already done the sndconfig thing... Like I've said, I already had
sound working in linux, it just stopped. And I don't want to use the
RedHat kernel since it is faulty, and doesnt include support for all the
devices I need.
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Oren Sarig
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yossi Amon wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I've learned it the hard way, I have already re-compiled the kernel to
> support sound (unfortunately is the normal way on Linux), before I have
> found that the RH 5.2 kernel was compiled with support of many sound
> card !.
>
> You'd need to find the utility called sndconfig or something like
> this, it will generate a /etc/module.conf file, which will have the
> correct alias of sound, and required modules, i.e. - 'sound' should be
> alias for the proper module matching your hardware.
>
> I have removed the 5.2 from my PC so I cant look it up and give you
> more details, but it is there.
>
> Regards,
>
> Yossi A.
>
> >>>>> "Oren" == Oren Sarig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Oren> I have redhat linux 5.2, with a self compiled 2.0.36 kernel, sources not
> Oren> from the redhat cd.
>
> Oren> Sound was working perfectly fine before, but for some reason now it sais
> Oren> it can't find the sound module. I only noticed this now, and I havn't
> Oren> used sound for a long time, so I have no clue what I did last before
> Oren> this happened. I might have compiled a new kernel since.
>
> Oren> The sound driver is the standard OSS that came with the 2.0.36 kernel.
> Oren> It's compiled as a module because my sound card is PnP (Creative Sound
> Oren> Blaster AWE64).
>
> Oren> depmod -a doesn't give any error, and modprobe sound sais that it can't
> Oren> find sound.
>
> Oren> btw, i get the same error message for midi.
>
> Oren> I probably didn't do one of the obvious mistakes: I compiled the kernel
> Oren> with all the options I need enabled, I compiled the modules, and I
> Oren> installed the modules.
>
> Oren> and recompiling the kernel doesnt help, compiling the sound module by
> Oren> itself, and installing it, doesnt help. i'm pretty much stumped.
>
> Oren> oh, and there IS a sound.o, soundcore.o, etc. in the
> Oren> /lib/modules/2.0.36/misc
>
> Oren> has anyone had this problem before? what should I do to fix it?
>
> Oren> TIA.
>
> Oren> --
> Oren> Oren Sarig
> Oren> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
