Re: updated kernel leaves me without sound! : Ubuntu 7.04

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On 6/14/07, mQ - Martin Quested <martinquested@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I was running Alsa version 1.0.13 on Ubuntu Edgy, with an nVidia MCP51
> chip using the hda-intel driver.  When I upgraded to the current
> version of Ubuntu Feisty, the sound wasn't there.  The system actually
> told me there was no soundcard present.
>
> Yet lspci continued to report that the sound card was there.
>
> I tried sudo aptitude reinstall linux-image-`uname -r` and then
> re-installing Alsa, I tried versions 1.0.12, 1.0.13, 1.0.14 and a
> couple of the 14rc versions - all as instructed on the wikis and
> elsewhere.
>
> At the point where I modprobe the driver I run into problems.  I've
> tried both hda-intel and intel8x0.  With intel8x0 I get no response,
> just a return to the prompt.  With hda-intel I get an error message:
>
> FATAL: Error inserting snd_hda_intel
> (/lib/modules/2.6.20-16-generic/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko):
> Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
>

Usually this message means you tried to load new alsa modules without
unloading the old ones first.  Easiest fix is to reboot.

> aplay -l continues to tell me there is no sound card present.
>
> Is that the sort of detail you need?
>
> All help gratefully received.  Thanks.
>
> MQ
>
> > From: Lee Revell <rlrevell@xxxxx> - 2007-06-01 21:42
> >On 6/1/07, Matthew Patenaude <mnglfiddle@xxxxx> wrote:
> > > Has anyone had a similar problem?
> > >
> > > My auto updates in Ubuntu Feisty upgraded my kernel to 2.6.20.16 from
> > > .......15 and when I restarted I no longer have sound! I restarted and
> > > pressed esc to get to my Grub options and chose the older kernel and it
> > > booted up with sound, no problem.
> > >
> > > Question is: why did it do that? and should I ditch the new kernel (and
> > > how), or is there a simple way to get the new kernel to load alsa correctly?
> >
> > Please try to get more information. You have not provided enough to
> > debug the problem. asound.state, etc.
> >
> > Lee
>
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