x ----- Original Message -----
x From: "Clemens Ladisch"
x To: "Per Andersson"
x Subject: Re: Laptop problem
x Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:42:39 +0200
x Per Andersson wrote:
x > when I try to use sound on my laptop it works fine
x > on the console, but when I start X11 and use programs
x > like sox or aplay the system hangs badly ( i need to
x > remove the battery to get going again ). Same thing if
x > sound is playing when i start X11.
x The NM256 chip uses the same memory for graphics and sound and isn't
x properly documented. Make sure that the snd-nm256 module is loaded
x before starting X, and playing sounds while starting X might be a bad
x idea.
x > (Siemens 510 Scenic + Slackware 11.0 + alsa )
x Slackware 11.0 should come with ALSA 1.0.11 which should contain the
x latest NM256-related bugfixes, but you might try to compile the latest
x alsa-driver anyway.
x HTH
x Clemens
Thanks Clemens,
now i'm confused on a higher level. This seems to be a laptop specific
hardware thing. How come the es18xx stuff below works?
# /etc/modules.conf (Linux 2.4 modules config file)
# --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
# --- ALSACONF version 1.0.11 ---
alias char-major-116 snd
alias char-major-14 soundcore
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
alias snd-card-0 snd-es18xx
alias sound-slot-0 snd-es18xx
options snd-es18xx isapnp=0 dma1=1 dma2=0 irq=5
# --- END: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
lspci says:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (AGP disabled) (rev 02)
00:06.0 VGA compatible controller: Neomagic Corporation NM2160 [MagicGraph 128XD] (rev 01)
00:07.0 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 01)
00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 01)
00:0a.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ6832/6833 CardBus Controller (rev 02)
00:0a.1 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ6832/6833 CardBus Controller (rev 02)
Where does nm256 fit into this?
Best regards
Per
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