On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 03:12:48PM -0600, Stephen John Smoogen wrote: > On 8/20/06, fredex <fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >Hi gang! > > > >I'm hoping for some advice here,... > > > >I've been having this problem for a while and have come to the point where > >I need someone else's guidance/suggestions/help... > > > >I'm running a Cenotos-4 system. It was originally a TAO Linux-1 system, > >that was upgraded to Tao-4, and subsequently switched (via yum, using the > >procedure created by the Tao maintainer with--I assume--assitance from the > >Centos maintainers) to Centos-4. > > > > I have seen this issue with some sound-cards.. what is the sound card > you are using, what are the options that are in /etc/modprobe.conf, > and what is your other hardware (memory, cpu, chipset.) > NOTE that all sound is fine EXCEPT FOR FLASH. > There are 3 reasons I have found for sound changes: > 1) Chipset issues that can be corrected with a bios update (if the > sound is embedded). The newer kernel driver expects certain access to > the hardware and the BIOS needs a kick. It's a Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro2 (rev2) Athlon motherboard, with builtin sound support. It USED to work... It has the latest BIOS available (7n400p2.fk) Here's /etc/modules.conf: alias usb-controller usb-ohci alias usb-controller1 ehci-hcd alias sound-slot-0 i810_audio post-install sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -L >/dev/null 2>&1 || : pre-remove sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -S >/dev/null 2>&1 || : alias eth0 r8169 # I2C module options alias char-major-89 i2c-dev # it8212 raid controller #alias block-major-8 iteraid alias char-major-195 nvidia > 2) Chipset issues that need an updated kernel module. ALSA changes are > a major issue. I had to keep getting dkms modules for my sound card > for a while because the newer ALSA covered the card but the kernel > didnt. According to the MB manual, the sound is "realtek ALC655 CODEC". Here's the output of lsmod: # lsmod Module Size Used by vfat 14529 0 fat 44001 1 vfat usb_storage 60297 0 nls_utf8 2113 0 tun 9153 0 smbfs 66361 0 nvidia 3926908 12 it87 19817 0 i2c_sensor 3521 1 it87 i2c_isa 2241 0 lp 12077 0 md5 4033 1 ipv6 235137 20 autofs4 24773 0 i2c_dev 11329 0 i2c_core 22081 4 it87,i2c_sensor,i2c_isa,i2c_dev vmnet 37532 8 parport_pc 24577 1 parport 37129 2 lp,parport_pc vmmon 110724 0 sunrpc 162725 1 dm_mod 57557 0 button 6481 0 battery 8901 0 ac 4805 0 joydev 10241 0 ohci_hcd 21713 0 ehci_hcd 30917 0 shpchp 82373 0 snd_intel8x0 33897 1 snd_ac97_codec 63889 1 snd_intel8x0 snd_pcm_oss 49017 0 snd_mixer_oss 17985 1 snd_pcm_oss snd_pcm 96841 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm_oss snd_timer 29893 1 snd_pcm snd_page_alloc 9673 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm snd_mpu401_uart 8769 1 snd_intel8x0 snd_rawmidi 26597 1 snd_mpu401_uart snd_seq_device 8137 1 snd_rawmidi snd 55461 11 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device soundcore 9889 1 snd r8169 19657 0 floppy 58481 0 ext3 116809 5 jbd 71385 1 ext3 sata_nv 9285 0 libata 56477 1 sata_nv sd_mod 17217 0 scsi_mod 121933 3 usb_storage,libata,sd_mod > 3) Flash is optimized for Flash-9 and doesnt sound good in Flash-7 No solution for this one, I guess? > >Ever since the upgrade from tao-1 to tao-4, Flash audio is horribly > >distorted. > > > >I've reinstalled the flash-7 plugin more than once, most recently today. > >Today I also went through the entire system making sure there is only > >a single copy of the files flashplayer.xpt and libflashplayer.so, and > >that they are the newest ones from today. > > > >What brings it to a head today is that my local NPR station appears to have > >switched to providing their audio stream as flash. At least I am no longer > >offered any choice (it used to allow us to choose windows media, real, or > >quicktime, all of which worked with mplayer), flash being what I get. > > > >I'm open to suggestions. Thanks in advance! > > > >Fred > >-- > >---- Fred Smith -- fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >----------------------------- > > But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: > > While we were still sinners, > > Christ died for us. > >------------------------------- Romans 5:8 (niv) > >------------------------------ > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >CentOS mailing list > >CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > >http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Stephen J Smoogen. -- CSIRT/Linux System Administrator > How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed > in a naughty world. = Shakespeare. "The Merchant of Venice" > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------- "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven." ------------------------------ Matthew 7:21 (niv) -----------------------------
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