Re: [Sound] Re: Re: no sound with Red Hat 8.0

[Steven Rubenstein <SJR@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 1. You're trying to use the alsa drivers.
2.  That "INSTALL" file notoriously omits a step between 3.a. and 3.b., 
"make".
3. I forget whether your're getting error messages on boot.

SJR


Jimmy   wrote:

> To tell you the truth I'm not sure.
> But here's what I've done...by following the below instructions:
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>
> The source code copy from www.alsa-project.org.      ver:A1.4
> Linux Source Code for ALC audio codec
>
> Installation:
> This Source Code is from www.alsa-project.org.
> For driver installation, please follow below steps.
>
> Step 1. Unzip source code
>        tar xfvj alcsound.tar.bz2
>
> Step 2. Turn on sound support (soundcore module)
>
> Step 3. Complied source code
>     a. ./Configure
>     b. make install
>     c. ./snddevices
>
> Step 4. Edit your /etc/modules.conf or conf.modules depending on the 
> Distribution
>     (Please refer to the attached modules.conf)
>
> Step 5. reboot your machine
>
> Note:     1. The most detail information, can refer the INSTALL file 
> in the alcsound.tar.bz2.
>     2. Kernel Version must be 2.2.14 or later.
>     3. All mixer channels are muted by default. You must use a native
>         or OSS mixer program to unmute appropriate channels.
>     4. If can not compile the source code, try to rename the 
> /usr/src/linux-2.x -> /usr/src/linux.
>     5. The driver added to support the SPDIF functoin.
>
>
> Still got no sound.
>
> Jimmy
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Bill Nottingham <notting@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: sound-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> To: sound-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Sound] Re: Re: no sound with Red Hat 8.0
> Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 00:37:57 -0400
>
> Jimmy   (bananashipz@xxxxxxxxxxx) said:
> > alias sound-slot-0 via82cxxx_audio
> ...
> > alias char-major-116 snd
> > options snd snd_major=116 snd_cards_limit=1
> ...
> > alias snd-card-0 snd-via8233
>
> Are you actually using OSS or ALSA?
>
> Bill