[SLUG] SUSE installation sound problems

[Martin Webb]

Martin Webb wrote:
> Martin Webb wrote:
>> Martin Webb wrote:
>>> john at johnallsopp.co.uk wrote:
>>>> Hi ppl
>>>>
>>>> OK, the reputation of Linux is on the line here (not to mention mine
>>>> too). I went around to fix the final (?) problem on Lucy's machine
>>>> last night .. sound.
>>>>
>>>> Previously, you may remember, SUSE 10 had failed to recognise the
>>>> sound on the ASROCK 939NF4 motherboard so we thought we'd put in a
>>>> Soundblaster card and that would sort it.
>>>>
>>>> Not so fast. I bought a Soundblaster Live 24 bit SB0410 from
>>>> wossisface near TKMaxx, put that in, and got system sounds .. bootup,
>>>> etc. However, when playing a CD I'm getting, most often, a half-second
>>>> toggle between the song and silence. For those old enough to remember,
>>>> it sounds like the Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club.
>>>>
>>>> I've disabled (and enabled, but currently disabled) the motherboard
>>>> sound in the BIOS, and I've moved the analog audio cable from going
>>>> from the DVD drive to the motherboard to going to the soundcard.
>>>>
>>>> The speakers I'm using are Logitec X-530s.
>>>>
>>>> Frankly, I'm a bit stumped so I'm looking for my best next move. I'm
>>>> thinking I'll work on SUSE for a bit but if it's not playing, I'll go
>>>> for another distro (Ubuntu, maybe even Mepis sounds like it aims to
>>>> work  "out of the box").
>>>>
>>>> If any of you remember the early LPI stuff about isapnp, SUSE has it
>>>> so I'm half tempted to see if that would help .. but the card seems to
>>>> be recognised and installed fine .. mind-you, I did just go for the
>>>> fast/automatic setup.
>>>>
>>>> Whaddyathink?
>>>>
>>>> BTW, Lucy is lurking on this list, so hello.
>>> At least up until very recently, "SB Live! 24 bit" was a no go card 
>>> for Linux, or very poorly supported.  There is not enough info about 
>>> it released for an opensource driver to be constructed.  All the 
>>> Asrocks I've used have had AC'97 chipsets for Sound, and should just 
>>> work.
>>>
>>> On my FC3 rig, this one I'm using now, drivers go in:
>>> /lib/modules/2.6.9-1.667/kernel/sound/pci/
>>> and it is in fact the emu10k1 for the genuine SoundBlasterLive!, not 
>>> one of its emulations.
>>>
>>> http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/
>>> is a good page, and you can get good info on many sound cards
>>> put VIA into the search box, and hit Go
>>>
>>> On my Whitby box, I had to make changes to:
>>> /etc/sysconfig/hwconf
>>>
>>> It ended up as:
>>> class: AUDIO
>>> bus: PCI
>>> detached: 0
>>> driver: snd-emu10k1
>>> desc: "Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1"
>>> vendorId: 1102
>>> deviceId: 0002
>>> subVendorId: 1102
>>> subDeviceId: 8067
>>> pciType: 1
>>> pcidom:    0
>>> pcibus:  0
>>> pcidev:  a
>>> pcifn:  0
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The details that I put in here manually, I copied from the Alsa site.
>>>
>>> Hope some of this helps.
>>>
>>> Dealing with dependencies, and getting sound cards to work would 
>>> make a good evening, if we have someone with the expertise. 
>> I've just had a quick shufty at the site mentioned above, putting 
>> Creative Labs in as manufacturer, and looking through the different 
>> cards for the 24 bit soundblaster.  To my surprise, this is no longer 
>> in red as dodgy, but in plain green as an OK card.  Have a look.
>> Martin 
>
> BTW, the symptoms you described for the 24bit SB are exactly what I 
> got, about a year ago.  Now there are proper drivers, I'll have 
> another go, because it's a nice card.
> Martin 
Perhaps we can compare notes
M