Multimedia :: No Sound



Well, first try the sb module, as most cards are at least a little sound blaster compatible.

First go to a root console. To find out how to give the info to the module type "modinfo sb". Then give them while loading the module, like this:
modprobe sb ioaddr=220

After that check if your sound works. If it does, put that modprobe command into your /opt/bootlocal.sh to be loaded on boot.
Quote (curaga @ Mar. 09 2008,00:37)
Well, first try the sb module, as most cards are at least a little sound blaster compatible.

First go to a root console. To find out how to give the info to the module type "modinfo sb". Then give them while loading the module, like this:
modprobe sb ioaddr=220

After that check if your sound works. If it does, put that modprobe command into your /opt/bootlocal.sh to be loaded on boot.

It worked. I added the "modprobe sb" line to my /opt/bootlocal.sh file and now it loads on boot.
Thanks for all your help.
Hello to everyone!
I have a similar topic, so I'll first try posting here.

It's about a aureal vortex sound card.
I've been able to make it work on DSL before by following the advice on the old forum. That was years ago and now I don't recall how I did it.

The card is pnp. I installed the new version of DSL. I remember that last time I had to install alsa and some other packages to make it work...

Can someone help me with this?
Seems that I'm in the same boat.  I'm refurbishing about 100 old laptops using DSL for an NPO in philly.  Many vary in processor speeds from 133 MHz to 333 MHz.  It seems that they may be using ISA based sound cards since they don't show in the lspci output and they have config options in the BIOS.

Besides cracking open the laptop or searching endlessly on the web, how does one find out what kind of ISA sound card is being used on these old laptops?  I recall there being some kind of PnP probe that ALSA would use long ago.  Does DSL come with anything like that?  Should I just modprobe until I find a module that works?
There is a pnp probe utility, not in DSL and it might hang your machine, but if the web doesn't help it's pretty much the only choice..
If any of your laptops are Toshiba's, the info is here: http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin....gdgmn.0
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