Ok,*I'll*try*to*document*what*I*did*for*your*amuse ment,*you*tell*me*what*I
did wrong.**Using*slackware*9.1*on*intel*810*motherboa rd,*866mhz*pIII
coppermine.
********Recompiled*2.4.24*kernel*with*exact*same*c onfig*as*2.4.22*bare.i.
********On*reboot,*sound*is*acting*weird.**XMMS*pl ays*fine,*GAIM*sounds*like*a
record player running too fast.
********Uninstalled*alsa,*downloaded*current*stabl e*version*alsa*and*followed
directions.
********Reboot,*tons*of*modules*loaded,*but*no*sou nd*in*XMMS*with*any*output
plugin.
********Reboot*again,*same.
********Reboot,*uninstall*alsa-driver,*think,*(in*
dev*'chmod*666*dsp**mix**snd*
-R'**Modprobe*i810_audio,*it*works*fine.**Download* alsa-driver*again,*this
time compile with debugging statements enabled.**Upon*reboot,*same*thing:
tons of modules, but no sound.**Rmmod*all*modules*pertaining*to*sound,
modprobe i810_audio, again it works.**XMMS*refuses*to*play*in*anything*but
OSS output, but that sounds just fine.
********Without*rc.alsa*(removed*after*removing*al sa-driver*package,*not*added
again for fear of a repeat of the "tons of modules but no sound" idea),
don't know how to start or stop the server.**Tried*modprobing*snd-intel8x0
by itself, got dependency errors.**I*had*tried*using*alsaconf*to
auto-configure what modules to load, and that only generated (again) tons
of insmod errors, and tons of loaded modules, but no sound.
********I'm*at*my*wit's*end.**I*may*just*ignore*it *and*uninstall*alsa*again.**The
freenode #alsa people didn't help me at all (oh well).
********See,*I*want*to*run*the*most*current,*up*to *date*software*(i.e.*the*kernel,
where this whole thing started), but i always noticed that i lost sound in
a slack 9.1 installation when i upgraded kernel.**Please*help*me*out,*tell
me what i'm doing wrong.
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Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.

(Whatever is said in Latin sounds profound.)

This is my first post to the group. So hi everyone.

I also had tons of problems with recompiled 2.4.24 and alsa.
In my case, it happened after upgrading gcc from 3.2 to 3.3.
Put a long story short, problems were eventually solved by
downloading alsa 1.0.1 source from -current, recompile and
install. You have to do this while running 2.4.24. Good
luck.

ian

NeoSadist wrote:
> Ok, I'll try to document what I did for your amusement, you tell me what I
> did wrong. Using slackware 9.1 on intel 810 motherboard, 866mhz pIII
> coppermine.
> Recompiled 2.4.24 kernel with exact same config as 2.4.22 bare.i.
> On reboot, sound is acting weird. XMMS plays fine, GAIM sounds like a
> record player running too fast.
> Uninstalled alsa, downloaded current stable version alsa and followed
> directions.
> Reboot, tons of modules loaded, but no sound in XMMS with any output
> plugin.
> Reboot again, same.
> Reboot, uninstall alsa-driver, think, (in
> dev 'chmod 666 dsp* mix* snd*
> -R' Modprobe i810_audio, it works fine. Download alsa-driver again, this
> time compile with debugging statements enabled. Upon reboot, same thing:
> tons of modules, but no sound. Rmmod all modules pertaining to sound,
> modprobe i810_audio, again it works. XMMS refuses to play in anything but
> OSS output, but that sounds just fine.
> Without rc.alsa (removed after removing alsa-driver package, not added
> again for fear of a repeat of the "tons of modules but no sound" idea),
> don't know how to start or stop the server. Tried modprobing snd-intel8x0
> by itself, got dependency errors. I had tried using alsaconf to
> auto-configure what modules to load, and that only generated (again) tons
> of insmod errors, and tons of loaded modules, but no sound.
> I'm at my wit's end. I may just ignore it and uninstall alsa again. The
> freenode #alsa people didn't help me at all (oh well).
> See, I want to run the most current, up to date software (i.e. the kernel,
> where this whole thing started), but i always noticed that i lost sound in
> a slack 9.1 installation when i upgraded kernel. Please help me out, tell
> me what i'm doing wrong.

NeoSadist wrote:

> Ok,*I'll*try*to*document*what*I*did*for*your*amuse ment,*you*tell*me*what*I
> did wrong.**Using*slackware*9.1*on*intel*810*motherboa rd,*866mhz*pIII
> coppermine.
> Recompiled*2.4.24*kernel*with*exact*same*config*as *2.4.22*bare.i.
> On*reboot,*sound*is*acting*weird.**XMMS*plays*fine ,*GAIM*sounds*like*a
> record player running too fast.

<SNIP>
Blah blah, alsa problem, i810 audio.
I found that dmesg was saying this:

i810: Intel ICH2 found at IO 0xef00 and 0xe800, MEM 0x0000 and 0x0000, IRQ
10
i810_audio: Audio Controller supports 6 channels.
i810_audio: Defaulting to base 2 channel mode.
i810_audio: Resetting connection 0
ac97_codec: AC97 Audio codec, id: ADS96 (Analog Devices AD1885)
i810_audio: AC'97 codec 0 Unable to map surround DAC's (or DAC's not
present), total channels = 2

Which could be why alsa had a hard time working. But oh well, OSS modules
work fine....
Stay away from anything but the best hardware you can afford when using
linux, btw lol.

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