Jack, The problem, as myself and a number of others have noted here, is that 2.6.0-test kernels don't load the sound drivers automatically. There's been many many questions floating around, but no real answers (believe me I've tried every suggestion so far)... A work around is obviously to put something in /etc/rc.local to modprobe the module/s, but this doesn't explain why the modules don't auto-load on boot. Currently, I switch to virtual console 1 when the GDM login screen shows up, login, load up snd-ali5451 (for my sound card), then go back to the GDM login screen and start KDE. If i don't do that, KDE comes up with "Select Mixer" where the mixer should be. Now here is where it gets tricky: every time I log in, the mixer goes back to zero'd volumes for all mixer devices. The old "post-install" and "pre-remove" lines to use aumix to restore and save the mixer settings don't have any effect (even after I translate them for the new modprobe.conf format). So yeah - someone somewhere will no doubt have some answers for us soon. -Dan On Mon, 24 Nov 2003, Jack Bowling wrote: > On Mon, Nov 24, 2003 at 11:57:09PM +0000, Holden McGroin wrote: > > Hi! > > > > Just installed the Kernel 2.6.0-test9 RPM over my new Fedora Core 1 > > installation and I have the weirdest Audio problem: > > > > When I first boot my machine, I have no audio - in Mplayer, GXine, XMMS, > > etc. If I run the "Soundcard Detection" programme, my audio starts > > working in all the applications. > > > > Does anyone know how I can get audio to work automatically? > > ALSA, the default sound subsystem of kernel 2.6+, has *always* muted > sound after installation. You must fire up a mixer and adjust the > volume levels to your liking. I guess FC has some hooks into the mixer > or adjusts the registers directly when you run Soundcard Detection. > > I suppose that the original ALSA developer(s) lived in an apartment > with thin walls and wanted to ensure the landlord would remain calm > :-) > > -- Regards, Dan Goodes : Systems Programmer : dang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Help support PlanetMirror - Australia's largest Internet archive by signing up for PlanetMirror Premium : http://planetmirror.com
