On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 19:27:34 +0000, Colin Coates <cc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm a newbie around here, so apologies in advance for my shocking level > of ignorance; hopefully someone around here can give me a clue?-) > > I have been installing and re-installing Fedora Core 3 onto my > Fujitsu-Siemens A1640 notebook (AMD Athlon64 3400+, 1Gb of RAM & 80 Gb > hardisk) for most of the weekend; I have been alternating between the > FC3 install DVDs for x86 and x86_64. Why, you might well ask? Well, the > x86_64 FC3 does not play well with my Speedtouch 330 ADSL modem > (basically, the kernel cannot load the speedtch kernel module), whereas > x86 FC3 is fine with it... anyway, thats a different problem. > > My observation about redhat-sound-config is as follows: > 1. During installation (and subsequently), redhat-sound-config for > x86_64 FC3 reports my soundcard as Vendor=Silicon, Model=Integrated > Systems [SiS] Sound Controller, Module=snd-intel8x0, and clicking the > "Play test sound" gives a perfect three-chord performance. > 2. During installation (and subsequently), redhat-sound-config for x86 > reports Vendor, Model and Module as above, but clicking the "Play test > sound" *does not produce any sound*! I do not get any sound from Gnome > apps either. > > So, why is x86 FC3 silent on my machine, but x86_64 FC3 is okay? > > I tried comparing the /etc/modprobe.config files but they look the same > to me. > I tried running alsamixer and looking at the settings- they appear the > same for each install; alsamixer reports card=SiS SI7012, chip=Realtek > ALC655 rev 0, Item=External Amplifier. > > So, I checked /etc/alsa/cards/SI7018.conf, > /etc/alsa/cards/SI7018/sndoc-mixer.alisp and > /etc/alsa/cards/SI7018/sndop-mixer.alisp; these files appear to be > identical for both x86 and x86_64 installs. > > Obviously, I am missing something! Can anyone here help? > It would be a good idea to file a bug report in bugzilla.redhat.com against it -- Regards, Rahul Sundaram
