hi: I am attempting to get the sound working on my system, of the following: Asus 87N8X-E motherboard AMD Athlon XP 2800+ 1.5 GBytes memory 00:05.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation nForce MultiMedia audio[Via VT82C686B] (rev a2) 00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 AC97 Audio Controler (MCP) (rev a1) 00:04.0 Ethernet controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Ethernet Controller (rev a1) 01:04.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Yukon Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter (rev 13) 01:08.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905B 100BaseTX [Cyclone] (rev 30) 01:06.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec ASC-29320A U320 (rev 10) Seagate ST373207LW SCSI disk 01:07.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video Capture ( rev 11) 01:07.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture (rev 11 ) 01:09.0 Serial controller: 5610 56K FaxModem 56K FaxModem Model 5610 (rev 01) 03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV18 [GeForce4 MX 4000 AGP 8x] (rev a4) PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-109 i install alsa as best i could (no pun intended) from the alsa page (http://www.alsa-project.org/) inspite of my efforts, I still have no sound. there does not seem to be any combination of things I do which gets sound to work. Any suggestions are appreciated. here is the info from /proc/asound /proc/asound/card0/oss_mixer VOLUME "Master" 0 BASS "" 0 TREBLE "" 0 SYNTH "" 0 PCM "PCM" 0 SPEAKER "PC Speaker" 0 LINE "Line" 0 MIC "Mic" 0 CD "CD" 0 IMIX "" 0 ALTPCM "" 0 RECLEV "" 0 IGAIN "Capture" 0 OGAIN "" 0 LINE1 "Aux" 0 LINE2 "" 0 LINE3 "" 0 DIGITAL1 "IEC958" 0 DIGITAL2 "" 0 DIGITAL3 "" 0 PHONEIN "Phone" 0 PHONEOUT "Master Mono" 0 VIDEO "Video" 0 RADIO "" 0 MONITOR "" 0 /proc/asound/card0/id nForce2 /proc/asound/card0/intel8x0 Intel8x0 Global control : 0x00000002 Global status : 0x00300100 AC'97 codecs ready : primary /proc/asound/card0/pcm2p/sub0/prealloc 64 /proc/asound/card0/pcm2p/sub0/status closed /proc/asound/card0/pcm2p/sub0/sw_params closed /proc/asound/card0/pcm2p/sub0/hw_params closed /proc/asound/card0/pcm2p/sub0/info card: 0 device: 2 subdevice: 0 stream: PLAYBACK id: Intel ICH - IEC958 name: NVidia nForce2 - IEC958 subname: subdevice #0 class: 0 subclass: 0 subdevices_count: 1 subdevices_avail: 1 /proc/asound/card0/pcm2p/info card: 0 device: 2 subdevice: 0 stream: PLAYBACK id: Intel ICH - IEC958 name: NVidia nForce2 - IEC958 subname: subdevice #0 class: 0 subclass: 0 subdevices_count: 1 subdevices_avail: 1 /proc/asound/card0/pcm1c/oss /proc/asound/card0/pcm1c/sub0/prealloc 0 /proc/asound/card0/pcm1c/sub0/status closed /proc/asound/card0/pcm1c/sub0/sw_params closed /proc/asound/card0/pcm1c/sub0/hw_params closed /proc/asound/card0/pcm1c/sub0/info card: 0 device: 1 subdevice: 0 stream: CAPTURE id: Intel ICH - MIC ADC name: NVidia nForce2 - MIC ADC subname: subdevice #0 class: 0 subclass: 0 subdevices_count: 1 subdevices_avail: 1 /proc/asound/card0/pcm1c/info card: 0 device: 1 subdevice: 0 stream: CAPTURE id: Intel ICH - MIC ADC name: NVidia nForce2 - MIC ADC subname: subdevice #0 class: 0 subclass: 0 subdevices_count: 1 subdevices_avail: 1 /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/oss /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/sub0/prealloc 64 /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/sub0/status closed /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/sub0/sw_params closed /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/sub0/hw_params closed /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/sub0/info card: 0 device: 0 subdevice: 0 stream: CAPTURE id: Intel ICH name: NVidia nForce2 subname: subdevice #0 class: 0 subclass: 0 subdevices_count: 1 subdevices_avail: 1 /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/info card: 0 device: 0 subdevice: 0 stream: CAPTURE id: Intel ICH name: NVidia nForce2 subname: subdevice #0 class: 0 subclass: 0 subdevices_count: 1 subdevices_avail: 1 /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/oss /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/sub0/prealloc 64 /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/sub0/status closed /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/sub0/sw_params closed /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/sub0/hw_params closed /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/sub0/info card: 0 device: 0 subdevice: 0 stream: PLAYBACK id: Intel ICH name: NVidia nForce2 subname: subdevice #0 class: 0 subclass: 0 subdevices_count: 1 subdevices_avail: 1 /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/info card: 0 device: 0 subdevice: 0 stream: PLAYBACK id: Intel ICH name: NVidia nForce2 subname: subdevice #0 class: 0 subclass: 0 subdevices_count: 1 subdevices_avail: 1 /proc/asound/card0/codec97#0/ac97#0-0 0-0/0: Realtek ALC650F Capabilities : DAC resolution : 20-bit ADC resolution : 18-bit 3D enhancement : Realtek 3D Stereo Enhancement Current setup Mic gain : +0dB [+0dB] POP path : pre 3D Sim. stereo : off 3D enhancement : off Loudness : off Mono output : MIX Mic select : Mic1 ADC/DAC loopback : off Double rate slots: 10/11 Extended ID : codec=0 rev=1 LDAC SDAC CDAC DSA=0 SPDIF DRA VRA Extended status : LDAC SDAC CDAC SPDIF=3/4 VRA PCM front DAC : 44100Hz PCM Surr DAC : 44100Hz PCM LFE DAC : 44100Hz PCM ADC : 48000Hz SPDIF Control : Consumer PCM Copyright Category=0x22 Generation=1 Rate=48kHz SPDIF In Status : Not Locked /proc/asound/pcm 00-00: Intel ICH : NVidia nForce2 : playback 1 : capture 1 00-01: Intel ICH - MIC ADC : NVidia nForce2 - MIC ADC : capture 1 00-02: Intel ICH - IEC958 : NVidia nForce2 - IEC958 : playback 1 /proc/asound/timers G0: system timer : 1000.000us (10000000 ticks) P0-0-0: PCM playback 0-0-0 : SLAVE P0-0-1: PCM capture 0-0-1 : SLAVE P0-1-1: PCM capture 0-1-1 : SLAVE P0-2-0: PCM playback 0-2-0 : SLAVE /proc/asound/modules 0 snd_intel8x0 /proc/asound/cards 0 [nForce2 ]: NFORCE - NVidia nForce2 NVidia nForce2 with ALC650F at 0xe2087000, irq 9 /proc/asound/devices 18: [0- 2]: digital audio playback 25: [0- 1]: digital audio capture 16: [0- 0]: digital audio playback 24: [0- 0]: digital audio capture 0: [0- 0]: ctl 33: : timer /proc/asound/version Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.8. Compiled on Apr 4 2005 for kernel 2.6.10-1.770_FC3. /proc/asound/oss/sndstat Sound Driver:3.8.1a-980706 (ALSA v1.0.8 emulation code) Kernel: Linux cenozoic.atoka.org 2.6.10-1.770_FC3 #1 Thu Feb 24 14:00:06 EST 2005 i686 Config options: 0 Installed drivers: Type 10: ALSA emulation Card config: NVidia nForce2 with ALC650F at 0xe2087000, irq 9 Audio devices: 0: NVidia nForce2 (DUPLEX) Synth devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG Midi devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG Timers: 7: system timer Mixers: 0: Realtek ALC650F /proc/asound/oss/devices 12: [0-12]: digital audio 3: [0- 3]: digital audio 0: [0- 0]: mixer created devices as such using root mknod /dev/mixer c 14 0 mknod /dev/sequencer c 14 1 mknod /dev/midi c 14 2 mknod /dev/dsp c 14 3 chmod a+rw /dev/dsp /dev/mixer /dev/sequencer /dev/midi after reboot, i would loose some of the devices. at the moment, after reboot, here is what i have. ll /dev/dsp /dev/mixer /dev/midi /dev/sequencer ls: /dev/midi: No such file or directory ls: /dev/sequencer: No such file or directory crw------- 1 best root 14, 3 Apr 5 08:01 /dev/dsp crw------- 1 best root 14, 0 Apr 5 08:01 /dev/mixer -- regards, allen wayne best, esq "your friendly neighborhood rambler owner" "my rambler will go from 0 to 105" Current date: 59:26:18::94:2005 I don't believe there really IS a GAS SHORTAGE.. 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