On Mon, 2008-02-18 at 21:36 +0100, Nigel Henry wrote: > On Friday 15 February 2008 13:34, Aaron Konstam wrote: > > On Thu, 2008-02-14 at 21:41 +0100, Nigel Henry wrote: > > > On Thursday 14 February 2008 00:42, Aaron Konstam wrote: > > > > > Aaron. Do you still have to add a "modprobe snd-cs4236" line in > > > > > /etc/rc.local in F8, as you had to do since FC6, as per your earlier > > > > > post? > > > > > > > > > > Would you download this script, as below, run it, and post the link > > > > > to pastebin back. It may well provide some usefull info about your > > > > > machine, soundcard, etc. > > > > > > > > > > http://hg.alsa-project.org/alsa/raw-file/tip/alsa-info.sh > > > > > > > > > > It may be usefull to the Alsa development folks, and I'll post the > > > > > pastebin link there, with all the relevant details regarding your isa > > > > > soundcard, and what is necessary to get it to work. > > > > > > > > > > Nice to have the sounds working again eh! > > > > > > > > > > All the best. > > > > > > > > > > Nigel. > > > > > > > > Well I got alsa-info.sh to run and the result is posted at: > > > > http://pastebin.ca/903074 > > > > > > > > The result does nto seem as complete as the result from the f7 run. > > > > Anyway, if anyone can learn anything from this output please share your > > > > thoughts with me. > > > > > > Hi Aaron. The output from running the script on F8 is very incomplete. > > > I've asked the question on the alsa-devel list, as to whether the script > > > works with ISA cards as it does with PCI cards, but no answer yet. > > > > > > Tell me though. You say you ran the script on F7. Is that on the same > > > machine as F8, and the same cs4236 ISA soundcard? > > > > > > I don't want to drag this out, as you have the sounds working now, but it > > > would be nice to find out why you have had to add > > > http://pastebin.ca/904944 a modprobe snd-cs4236 line to /etc/rc.local > > > since FC6 for the ISA module to be loaded. > > > > > > Nigel. > > > > As I said I know it is incomplete but I willing to have you draw it out > > till we find an answer. The f7 is on a different machine and thee script > > output canbe seen at: > > http://pastebin.ca/904944 > > > > It seems clear that this script works only for pci cards. Let me know > > what you find out since this has been a real pain. > > Well this is all I got from my Q to the alsa-devel list. > > Nigel Henry wrote: > > > > I've been trying to help someone out on the Fedora list, who has had > problems > > with snd-cs4236 since FC6, where he had to add "modprobe snd-cs4236" > > to /etc/rc.local to get the module to load. With Fedora 8 the problem got > > worse, and sound would only work as root. Using a tip from someone else on > > the list, added lines for sound, and cdrom > > in /etc/security/console.perms.d/50-default.perms, and the sound now works > as > > user. > > It's a problem with HAL/udev. > > > I asked him to run alsa-info.sh, having got the sound working, but there is > > very limited output, as below. > > > > http://pastebin.ca/903074 > > > > The question is, should the script work as well with ISA cards, as it does > > with PCI ones? > > It shouldn't fail, at least. Judging from the output, it seems that > some command failed and the script quitted? > > > Takashi > _________ > Sorry Aaron, this is probably not much help. Personally I'm not clued up about > Hal, and Udev. I still have problems with the ordering of video devices with > udev, but enough said on that issue, as I use a workaround. > > Frustrating Eh! Nigel. > Yeah, but I appreciate your trying to chase the problem down. But since sound now works I'll live with it until f9 which I bet will have more problems. Another solution is to replace this old computer. -- ======================================================================= Insults are effective only where emotion is present. -- Spock, "Who Mourns for Adonais?" stardate 3468.1 ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
