[ltp] Sound in FC3 (udev)

Rolf Kutz linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 18 Feb 2005 02:31:09 +0100


* Quoting Jo Jo (jojotwilligo@hotmail.com):

> I've installed FC3 on this ThinkPad 600E, and I've never gotten the sound 
> to work right. lspci gives:
> 
> 00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: Cirrus Logic CS 4610/11 [CrystalClear 
> SoundFusion Audio Accelerator] (rev 01)
> 
> so it seemed to make sense that I compile the SND_CS46XX module into the 
> kernel. Yeah, I've rolled my own (2.6.10). So, how come I get the message

You need snd_cs4236 for the 600E. Don't compile it
into the kernel, make a module. I have to unload
and load the module after booting once to make
sound work.
 
> "/dev/dsp: can't be opened (no such file or directory)" when I start up? I 
> think it might have something to do w/udev. It wouldn't be the first 
> /dev-related problem I've had since going to FC3.

It's because you got the wrong devicedriver, not
udev. You might try to use alsaconf to figure out
the right parameters for the module.

- Rolf