[ltp] alsa sound on 600e 2645-4au

[James McKenzie]

Jamie:

What do you have for the alsa driver in your modules.conf file?  I don't 
have my old settings (I'm running RH 8.0 on an A22p now) but I do 
remember there are settings in the modules.conf for the alsa driver.  
Without these, the cs4236 module will not load in any of the 600 series 
machines.  I suggest visiting the ALSA web site and retrieving the settings.

James McKenzie


jamie@zerosan.com wrote:

>i am attempting to have alsa sound function. comments of any
>sort from Anyone with a working setup is welcome.
>
>***quick summary: running 2.4.22-ac1 kernel on redhat9 with
>alsa 9.6 on ibm 2645-4au with cs4236 card. after compiling the
>alsa drivers I try to load modprobe snd-cs4236, and get an
>error (see below). I am wondering the following:
>
>1) should quick boot be disabled in the bios?
>2) although ps2 seems to change the irq settings & io this
>doesn`t seem to help my situation.
>3) I have disabled the internal modem and IR because I dont
>need it for the time being.
>
>*** assorted details
>been trying to get the fricken sound workin.
>7.3 redhat & alsa worked just fine.
>9.0 redhat & alsa 9.6 is a nightmare for me.
>
>(ibm utility required for setting irqs )
>PS2.exe with a dos disk is the only utility that
>allowed me to check my dma & audio settings: lspnp -v
>did not work until I disabled quick boot.(in bios)
>
>apparently I have a cs4236 with wss/soundblaster/fm
>
>I finally was able to get the PS2.exe utility to load
>on a dr. dos disk.
>
>I am trying to configure alsa sound...
>
> and have the following settings according to the 
>command ps2 ? audio   
>address 530, 
>irq 5, 
>sbaddress 220, 
>dma 0 & 1, ...
>
>irq settings indicate 
>sera=4, 
>parallel=disabled,
>imodem=disabled, 
>wss.soundblaster/fm=5, midi=9,
>ir=disabled, 
>pci IRQ = 11
>
>*** anyway, main problem is that after compiling the various
>alsa components alsa-driver,lib,utility; when I try to insert
>the modules snd-cs4236, I get an error and the fricken module
>wont load:
>
>modprobe snd-cs4236
>/lib/modules/2.4.22-ac1/kernel/sound/isa/cs423x/snd-cs4236.o:
>init_module: No such device
>
>even if I change the audio irq from 5 to 7, or 9 it still wont
>load. also changed the io setting.
>
>any assistance appeciated.
>  
>