[ltp] Re: Linux-Thinkpad digest, Vol 1 #662 - 14 msgs

[Nick Bower]

Tell me, which is reccommended; Alsa or OSS?  Mandrake and applications
seem to use both. 

On Wed, 2004-10-27 at 12:12, Chris wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 20:01, linux-thinkpad-request@linux-thinkpad.org wrote:
> 
> I recompiled the kernel 2.6.8 with no oss modules and only alsa support. then 
> i compiled alsa-driver and alsa-lib which i downloaded from the official 
> website. after doing make and make install, then ./snddevice, something like 
> this in the compiled directory, alsamixer says the sound is off. then i had 
> alsaconf, which basically goes through the detection process and modified 
> modules.conf, then the sound wroked fine, but i am runing FC2, not sure about 
> debian, but you might want try alsaconf if you can find it in your system
> 
> Chris
> 
> > i,
> > I have another problem with suspend. After suspending I have sound
> > problems. I guess that the OSS-Driver is the problem. So I think I should
> > change to ALSA, but how? I didn't found a site where it is explained for
> > Debian. (I'm using Debian sarge). What have I done:
> > - the kernel modules for alsa are compiled together with the oss.
> > - I installed  alsa-base alsa-utils libasound2 and alsa-driver.
> > - I called alsaconf and choose my driver.
> > - I started alsa with /etc/init.d/alsa start.
> >
> > After reboot no sound works.
> > I have an IBM Thinkpad R40 (Centrino) 2722 5MG
> >
> > Some reports from the system
> > lspci -v
> > 0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) AC'97
> > Audio Controller (rev 01) Subsystem: IBM: Unknown device 0523
> >         Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
> >         I/O ports at 1c00
> >         I/O ports at 18c0 [size=64]
> >         Memory at c0000c00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]
> >         Memory at c0000800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
> >         Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
> >
> >
> > cat /proc/asound/cards
> > 0 [I82801DBICH4   ]: ICH - Intel 82801DB-ICH4
> >                      Intel 82801DB-ICH4 at 0xc0000c00, irq 11
> >
> > Hope that someone will have a hint for me.
> >
> >         
> > Thanks in advance
> >         Niels