[linux-audio-user] Alsa problems with nforce2

[Leandro Monk]

El mar, 21-09-2004 a las 21:41, bryce escribió:
> I have to start with this question, is the sound card attached to the 
> motherboard?
> 
yes, is onboard device

> Peronally i don't believe that the nvidia2 chipset was packaged with an 
> intel sound card (i could be wrong here, i've never used that chipset). 
> A good way to detect the sound card would be to boot up with a knoppix 
> CD and see what it finds( i use that on all foriegn hardware computers 
> so i know what i'm dealing with).
I try

> 
> If i'm totally wrong, and you do have an intel sound card, please feel 
> free to tar & feather me... i've earned it.
> 
all i have read about this card say:

nforce2 is intel compilant

> bryce
> 
thanks...

> Leandro Monk wrote:
> > Hi:
> > 
> > I 've try to use the alsa driver for my nforce2... when i try load the
> > module snd-intel8x0, the system say me:
> > 
> > /lib/modules/2.4.26-1-386/alsa/snd-intel8x0.o: init_module: No such
> > device
> > Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters,
> > including invalid IO or IRQ parameters.
> >       You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
> > /lib/modules/2.4.26-1-386/alsa/snd-intel8x0.o: insmod
> > /lib/modules/2.4.26-1-386/alsa/snd-intel8x0.o failed
> > /lib/modules/2.4.26-1-386/alsa/snd-intel8x0.o: insmod snd-intel8x0
> > failed
> > 
> > My /proc/pci is:
> > 
> >    Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 AC97 Audio
> > Controler (MCP) (rev 161).
> >       IRQ 5.
> >       Master Capable.  No bursts.  Min Gnt=2.Max Lat=5.
> >       I/O at 0xd800 [0xd8ff].
> >       I/O at 0xdc00 [0xdc7f].
> >       Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xec002000 [0xec002fff].
> >   Bus  0, device   8, function  0:
> > 
> > I use Debian sarge, and instal this packages:
> > 
> > alsa-base, alsa-modules, alsa-utils. alsa-lib
> > 
> > ¿Any idea to fix this problem?
> >