Re: [linux-audio-user] audiophile 2496 with Fedora Core 3

<quote who="Fernando Lopez-Lezcano"> I'm not at this computer now, but when I did rpm -q alsa it said that alsa was not installed. I guess the FC3 installer doesn't include it by default. Maybe that is my next step. -Mike > -- Fernandp > >> This same Audiophile 2496 card is accessible to Windows XP and works >> fine >> there. (This is a dual-boot system.) >> >> More information: I installed the OSS driver for the Audiophile 2496 but >> it said "failed to find the hardware." I don't know in what sense it >> tries, whether it actually probes the PCI bus or just reads >> /etc/sysconfig/hwconf. Of course the A2496 was not in >> /etc/sysconfig/hwconf because kudzu didn't find it. >> >> Okay, I will check the mobo jumpers. >> >> Thanks everyone, >> -Mike >> >> <quote who="nigel henry"> >> >> > Hi Mike. You may have a jumper on your mobo to disable the onboard >> > soundcard. >> > I use an Audigy2 soundblaster card and disabling the onboard sound by >> > means >> > of the jumper on the board got things going ok. You'll probably need >> >> the >> >> > manual for the mobo to see where it actually is. All the best. Nigel. >> > >> > On Monday 18 Apr 2005 5:54 pm, Michael Mossey wrote: >> >> Thanks for your suggestions, everyone. Unofrtunately, I'm still >> >> having >> >> >> problems. kudzu is not finding by Audiophile 2496. I commented out >> >> the >> >> >> onboard sound stuff from /etc/modprobe.conf and /etc/sysconfig/hwconf >> >> and >> >> rebooted. I disabled the onboard sound in the bios--or rather, it >> >> wasn't >> >> clear what the bios options were, I selected "disable audio codec" >> >> which >> >> >> was the only audio-related option. I booted FC3. It detected "new >> >> hardware" which turned out to be the onboard sound. It did not >> >> detect >> >> >> the >> >> Audiophile 2496. >> >> >> >> This is an HP Pavilion computer. >> >> >> >> Any ideas at this point? >> >> >> >> -Mike >> >> >> >> < >> >> quote who=&quot;aljordan(a)maine.rr.com&quot;&gt; >> >> >> >> > When I installed Planetccrma, I had a the onboard motherboard sound >> >> >> >> card >> >> >> >> > working. When I put the Audiophile 2496 in, I installed it, let >> >> kudzu >> >> >> > find it. >> >> > >> >> > After bootup I edited /etc/modprobe.conf and moved the new lines >> >> for >> >> >> the >> >> >> >> > audiophile in front of the ones for the onboard sound, and I also >> >> > reversed the snd-card-0 snd-card-1 numbers so that the audiophile >> >> 2496 >> >> >> > was seen as the default sound card. >> >> > >> >> > After that I added a .asoundrc file for the audiophile 2496 to my >> >> home >> >> >> > directory and a system wide one to /etc based on the directions at >> >> the >> >> >> > alsa site: >> >> > >> >> > http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/doc-php/template.php?company=M >> >> >idiman >> >> > %2FMAudio&card=Delta+Audiophile+2496.&chip=ICE1712+%28Envy24%29&mod >> >> >ule=ice 1712#aso >> >> > >> >> > Alan >> >> > >> >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> >> > From: Michael Mossey &lt;mpm(a)alumni.caltech.edu&gt; >> >> > Date: Sunday, April 17, 2005 5:24 pm >> >> > Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] audiophile 2496 with Fedora Core 3 >> >> > >> >> >> Hmm, when I went to the Planet CCRMA website, it said "Install >> >> >> Fedora Core >> >> >> 3. You should now have a properly configured and working sound >> >> >> card. >> >> >> Then install the CCRMA sound applications." What's wrong with >> >> this >> >> >> >> picture is that I don't have a properly configured and working >> >> >> sound card >> >> >> after doing the Fedora Core 3 install. It didn't recognize my >> >> >> Audiophile2496 as far as I can tell--it configured the onboard >> >> >> sound. Can you tell >> >> >> me more specifically what you did to get the Audiophile 2496 >> >> working? >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> Mike