SuSE 7.2 and SB Live!

[cjmcf529]

I have no idea how to get my Linux to find and use my sound card. I have added Sound Blaster Support in my kernel, but still no idea. HELP!!!!

[bdg1983]

Has the module 'emu10k1' been loaded along with soundcore? Volumes turned up in the mixer?

[cjmcf529]

What is the "module 'emu10k1'"? Soundcore? Volumes turned up in the mixer?

Forgive a newbie for not knowing

[Hena]

If you are using KDE you should have in the K-button Multimedia->soundmixer/xmixer. In there are the sound volume controls. Make sure they are turned up (so that sound should be coming out).

As whether you have the emu10k1 turned on in your kernel. Go to /usr/src/.config file. In there find row with "EMU10K1" and see if it turned on. If it isn't you need to recompile kernel.

[ 06 November 2001: Message edited by: Hena ]

[bdg1983]

lsmod (in a terminal/console/commandline) will tell you what modules are loaded. If you don't see soundcore or emu10k1, then try

modprobe soundcore
modprobe emu10k1

If you still have problems, please post the results and we can try something else.

[cjmcf529]

according to my kernel configuration, the emu10k1 is enabled, but still no sound, I did the mixer thing and all the bars are high but no sound. any other ideas? This is pretty frustrating, and with the non-existent support from SuSE I am quickly leaning to XP.

[bdg1983]

Are you using KDE? If so, then try the KDE Control Center under sound etc. and see if everything is set correctly.

If still no luck, try a Google search for ?? SB Live no sound or whatever you can think to search for.

[Hena]

One wild shot also, if you're using KDE. Try killing artsd. And then try to lay sounds. That might kill KDE's own sound but 3rd party software should play without it.

[cjmcf529]

Yes, I am using KDE2.2, still no dice

[Hena]

The sound card does show up correctly conserning IO-ports and interrupt? And have you checked logs (eq. boot and messages) for any message about sound card?