TechGuy6
11-07-2001, 04:46 PM
Looking for help,
I have tried to follow the instructions below that were provided by
Cirrus Logic,
the manufacturer of the soundcard in my Thinkpad 600E laptop. When run
the sound
config utility in kontrol-panel in KDE, it probes the card, and tells me
it is unsupported.
It also, fortunately, tells me the model number, so I went looking for
drivers at the
manufacturers site. The instructions would be wonderful if they weren't
aimed at
an experienced user who know what they are doing. I have ungzipped
files and
gotten them to install properly, but for programs, not drivers. I
ungzip the files in the
tarball and it spits out 10 files, all in .c or .h format. I know I need
to compile something.
I am always logged in as root. The kernel config tool in kontrol-panel
and linuxconf give me an error: "Couldn't execute /usr/bin/kdesu
"/usr/bin/kernelcfg". Please install
the kernelcfg package." and "Couldn't execute /usr/bin/kdesu
"/sbin/linuxconf". Please
install the linuxconf package." This was a standard install of RH 7.1, I
didn't pick any
special packages. I get to step 7 in the directions and I'm lost. There
is no such
directory.
Any help at all is appreciated.
Sound Card Driver Installation Directions
--------------------------------
To install the driver, ensure that the environmental requirements are
met (See Frequently Asked Questions text file, question 3.) and complete
the following steps:
1. Download the gzip file.
2. Create a directory to extract the file (example: mkdir /cs46xx).
3. Change directory to the /cs46xx directory to extract the files.
4. Copy the downloaded gzip file into the /cs46xx directory.
5. Perform a "gunzip [downloaded filename]" to extract the gzip file
into a tar format file.
6. Perform a tar -x < [downloaded filename] to extract the files from
the tar archive.
7. Change directory to the /usr/src/[linux] directory.
8. Verify that the driver is enabled as a module (M) (using "make
xconfig", "make menuconfig", or "make config" in the Sound category).
9. Make a backup of all of the cs46xx* files in the drivers/sound source
directory. /usr/src/[linux]/drivers/sound/cs46x*.
10. Copy all of the files from the newly created /cs46xx directory into
the /usr/src/[linux]/drivers/sound directory overwriting the older
files.
11. Make a new CS46XX driver module by performing a build of the kernel
and/or modules directories.
12. Edit the /etc/modules.conf file (or /etc/conf.modules on older
versions of linux), and make sure that "sndconfig" has placed either the
line "alias sound-slot-0 cs46xx" or "alias sound cs46xx" in that file.
13. Reboot the system and the new driver will load automatically.
I have tried to follow the instructions below that were provided by
Cirrus Logic,
the manufacturer of the soundcard in my Thinkpad 600E laptop. When run
the sound
config utility in kontrol-panel in KDE, it probes the card, and tells me
it is unsupported.
It also, fortunately, tells me the model number, so I went looking for
drivers at the
manufacturers site. The instructions would be wonderful if they weren't
aimed at
an experienced user who know what they are doing. I have ungzipped
files and
gotten them to install properly, but for programs, not drivers. I
ungzip the files in the
tarball and it spits out 10 files, all in .c or .h format. I know I need
to compile something.
I am always logged in as root. The kernel config tool in kontrol-panel
and linuxconf give me an error: "Couldn't execute /usr/bin/kdesu
"/usr/bin/kernelcfg". Please install
the kernelcfg package." and "Couldn't execute /usr/bin/kdesu
"/sbin/linuxconf". Please
install the linuxconf package." This was a standard install of RH 7.1, I
didn't pick any
special packages. I get to step 7 in the directions and I'm lost. There
is no such
directory.
Any help at all is appreciated.
Sound Card Driver Installation Directions
--------------------------------
To install the driver, ensure that the environmental requirements are
met (See Frequently Asked Questions text file, question 3.) and complete
the following steps:
1. Download the gzip file.
2. Create a directory to extract the file (example: mkdir /cs46xx).
3. Change directory to the /cs46xx directory to extract the files.
4. Copy the downloaded gzip file into the /cs46xx directory.
5. Perform a "gunzip [downloaded filename]" to extract the gzip file
into a tar format file.
6. Perform a tar -x < [downloaded filename] to extract the files from
the tar archive.
7. Change directory to the /usr/src/[linux] directory.
8. Verify that the driver is enabled as a module (M) (using "make
xconfig", "make menuconfig", or "make config" in the Sound category).
9. Make a backup of all of the cs46xx* files in the drivers/sound source
directory. /usr/src/[linux]/drivers/sound/cs46x*.
10. Copy all of the files from the newly created /cs46xx directory into
the /usr/src/[linux]/drivers/sound directory overwriting the older
files.
11. Make a new CS46XX driver module by performing a build of the kernel
and/or modules directories.
12. Edit the /etc/modules.conf file (or /etc/conf.modules on older
versions of linux), and make sure that "sndconfig" has placed either the
line "alias sound-slot-0 cs46xx" or "alias sound cs46xx" in that file.
13. Reboot the system and the new driver will load automatically.