Sound Issue

[mt_charlie]

Hey guys, I need some help. I've recently install RH7 and configured it to the best of my ability to run on my system.

Now, I ran into a major roadblock. I'm trying to configure the sound on my computer and it is not working. First, I've tried running "sndconfig", but that hangs up my system, twice, once from running in X-window, and the other time running without X-window. Okay, then someone told me about running "setup" from the command prompt outside of X-window. Again, this did not work. I realized that I don't have a sound card and the sound is imbedded on my motherboard.

My motherboard is ABIT VT6X4 - which the information can be found here -> ABIT VT6X4 (http://http://www.abit.nl/english/product/motherboards/vt6x4.htm)

So, could somebody tell me how to make get the sound to work on my computer or tell me a site where I can find this information? Thanks again for you help. :)

[MBMarduk]

Ohh fsck! Those embedded things don't play fair from what I've read.

Try a kernel recompile (I don't know anything about RH's mysterious ways)

If the standard kernel has sound support (i think) it prolly has module-support (so "sndconfig" and "setup" can load'em for you??maybe??)

Just so you can check: if you go to "/usr/src/linux" (your kernel sources) and do a "make menuconfig" or "make xconfig" you can see under the menu "Sound" whether your chipset is enabled in any way. (chipset = Via 82C686 NOT AC97)

Hope this helps.
-Mike

[bdg1983]

That link timed out, so I cannot see what chip it is.

You can try searching for it at freshmeat.net , sourceforge.net , a Google (http://www.google.com/linux) search or right here at LNO.

[mt_charlie]

here is the correct URL for the motherboard: ABIT VT6X4 (http://www.abit.nl/english/product/motherboards/vt6x4.htm)

[bdg1983]

That's better.

AC97. I've seen posts here in the last day or two on the AC97. Don't know if the problem was solved though. Try a search in the main forums. Hardware, General etc.

Did you try searching at the links I gave you for AC97 or Via 82C686 as posted by MBMarduk? Nothing at Abit on Linux support?

You could always disable the embedded sound on the motherboard and install a supported soundcard. Last resort I guess.

[MBMarduk]

I DID see the webpage: and it DOES say "AC97codec & AC97chip...somethin'..blabla"

I then proceeded to start a kernelconfig to see whether my 2.2.18 kernel has anything resembling an "AC97 chipset" under the menu "Sound"

All I found though was the Via chipset I metioned.
It was mentioned in the mobo's webpage AND in the kernelconfig.
So I deduced that THAT should be it...

<EDIT> I know; the 2 Via chips are so-called "North-" and "Southbridge" controllers. But they control just about everything on the board.
And I don't think Linus would put the Via chip under "Sound" for no good reason, right!?!?

But that's me ;)

-Mike

[ 28 March 2001: Message edited by: MBMarduk ]