Subj : Re: Sound card won't work...why?
To   : comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup
From : unruh
Date : Mon Jun 21 2004 06:03 am

Hiawatha Bray <watha@monitortan.com> writes:

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]I just installed Suse Linux 9.1 on a new computer with a soundcard on the
]motherboard.  Suse identifies it thus:

]Asustek A7V600 motherboard (ADI AD1980 codec [SoundMAX])

]It seemed to set up the card correctly, but now I get no sound.  When I went 
]to Yast to try to reconfigure it, I got this message:

]The kernel module snd-via82xx for sound support could not be loaded.  This
]can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ
]parameters.

]Also, I got this:

]An error has occurred.  Check you have correctly installed the ALSA package
]"from the series 'snd')

]If the problem persists try passing options to the ALSA module.  If your
]sound card still will not work, try OSS/Free or another module.


]Well, as you can imagine, I find all this less than helpful.  Why can't the
]kernel module be loaded?  How do I find out if I have it?  If not where do
]I it?  And how do I load it?

]Anybody got an idea what this is all about and what I can do about it?

Try modprobe -v snd-via82xx
and see what the error messages are.

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