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ALSA problems following KDE3.4 upgrade [SOLVED]


Havin_it
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Hi all,

 

When I did the first upgrade to KDE3.4 using thac's RPMs, ALSA apparently was upgraded to 1.0.6a and at that point I lost sound.

 

I've continued to upgrade from thac's repository (plus the usual MDK ones) ever since, and am currently up-to-date, and the problem remains.

 

thac told me that he now has ALSA at version 1.0.8, and indeed when I checked, all the packages with alsa in the title are version 1.0.8.x - yet, on startup, it still shows:

 

Starting ALSA 1.0.6a....[OK]

 

Any idea how I can troubleshoot this? I remember when I first installed MDK 10.0 CE I didn't have any sound for ages, but I learned that a simple settings change in KMix fixed it. Unfortunately, when I look at KMix now I haven't a clue what it all means.

 

Thanks in advance...

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Okeydokey. Kernel-source too?

 

(Wanna be cautious here because I use ndiswrapper and the kernel-source is a factor in that. Don't want to lose network at a crucial stage...)

 

EDIT: I went ahead with 'urpmi kernel' but get 'Everything already installed.' I am currently using the warwick Uni mirror - might try switching to your main repo and see if that helps.

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I've found further evidence of problems, after a look at the ALSA website FAQ. One of the first things one is told to look at is the files

 

/proc/asound/version

/proc/asound/cards

 

These files are actually empty! That can't be good. I guess I need to sort out this kernel issue first. Can anyone advise on how to do that?

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