Fedora Core 4 x86_64 and no sound [solved]

[Gul Dukat]

I've recently installed Fedora Core 4 x86_64 on my laptop. But I seem to jhave problems with my onboard soundcard. After I've updated my kernel to the most recent one, the soundcard gets detected correctly. So fa so good. By the way, the soundcard is a ATI IXP SB400 AC'97 controller and the following sound-module gets loaded: snd-atiixp. I've checked Volume-control and nothing is muted. But when trying to play a Test-sound, I hear nothing. Now I know this is not a Fedora-board, but I hope with so many registered users here, that there might be someone who can help me out here.

 

Thanks in advance.

[scarecrow]

Do you also get another module named "snd-atiixp-modem" loaded at startup?

If so, just ban it ( = put it at hotplug's blacklist, if still using hotplug, or at the appropriate blacklister if you use something else).

It seems like a common troublemaker for users of that particular soundcard.

Edited February 8, 2006 by scarecrow

[Gul Dukat]

Thanks for replying on such short notice. But I've just started with Fedora. Could you tell me how I should do that?

[scarecrow]

I don't use Fedora since ages, but I guess there's some /etc/hotplug/blacklist file. There you put all the modules you don't want being loaded, one per line.

By the way, I have no idea if Fedora still uses hotplug, and if not what has substituted it, sorry for that...

[jlc]

as root :)

 

lsmod | grep modem

 

if scarcrow is right on the name or whatever it is.

 

 

echo snd-atiixp-modem >> /etc/hotplug/blacklist

 

that will drop the name in blacklist file.

 

 

It might be named snd_intel8x0m if thats the case, then

 

lsmod | grep snd_intel8x0m
echo snd_intel8x0m >> /etc/hotplug/blacklist

Edited February 8, 2006 by cybrjackle

[Gul Dukat]

@cybrjackle: Thanks for your reply. But when entering lsmod | grep modem as root, I'm getting bash: lsmod: command not found. Did you give me the wrong command or am I doing something wrong here?

 

Thanks in advance.

[jlc]

@cybrjackle: Thanks for your reply. But when entering lsmod | grep modem as root, I'm getting bash: lsmod: command not found. Did you give me the wrong command or am I doing something wrong here?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

if you did "su" then you still have your users profile and will need to enter:

 

/sbin/lsmod

 

If you did "su -" will give you roots profile which /sbin will be in your $PATH, so more likely you did "su"

[Gul Dukat]

It is named snd-atiixp-modem. After I put it in the blacklist, I will have to reboot I presume?

 

Oke, rebooted now.

 

By the way, I've checked the file /etc/hotplug/blacklist for the entry snd-atiixp-modem and it is present in the file, but I still have no sound when I try to play the test-sound. And lsmod | grep modem also gives me nothing, that means the module is no longer loaded. Am I correct? But why can't I hear a test-sound then?

 

Thansk in advance.

Edited February 9, 2006 by Gul Dukat

[jlc]

Go into your volume control as your user

 

$ gnome-volume-control

 

Edit

Preferences

 

Check ON "External Amplifier"

 

In the control applet, click on the Switches tab and make sure there is a check in External Amplifer and try your sound.

 

you can also run

 

system-config-soundcard

 

See if that detects your snd card and hit the play button.

 

 

What kind of Laptop is this? Manufactor/model

[Gul Dukat]

Thanks cybrjackle, the "External Amplifier" did the trick.

 

By the way, I have an Acer Ferrari 4005WLMi.

[jlc]

Thanks cybrjackle, the "External Amplifier" did the trick.

 

By the way, I have an Acer Ferrari 4005WLMi.

 

 

One of my laptops would do that too ;)