"...knoppix onto my hdd, but now it can't find the sound card. It worked when I ran it from the cd, but since being installed it doesn't work. I ran the soundcard configuration but can't get it to work. It autodetects ES1371 as my sound card but won't play the sample sound. I then look through the list and find my sound card (Creative SoundBlaster 128 PCI) but that doesn't work either. Could someone please help me." -jaredhanks
[from other article "http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12502"]

[I'm running Knoppixs "2.4.27" I think the ver is 3.4 but I'm not sure [Friend installed it]]
I'm having problems with a Soundcard. I had the exact same problem as Jared did. But when I exec "modprobe es1371" and "alsa-autoconfig" I run into some problems.

When "modprobe es1371" is entered into the command line it does nothing and returns to the prompt. [Afterwards I tried running XMMS with the OSS driver and no sound comes out because it stops 1ms after I hit play. However it shows the visual bars going up for a brief moment. When I run XMMS with the ALSA Driver I get a "Could'nt open audio" error.]

When "/etc/init.d/alsa-autoconfig start" is exec then it outputs

"Preparing Module for alsa... [/n]
Building Card Database.."
then it goes back to the prompt

When I exec the "/etc/init.d/alsa-autoconfig start" command a second time all that shows up is

"Preparing Module for alsa... [/n]"

As a last resort I ran the sound card configuration program and it found my sound card and set it up. But I continue to recieve the same problem when I run XMMS.

*I've checked the Mixerand have tried everything suggested


I would apreciate any help provided

Thanks,
Jetrider_Omega