Sound Card problem

[RonS]

My sound card - Model VT82C686 (Apollo Supa AC97/Audio) is not supported.

I am a complete novice as I just started using Knoppix and have no background in this.

These are the responses.

knoppix@ttyp0[knoppix]$ dmesg /grep AC97
Usage: dmesg [-c] [-n level] [-s bufsize]

knoppix@ttyp0[knoppix]$ /smod
bash: /smod: No such file or directory
knoppix@ttyp0[knoppix]$ /spci
bash: /spci: No such file or directory

[OErjan]

it should be suported, i have a VT82C686 AC97 soundcard, it works just great.
hmm, might be a diferent implementation.
exactly what is the problem?
what does dmesg |grep AC97,
lsmod,
and lspci
say?
please post answer from those comands here, it will help us help you. and what is the volume set to? it might default to 0.

[Stephen]

My sound card - Model VT82C686 (Apollo Supa AC97/Audio) is not supported.

I am a complete novice as I just started using Knoppix and have no background in this.

These are the responses.

knoppix@ttyp0[knoppix]$ dmesg /grep AC97
Usage: dmesg [-c] [-n level] [-s bufsize]

You need to use the "|" pipe character not forward slash on my keyboard you get it by using the SHIFT and \ keys at the same time.

knoppix@ttyp0[knoppix]$ /smod
bash: /smod: No such file or directory
knoppix@ttyp0[knoppix]$ /spci
bash: /spci: No such file or directory

Here you are using the forward slash again when you need to use "l" the letter L (lower case). Try at the Knoppix boot screen typing in knoppix alsa then enter key and see if you have sound then.

[RonS]

Thanks Steven.. I'm getting the hang of these commands.

Here's the responses.

knoppix@ttyp0[boot]$ dmesg |grep AC97
knoppix@ttyp0[boot]$
knoppix@ttyp0[boot]$ lsmod
Module Size Used by Not tainted
ext3 64164 0 (autoclean)
jbd 46356 0 (autoclean) [ext3]
autofs4 8756 1 (autoclean)
af_packet 13512 0 (autoclean)
nls_iso8859-1 2876 1 (autoclean)
nls_cp437 4380 1 (autoclean)
agpgart 42628 0 (unused)
cmpci 36404 0
gameport 1404 0 [cmpci]
via82cxxx_audio 19484 0
ac97_codec 11916 0 [via82cxxx_audio]
uart401 6052 0 [via82cxxx_audio]
sound 55276 0 [via82cxxx_audio uart401]
soundcore 3428 8 [cmpci via82cxxx_audio sound]
ne2k-pci 4416 1
8390 6416 0 [ne2k-pci]
crc32 2832 0 [8390]
parport_pc 24840 0
parport 22496 0 [parport_pc]
serial 51972 0 (autoclean)
printer 7680 0 (unused)
usb-uhci 21868 0 (unused)
usbcore 57824 1 [printer usb-uhci]
apm 9768 2
rtc 6972 0 (autoclean)
cloop 8740 2

knoppix@ttyp0[boot]$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8371 [KX133] (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8371 [KX133 AGP]
00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South] (rev 1b)
00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT8233/A/C/VT8235 PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
00:07.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 0e)
00:07.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 0e)
00:07.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] (rev 20)
00:07.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 21)
00:0b.0 Communication controller: Ambient Technologies Inc HaM controllerless modem (rev 02)
00:0c.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8029(AS)
00:0d.0 Multimedia audio controller: C-Media Electronics Inc CM8738 (rev 10)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS315PRO PCI/AGP VGA Display Adapter
knoppix@ttyp0[boot]$

I tried typing in knoppix alsa and nothing happened.

[champagnemojo]

Did you type knoppix alsa at bootup? It's a bootup cheatcode, and not a command that works once you're in the knoppix system.

[Stephen]

Thanks Steven.. I'm getting the hang of these commands.

Here's the responses.

knoppix@ttyp0[boot]$ dmesg |grep AC97
knoppix@ttyp0[boot]$
knoppix@ttyp0[boot]$ lsmod
Module Size Used by Not tainted

cmpci 36404 0
gameport 1404 0 [cmpci]
via82cxxx_audio 19484 0
ac97_codec 11916 0 [via82cxxx_audio]
uart401 6052 0 [via82cxxx_audio]
sound 55276 0 [via82cxxx_audio uart401]
soundcore 3428 8 [cmpci via82cxxx_audio sound]


knoppix@ttyp0[boot]$ lspci

00:07.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 21)


00:0d.0 Multimedia audio controller: C-Media Electronics Inc CM8738 (rev 10)


I tried typing in knoppix alsa and nothing happened.

There is the problem I believe, you have an onboard sound card that gets detected along with a card in the system. So which one are you using? If you are not using the onboard then go into the BIOS and disable it and the add in card should then work.

[RonS]

Yes, I had to disable the on board sound card. Everything is working. Thanks for all your help.