Sound problems, help anyone?

**mad_red_hatter** · 12-08-2003

i have been getting this prob since the moment i installed linux on this com...
i'll run you through it.. i'm trying to install my sound card on linux i am using the yast2 control canter thing that is on suse 8.2.. i have 2 sound cards.. an onboard nvidia one (detected and running but is no good to me) and a monster sound mx400 (diamond techonoligies(old i know))..
i try to install the diamond monster sound and on the last page it comes up with

An error occured during the installition of : monster sound mx 400.
The kernel module snd-es1968 for sound support could not be loaded. this can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters

i have no idea what this is on about ^_^.
can anyone help?
thanks in advance.
P.s if you need more information, my computer is haunted ^_^

**CopperTop** · 12-09-2003

So you have the onboard one fully operational, but want to use the monster one instead?

My guess is that you have to have the onboard one disabled (either thru bios or jumpers) before the system will recognize the plugged in one.

I could be wrong, but this is how I've always done it...

**mad_red_hatter** · 12-09-2003

nope it didn't work, its enabled altogether.
(it works in win)
thanks

**Anonymous** · 12-13-2003

An error occured during the installition of : monster sound mx 400.
The kernel module snd-es1968 for sound support could not be loaded. this can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid IO or IRQ parameters

This is because another sound driver has allready grabbed the sound... You need to recompile the kernel and turn off all sound except for the one that you will be using. Then reboot, it will give ya the same error again, at least it did on mine....

Do a lsmod and see what sound drivers are running. I assume that you are using the nvaudio one?? rmmod it, and then insmod "the one you want".

You will need to find what is loading the nvaudio one at boot time, and disable it....

See what that does

I recently went through this myself, and got it to work. Let me know if ya need anything..

**mad_red_hatter** · 12-13-2003

right i get cha'
ill disable it and reinstall and all and hopefully it will work if it doesn't hopefuly i get the new kernel. just one thing the sound doesn't work at all just incase you didn't get that when i pluginto the onboard sound (nvidia) nothing aswell so....
but thanks v much

**lordnothing** · 12-13-2003

i know this sounds like a smartass question, but did you unmute the mixers?

**mad_red_hatter** · 12-13-2003

yeah i have and i know it can always be a stupid thing like that.
but i uninstalled the nvidia one then tried to install the monster but no luck it said the same thing (i did unload all the sound files (if thats the right thing to say)) then i reinstalled the nvidia and i ran the sound test and the sound only came up in one ear (i had a set of headphones on) and it stoped half way through the test.. when i went to shut down same thing the sound was in one ear and jumpy... i don't get any of this in xp at all everything works grand so the cards are fine.
spooky no?

thanks v much

**lordnothing** · 12-14-2003

are you trying to use ALSA or OSS? if it's ALSA and kernel<2.6, then you have to disable *all* sound cards in your kernel and compile sound card support as a module.. then rebuild your kernel.. after the kernel is built you have to build the ALSA drivers for your card.. then set up an rc script to enable it at *boot* before runlevel 3 or 5...

hth

**mad_red_hatter** · 12-15-2003

crap.

ok heres the scoop... got the kernel (2.6) so ill disable all the sound and un load it off of the kernel (i'm still no sure if thats the rite thing to say but stillllll...) then compile and install the new kernel then make up the sound and ..... that should work rite?
thanks

**lordnothing** · 12-15-2003

not to sure on that.. the instructions i follow are for 2.4.x... haven't installed 2.6 yet.. you can try the old method, but the sound drivers in 2.6 are supposed to be ALSA, so it shouldn't be too hard to get working.. just make sure you have alsa-utils installed.. and perhaps you should check the alsa homepage (not sure what it is atm) to see if they have some docs that are a little more helpful than my ideas...

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