Fedora 7...audio problem - laptop

[jan1024188]

Nope, I am a gnome user. Ive tryed all fedora sound utilities, but no luck,

Lsmod:

[root@localhost jan]# /sbin/lsmod
Module Size Used by
vfat 16193 0
fat 53213 1 vfat
usb_storage 66049 0
autofs4 24645 2
hidp 26433 2
rfcomm 43481 0
l2cap 30145 10 hidp,rfcomm
bluetooth 57125 5 hidp,rfcomm,l2cap
sunrpc 159133 1
nf_conntrack_netbios_ns 7105 0
nf_conntrack_ipv4 15049 2
xt_state 6593 2
nf_conntrack 61001 3 nf_conntrack_netbios_ns,nf_conntrack_ipv4,xt_state
nfnetlink 10841 2 nf_conntrack_ipv4,nf_conntrack
ipt_REJECT 8641 2
iptable_filter 6977 1
ip_tables 16389 1 iptable_filter
xt_tcpudp 7233 10
ip6t_REJECT 9537 2
ip6table_filter 6849 1
ip6_tables 17541 1 ip6table_filter
x_tables 18757 6 xt_state,ipt_REJECT,ip_tables,xt_tcpudp,ip6t_REJEC T,ip6_tables
cpufreq_ondemand 11981 1
acpi_cpufreq 14281 1
dm_multipath 21705 0
video 21065 0
sbs 19173 0
i2c_ec 9281 1 sbs
button 12113 0
dock 13669 0
battery 14149 3
ac 9413 0
ipv6 276673 23 ip6t_REJECT
parport_pc 29797 0
lp 15977 0
parport 38025 2 parport_pc,lp
loop 19785 0
snd_hda_intel 24281 2
snd_hda_codec 202689 1 snd_hda_intel
snd_opl3_lib 14017 0
snd_hwdep 12869 1 snd_opl3_lib
snd_cs4236_lib 19649 0
snd_mpu401_uart 12225 0
snd_rawmidi 26561 1 snd_mpu401_uart
snd_cs4231_lib 27457 1 snd_cs4236_lib
snd_seq_dummy 7877 0
snd_seq_oss 33345 0
snd_seq_midi_event 11073 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 50353 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 11852 5 snd_opl3_lib,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss ,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss 43489 0
nvidia 6843476 32
snd_mixer_oss 19393 2 snd_pcm_oss
fw_ohci 19649 0
tifm_7xx1 12993 0
iwl3945 141477 0
snd_pcm 74565 5 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_cs4236_lib,snd_cs4 231_lib,snd_pcm_oss
tifm_core 12993 1 tifm_7xx1
e100 37193 0
fw_core 42625 1 fw_ohci
sr_mod 20197 0
sdhci 21069 0
mii 9409 1 e100
mac80211 136005 1 iwl3945
cdrom 37217 1 sr_mod
snd_timer 24773 4 snd_opl3_lib,snd_cs4231_lib,snd_seq,snd_pcm
mmc_core 30661 1 sdhci
serio_raw 10821 0
i2c_i801 12241 0
cfg80211 12105 1 mac80211
snd 53189 17 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_opl3_lib,snd_hwdep ,snd_cs4236_lib,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_cs 4231_lib,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pc m_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
i2c_core 24641 3 i2c_ec,nvidia,i2c_i801
iTCO_wdt 14693 0
soundcore 11553 2 snd
iTCO_vendor_support 7877 1 iTCO_wdt
snd_page_alloc 13769 3 snd_hda_intel,snd_cs4231_lib,snd_pcm
pcspkr 7105 0
joydev 13441 0
sg 37213 0
dm_snapshot 20709 0
dm_zero 6209 0
dm_mirror 24277 0
dm_mod 57229 4 dm_multipath,dm_snapshot,dm_zero,dm_mirror
ata_piix 18757 2
ata_generic 12101 0
libata 115417 2 ata_piix,ata_generic
sd_mod 23873 3
scsi_mod 137549 5 usb_storage,sr_mod,sg,libata,sd_mod
ext3 125385 1
jbd 59881 1 ext3
mbcache 12357 1 ext3
ehci_hcd 35405 0
ohci_hcd 23749 0
uhci_hcd 26833 0
[root@localhost jan]#

[MikeTbob]

You definitely have sound modules loaded, probably too many, although I have no idea if they are the right ones. does your sound card have an Intel or Crystal chipset? lspci should tell you.

snd_hda_intel 24281 2
snd_cs4236_lib 19649 0
snd_cs4231_lib 27457 1

I think maybe you should disable one or the other using rmmod
rmmod snd_hda_intel
See if that works.

[jan1024188]

Hey Mike, thank you very much for your help.
Okay
rmmod first

[root@localhost jan]# /sbin/rmmod snd_hda_intel
ERROR: Module snd_hda_intel is in use
[root@localhost jan]# /sbin/rmmod snd_cs4231_lib
ERROR: Module snd_cs4231_lib does not exist in /proc/modules
[root@localhost jan]# /sbin/rmmod snd_cs4236_lib
ERROR: Module snd_cs4236_lib does not exist in /proc/modules
[root@localhost jan]#

lspci

[root@localhost jan]# /sbin/lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express PCI Express Root Port (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce Go 7900 GS (rev a1)
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (rev 02)
0a:04.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 Cardbus Controller
0a:04.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments PCIxx12 OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
0a:04.2 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments 5-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD)
0a:04.3 Generic system peripheral [0805]: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller
0a:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation PRO/100 VE Network Connection (rev 02)
[root@localhost jan]#

Any ideas?

[MikeTbob]

Well obviously you have an Intel chipset. I'm not sure why the other module is loading, or why you can't unload it. Are you sure your sound isn't muted? Usually when your sound card isn't configured, Gnome/KDE will spit out a hateful msg saying it can't output sounds.

[jan1024188]

No, my sound isnt mute, and now I set Intel everuwhere but I GET NO SOUND. My computer is mute, but all software shows me that sound is correctly installed.

Thats terrible.

Oh, I have that other modules loaded, because I set them with alsaconfig. But they seem to not work,

[MikeTbob]

Check dmesg, and look for any alsa or snd errors.
dmesg | grep alsa
dmesg | grep snd

[jan1024188]

No errors

[root@localhost jan]# dmesg | grep alsa
[root@localhost jan]# dmesg | grep snd
[root@localhost jan]#

[MikeTbob]

No errors

[root@localhost jan]# dmesg | grep alsa
[root@localhost jan]# dmesg | grep snd
[root@localhost jan]#

Okie Dokie then,
I hope you are ready to get nitty gritty.
First, make a backup copy of your modprobe.conf file

cp /etc/modprobe.conf /home/jan/

Open your modprobe.conf

nano /etc/modprobe.conf

You should see something like this.

alias snd-card-0 snd_hda_intel
install snd_hda_intel /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd_hda_intel && /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
options snd_hda_intel id=1 index=0
remove snd_hda_intel { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; }; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd_hda_intel

Then you could try inserting the module again.

modprobe -r snd_hda_intel

modprobe snd_hda_intel

If this doesn't work, then restore the backup file and try something else.
cp /home/jan/modprobe.conf /etc/

[jan1024188]

Thats my current modprobe

# --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
# --- ALSACONF verion @VERSION@ ---
alias sound-slot-0 snd-cs4236
# --- END: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---

options snd cards_limit=8
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
options snd-hda-intel index=0

[root@localhost etc]# /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd_hda_intel
FATAL: Module snd_hda_intel is in use.
[root@localhost etc]#

[root@localhost etc]# modprobe -r snd_hda_intel
bash: modprobe: command not found
[root@localhost etc]# modprobe snd_hda_intel
bash: modprobe: command not found
[root@localhost etc]#

[MikeTbob]

That might be it, but I'm not sure.
In the modprobe you posted it says

# --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
# --- ALSACONF verion @VERSION@ ---
alias sound-slot-0 snd-cs4236
# --- END: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---

That needs to be snd_hda_intel
You can either comment it out with # or change it and comment out the bottom one
options snd cards_limit=8
#alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
options snd-hda-intel index=0