Re: [Alsa-user] Alsa install to Soltek SL-75DRV4 motherboard (Debian)]

[John B. <jo...@wi...>]

On Thu, 2002-03-28 at 21:01, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> At 28 Mar 2002 09:51:45 +1200,
> John Batistic wrote:
> > 
> > On Thu, 2002-03-28 at 02:19, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> >  > > > 
> > > > > > I still get the "device /dev/dsp can't be opened" error message - even
> > > > > > when I install the dummy card.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Should the install be error-free with a dummy card install? or is my
> > > > > > problem not in card identification. It appears that the audio chip set
> > > > > > is VIA 3058 using AC97
> > > > > 
> > > > > most likely the chip is not SB16.
> > > > > you might try my alsaconf script, which is availabe at
> > > > > 	ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/people/tiwai/alsa9-package/misc/alsaconf
> > > > > 
> > > > > just run this sctipt as root.
> > > > > you need to install alsa-utils beforehand.
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> >  > 
> > > > I have downloaded the file but it fails with the error message:
> > > > use modinfo_db: command not found
> > > > No card data base is found
> > > 
> > > sorry, that was a bug in alsaconf.
> > > call alsaconf with -m option.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Takashi
> > > 
> > Yes, that worked - insofar as alsaconf -m told me that no supported PCI
> > or PnP card found (and hung the system on legacy scan)
> > 
> > Windows and lspci both tell me that my sound card is VIA AC97.
> 
> i suspect that you didn't install the driver correctly, too.
> please check whether /usr/lib/modules/2.x.x/modules.pcimap includes
> the entries with "snd-*" (where 2.x.x is the kernel version number you
> are using).  
> 
> if you find it, then it might be you having unknown pci.
> please post the output of "lspci -xvv" and "lspci -nvv".
> 
> 
> Takashi
> 
I have /lib/modules/2.4.17/modules.pcimap (without /usr/) which is
empty.

I have installed and re-installed alsa-driver-0.9.beta12
with ./configure, make install  & ./snddevices, 
several times without error messages. 

How do I complete the install process? 
Is it perhaps to do with the different (Debian?) path?

John...