* Adam J. Henry (ahenry@cusa.dyndns.org) [20000116 10:01]:
cusa:~ > insmod snd-card-sb16
For a complex system of modules such as ALSA, using insmod is plain wrong. Use modprobe, as it's designed to load/unload a whole stack of modules. Would have spared you those error messages :)
I also have seen reference to a "soundcore" module in the various README, HOWTO, and FAQ documents associated with AlSA, but cannot find that module on my computer. How important is it?
This is part of the kernel and is needed for proper operation. You *have* to compile sound support as module. Nothing else of the kernel sound drivers is needed.
I compiled in PNP support into the AlSA drivers, so I should not need to fiddle with the PNP system utility?
No need for that. Either you have a fairly recent PnP BIOS that does the configuration or you reserve system resources via parameters to the ALSA modules (look into /usr/doc/packages/alsa).
### alias char-major-14 soundcore alias char-major-116 snd alias snd-card-0 snd-card-sb16 alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0 options soundcore io=0x220 irq=7 dma=1 dma16=5 mpu_io=0x330 ###
I don't know what it should look like on a 6.2 system, but on 6.3 it looks like this: alias char-major-116 snd alias snd-card-0 snd-card-ens1371 alias char-major-14 soundcore alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0 alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm1-oss alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm1-oss options snd snd_major=116 snd_cards_limit=1 snd_device_mode=0660 snd_device_gid=17 snd_device_uid=0 options snd-card-ens1371 snd_index=1 snd_id=CARD_1 snd_dac1_frame_size=128 snd_dac2_frame_size=128 snd_adc_frame_size=128 Do use alsaconfig, as it will create most if not all entries. When in doubt, read the documentation that rather clearly states what's needed/possible for a given card. Philipp -- Philipp Thomas <pthomas@suse.de> SuSE GmbH, Schanzaeker Str.10, D-90443 Nuremberg Life is an ocean and love is a boat, in troubled waters, it keeps us afloat Christy Moore -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/