jared, looks like man moduels-update doesn't work but went ahead and added the alias' you mentioned to modules.conf anyway and tried to continue with the instructions, no luck really. here's what i typed and the output. root@slackware:/etc# man modules-update No manual entry for modules-update root@slackware:/etc# gedit modules.conf root@slackware:/etc# /etc/init.d/alsasound restart -bash: /etc/init.d/alsasound: No such file or directory root@slackware:/etc# alsamixer No mixer elems found root@slackware:/etc# ---- here is what modules.conf says now: root@slackware:/etc# cat modules.conf # --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. --- # --- ALSACONF verion 1.0.5 --- alias char-major-116 snd alias char-major-14 soundcore alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss alias snd-card-0 snd-atiixp alias sound-slot-0 snd-atiixp alias /dev/mixer snd-mixer-oss alias /dev/dsp snd-pcm-oss alias /dev/midi snd-seq-oss # --- END: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. --- root@slackware:/etc# thanks, mike h --- Jared Anderson wrote: > Try man modules-update > > modules-update is a back(front?)end to manage > modules.conf file. > > =========================================================== > gNotebook ~ # cat /etc/modules.conf > ### This file is automatically generated by > modules-update > # > # Please do not edit this file directly. If you want > to change or add > # anything please take a look at the files in > /etc/modules.d and read > # the manpage for modules-update. > # > ### modules-update: start processing > /etc/modules.d/aliases > # Aliases to tell insmod/modprobe which modules to > use > blah blah blah > ============================================================ > > > You can directly edit the modules.conf file, but you > may lose settings later. Grep for or add the > following to your modules.conf file: > ============================================================ > alias /dev/mixer snd-mixer-oss > alias /dev/dsp snd-pcm-oss > alias /dev/midi snd-seq-oss > ============================================================ > Then: > $ /etc/init.d/alsasound restart ###this basically > will unload/reload the snd modules.... > $ alsamixer #anyluck? > > > Someone Said: > >jared, > > > >i can't find a directory in /etc named modules.d > >i have files in /etc with the name module* > > > >for example one called modules.conf here is what's > >inside of it > > > ># --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. > --- > ># --- ALSACONF verion 1.0.5 --- > >alias char-major-116 snd > >alias char-major-14 soundcore > >alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss > >alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss > >alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss > >alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss > >alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss > >alias snd-card-0 snd-atiixp > >alias sound-slot-0 snd-atiixp > ># --- END: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. --- > > > >when i run alsamixer i get : > > > >no mixer elems found. > > > >i didn't go past the instructions for modules.d > >because those instructions were dependent on there > >being a modules.d directory in /etc/ > > > >mike h > > > >--- Jared Anderson wrote: > > > >> I haven't used the 2.4 kernels for a while, so > I'm > >> rusty. > >> > >> $ cd /etc/modules.d > >> # you should have a file 'alsa' located in this > >> directory > >> > >> $ cat alsa > >> > >> Mine: > >> > >=============================================================== > >> #BLAH BLAH BLAH > >> #BLAH BLAH BLAH > >> > >> alias /dev/mixer snd-mixer-oss > >> alias /dev/dsp snd-pcm-oss > >> alias /dev/midi snd-seq-oss > >> > >> # Set this to the correct number of cards. > >> # --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. > --- > >> # --- ALSACONF verion 1.0.6 --- > >> options snd device_mode=0666 > >> alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0 > >> alias sound-slot-0 snd-intel8x0 > >> # --- END: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. > --- > >> > >================================================================ > >> > >> Yours?: > >> > >================================================================ > >> #BLAH BLAH > >> > >> alias /dev/mixer snd-mixer-oss > >> alias /dev/dsp snd-pcm-oss > >> alias /dev/midi snd-seq-oss > >> > >> options snd device_mode=0666 > >> alias snd-card-0 snd-atiixp #? > >> alias sound-slot-0 snd-atiixp #? > >> > >================================================================ > >> > >> #change if needed > >> $ modules-update > >> $ /etc/init.d/alsasound restart > >> $ alsamixer #any luck? > >> > >> > >> Someone Said: > >> >jared, > >> > > >> >sorry it's a long lisst, wasn't sure what you > >> needed > >> >so here it is: > >> >output from shell as root: > >> > > >> >--begin-- > >> > > >> >root@slackware:~# uname -r > >> >2.4.26 > >> >root@slackware:~# lsmod > >> >Module Size Used by Not > >> tainted > >> >snd-pcm-oss 37736 0 > >> >snd-mixer-oss 12504 3 [snd-pcm-oss] > >> >usbmouse 2040 0 (unused) > >> >keybdev 2052 0 (unused) > >> >mousedev 4212 1 > >> >hid 21220 0 (unused) > >> >usbkbd 3448 0 (unused) > >> >input 3200 0 [usbmouse > keybdev > >> >mousedev hid usbkbd] > >> >usb-storage 66176 0 (unused) > >> >snd-atiixp 8584 2 > >> >snd-atiixp-modem 6760 3 > >> >snd-pcm 56072 0 [snd-pcm-oss > >> >snd-atiixp snd-atiixp-modem] > >> >snd-timer 13604 0 [snd-pcm] > >> >snd-page-alloc 6328 0 [snd-atiixp > >> >snd-atiixp-modem snd-pcm] > >> >snd-ac97-codec 49500 0 [snd-atiixp > >> >snd-atiixp-modem] > >> >snd 30852 2 [snd-pcm-oss > >> >snd-mixer-oss snd-atiixp snd-atiixp-modem > snd-pcm > >> >snd-timer snd-ac97-codec] > >> >soundcore 3396 6 [snd] > >> >8139too 14376 1 > >> >mii 2272 0 [8139too] > >> >crc32 2880 0 [8139too] > >> >usb-ohci 19240 0 (unused) > >> >ehci-hcd 17580 0 (unused) > >> >usbcore 59308 1 [usbmouse hid > >> usbkbd > >> >usb-storage usb-ohci ehci-hcd] > >> >ds 6548 2 > >> >yenta_socket 10336 2 > >> >pcmcia_core 39972 0 [ds > yenta_socket] > >> >ide-scsi 9328 0 > >> >agpgart 43940 0 (unused) > >> > > >> >root@slackware:~# alsamixer > >> >No mixer elems found > >> > > >> >CONFIG_SOUND_MSNDCLAS=m > >> ># CONFIG_MSNDCLAS_HAVE_BOOT is not set > >> > >CONFIG_MSNDCLAS_INIT_FILE="/etc/sound/msndinit.bin" > >> > >CONFIG_MSNDCLAS_PERM_FILE="/etc/sound/msndperm.bin" > >> >CONFIG_SOUND_MSNDPIN=m > >> ># CONFIG_MSNDPIN_HAVE_BOOT is not set > >> > >CONFIG_MSNDPIN_INIT_FILE="/etc/sound/pndspini.bin" > >> > >CONFIG_MSNDPIN_PERM_FILE="/etc/sound/pndsperm.bin" > >> >root@slackware:~# > >> > > >> >--end--- > >> > > >> >mike h > === message truncated === __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? 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