building kernel for ac97 sound card

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Probably a software update then, maybe udev got pcspkr black listed.

On Mon, 26 Oct 2020, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:

> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2020 04:44:45
> From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> Subject: Re: building kernel for ac97 sound card
>
> Hi,
>
> I've used /etc/rc.local to aplay a wav file for years. Unfortunately, it
> isn't working on this box and I'm not sure why. I've not tried to chase
> that down via the logs yet.
>
> My usual practice is to have both an aplay and a few Ctrl-G chars in
> rc.local just in case. Over the years this has helped when things go
> awry. Fortunately, espeakup comes up working on this box, unlike another
> (older) system where I have to systemctl restart espeakup after first
> logging in without speech. Again, not sure what's behind this behavior.
> It's fairly recent.
>
> Best,
>
> Janina
>
> Linux for blind general discussion writes:
> > Have you got something like rc.local on that box?
> > If yes, you could put an aplay command in that file to play a sound and
> > have the system play that sound for you before you log in.
> > There's a purple sound set with a login.wav sound in it I helped a
> > friend get working on his system since he and you share the same
> > situation.
> > I can't help out with much, but that's a problem I got solved on this
> > end.
> >
> > On Sat, 24 Oct 2020, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> >
> > > Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2020 14:05:18
> > > From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> > > To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> > > Subject: Re: building kernel for ac97 sound card
> > >
> > > Yes, the problem is that not all mb provide a speaker for pcspkr. So,
> > > even with the module loaded, there may be nothing for it to drive.
> > >
> > > This is exactly the problem I'm having with my System76 mini PC. Lovely
> > > box in many ways, but no speaker. I can load pcspkr, but I get no sound.
> > >
> > > I've been kicking myself over this issue since acquiring this system
> > > earlier this year. Never again will I make that mistake.
> > >
> > > Janina
> > >
> > > Linux for blind general discussion writes:
> > > > The sound card drivers are modules, so just build the module if need be.
> > > > Ac97 sounds pretty standard to me though, so I think it should be part of
> > > > the standard setup already.
> > > > The pc speaker is something else though.
> > > > There is a module called pcspkr which allow the use of that.
> > > > All pc's does not have a speaker though.
> > > > Maybe I am missing something in your message?
> > > > Regards, Willem
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, 23 Oct 2020, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I have an ac97 sound card and a c-media usb sound card on a system.  I
> > > > > have only had success activating the pcspeaker when building a kernel for
> > > > > gentoo.  I have no clue as to what to enable to get this done.  This is
> > > > > even after having gone through lspci output and lsmod output with the
> > > > > install-minimal dvd running the operating system  The speaker-test utility
> > > > > puts out sound in the chroot environment and is silent after first boot
> > > > > into the new environment made by the compiled kernel.
> > > > >
> > > > >
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