how to get sound on gateway mx7120 running FC6?

[Aaron Konstam]

On Mon, 2007-04-23 at 08:49 -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Apr 2007, Kam Leo wrote:
> 
> > On 4/22/07, Aaron Konstam <akonstam at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > > On Sun, 2007-04-22 at 09:14 -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> > > >   i've just tossed stock FC6 onto a gateway mx7120 laptop and i'm
> > > > unable to get sound.  both during firstboot and running
> > > > "system-config-soundcard", the following audio devices are detected:
> > > >
> > > > - IXP SB400 AC'97 Audio Controller
> > > > - ATI SB400 - AC'97 Modem Controller
> > > >
> > > > but nothing i do can get the test sound to play.  am i missing
> > > > something painfully obvious?  thanks.
> > > >
> > > > rday
> > > >
> > > You seem like and old timer and should have been through this before.
> > > Try running alsamixer and be sure all the channels are at a proper
> > > height. Also channels that are to work should not be muted (that is have
> > > an MM at the bottom of the column. Change that to 00 by hitting the
> > > letter m.
> 
> i went through all that and nothing.  however ...
> 
> > I had problem with sound a while back. In system-config-soundcard
> > click "System" and  "Reload audio drivers" before trying sound test.
> > If you get sound then you need to reload your sound driver after
> > booting. My fix was to modify /etc/rc.local as follows:
> >
> > $ cat /etc/rc.local
> > #!/bin/sh
> > #
> > # This script will be executed *after* all the other init scripts.
> > # You can put your own initialization stuff in here if you don't
> > # want to do the full Sys V style init stuff.
> >
> > touch /var/lock/subsys/local
> > modprobe -r snd-sbawe
> > modprobe snd-sbawe
> >
> > Replace "snd-sbawe" with the appropriate module for your system.
> 
> after a fresh install, suddenly, i have sound.  go figure.  i did a
> *number* of test installs (for other reasons) on this new system, and
> never got sound to work once.  suddenly, during this install, sound
> works nicely.  weird.
> 
> rday
I guess I have to say it again (let us have no rants this time) There is
something uniquely wrong with sound in FC6. Maybe FC7 will be better.
-- 
Aaron Konstam tel: (210) 656-0355 akonstam at sbcglobal.net