F7 sound not detected for Realtek 268 (it was ....after USB disk swapping)

[Antonio Montagnani]

Yunus wrote / ha scritto on /il 25/09/2007 09:22:
>> 2007/9/24, antonio montagnani <antonio.montagnani at gmail.com>:
>>> 2007/9/24, Yunus <yunus at cdl.co.id>:
>>> > > antonio montagnani wrote:
>>> > >> 2007/9/23, Mikkel L. Ellertson <mikkel at infinity-ltd.com>:
>>> > >>> antonio montagnani wrote:
>>> > >>>> After sound detection ny modprobe.conf file has been modified 
>>> to:
>>> > >>>>
>>> > >>>> remove snd-intel8x0 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store 0 >/dev/null 
>>> 2>&1 || > >>>> : ;
>>> > >>>> }; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-intel8x0
>>> > >>> I would remove this line, and re-run sound detection. It will not
>>> > >>> fix your problem, but this line is supposed to store the mixer
>>> > >>> settings when your sound card module is removed. I believe 
>>> this is
>>> > >>> for your old sound card, and one should be created for your new
>>> > >>> sound card.
>>> > >>>
>>> > >>
>>> > >> I have removed this line but no new line is created and 
>>> modprobe > >> looks
>>> > >> llike herebelow
>>> > >>
>>> > >>>> alias eth0 tg3
>>> > >>>>
>>> > >>>> options snd cards_limit=8
>>> > >>>> alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
>>> > >>>> options snd-hda-intel index=0
>>> > >>>> alias snd-card-7 snd-usb-audio
>>> > >>>> options snd-usb-audio index=7
>>> > >>>>
>>> > >>
>>> > >> shall I add lines manually???
>>> > >>
>>> > > I wouldn't. I find it annoying - I would rather save the settings
>>> > > when I have them set how I normally use them, not when the system
>>> > > shuts down. I may have changed things for some program, but I want
>>> > > my normal settings back the next time I boot.
>>> > >
>>> > >>> I am not sure why your USB sound device is set to be the 8th 
>>> sound
>>> > >>> card, but that should not cause a problem. What may be causing a
>>> > >>> problem is that the snd-hda-intel module can have many
>>> > >>> configurations depending on your hardware. You may need to do 
>>> some
>>> > >>> searching for the correct options. You may need to specify the 
>>> > >>> model
>>> > >>> or model=auto in the options line.
>>> > >>>
>>> > >> You mean by googling, don't you??? and model=auto in modprobe.conf
>>> > >>
>>> > > Googling, checking the web site for your laptop, maybe reading the
>>> > > .pdf manuals, although they usually are not helpful for Linux.
>>> > >
>>> > > Yes, you would add the model option to the option line in
>>> > > /etc/modprobe.conf.
>>> > >
>>> > > options snd-hda-intel index=0 model=auto
>>> > > or
>>> > > options snd-hda-intel index=0 model=ref
>>> > >
>>> > [....]
>>> > >
>>> > > Mikkel
>>> > > --
>>> >
>>> > Hi  Mikkel,
>>> >
>>> > Do you think Antonia have the same problem i encountered on my Acer
>>> > TravelMate 6291 Laptop which also using Intel HDA
>>> >
>>> > Sound problem on my Acer Laptop is solved by :
>>> > 1. downloading dan installing ALSA driver I got from
>>> > ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/alsa/snapshot/driver/
>>> > 2. adding model=toshiba to  /etc/modprobe.conf
>>> >          options snd-hda-intel index=0 model=toshiba
>>> > Even though my laptop is actually acer (not toshiba).
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > yunus (Linux Newbie)
>>> >
>>> >
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>>> >
>>>
>>> I am on another computer now so I cannot post my modprobe.conf file
>>> I added manually install/remoce and so-on line.
>>> I added option=toshiba
>>> I didn't download new driver from suse webpages
>>> It didn't work.
>>> Are any rpm driver around??
>>> My chipset is Realtek 268
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Antonio Montagnani
>>> Skype : antoniomontag
>>>
>> I have seen that alsa-lib-1.0.15-0.2.rc2.fc8. is in development folder.
>> Shall it resolve my issue??? and what about pushing also in testing 
>> for F7??
>>
>> -- 
>> Antonio Montagnani
>> Skype : antoniomontag
>
> Hi Antonio,
>
> Did you add option=toshiba or model=toshiba  to  /etc/modprobe.conf  ? 
> On my acer, I added manually below line (using text editor) to 
> /etc/modprobe.conf
>         options snd-hda-intel index=0 model=toshiba
>
> I don't know rpm driver (I am sure that other users in this list know 
> better than me). The way that I know to make my sound working only to 
> do below steps (with gcc installed on my system):
> 1. extract alsa-driver-hg20070817.tar.bz2 ( downloaded from 
> ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/alsa/snapshot/driver/ )
>    It must be newer version for this driver. This driver contains 
> patch for Realtek.
> 2. read INSTALL file in alsa-driver-hg20070817 directory and run these 
> commands (the last command needs root privilege):
>    ./configure
>    make
>    make install
> 3. add the following line (add model=toshiba) manually using text 
> editor to my /etc/modprobe.conf
>    options snd-hda-intel index=0 model=toshiba
> 4. reboot my system
> 5. raising speaker volume using alsamixer and testing my sound.
>
> That's all that I know.
>
> yunus (linux newbie)
Tnx Yunus

before proceeding, I would like to know if we can have the schedule from 
Fedora developers of new driver rpm: I wouldn't like if during 
installation with your procedure my clean system would be screwed. ;-)


-- 
Antonio Mo
Skype: antoniomontag

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