Re: Install ALSA on new Unstable install for GNOME 2?

[Kent West]

Doug MacFarlane wrote:

Team:

I inherited a newish box with an Intel Desktop Board D845GLAD2 motherboard.

 

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But I never did anything about audio.  There's a little speaker in the
upper-right hand corner of the gnome desktop with a line through it . . .
the intel.com web-site says that the D845GVAD2 has AC 97 audio with the
SigmaTel STAC 9750/66 codec. Googling has produced no meaningful matches,
and www.alsa-project.org doesn't list support for anything beyond the i820
chipset.
So what should I do about Audio?  I assume I install ALSA, with support
for some audio hardware interface, add myself to the audio group, log out
and back in, and then gnome magically has audio support?
 

You don't say what kernel you're using. I'm no audio expert, but I 
_believe_ you'll need a newish (2.4.18+?) kernel for the 845.. audio 
chipset support.

What does "lspci" report?

Whatever chipset is reported by lspci, you'll need to figure out which 
module you'll need for that chipset, probably the i820 module. You'll 
need support for that module in your kernel. Then just "modconf" and 
select that module, then right-click (I think) on the volume icon and 
unmute it. (You'll also have to add your user(s) to the audio group 
(adduser doug audio - and logout/login).)

--
Kent


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