First, it appears from what you wrote -- specifically, that the system will play a WAV file -- that the card and its Linux module are working together. You've got the right module for 2.4.x kernels. Look in the kernel documentation ... probably /usr/src/linux/Documentation/sound/CMI8330 ... to confirm this.
Second, if I read you right, the CD drive is putting out the needed signal on the direct analog connection to the mobo. I think you said that you actually (somehow) connected headphones to the mobo end of that cable and heard a signal (if I've misunderstood this part, then it is a loose end that you should be considering).
Third, what exactly do you mean by "and the CD did spin" when you discuss use of workbone? The CD *always* "spins" -- that's in the drive's firmware. So did you mean something more specific? Can you access the CD using one of the non-sound tools related to workbone (for example, cdown)? Is it possible that your system is not using the mount point (probably /dev/cdrom, as a symlink) that workbone expects? (Maybe you're using devfs, for example?) Were your tests of the analog cable to the mobo done using workbone to play the CD?
Fourth, just a detail -- amixer and alsamixer work with the ALSA sound modules. You are using the OSS sound modules (or at least it seems that way from what you wrote). rexima is the usual mixer to use with these modules. I suppose you could look into using ALSA with this sound subsystem ... I've had sound systems that needed ALSA to work properly (in my cases, to record from line-in).
Assuming the "right" answers to these questions, my own inclination at this point would be to suspect a hardware problem. Maybe a chipset problem. Maybe a mobo problem (a bad header, or possibly a mislabeled one ... are you certain that you are connecting the analog cable in the right place?). Maybe a BIOS problem (OK, that's not really hardware, but you get my drift).
Sorry I can't offer more specific help.
At 03:19 PM 7/14/2004 -0400, Hal MacArgle wrote:
Greetings: Am in trouble with an on board CMI-8330 SoundPro feature on a 430TX MB - (ISA/PCI). Slack9.1, bare.i install, kernel 2.4.22..
No module by that designation so hit the Web coming up with AD1848; modprobe ad1848 installs but doesn't work and the mixer rexima doesn't like... Apparently AD1848 OK for an older SoundPro chip?
Tried modprobe sb, and all seemed well.. Workbone started the drive and the rexima mixer report 75% master and 75% CD - and the CD did spin.. No sound from the sound card line out jack but a hdset to the drive OK, as well as the MB end of the audio cable.. Normal analog sound going into the header input jack..
cat /proc/ioports - /interrupts - dma, all reported as expected: 0x220, irq10, dma 1,5. "soundblaster".. (The usually normal IRQ5, grabbed by PCI during boot.) I wonder??
lsmod reported sb, sb-lib, uart401, sound, soundcore and isa-pnp used by [sb].. All seemingly normal from my limited experience..
Suspected the "SoundPro HT1869V+ chip," so tried play filename.wav and it was perfect with the amplified speakers connected to "line out." Could the chip be broke in one area only?? Maybe the AD "section?"
Slack 9.1 installs alsamixer and amixer that has been a problem in the past because default is zero gain.. Rexima shows 75% unless the card is muted and rexima doesn't show that?? For some reason alsamixer or amixer doesn't run on this installation. Could that be a clue?? The actual chip is marked as above with "pci" on the next row.. Thats odd because /var/adm/messages reports that isapnp found the card.. Strange?? dmesg or /var/adm/syslog doesn't mention it at all and messages only after invoking modprobe sb...
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