[gentoo-user] Re: sound driver

[James <wireless@tampabay.rr.com>]

Holly Bostick <motub <at> planet.nl> writes:


> Yes they are---
> 
> ALSA:
> 
> CONFIG_SND_INTEL8X0: 
> 
>      Say Y here to include support for the integrated AC97 sound 
>      device on motherboards with Intel/SiS/nVidia/AMD chipsets, or 
>      ALi chipsets using the M5455 Audio Controller.  (There is a 
>      separate driver for ALi M5451 Audio Controllers.) 
>      To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module 
>      will be called snd-intel8x0. 

Well after digging round the alsa-project.org site, I have to agree with you.
http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/doc-php/template.php?company=
SiS&card=SiS+740.&chip=SI7012&module=intel8x0

I believe the chip number is SiS 7012 but it could be the 7013. Since it's a
(clevo D470W) portable, there is no mobo book....

Here's what I did for I2C bus
I2C support  --->  
 I2C Hardware Bus support  --->  
<*> SiS 96x

And for the alsa (in case it matters) stuff:
Multimedia devices  --->
Video For Linux  --->

and Sound:
Sound  --->
<M> Sound card support 
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture  --->
<M> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
PCI devices  ---> 
<M> Intel i8x0/MX440, SiS 7012; Ali 5455; NForce Audio; AMD768/8111


So for the 
> OSS:
> 
>   CONFIG_SOUND_TRIDENT: 
I think this OSS/trident as nothing on the system is trident stuff is
 irrelevant
> 
> This is kernel 2.6.10-rc2-bk7, and alsa-driver-1.0.7
> 
> So you probably want to dig out your mobo manual and see if you can get 
> more information on just what chipset is at work here.
do not get a mobo book with a portable
> 
> Maybe you're just using the wrong drivers.
yep, that I was, now I need a little more help to see that I get
the modules loaded correctly.
> 
> You might also want to check if you've enabled the I2C bus for your mobo 
> chipset-- I'm not quite sure what it is, but if the kernel has gone to 
> so much trouble to include some special support for my mobo's particular 
> version of it in the kernel, I figure I should enable it  . It might 
> be important, and might be some dependency of the sound drivers (or 
> other similar onboard components).

As mentioned above, I2C looks correct, according to your advice.



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