Sound problems with FC3 - Now FC4 still working on it - help!

[DamselNDistress]

Compaq Armada 1750, FC3
Soundcard is ESS-1688, with configuration options rev=11 at 0x220, irq=5, dma=1
I have no sound. I had sound once when I tried Ubuntu, but it was just stuck on an annoying loud drumbeat, so I muted it. The last time I tried, I could play an audio CD in the drive, so the speakers are fine. What I don't have is system sound of any kind.

I have found all kinds of help for this problem, but either I don't understand the instructions, or the command is not recognized, or the file/folder doesn't exist, or or or.....

Here's some things I've tried -

[root@localhost betsey]# /sbin/lsmod
Module Size Used by
snd 54053 0
soundcore 9889 1 snd
ppp_deflate 5697 0
zlib_deflate 20697 1 ppp_deflate
ppp_async 11585 1
crc_ccitt 2113 1 ppp_async
ppp_generic 35669 6 ppp_deflate,ppp_async
slhc 7105 1 ppp_generic
nfs 221765 1
lockd 63241 2 nfs
parport_pc 24705 1
lp 11565 0
parport 41737 2 parport_pc,lp
usblp 12993 0
autofs4 24005 0
i2c_dev 10433 0
i2c_core 22081 1 i2c_dev
sunrpc 160421 4 nfs,lockd
ds 16965 4
ipt_REJECT 6465 1
ipt_state 1857 1
ip_conntrack 40693 1 ipt_state
iptable_filter 2753 1
ip_tables 16193 3 ipt_REJECT,ipt_state,iptable_filter
md5 4033 1
ipv6 232577 10
sr_mod 17381 0
usb_storage 61321 4294967294
scsi_mod 118417 2 sr_mod,usb_storage
ehci_hcd 31557 0
ohci_hcd 22225 0
joydev 8705 0
yenta_socket 18753 1
pcmcia_core 59913 2 ds,yenta_socket
uhci_hcd 31449 0
floppy 58609 0
dm_snapshot 17029 0
dm_zero 2369 0
dm_mirror 23341 2
ext3 116809 2
jbd 74969 1 ext3
dm_mod 54741 6 dm_snapshot,dm_zero,dm_mirror


[root@localhost betsey]# alsamixer

alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for default: No such device


And tried another suggestion:
[root@localhost betsey]# /sbin/modprobe sound
FATAL: Module sound not found.
[root@localhost betsey]# /sbin/modprobe snd
[root@localhost betsey]# /sbin/modprobe sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 dma16=5
FATAL: Module sb not found.
[root@localhost betsey]# /sbin/modprobe opl3 io=0x388
FATAL: Module opl3 not found.


I've found several options of stuff to put in /etc/modules.conf, which I don't have.

Gnome soundcard detection (system-config-soundcard) either doesn't work at all or tells me "no soundcard detected" with "close" as the only option.

Panel volume control: Sorry, no mixer elements and/or devices found

Any ideas?

[pbharris]

hello,
this thread looked like it may help:
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=1348

also - get sndconfig ftp://ftp.rediris.es/sites2/fedora.u....70-2.i386.rpm

hth

[DamselNDistress]

I can't download with either the direct link you provided or the one provided on the linuxheadquarters link. Could very well be operator error. I'm trying to find a download I can get - got one but it's source so I'm looking for what I want -- let me know if you have any other suggestions.

[DamselNDistress]

Found it, installed it, ran it. Got:

You don't seem to be running a kernel with modular sound │
│ enabled. (soundcore.o was not found in the module search path). │
│ To use sndconfig, you must be running a kernel with modular │
│ sound, such as the kernel shipped with Red Hat Linux or a 2.2 │
│ or greater kernel.

Anything else I could try?

[DamselNDistress]

From the fedora forum thing . . .

1) Make sure the CMOS settings are as follows. Under ESS 1869 Audio Controller Interface set the I/O range to 0x0230-0x0237. Under ESS 1869 Plug & Play Audiodrive use the following settings:
IRQ 5
DMA0
DMA1
I/O Range 0x0220-0x022F
I/O Range 0x0388-0x038B
I/O Range 0x0330-0x0331

How do I check and or change CMOS settings?

[pbharris]

can you please run /sbin/modprobe -l | grep es1688 and /sbin/modprobe -l | grep soundcore and let us know what happens - i assume this is a straight fedora kernel...

[DamselNDistress]

[root@localhost ~]# /sbin/modprobe -l| grep es1688
/lib/modules/2.6.9-1.667/kernel/sound/isa/es1688/snd-es1688.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.9-1.667/kernel/sound/isa/es1688/snd-es1688-lib.ko

[root@localhost ~]# /sbin/modprobe -l| grep soundcore
/lib/modules/2.6.9-1.667/kernel/sound/soundcore.ko

As far as it being a straight fedora kernel . . . as far as I know I haven't done anything to it. Would I know if I had a crooked kernel? Could I acheive that accidentally? If so, it's a possibility.

[pbharris]

nah - i highly doubt you got it accidently . the kernel looks good (2.6.9-1.667)

i am sure that it is not corrupt - i think this sndconfig tool is meant for 2.4.x kernels - my bad. lets see if we can get it work by loading the modules - in the file /etc/modprobe.conf try this:

alias snd-card-0 snd-es1688
options snd-card-0 index=0 
options snd-emu10k1 index=0 
remove  snd-es1688 {/usr/sbin/alsactl store 0 >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; }; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-es1688

then run depmod -a and see if sound appears...

[DamselNDistress]

We're getting there, I think. I ran alsamixer and aumix to adjust the volume levels, and they're okay now. I'm still getting "no devices or mixers" or some such from the volume control. And I don't get any sound. I think this has moved from a soundcard issue to a settings issue. Or a gnome problem. I don't know. I did get feedback when I upped the mic volume in the alsamixer, so I put that back down, but I took it as a good sign.

Thanks, by the way!

[pbharris]

what does the sytem devices show? dumb - but needed question - it is enabled in the BIOS - right?