SuSE Linux: Version Versions from 6.0 on
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Kernel: Version Versions from 2.2.0 on
Note: This type of soundcards supports neither the device
/dev/sndstat
nor the direct output (like with 'cat')
through /dev/audio
. Any respective references in the
manual are not applicable for these cards.
/etc/modules.conf
(/etc/conf.modules
for versions up to SuSE 6.2).
The configuration for the soundcard modules starts approx. in line 28.
Skip the annotation and change the lines
alias char-major-14 off alias sound off alias midi offto
# alias char-major-14 off # alias sound off # alias midi offFurther below (approx. line 100), delete the annotation character, i.e.,
# alias char-major-14 es1370is changed to:
alias char-major-14 es1370
es1371.o
.lsmod
should cause the following output:
Module Size Used by ... es1370 21748 1 (autoclean) soundcore 2084 4 (autoclean) [es1370]
depmod -a
.Note: This option is only valid up to SuSE 6.3. Starting from SuSE 6.4 on no changes are necessary
/opt/kde/bin/startkde
. Unfortunately the
driver for the SB PCI64/128 does not support the device file
/dev/sndstat
, which is scanned by the KDE start script. /opt/kde/bin/startkde
into an editor. Search for
`startifaudio´ and replace
# # now try to start the services # # startifaudio kaudioserver # startifaudio kwmsoundwith
# # now try to start the services # kaudioserver & kwmsound &After restarting KDE the system sounds should work.