Do you know if the modules are actually loading? (/sbin/lsmod) If so,
the Alsa drivers load w/ the mixer volume settings set to zero. You'll
have to adjust the volume after rebooting. Alsa provides a utility that
you could put in a script to automatically adjust the volume to the
levels you want when you boot up, but I can't remember the name of it at
the moment. I haven't tried it since I rarely reboot :).
If the drivers aren't loading, then yes, you'll need to put the
appropriate entries in /etc/conf.modules. I have :
alias sound snd-card-emu10k1
Replace the snd-card-emu10k1 w/ the driver for your card. I also had to
add the following lines to my /etc/rc.d/rc.local file:
/sbin/modprobe snd-pcm-oss
/sbin/modprobe snd-mixer-oss
These let you use the oss compatible mixers that are included w/ Gnome
or KDE.
Good luck!
Tommie Jones wrote:
>
> I am having trouble installing the alsa drivers
> I follow the directions and the sound starts working but when I reboot
> the machine (it's a laptop) the sound stops working...
>
> Do you think it could be the conf.modules file. I'm running Redhat 6.2
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions
>
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