[Cialug] Soyo k7vme / VIA 8233 audio not working on Ubuntu 6.06

[Tim Wilson]

Even though you don't have a modem, I believe the VIA chipset has some
modem stuff built-in.  I believe this is for the AMR slot.  So
disabling the modem as Josh says may be what gets it working.  Just my
2 cents worth.

On 12/12/06, david l goodrich <dlg at dorkzilla.org> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Dec 12, 2006 at 02:50:59PM -0600, Josh More wrote:
> > Start with http://linux.iuplog.com/default.asp?item=94639
>
> THe "Sound Problem Hoary Fix" link is broken, but I expect it's
> along the same lines as the "Comprehensive Sound Problem Solutions
> Guide" I tried.  In any case, it wasn't a permissions problem,
> and I don't see any "IEC" options in alsamixer.
>
> >
> > If that fails, your laptop may be like mine, and the solution is to
> > blacklist
> > the modem driver with /etc/hotplug/blacklist
> >
> > This will stop the modem driver from loading when it detects the
> > sound card.  Thus, the kernel will load the sound driver instead.
>
> This is a desktop, and there's no modem.  There's also no modem
> modules loaded, near as I can tell.
>
> dlg at pedro:~$ lspci | grep -i modem
> dlg at pedro:~$ lsmod | grep -i modem
> dlg at pedro:~$
>
> Even if there were, there's no /etc/hotplug/ directory to put a
> blacklist file in.
>
> dlg at pedro:~$ cd /etc/hotplug
> bash: cd: /etc/hotplug: No such file or directory
> dlg at pedro:~$
>
> Thanks.
>   --waldo
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > -Josh More, RHCE, CISSP, NCLP
> >  morej at alliancetechnologies.net
> >  515-245-7701
> >
> >
> > >>> david l goodrich <dlg at dorkzilla.org> 12/12/06 2:45 PM >>>
> > I posted this over at the ubuntu forums, and was basically
> > ignored.  So much for many hands make light work :]  I'd
> > appreciate any advice you all would have.
> >
> > I have a Soyo K7VME motherboard, which has VIA 8233 sound
> > onboard.  It's not working.  The module is loaded, nothing's
> > muted.  MP3 codecs are installed.  All the boring details have
> > already been posted to the ubuntu forums[1] but I'd love to know
> > if anyone has any other advice.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >   --waldo
> >
> > 1. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=317213
> >
> >
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Tim